Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation September 2021, Issue # 707* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 67 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 83 out of 100 on the world income (prosperity) Index. Click for Details
Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 21 national & multi country surveys 4 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: India (Consumer Confidence, Financial systems & Institutions) – 02 national polls Africa: Guinea (Governance), Gambia (Performance Ratings ), Tanzania (New Media ), South Africa (Elections) _ 04 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Education , Performance Ratings , International/Regional Organizations, Health, Terrorism, Sports, Perceptions on Performance, Health ), USA (Employment Issues, IT & Telecom), Canada (Elections , Elections ) Australia (Consumer Confidence) – 13 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos Brazil – 29 Countries (Health) Ipsos Canada – 13 Countries (Health) Topic of the Week: Twenty Years On, 80% Of Britons Still Remember Where They Were On 9/11 Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
707-01 Indian Consumers, Reveals A Spending Propensity Of 90.71 Among Urban Indians This Festive Season (Click for Details) (India) YouGov’s Diwali Spending Index, an indicator of the spending intent among Indian consumers, reveals a spending propensity of 90.71 among urban Indians this festive season. Even though it is below average (of 100), the intent to spend is higher than last time (80.96), indicating a recovering appetite to spend among urban Indians. (YouGov India) September 7, 2021 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
707-02 Three In Ten Urban Indians Have Changed Their Primary Bank In The Past (Click for Details) (India) YouGov’s latest survey reveals close to a third (31%) of urban Indians claim to have changed their primary bank in the past five years or more. Among different generations, millennials appear to be the most visible switchers and are much more likely than Gen X to have changed their primary bank in the past (41% vs 23%). Among the genders, men as compared to women are more likely to switch in the future (58% vs 50%). (YouGov India) September 9, 2021 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top) AFRICA Regions AFRICA
707-03 More Than Three-Fourths (77%) Of Guineans Prefer Democracy To Any Other Form Of Government (Click for Details) (Guinea) Dissatisfaction with the country’s economic conditions and citizens’ personal living conditions has increased, as have negative ratings of the government’s economic performance and provision of essential public services. Only three in 10 citizens are satisfied with the way their democracy is working. But the study also shows that most Guineans endorse elections as the best way to choose leaders and that citizens’ preference for democracy has remained consistently high over the years. (Afrobarometer) 6 September 2021 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
707-04 More Than One In Four Gambian Citizens (28%) Say They Or A Member Of Their Family Suffered Human-Rights Abuses Under Jammeh’s Regime (Click for Details) (Gambia) Almost three-fourths (73%) of Gambians say perpetrators of crimes and human-rights abuses during Jammeh’s regime should be tried in court, a 5-percentage-point increase compared to 2018. More than one in four citizens (28%) say they or a member of their family suffered human-rights abuses under Jammeh’s regime. Citizens expect the TRRC’s work to lead to a variety of outcomes, including national peace, reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing (34%). (Afrobarometer) 6 September 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
707-05 A Majority (58%) Of Tanzanians Say They Have Heard Of Social Media (Click for Details) (Tanzania) One in five Tanzanians say they get news from social media every day (13%) or “a few times a week) (7%). In total, 27% of citizens say they use social media for news at least on occasion, a 9-percentage-point increase compared to 2017. A majority (58%) of Tanzanians say they have heard of social media. Awareness of social media is higher among men and urbanites than among women and rural residents, and increases strongly with respondents’ education level, ranging from 20% of those with no formal education to 96% of those with post-secondary qualifications. (Afrobarometer) 8 September 2021 4.6 Society » New Media (Top)
707-06 Seven In Every Ten (71%) South Africans Have Indicated That They Would Vote In The Coming Local Government Elections (Click for Details) (South Africa) Countrywide almost half (49.3%) will draw a cross next to the name of the ANC, while the support for both the DA (17.9%) and the EFF (14.5%) respectively, is also in double figures. South Africa has a plethora of registered political parties, but very few of them currently garner more than one percent of support. (Ipsos South Africa) 7 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
707-07 7 In 10 Parents Worried About Their Children Catching Covid-19 When They Return To School (Click for Details) (UK) With children starting to head back to the classroom, polling by Ipsos MORI shows a large majority of British parents with school-age children are concerned about the risk of their child(ren) catching COVID-19 while at school. Seventy per cent are concerned about this risk with only 3 in 10 untroubled. Worry increases slightly among mothers with children at school, 74% of whom are worried compared to 64% of fathers. (Ipsos MORI) 6 September 2021 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
707-08 Just One In Five Members Of The Public Have A Positive View Of The Foreign Secretary (Click for Details) (UK) Only one in five people (19%) now hold a favourable view of Raab, down 3pts since mid-August. A majority of people now hold an unfavourable view of him (58%), an increase of 9pts versus August. This represents the highest level of unfavourable opinion Raab has held since our polling of him began in 2020. Overall, these latest favourability scores give the foreign secretary a net score of -39 among the general public. (YouGov UK) September 06, 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
707-09 41% Of Britons Said Brexit Is The Main Reason For Reported Shortage Of Drivers And Supply Chain Issues (Click for Details) (UK) In recent weeks there has been a growing issue with a shortage of delivery drivers, with the media reporting widely on supermarkets, fast food restaurants and pubs facing problems with their supply chain. Many commentators have associated this problem with Brexit. Asked what the main reason is for the reported shortage of drivers and supply chain issues, 41% of people said Brexit, 25% the impact of the coronavirus, 11% working conditions for drivers and 7% drivers' pay. (YouGov UK) September 07, 2021 2.8 Foreign Affairs & Security » International / Regional Organizations (Top)
707-10 More Than Two In Five Think Christmas Will Be Free Of Pandemic Restrictions (Click for Details) (UK) According to reports, the October lockdown could be implemented if COVID-19 hospitalisations continue at their current rate and overwhelm the NHS - something the government has since denied. However, most people (57%) predict that October 2021 to January 2022 will see fewer hospitalisations than the same period a year ago – a period that encompassed the bulk of the UK’s second wave. Yet some 31% of people think that this year could be on par (16%) or worse (15%) than the previous period in terms of people admitted to hospital. (YouGov UK) September 08, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
707-11 Twenty Years On, 80% Of Britons Still Remember Where They Were On 9/11 (Click for Details) (UK) Two decades have passed since terrorists brought down the Twin Towers in hijacked planes in an unprecedented attack on the US, killing nearly 3,000 people. A new YouGov survey now shows that 80% of Britons can still remember where they were when they heard the news of the incident. Only one in ten people (10%) can’t remember their whereabouts when hearing the news, while another 8% were too young or not yet born. (YouGov UK) September 09, 2021 2.4 Foreign Affairs & Security » Terrorism (Top)
707-12 55% Of Arsenal Supporters Interviewed With Yougov Direct Said They Were Confident In The Team (Click for Details) (UK) Arsenal have had a rough start to the 2021/22 season, with three back-to-back losses sending them to the bottom of the table. As a result, confidence among Gunners fans has taken a significant dive. Before the season kicked off, 55% of Arsenal supporters interviewed with YouGov Direct said they were confident in the team. This figure has since dropped 27pts to just over a quarter (28%). This trend is not limited to Arsenal, with fans of several other teams having lost a lot of faith, including Leeds United (79%, down 14 pts from pre-season) and Leicester City (84%, down 13pts). (YouGov UK) September 09, 2021 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
707-13 4 In 10 Britons Think Country Heading In Wrong Direction But Johnson Much More Popular Than Starmer Among Their Own Voters (Click for Details) (UK) Ahead of party conference season, a new Ipsos MORI poll of Britons aged 18+ (taken before the recent NI announcement) shows that 44% of Britons think things are heading in the wrong direction (no change from July) and 29% think things are heading in the right direction (-1 point). The data shows a predictable party split on this measure with 48% of 2019 Conservative voters saying things are heading in the right direction compared to 64% of Labour voters saying things are heading in the wrong direction. (Ipsos MORI) 10 September 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
707-14 Most Britons 57% Want To Ban Cigarettes – And Half Want To Ban Vaping Products (Click for Details) (UK) It’s a move that’s broadly in tune with public sentiment: new polling from YouGov shows that close to three in five Britons (57%) support an outright ban on the sale of cigarettes, compared to a third (32%) who do not. And while one in five (19%) are in favour of a ban from 2030 onwards, two in five (38%) want the government to move even faster – outlawing these products either immediately or in the near future. (YouGov UK) September 10, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
707-15 Ahead Of The COVID-19 Recession The Unemployment Rate Was Below 4% (Click for Details) (USA) The median wage of employed U.S. workers had held steady at about $21 per hour for several calendar quarters before the coronavirus outbreak. With the unemployment rate hovering below 4% ahead of the COVID-19 recession, even if unemployed workers were included – at zero earnings – there was little effect on the estimated median wage, nudging it down to about $20 in 2019, but no more. (Wages are adjusted for inflation and expressed in 2021 second-quarter dollars.) (PEW) SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
707-16 62% Of Adults With A Disability Say They Own A Desktop Or Laptop Computer (Click for Details) (USA) Some 62% of adults with a disability say they own a desktop or laptop computer, compared with 81% of those without a disability, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021. And when it comes to smartphone ownership, there is a gap of 16 percentage points between those with a disability and those without one (72% vs. 88%). (PEW) SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
707-17 46% Of Canadians Who Say They Are Going To Support A Party On Election Day Are Absolutely Certain Of Their Vote Choice (Click for Details) (Canada) According to a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News, only 46% of Canadians who say they are going to support a party on election day are absolutely certain of their vote choice, leaving the remaining voters less sure (39% fairly certain; 11% not very certain; 4% not at all certain). Conservative voters (49%, +3 since the start of the campaign) and Liberal voters (49%, +1) are most likely to be absolutely certain of their choice, with NDP (43%, +6), Bloc (43%, +13) and Green Party (26%, +13) supporters less certain of their choice. (Ipsos Canada) 6 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
707-18 One In Eight (13%) Canadians Is Completely Undecided On How To Vote (Click for Details) (Canada) Over the course of the election campaign, Ipsos polling has revealed that one in eight (13%) Canadians is completely undecided on how they will vote in this federal election. A closer examination of this key group of voters reveals who they are, how they feel and what is important to them when considering how to cast their ballot. Two in three (67%) are women; one in three (33%) are men. (Ipsos Canada) 9 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
AUSTRALIA
707-19 The Australian Economy Grew By A Stunning 9.6% Over The Year To June 2021 (Click for Details) (Australia) Retailers have been the big winners during this period and the top four most trusted brands again comprise some of Australia’s leading retail brands led by Woolworths, Coles, Bunnings Warehouse and ALDI in fourth place. Notably, there have been four big improvers in the June quarter 2021 with Department Stores Kmart, Myer, Big W and Target all improving their standing as some of Australia’s most trusted brands. Kmart has entered the top 5, both Myer and Big W are new entrants to the top 10 and Target jumped seven spots in the quarter to be just outside the top 10. (Roy Morgan) September 07 2021 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
MULTI COUNTRY
707-20 4 Out Of 10 Brazilians Want To Go Back To Working Outside The Home At The End Of The Pandemic (Click for Details) The Return to the Workplace 2021 Global Survey, carried out by Ipsos in 29 nations – including Brazil – showed that 40% of respondents in the country want to work outside their homes in the post-pandemic period. A slightly smaller percentage, 31%, prefer to work more or completely at home-office. 9% prefer to work from home as much as they used to do before the health crisis, 10% did not know how to answer and 11% said that the nature of their work does not allow them to choose where to work. On the global average, the percentage of people who want to work outside the home is 33%. (Ipsos Brazil) 8 September 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
707-21 Most Adults Vaccinated Against Covid-19 In All 13 Countries Surveyed Intend To Get A Booster Shot (Click for Details) In each of the 13 countries surveyed, a large majority of adults who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine strongly or somewhat agree they would get a booster shot if it were available today, 90%+ in Brazil (96%), Mexico (93%), and China (90%); 80%+ in Australia (82%), the United Kingdom (82%), and the United States (81%); 70%+ in Canada (77%), Spain (73%), Japan (72%), France (70%), and Germany (70%); and 60%+ in Italy (66%) and Russia (62%). (Ipsos Canada) 10 September 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Twenty Years On, 80% Of Britons Still Remember Where They Were On 9/11 uThis page is devoted to opinions of countries whose polling activity is generally not known very widely or where a recent topical issue requires special attention.
Twenty Years On, 80% Of Britons Still Remember Where They Were On 9/11 Two decades have passed since terrorists brought down the Twin Towers in hijacked planes in an unprecedented attack on the US, killing nearly 3,000 people. A new YouGov survey now shows that 80% of Britons can still remember where they were when they heard the news of the incident. Only one in ten people (10%) can’t remember their whereabouts when hearing the news, while another 8% were too young or not yet born. Britons aged 50 to 64 are the most likely to remember the day, with 93% saying it’s still fresh in their memory. Among 18-24-year-olds, 7% remember where they were when they first heard about the attacks, despite the oldest people in this group having been only four years old at the time. Fewer Britons believe 9/11 changed the world completely than ten years ago While a large share of the public are convinced that the world was not the same after 9/11, this number of those believing it became radically different has fallen over time. Two fifths of Britons (42%) say the terrorist incident “changed the world completely” – down from 53% a decade ago. Another 45% believe it changed it “a little”, which is slightly higher than in 2011, at 38%. Only one in twelve people either say it did not change very much (6%) or not at all (2%), which is similar to previously (5% not very much, 2% not at all). Three in five Britons (59%) likewise say that the 11 September attacks have had a larger impact on the world than the 2007-08 global financial crisis, a similar figure to the number who said so in 2018 (54%) on the 10^th anniversary of the crisis. Around three in ten people (30%) currently believe the financial crisis – which until the coronavirus pandemic had been the worst recession since the 1920s – had a greater impact (from 32% in 2018). Conservative voters are slightly more likely than Labour members to say the 9/11 attacks had a larger impact on the world at 65% vs 54%. But while many people still vividly remember hearing about the attacks, and several terror incidents having happened in the UK since, few Britons fear for their safety in this context. Some 8% of the public believe there’s a ‘very’ (1%) or ‘fairly’ (7%) high chance they or someone close to them would become injured or killed in a terrorist attack. This is similar to both in 2011 (1% very high, 6% fairly high) and 2006 (2% very high, 6% fairly high). While the proportion of people who feel the odds are high remains the same, fewer people now say the possibility is ‘almost non-existent’ or ‘very low’ than previously. In 2006 and 2011, one in four Britons (25%) believed there was virtually no chance they or a loved one could become a victim of terrorism, while another 29-30% felt the chance was very low. Today, only a fifth (18%) regard the possibility as near non-existent, while a quarter (24%) see it as very low. Instead the most common answer is ‘fairly low’ at 36% - 5-6 points higher than in 2011 and 2006. (YouGov UK) September 09, 2021 Source: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2021/09/09/twenty-years-80-britons-still-remember-where-they- (Top)
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