Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation December 2021, Issue # 719* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 68 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 86 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 4 polling organizations have been represented. Africa: Zambia (Performance Ratings) – 01 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Governance, National Image , Health, Health), France(Lifestyle , Employment Issues, Family), Germany (Environment , Morality, Values & Customs), Italy(Sports), Canada(Perceptions on Performance), Australia(Infrastructure, Environment), New Zealand (Political Parties) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: YouGov Germany – 17 Countries (Science & Technology) Ipsos Canada – 28 Countries (International Organizations) Ipsos Spain – 17* Countries (Health) Ipsos France – 10 Countries (Economic Globalization) Ipsos Canada – 28 Countries (Perception on Performances) Topic of the Week: Only 7 Percent Of Germans Name Winter As Their Favorite Season Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
AFRICA Regions
AFRICA
719-01 Only Three In 10 Zambians (29%) Say The Government Is Doing A Good Job Of Improving Living Standards Of The Poor (Click for Details) (Zambia) Only three in 10 citizens (29%) say the government is doing a good job of improving living standards of the poor, and even fewer approve of the government’s performance on creating jobs (15%) and keeping prices stable (6%). Health, management of the economy, infrastructure/roads, education, and unemployment are the most important problems that citizens want the government to address. (Afrobarometer) 2 December 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
719-02 Four In Five Britons Disapprove Of The Government’s Handling Of Asylum Seekers Crossing The Channel (Click for Details) (UK) Among the British public, there is not much more confidence in Labour being able to deal more effectively with the crisis. Some 38% say they think a Labour government would handle the issue of migrants crossing the Channel by boat ‘about the same’ as the current government, while 26% say Labour would handle it worse, and just 18% better. A quarter of British adults (25%) say the French government’s handling of the issue is the main reason for the increase, while 10% say the British government’s approach. (YouGov UK) November 30, 2021 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
719-03 Positive Opinion Of Prince Charles Rose By Six Points From 54% At The End Of August To 60% Now (Click for Details) (UK) Positive opinion of Prince Charles rose by six points over the last three months, according to new YouGov royal favourability data, from 54% at the end of August to 60% now. The Prince of Wales has seen the largest increase in favourability among the Royal Family over that period. The Prince of Wales’s popularity is higher among older Brits. While the same percentage of 18 to 24-year-olds have a positive opinion of Charles as have a negative one (43%), 73% of those aged 65 and over see the Prince in a positive light vs 31% a negative one. (YouGov UK) December 02, 2021 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Image (Top)
719-04 English Attitudes To Covid-19 Restrictions Largely Unchanged By Omicron Variant (Click for Details) (UK) England is unwilling to return to full lockdown rules. The most unpopular restrictions to reintroduce would be closing pubs and restaurants, with two-thirds (68%) of the English public opposed, and only allowing people to leave their homes for essential shopping, exercise and work (64% opposed). A further 61% oppose not allowing people to have any visitors indoors who they don’t live with. (YouGov UK) December 02, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
719-05 62% Of The Public Would Support Banning Those Who Have Not Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19 From Visiting Public Places (Click for Details) (UK) Britons of all ages would support restrictions on people remaining unvaccinated, but none more so than those aged 65 and over - 79% of whom support banning unvaccinated people from events and non-essential retail versus 15% opposed. While half of people aged between 18 and 24 (51%) do support the idea, they are the least likely to do so, with 35% of this younger age group opposed. (YouGov UK) December 03, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
719-06 1 In 3 French People (33%) Have Used Home Delivery In The Past 6 Months (Click for Details) (France) 1 in 3 French people (33%) have used home delivery in the past 6 months. A new mode of consumption boosted by the health crisis, which now seems to have become part of the habits of the French. 47% of people who have had meals delivered to their homes in the past 6 months say they have done so more often since the arrival of Covid-19 in France. In the majority of cases (49%), delivery is done as a replacement for restaurant visits, although one in 3 (32%) says they have a store's dishes delivered in addition to restaurant meals. (YouGov France) November 29, 2021 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
719-07 1 In 3 Individuals-Employers Have Already Under-Declared (Click for Details) (France) The survey shows that over the past two years a third of the private employers surveyed have already practiced underreporting and that one in five have done so often or sometimes . Home childcare and homework help are said to be activities particularly affected by fraud, with under-reporting rates close to 60% . The under-declaration or non-declaration is above all linked to the low number of hours worked , 47% of private employers indicating that "the number of hours is not sufficient to require a declaration" . (Ipsos France) December 1, 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
719-08 83% Of French People Discuss Food And Eating Well With Their Children (Click for Details) (France) 63% of households with children have been influenced in their eating practices by their children. 49% of households with children are influenced by their children to eat more balanced 24% of French people believe that children influence them on the fact of being attentive to food waste. The restrictions imposed by Covid-19 have exacerbated the need for conviviality and sharing in homes. Today, 8 out of 10 French people have good memories of food and meals during the pandemic. (Ipsos France) December 3, 2021 4.2 Society » Family (Top)
719-09 Only 7 Percent Of Germans Name Winter As Their Favorite Season (Click for Details) (Germany) YouGov asked the Germans in cooperation with Statista and on the occasion of the meteorological beginning of winter: Only 7 percent of Germans name winter as their favorite season, most frequently respondents between 25 and 34 years of age (14 percent). Summer is a clear favorite for all Germans: 44 percent of those surveyed prefer the warmest season over everyone else. One in three states spring (34 percent), for 12 percent it is autumn. (YouGov Germany) December 1, 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
719-10 29 Percent Of Germans Have Already Participated In The Campaign “Christmas In A Shoebox” (Click for Details) (Germany) Every Christmas, donations in kind the size of a shoebox are collected and distributed to children in need around the world. 29 percent of Germans have either already participated and are planning to do it again (13 percent) or have not yet participated in the campaign, but plan to do so (16 percent). Those participants or those who are still planning to do so are more often female (56 percent) and married (47 percent vs. 40 percent of the general population), likeour current target group analysis shows. (YouGov Germany) December 2, 2021 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs (Top)
719-11 51% Of The Adult Population Declares Themselves Very Or Quite Interested In The Top Italian Football League (Click for Details) (Italy) The last two seasons of the top Italian football league have brought more balance to the fight for the Scudetto, consequently making it more exciting for fans. In Italy, fans of Serie A football are in fact about 26 million (51% of the adult population declares themselves very or quite interested in this championship). However, the image of a football club today is increasingly made up of aspects that go beyond the playing field. For this reason YouGov Italia from 2019 continuously monitors the perception of professional clubs seen from the brand perspective. (YouGov Italy) December 2, 2021 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
719-12 Two-Third (66%) Canadians Satisfied With Provincial Healthcare System, But Seven In Ten (71%) Agree System Is Too Bureaucratic (Click for Details) (Canada) Among the 1,168 adult Canadians surveyed, two-thirds (66%) report being satisfied (55% somewhat/12% very) with their province’s healthcare system. However, Canadians remain critical of several aspects of the health system, with seven in ten (71%) agreeing (29% completely/43% somewhat) that the system is too bureaucratic to respond quickly or adequately to the needs of the population and over half saying that recent investments in healthcare have either worsened (19%) or had no effect (35%) on the system. (Ipsos Canada) 2 December, 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
AUSTRALIA
719-13 Metro Perth And Regional Victoria Rated Most Liveable Locations In 2021 (Click for Details) (Australia) Since 2016, we have run the annual Ipsos Life in Australia study. Participants are asked to select the top five attributes that they believe makes somewhere a good place to live and to rate their local area on 16 liveability attributes. In August 2021, we surveyed 10,939 Australians for Life in Australia. Consistent with 2020, the top 3 attributes that contribute to a good place to live in 2021 for both metro and regional areas are feeling safe, affordable decent housing and high quality health services. In regional areas, the fourth and fifth top attributes also remain steady with 2020 being access to the natural environment and good job prospects. (Ipsos Australia) 29 November 2021 3.7 Economy » Infrastructure (Top)
719-14 Melbourne Protests Bring Different Melburnians To The City (Click for Details) (Australia) The ‘Heat Map’ shows the areas with the heaviest concentration of protesters were led by outer suburban areas of the Melbourne metropolitan region such as South Morang (Postcode 3752), Tarneit (3029), Cranbourne (3977), Langwarrin (3910), Werribee (3030), Caroline Springs (3023) and Sunshine (3020). There were also protesters in the Melbourne CBD who came from as far afield as Ballarat, Geelong, Ocean Grove, Torquay, Wallan, Warragul, Hastings, Traralgon, Wonthaggi and elsewhere. (Roy Morgan) November 30 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
719-15 NZ Parliamentary Opposition: National/ Act NZ/ Maori Party (47%) Ahead Of Labour/ Greens (46.5%) For The First Time (Click for Details) (New Zealand) Support for New Zealand’s Labour/Greens ‘coalition’ government was down 3.5% points to 46.5% in November as support for the Labour Party dropped 3.5% points to 36%. Support for the Greens was unchanged at 10.5%. This is the lowest level of support for Labour since the election of the Jacinda Ardern-led Government in October 2017 with 36.9% of the vote. For the first time since the election support for the Parliamentary Opposition National/ Act NZ/ Maori Party has now overtaken the Government at 47% in November, up 3% points since October. However, it is worth noting there is no formal agreement between these three opposition parties. (Roy Morgan) December 03 2021 1.4 Domestic Politics » Political Parties (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
719-16 YouGov's Latest “Automation & AI Report 2021” Analyzes Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence Across 17 Markets (Click for Details) Artificial intelligence is already a part of our everyday lives. Digital (voice) assistants like Siri from Apple or Alexa from Amazon are good examples of this. But how do consumers around the world view this technological development? The most prevalent feeling associated with artificial intelligence is to 'be skeptical' across 17 researched markets. 28% are thus skeptical of artificial intelligence. The most skeptical are the Germans (40%) as well as the British and Americans (39%). Indonesians are the least likely to say they are skeptical of artificial intelligence (9%). (YouGov Germany) November 30, 2021 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
719-17 Across 28 Countries Recently Surveyed, An Average Of 78% Of Citizens Have Strong Support For Democratically Influenced Institutions (Click for Details) Across 28 countries recently surveyed, an average of 78% of citizens agree that they would have more respect for global institutions or agreements if democratic nations had more influence over them than authoritarian nations. Countries showing the largest increases in agreement from last year are Sweden (+33 points to 80%), the Netherlands (+29 to 73%), Belgium (+28 to 80%), South Korea (+27 to 85%), and Germany (+26 to 76%). Canada is one of the only three countries showing decreases from last year (-7 to 75%), joined by Australia (-7 to 76%) and Malaysia (-7 to 84%). Despite the decline, a majority of Canadians still support the opinion. (Ipsos Canada) 2 December 2021 2.8 Foreign Affairs & Security » International Organizations (Top)
719-18 On Average, 50% Of The World's Population Believes That The Situation Is Out Of Control, Among 15 Countries And European Union (Click for Details) The appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus, known as omicron, has triggered the global alert and worries the scientific community due to the high number of mutations it presents. The variant, identified as B.1.1.529, has been detected in South Africa, where, according to data from the latest wave of the Ipsos Essentials study, the vaccination rate against Covid-19 is 26% , which makes it in the country with the lowest percentage of vaccinated population among those surveyed for this study . (Ipsos Spain) 2 December 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
719-19 The Boston Consulting Group And Ipsos Unveil The Conclusions Of A Study Entitled "The Paradoxes And Lost Illusions Of Meritocracy In France" Carried Out In Ten Countries (Click for Details) The French remain attached to merit more than elsewhere. This value comes in 5th position in France behind justice, equality, freedom and solidarity; while it is in 7th place in the other countries studied. The feeling of frustration engendered by the lack of recognition of merit is particularly strong in France. The French consider themselves deserving (75% of respondents), but only half of them consider that this merit has been sufficiently recognized by those around them - the lowest score among the countries studied. (Ipsos France) December 3, 2021 3.6 Economy » Economic Globalization (Top)
719-20 Across 28 Countries Surveyed, 80% Feel That Canada Will Have A Positive Influence On World Affairs In The Next Decade (Click for Details) A recent poll conducted on Ipsos’ Global Advisor platform found that across 28 countries surveyed, 80% feel that Canada will have a positive influence on world affairs in the next decade, consistent with the previous year (81% positive) and with 2015 (81% positive) when Justin Trudeau was first elected, suggesting that attitudes towards Canada have remained high and stable for the past 6 years of the Liberal administration. A closer look at the data shows that Latin American countries including Columbia (91%), Mexico (90%), and Peru (89%) provided the strongest positive impressions of Canada, even more so than Canadians themselves: 86% of whom believe their country will have a positive impact on the world stage. (Ipsos Canada) 3 December 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Only 7 Percent Of Germans Name Winter As Their Favorite Season 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 7 Percent Of Germans Name Winter As Their Favorite Season Spring, summer, autumn and winter - in the course of the year Germany comes into contact with all four seasons and their weather conditions due to its geographic location. But how does winter fare? YouGov asked the Germans in cooperation with Statista and on the occasion of the meteorological beginning of winter: Only 7 percent of Germans name winter as their favorite season, most frequently respondents between 25 and 34 years of age (14 percent). Summer is a clear favorite for all Germans: 44 percent of those surveyed prefer the warmest season over everyone else. One in three states spring (34 percent), for 12 percent it is autumn. Germans see winter as cold and dark Our data show that Germans tend to use adjectives with negative connotations to describe winter. 67 percent of those questioned see the season as "cold". Three out of five describe it as dark (62 percent), 22 percent as depressing, and 19 percent as bald. However, 36 percent of all respondents also find that winter is cozy. Women say this noticeably more often than men (42 percent vs. 29 percent of men). And 14 percent of all Germans associate the words “nostalgic” and “cozy” with the winter months. Drinking tea and lighting candles - rituals and activities in winter What activities do Germans like to do in their everyday life in winter? The following activities are among the most popular: drinking hot tea and lighting candles (54 percent each), winter walks (51 percent), long TV evenings and reading (47 percent each), baking (42 percent). (YouGov Germany) December 1, 2021 Source: https://yougov.de/news/2021/12/01/der-winter-das-schwarze-schaf-unter-den-jahreszeit/ (Top)
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