Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation September 2021, Issue # 708* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 72 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 20 national & multi country surveys 6 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: Pakistan (Afghanistan War) – 01 national polls Africa: Zimbabwe (Employment Issues) _ 01 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Employment Issues , Employment Issues , Environment, Entertainment),France (Lifestyle ), Germany (Elections) USA (Health, Sports), Canada (Health , Elections , Elections, Elections ) New Zealand (Media), Australia (Energy/Nuclear Issues) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: PEW – 17 Countries (Environment) Ipsos MORI – 13 Countries (Health) Ipsos Canada – 28 Countries (Performance Ratings) Ipsos Canada – 24 Countries (Health) Topic of the Week: Only 1 In 5 French People Are In Favor Of Hunting Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
708-01 55% Of Pakistanis Are Happy With The Taliban Rule In Afghanistan (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 55% of Pakistanis claim that they are happy that the Taliban will now rule Afghanistan. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “Some people are happy that the Taliban will now rule Afghanistan. Some are not happy about that. What is your opinion?” In response to this question, 55% said they are happy, 25% said they are unhappy, 16% did not know and 4% did not response. (Gallup Pakistan) September14, 2021 2.2 Foreign Affairs & Security » Afghanistan War (Top)
AFRICA Regions AFRICA
708-02 Unemployment Is Zimbabweans’ Biggest Concern, Cited By 38% Of Respondents As One Of Their Top Three Priorities For Government Action (Click for Details) (Zimbabwe) Unemployment is Zimbabweans’ biggest concern, cited by 38% of respondents as one of their top three priorities for government action. Infrastructure/roads (33%), education (31%), management of the economy (26%), and water supply (20%) round out the top five. A lack of jobs is more widely seen as a priority in the cities (45%) than in rural areas (33%), as is management of the economy (36% vs. 19%). (Afrobarometer) 14 September 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
708-03 Two-Thirds Of Public Say Firms Should Be Allowed To Tackle Worker Shortages By Recruiting From Overseas (Click for Details) (UK) Two thirds of the public (65%) agree that employers should be allowed to recruit from overseas for any job where there are shortages. 77% of the public say recruitment from overseas should be allowed for positions in key services such as health and social care. Just 13% say it should not be allowed. Support rises to 86% among people aged over 65. 67% say recruitment from overseas should be allowed for temporary seasonal work in sectors such as fruit-picking and hospitality. Just 21% say it should not be allowed. (Ipsos MORI) 14 September 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
708-04 One In Three Non-Retired Britons Think They’ll Never Be Able To Afford To Give Up Work (Click for Details) (UK) A third of the public who have not retired (36%) don’t think they’ll ever be able to afford to retire completely. Those in the C2DE demographic group – many of whom do manual work – are much more likely than those in the ABC1 social group – who tend to hold managerial or administrative positions – to believe they won’t have enough money to give up work later in life (45% to 31%). Only two in five (41%) non-retired people believe they either already can or will afford to give up work. (YouGov UK) September 15, 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
708-05 Six In Ten Brits Oppose Climate Change Protesters Blocking The M25 (Click for Details) (UK) New YouGov polling shows that four in ten Britons have heard “a great deal” or “a fair amount” about the protests (42%), with Londoners and Southerners most likely to be aware (48% and 47%, respectively). Nevertheless, most Britons have heard little (33%) to nothing (21%) about the demonstrations. While many are unaware of the protests, those who have heard much about them are even more negative: opposition to the action grows to 70% amongst Brits who had heard a great deal or fair amount about the protests. (YouGov UK) September 17, 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
708-06 4 In 10 Britons Considering A Holiday Abroad Next Year While 8 In 10 Will Stick To The UK (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos MORI shows Britons are divided at the thought of travelling abroad with 2 in 5 (42%) considering a foreign holiday in the next 12 months, given the current situation. However, twice as many (81%) are likely to plan ‘staycations’ or holidays elsewhere in the UK. Looking in more detail, 36% would consider a trip within Europe while only a quarter (25%) would think about going elsewhere. However, there have been slight increases since last year; when asked in August 2020, 31% said they would go somewhere in Europe while 20% would go further afield. (Ipsos MORI) 19 September 2021 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
708-07 Only 1 In 5 French People Are In Favor Of Hunting (Click for Details) (France) The French are still predominantly opposed to hunting (51%, stable). The arguments against hunting are growing among the French population. In addition, two-thirds of French people oppose the idea that hunters are the first environmentalists in France. The idea that hunting is part of French cultural heritage is declining sharply (shared by 58% of French people, down 6 points). The French are very much in favor of hunting being more strictly regulated: nearly 6 out of 10 people questioned are in favor of all the proposals for restrictive measures tested in our survey. (Ipsos France) September 16, 2021 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
708-08 20 Percent Of The German Citizens Entitled To Vote State That They Will Vote For The CDU / CSU If There Would Be A General Election Next Sunday (Click for Details) (Germany) 20 percent of the German citizens entitled to vote state that they will vote for the CDU / CSU if there would be a general election next Sunday. This value is 1 percentage point lower compared to the previous week and is identical to the value from 14 days ago. The SPD also lost 1 percentage point compared to the beginning of September and landed at 25 percent. The gap between the two parties therefore remains at 5 percentage points again. Alliance 90 / The Greens remain unchanged at 15 percent for the third week in a row. (YouGov Germany) September 16, 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
708-09 73% Americans Say They Are Vaccinated, But At Least Half Express Confusion (Click for Details) (USA) More than a year and a half into the coronavirus outbreak, large shares of Americans continue to see the coronavirus as a major threat to public health and the U.S. economy. And despite widespread vaccination efforts, 54% of U.S. adults say the worst of the outbreak is still to come. Still, when asked to issue an overall judgment, Americans on balance view the public health benefits of these restrictions as having been worth the costs (62% to 37%). (PEW) SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
708-10 Simone Biles Was Mentioned In More Than 650,000 Tweets, Or 31% Of The Total (Click for Details) (USA) Twitter accounts directly mentioned the handles of U.S. Olympians in more than 2.1 million tweets. The vast majority (90%) of those athlete accounts were mentioned at least once during that time. These mentions were especially concentrated on a few key dates. Nearly a third (31%) of all athlete mentions occurred during the three days of July 27-29, a period that included the women’s team and individual gymnastics finals and swimmer Katie Ledecky winning the gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
708-11 Canadians Increasingly Worried About Covid-19 Variants (88%, +7), Fourth Wave (71%, +2) (Click for Details) (Canada) A recent Ipsos poll on conducted on behalf of Global News finds that Canadians are more worried about the fourth wave than they were when it was only a possibility (71%, +2) and are especially more concerned about COVID-19 variants delaying things getting back to normal (88%, +7). Furthermore, Canadians are now less likely to agree that the spread of less-serious COVID-19 cases is acceptable in order to live without restrictions (52%, -4), which could include mask or distancing mandates. (Ipsos Canada) 13 September 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
708-12 Dead Heat Down The Home Stretch: In Final Days Of Campaign, Liberals (32%, Unchanged) And Tories (32%, -3) Are Neck And Neck While NDP (21%, Unchanged) Vote Holds Steady (Click for Details) (Canada) If the election were held tomorrow, the Conservatives and the Liberals would both receive 32% of the decided national popular vote, while the NDP would receive 21% of the vote. On a national basis, the Bloc would receive 7% of the vote (unchanged), (32% of the vote within Quebec), while the Green Party (4%, +2) and PPC (3%, +1) would receive a smaller share of the vote. One percent (1%, +1) would vote for some other party, and 4% would not vote. One in ten (11%, -1) Canadians remain undecided. (Ipsos Canada) 15 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
708-13 67% Of Gen Z In Canada Is “Certain” They Will Vote In This Election (Click for Details) (Canada) Gen Z is considering voting strategically this election cycle: four in ten (41%) say they will vote for a candidate they think could win but is not their first choice, compared to 25% of the general population who says the same thing. Who is the candidate Gen Z thinks could win? It seems many have not decided or are waffling on their decision: 10% of Gen Z are undecided voters. Even among those who provided a preferred party, 68% aren’t absolutely certain that their stated party is who they’ll actually vote for. (Ipsos Canada) 15 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
708-14 Poll Finds Trudeau (32%, -2) Narrowly Remains Best Choice For Prime Minister, Over O’Toole (29%, Unchanged) And Singh (25%, -4) (Click for Details) (Canada) Based on current Ipsos polling data, Trudeau and Singh continue to poll on par or ahead of the overall vote intention for their respective parties (32% of Canadians say they intend to vote for the Liberal party, and 32% of Canadians say Trudeau is the best fit to be the Prime Minister; 21% of Canadians intend to vote for the NDP, and 25% of Canadians say Singh is the best fit to be the Prime Minister). O’Toole and Blanchet continue to trail their parties. (Ipsos Canada) 16 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
AUSTRALIA
708-15 Almost 3 Million New Zealanders Read Newspapers And Nearly 1.8 Million Read Magazines In 2021 (Click for Details) (New Zealand) 2.96 million, or 71.7%, of New Zealanders aged 14+ now read or access newspapers in an average 7-day period via print or online (website or app) platforms. In addition, almost 1.8 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (42.5%) read magazines whether in print or online either via the web or an app. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan New Zealand Single Source survey of 6,609 New Zealanders aged 14+ over the 12 months to June 2021. (Roy Morgan) September 13 2021 4.6 Society » Media (Top)
708-16 57% Of Australians Approve Of The Federal Government’s Agreement To Purchase Nuclear Submarines From The USA (Click for Details) (Australia) There are large differences based on voting intention on this question with 89% of L-NP supporters approving of the agreement to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States compared to 47% of ALP supporters and only 14% of Greens supporters. Supporters of One Nation (79%) and the United Australia Party (71%) are also clearly in approval of the agreement. There is also a clear gender gap with over two-thirds of men (68%) approving of the agreement to buy nuclear-powered submarines compared to only 46% of women. (Roy Morgan) September 16 2021 3.10 Economy » Energy/Nuclear Issues (Top)
MULTI COUNTRY
708-17 Six-In-Ten U S Adults Say That They Are Concerned That Global Climate Change Will Harm Them Personally (Click for Details) Six-in-ten U.S. adults say that they are concerned that global climate change will harm them personally, compared with a median of 72% who say the same across the 17 publics. However, 74% of Americans are willing to make a lot or some changes in their lifestyles to deal with climate change, closer to the eight-in-ten median who say that elsewhere. When it comes to rating their own society’s role in dealing with climate change, Americans are slightly less likely than people elsewhere to say their own government is handling it well. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
708-18 Most Adults Vaccinated Against Covid-19 In All 13 Countries Surveyed Intend To Get A Booster Shot (Click for Details) A new 13-country Ipsos survey conducted in partnership with the World Economic Forum finds large majorities of adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19 saying they would get a booster shot if it were available to them. Booster uptake intent ranges from 62% in Russia to 96% in Brazil. It is higher among those aged 55 and older in many countries. In all but one of the 13 countries, most citizens surveyed expect vaccine booster shots to be required at least annually to maintain protection against COVID-19. However, majorities of adults in every country agree that the priority for vaccines should be first doses for those who want them before making booster shots available. (Ipsos MORI) 13 September 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
708-19 More Than Half Of Respondents (53%) Agree That Germany Has Been A Trustworthy Partner For Their Country On European Issues Under Angela Merkel (Click for Details) On average, across 11 European countries, more than half of respondents (53%) agree that Germany has been a trustworthy partner for their country on European issues under Angela Merkel, with only a quarter (25%) disagreeing. Net agreement (% in agreement minus % in disagreement) is highest in the Netherlands (+58), Sweden (+50), and France (+44), but it is barely positive in Hungary (+4), Turkey (+7), and Italy (+9). Across 16 non-European countries, agreement is even higher, with 55% believing that Germany has been a reliable partner for their country on global issues; only 14% think it has not. Net agreement ranges from 57 points in India to 15 points in Japan. (Ipsos Canada) 15 September 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
708-20 As Delta Spreads, Global Consumer Confidence Is Frozen In Place (Click for Details) The Global Consumer Confidence Index is the average of 24 countries’ National Indices. It is based on a monthly survey of more than 17,500 adults under the age of 75 conducted on Ipsos’ Global Advisor online platform. This survey was fielded between August 20 and September 3, 2021. India is the only country out of the 24 surveyed to show significant change in its National Index score – an increase of 2.1 points since last month. At a global level, the Jobs Index sees its ninth consecutive month of growth (+0.5 point), but the Investment and Expectations Indices remain nearly the same (both -0.1). (Ipsos Canada) 16 September 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Only 1 In 5 French People Are In Favor Of Hunting 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.
Only 1 In 5 French People Are In Favor Of Hunting The key lessons of the study: The French are still predominantly opposed to hunting (51%, stable). The arguments against hunting are growing among the French population. In addition, two-thirds of French people oppose the idea that hunters are the first environmentalists in France. The idea that hunting is part of French cultural heritage is declining sharply (shared by 58% of French people, down 6 points). The French are very much in favor of hunting being more strictly regulated : nearly 6 out of 10 people questioned are in favor of all the proposals for restrictive measures tested in our survey. Three-quarters of French people living near a hunting area say they have already avoided walking in the forest or in certain areas for fear of a hunting accident. More than one in two French people are now opposed to hunting (51%, stable compared to 2018), a quarter of them (26%) being completely opposed to it. At the same time, only one in five French people (20%, +1 point) is in favor. Nevertheless, a not insignificant part of the population does not express an opinion with regard to hunting: 29% of the French are indifferent to it. These figures are very stable compared to 2018. On the subject of hunting, the opinion of people living in rural areas is approaching more and more the opinion of city dwellers: the difference between rural (47% are opposed to it) and urban (52%) has narrowed. 3 points in 3 years. The opinion on hunting remains largely gendered: when 58% of women are opposed to it, only 44% of men are. A report equivalent to that of 2018. Despite their opposition to hunting, the French nevertheless attribute certain qualities to the practice. Six in ten people consider that hunting is essential to manage animal populations and 58% think that hunting is part of the French cultural heritage. However, this last figure is down sharply: -6 points compared to 2018. In addition, only a minority consider that hunting is a hobby like any other (39%). The proportion of French people who agree with the arguments against hunting is much higher. They are 83% (-1 point) to declare hunting as a source of safety problems for walkers and they are a clear majority to say that it is a cruel practice (65%, +2 points) and of another age (56%, +2 points). For the moment, they are less inclined to consider that it is a polluting practice (41%) but this figure - like the two previous ones - is up compared to 2018 (+2 points). Beyond their overall progress, support for anti-hunting arguments is above all more frank than in 2018 . They are 50% (+3 points) to totally agree that it poses security problems, 34% (+4 points) to totally agree that it is a cruel practice, 28% strongly agree that it is of another age (+3 points) and 17% are completely in line with the idea that it is a polluting practice (+3 points). In detail, we note a strong increase in anti-hunting arguments among rural inhabitants . They are 64% (+4 points) to consider that it is a cruel practice and 37% (+6 points) to declare that it is a polluting practice. At the same time, in rural areas, there has been a marked decline in the cultural argument justifying hunting: although a majority still adhere to it (62%), there is nevertheless a clear decrease (-7 points). Contrary to what the campaign published by the National Federation of Hunters affirmed, namely that hunters were the first environmentalists in France, two in three French people (66%) do not agree with this idea. Once again, the opinion is also gendered here . 60% of men say they disagree with this statement, compared to 72% of women. Finally, even if their opposition is slightly lower than the national average, the inhabitants of rural areas are also mostly in disagreement with this idea (61% oppose it, against 68% of urban residents ). The French are very supportive of an in-depth reform of hunting . 93% of them want the introduction of a compulsory annual medical examination for the hunting license with sight control and 83% want to ban hunting in enclosures (new item). If the figures remain stable and high, two items mark a significant increase. The ban on hunting species in a poor state of conservation (90% are in favor) and the ban on raising game intended to be released for hunting (77%) recorded an increase of 7 and 12 points respectively. In detail, the items are on the rise everywhere, even among rural areas, with a very significant increase in the ban on raising game intended to be released for hunting (82%, +21 points). Finally, while 39% of them say they have already been confronted with shocking facts related to hunting in their area, the majority of people living near a hunting area have already been worried about the idea of hunting. walking in the forest (75%, 56% of whom were several times) and even avoiding these areas because of the presence of hunters (76%, 60% of whom were several times). Once again, there is a difference according to gender for these items: women are more willing to avoid walking in the forest (82%) or to worry (80%) when they walk there than men ( 71% and 70%). (Ipsos French) September 16, 2021 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/fr-fr/seul-1-francais-sur-5-est-favorable-la-chasse (Top)
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