Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation February 2022, Issue # 730* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
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Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 22 national & multi country surveys 6 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: India (IT & Telecom, Religion), Singapore (Inflation), Turkey (Health), UAE (IT & Telecom) – 05 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Well-Being, Performance Ratings, Financial Systems & Institutions, National Image, Nuclear Issues, Performance Ratings), Germany (Regional Issues), USA(Ethnicity, Performance Ratings, New Media, Health, Employment Issues, Health), Australia (Employment Issues) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: YouGov UK – 26 Countries (Health) Ipsos Australia – 24 Countries (Consumer Confidence) WIN – 39 Countries (Morality, Values & Customs) Topic of the Week: In India, Head Coverings Are Worn By Most Women, Including Roughly Six-In-Ten Hindus Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
729-01 Young Consumers Are Likely To Drive Streaming Growth In India (Click for Details) (India) Data from the whitepaper shows that digital mediums have been the dominant media choices of urban Indians in the past 12 months, and they are likely to dominate their choices in the future as well. Among projected increases in digital media sources are websites & apps (63% are likely to increase their consumption), social media (55%), streaming video (53%) and streaming music (49%). (YouGov India) February 15, 2022 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
729-02 In India, Head Coverings Are Worn By Most Women, Including Roughly Six-In-Ten Hindus (Click for Details) (India) India’s adult population is 81% Hindu and 13% Muslim, according to the latest census conducted in 2011. Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for most of the remaining 6%. The Center’s survey only included adults ages 18 and older and does not show what share of school-aged girls wear head coverings. (PEW) FEBRUARY 17, 2022 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
729-03 Nearly Half Of Singaporeans (48.3%) Say They Will Reduce Their Spending Following The GST Hike (Click for Details) (Singapore) Latest research from YouGov RealTime Omnibus shows that, as of February 2022, nearly half of Singaporeans (48.3%) say they will reduce their spending following the GST hike. By contrast, a third of the public say they will maintain their current spending (32.5%), while just one in twenty say they will increase it (5.3%). Additionally, one in seven Singaporeans (14.1%) are undecided on whether they will be making changes to their spending. (YouGov Singapore) February 16, 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
729-04 Half (48%) Of The Individuals Think That The Omicron Variant Is As Dangerous As The Other Variants (Click for Details) (Turkey) Half of the individuals think that the Omicron variant is as dangerous as the other variants. However, the percentage of those who think that this variant is not as dangerous as other variants despite the fact that it is transmitted very quickly. 36% of the population thinks this variant is not dangerous. 64% of the population is worried about contracting this variant. The rate of those who stated that they are not worried about getting this variant is 23%. (Ipsos Turkey) 14 February 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
MENA
729-05 Young Adults Likely To Drive Paid Subscriptions For Audio & Video Services In The UAE (Click for Details) (UAE) Data from YouGov’s “Global Media Outlook Report 2022” shows that digital media is likely to pervade in 2022 in the UAE, but young consumers will drive subscription growth. Among projected increases within digital media are social media (52% to increase their consumption), websites & apps (51%), and streaming video (45%). Although video streaming beats traditional media like Live (40%) and non-live TV (38%), music streaming (36%) and podcasts (30%) have not quite reached the same penetration levels and stay below these media types. (YouGov MENA) February 15, 2022 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
729-06 Few Britons (10%) Consider Younger People To Bear A Lot Of Responsibility For Not Being Able To Afford A Home (Click for Details) (UK) A YouGov study conducted in the summer last year looked at attitudes towards several intergenerational issues, including whether young or old are to blame for high house prices and low home ownership. Few Britons (10%) consider younger people to bear a lot of responsibility for not being able to afford a home. One in five (19%) consider younger generations to bear a moderate level of responsibility, but most say they bear little (28%) to no responsibility (26%) if they find themselves unable to buy a house. (YouGov UK) February 14, 2022 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
729-07 Three In Four Have A Negative View Of Politics In Britain Today (Click for Details) (UK) The public has painted a bleak view of their attitudes towards politics. In the days following further revelations about Number 10’s alleged social activities during a period of legal lockdowns, three in four (73%) say they have a negative view of politics in Britain today. While majorities of both major voting blocs see politics in a poor light, those who voted Labour (83%) are more likely to have this opinion than their Tory peers (61%). (YouGov UK) February 15, 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
729-08 Three In 10 (31%) Britons Support The Increase In National Insurance While 28% Oppose It (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos in the UK shows Britons are still divided in terms of their support for the increase in National Insurance payments planned by the Government. Most Britons say they knew at least something about the intended National Insurance rise, although only 4 in 10 rated their knowledge as at least fair. One in 10 (10%) say they knew a great deal while 3 in 10 either knew a fair amount (31%) or not very much (also 31%) and a further 12% had heard of it but knew nothing about it. (Ipsos MORI) 16 February 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
729-09 In Her Platinum Jubilee Year, Queen Elizabeth Reigns Supreme As Britain’s Favourite Royal Followed By The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos shows, in her Platinum Jubilee year, Queen Elizabeth II is the nation’s favourite member of the Royal family. Just under half (45%) of Britons say the Queen is one of their most liked Royals, followed by 34% who choose Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (an increase of 7 percentage points since March 2021), and 31% who name her husband, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. The research was carried out last week, before the most recent announcements. (Ipsos MORI) 16 February 2022 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Image (Top)
729-10 43% Of Britons Believe That Nuclear War Is One Of The Most Likely Causes Of Human Extinction (Click for Details) (UK) Britons are less sure than they were that humanity is here to stay. The number of those who believe human beings will never die out has dropped by seven points since 2016 to 23%. Part of this shift reflects greater uncertainty (up six points since 2016, now at 27%), but Britons are also slightly more likely to give a shorter time span for human extinction than they were in 2016. The number of those who believe it’ll happen in the next 500 years has risen by five points to 15%. (YouGov UK) February 16, 2022 3.10 Economy » Nuclear Issues (Top)
729-11 Half Of Britons Say Boris Johnson Has Done A Bad Job As Prime Minister – Up 13 Points From Last Year (Click for Details) (UK) New polling from Ipsos UK, conducted online between 9-10 February 2022, shows that half (54%) of Britons think Boris Johnson has done a bad job as Prime Minister to date, whilst just three in ten (29%) say he has done a good job. Mr Johnson’s ratings have fallen from when the public were more divided in February 2021 (when 37% said good job vs. 41% bad job). (Ipsos MORI) 17 February 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
729-12 Almost Three Out Of Four Germans Fear The Effects Of A Russian Attack On Germany (Click for Details) (Germany) The majority of German voters are convinced that a Russian military attack on Ukraine would also affect other countries: 77 percent believe that a Russian attack would affect the European Union. 74 percent also fear the effects of an attack on Germany. Only around every tenth respondent does not expect any effects on the EU (10 percent) or on Germany (13 percent). On the other hand, one in three still fears personal repercussions: 34 percent of those surveyed believe that a Russian attack on Ukraine would affect them personally. (YouGov Germany) February 18, 2022 2.5 Foreign Affairs & Security » Regional Issues (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
729-13 A Majority Of Black Adults In The U S (53%) Say It Is Very Difficult (18%) Or Somewhat Difficult (35%) To Find A Doctor Who Shares Their Racial Or Ethnic Background (Click for Details) (USA) Unlike their White and Hispanic counterparts, a majority of Black adults in the U.S. (53%) say it is very difficult (18%) or somewhat difficult (35%) to find a doctor who shares their racial or ethnic background in the area where they live. In contrast, majorities of White and Hispanic adults say it is easy to find a medical provider who shares their background. (Gallup) FEBRUARY 14, 2022 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
729-14 Americans’ Trust In Scientists, Other Groups Declines (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public, down from 40% who said this in November 2020. Similarly, the share with a great deal of confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests is down by 10 percentage points (from 39% to 29%), according to a new Pew Research Center survey. (PEW) FEBRUARY 15, 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
729-15 Nearly A Quarter Of Americans Get News From Podcasts (Click for Details) (USA) The controversy around Spotify and its podcaster Joe Rogan has drawn new attention to the medium at a time when podcasting has grown to become yet another platform that Americans turn to for news. About a quarter of U.S. adults (23%) say they get news at least sometimes from podcasts, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in July 2021. The share of Americans who say they often get news from a podcast is quite small – at just 7% – compared with about twice as many adults (16%) who say they sometimes get news from podcasts. (PEW) FEBRUARY 15, 2022 4.6 Society » New Media (Top)
729-16 COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work In America (Click for Details) (USA) Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time. The vast majority of these workers (83%) say they were working from home even before the omicron variant started to spread in the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. This marks a decline from October 2020, when 71% of those with jobs that could be done from home were working from home all or most of the time, but it’s still much higher than the 23% who say they teleworked frequently before the coronavirus outbreak. (PEW) FEBRUARY 16, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
729-17 58% Of U S Adults Say The Large Reduction Over The Past Several Decades In The Percentage Of Workers Who Are Represented By Unions Has Been Bad For The Country (Click for Details) (USA) In the survey, 58% of U.S. adults say the large reduction over the past several decades in the percentage of workers who are represented by unions has been somewhat or very bad for the country, while 61% say this has been bad for working people. The share of U.S. workers who belong to a union has fallen since 1983, when 20% of American workers were union members. In 2021 10.3% of U.S. workers were in a union. (PEW) FEBRUARY 18, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
729-18 Nearly Seven In 10 Black Adults (69%) And Hispanic Adults (68%) Are Very Or Somewhat Stressed About Contracting COVID-19 (Click for Details) (USA) As the world faces the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, Black and Hispanic Americans are significantly more worried than White Americans about getting infected with COVID-19. Nearly seven in 10 Black adults (69%) and Hispanic adults (68%) are very or somewhat stressed about contracting COVID-19, compared with 57% of White adults, according to a survey by West Health and Gallup. (Gallup) FEBRUARY 18, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
AUSTRALIA
729-19 ABS Unemployment Figure Of 4.2% Hides Real Toll Of The ‘Omicron Strain’ On Australia’s Employment Markets (Click for Details) (Australia) The ABS estimate for January counts as employed an additional 214,400 Australians who were working zero hours for ‘economic reasons’ or ‘other reasons’ – such as being forced into isolation for being a close contact of a confirmed case. In addition, the ABS notes 449,900 workers worked zero hours due to illness, injury or sick leave in January. This figure is nearly five times higher than the average for January from 2016-2021 of 92,880 – a difference of 357,020. (Roy Morgan) February 17, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
729-20 50% People Across 26 Countries Support The Introduction Of Vaccine Passports For Doing Indoor Exercise At A Gym (Click for Details) Out of 26 countries surveyed for the project, Australia had the highest average support for vaccine passports across nine scenarios where vaccine passports might be required. Australian support for making it compulsory to show a vaccination certificate ranged from half (50%) who would support vaccine passports for clothes shops to 75% who support vaccine passports for travelling to or from Australia. Australia is only just about to open up its borders to fully vaccinated travellers after implementing strict travel restrictions for two years of Covid-19, including at the time of this survey. (YouGov UK) February 17, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
729-21 Ipsos’ Global Consumer Confidence Index This Month Reads At 48.7, Unchanged From Last Month; Survey Conducted In 24 Countries (Click for Details) Ipsos’ Global Consumer Confidence Index this month reads at 48.7, unchanged from last month and exactly as it read in January 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic. Only two of the countries show any significant month-over-month change in their National Index score (at least +/- 1.5 points): Russia (+1.5 since January) and Japan (-2.6). Globally, the Jobs, Investment, and Expectations sub-indices trend similarly. All three are showing little change from last month and remain at levels on par with their January 2020 readings. (Ipsos Australia) 18 February 2022 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
729-22 Corporate Social Responsibility And The Influence On Purchase Decisions; Views And Beliefs Of Citizens From 39 Countries Across The Globe (Click for Details) WIN International, the world’s leading association in market research and polling has published the Annual Win World Survey (WWS – 2021) exploring the views and beliefs of 33236 individuals among citizens from 39 countries across the globe about Corporate Social Responsibility, what do people know about this concept, its importance and influence on their daily purchases. The awareness about Corporative Social Responsibility among interviewed people was equally distributed between positive and negative answers: while 48% already heard about the concept, 42% of the group did not; 10% didn’t answer the question or didn’t know. (WIN) 18 February 2022 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: In India, Head Coverings Are Worn By Most Women, Including Roughly Six-In-Ten Hindus 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.
In India, Head Coverings Are Worn By Most Women, Including Roughly Six-In-Ten Hindus In recent weeks, protests in India over Muslim headscarves in schools have gained international attention. The controversy began when a high school in the Southern state of Karnataka banned hijabs in classrooms, and demonstrations have since spread to other states. The Karnataka High Court has been deliberating the legality of the school ban and is due to issue a verdict soon. Head coverings are relatively common among Indian women. About six-in-ten women in India (61%) say they keep the practice of covering their heads outside of their homes, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2019-2020. That includes a majority of Hindu women (59%), and roughly equal shares of Muslim (89%) and Sikh women (86%) – although the exact type of head covering can vary significantly among and within religious groups. India’s adult population is 81% Hindu and 13% Muslim, according to the latest census conducted in 2011. Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for most of the remaining 6%. The Center’s survey only included adults ages 18 and older and does not show what share of school-aged girls wear head coverings. There are regional differences among Indian women when it comes to head coverings. The practice is especially common in the largely Hindi-speaking regions in the Northern, Central and Eastern parts of the country. In the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, roughly nine-in-ten women say they wear head coverings in public. In stark contrast, fewer women in the South say they cover their heads in public, including just 16% in the state of Tamil Nadu. These regional differences are largely driven by Hindu women, as Muslim women tend to keep the practice of covering their heads in public regardless of what region they live in. This leads to large differences between Muslims and Hindus in the South in particular. In the South, 83% of Muslim women say they cover their heads, compared with 22% of Hindu women. In the Northern region, meanwhile, roughly equal shares of Muslim (85%) and Hindu (82%) women say they cover their heads in public. Within the South, the state of Karnataka stands out for its relatively high share of women who wear head coverings. More than four-in-ten women in Karnataka (44%) say they wear one, compared with 26% in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, 29% in Telangana and even fewer in the states of Kerala (17%) and Tamil Nadu (16%). A majority of Muslim women in Karnataka say they cover their heads (71%), compared with 42% of Hindu women who say this. Nationally, head coverings tend to be more common among women who are older, married, more religious and who have less formal educational attainment. The practice is also more prevalent in rural areas. But in the South, age, education and other demographic differences are less of a factor in whether or not women cover their heads. Religion, however, does make a difference: Muslim women and women who are more devout are likelier to cover their heads in public. Among women in the South who say religion is very important in their lives, 29% say they cover their heads in public, compared with 18% who say religion is less important in their lives. Headscarf wearing also varies by political affiliation. Even though some proponents of the hijab ban have been described as supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), women with favorable attitudes toward India’s ruling party are actually more inclined to wear head coverings in public than women who do not favor the governing party. This is true nationally, and in the South. Among Indians overall, 66% of women who have a positive view of the ruling BJP party say they cover their heads outside their home, compared with 53% among those who view the party unfavorably. This correlation may – at least in part – be tied to the fact that BJP supporters tend to be more religious. (PEW) FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/17/in-india-head-coverings-are-worn-by-most-women-including-roughly-six-in-ten-hindus/ (Top)
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