Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation August 2022, Issue # 754* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 63 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 78 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 22 national & multi-country surveys 7 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: Singapore (National History), Hong Kong(Science & Technology), Pakistan (Environment) – 03 national polls Africa: Kenya (Elections), Zimbabwe (Environment) – 02 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Sports, Environment, Political Parties, Energy Issues, Perceptions on Performance), France (Health), Germany (Sports), Hungary (Performance Ratings), USA (Science & TechnologyPalestine/Israel Conflict, Science & Technology, Media, Elections, Social Problems), New Zealand(Elections) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos MORI – 27 Countries (Social Problems) Ipsos MORI – 28 Countries (Inflation) YouGov Germany – 5 Countries (Financial systems & Institutions) Topic of the Week: Three In Four U S Adults Say Alcohol Use Has A Negative Effect On Society Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
754-01 A Third Of Singaporeans Will Spend This National Day Gathering With Friends And Family (30%) (Click for Details) (Singapore) While this year’s National Day celebrations mark the first time the parade has been opened to the public after two years of downsized festivities, latest data from YouGov RealTime Omnibus reveals that most Singaporeans do not intend to join the festivities in person. The greatest proportion of citizens plan to watch the parade and fireworks on TV or online (48%) or just stay home (46%), while around a third said they will spend the time gathering with friends and family (30%). (YouGov Singapore) August 2, 2022 1.6 Domestic Politics » National History (Top)
754-02 One In Four Hong Kong Residents Are Opting To Change Their Payment Platform For Receiving Their Second Batch Of Digital Vouchers (25%) (Click for Details) (Hong Kong) Latest RealTime Omnibus research by YouGov reveals that one in four Hong Kong residents are opting to change their payment platform for receiving their second batch of digital vouchers (25%). Millennials (born 1981–1996) are more likely than other birth cohorts to be switchers – almost one in three are opting for a change (32%). In contrast, Baby Boomers (born 1946–1964) are least likely: less than one in five are seeking a change (18%). (YouGov Hong Kong) August 5, 2022 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
754-03 42% Respondents Disagreed When Asked That Climate Change Is Not A Real Issue, It’s Just Propaganda (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan and Davaam, 42% respondents either strongly disagreed or disagreed when asked that “Climate change is not a real issue, it’s just propaganda. 44% respondents strongly agree that it is not a real issue but just a propaganda, 14% somewhat agree that climate change is just a propaganda and not a real issue, 16% somewhat disagree that climate change is a propaganda and not a reality and 26% strongly disagree to the notion that climate change is just a propaganda and not a real issue. (Gallup Pakistan) August 1, 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
AFRICA Regions
754-04 According To Latest Opinion Polls, Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Presidential Candidate Would Win 47% Of The Total Votes (Click for Details) (Kenya) The survey shows United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Deputy President Dr. William Ruto would win 41% of the total votes while the Roots Party flag bearer, George Wajackoya comes a distant third with 2.9%. Agano Party’s Waiga Mwaure will win 0.2% of the total votes. The Ipsos in Kenya poll shows that Mr. Odinga could possibly bridge the 3% + 1 difference to the threshold to win in the first round given there is still 9% undeclared voters (5.1% who refused to disclose, and 3.8% who are undecided. The undeclared voters are mainly older females in rural areas and are likely to be found in Western Kenya and Coast regions. (Ipsos Kenya) 2 August 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
754-05 Zimbabweans Look To Government For Action On Climate Change (Click for Details) (Zimbabwe) A recent Afrobarometer survey show that Nigerians rank GBV as the third-most-important women’s-rights issue that the government and society must address, and that views are divided as to whether violence against girls and women is a common occurrence in their community. Citizens overwhelmingly oppose the use of physical discipline against women. 79% citizens say there is no justification for a man to physically mishandle his wife, but a majority (68%) say domestic violence should be treated as a private matter to be resolved within the family rather than as a criminal matter requiring law enforcement to get involved. (Afrobarometer) 3 August 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
754-06 Half Of Britons Likely To Watch Women's Football Following Lionesses Triumph (Click for Details) (UK) With the England women's football team securing its first ever major trophy in a nailbiting 2-1 victory against Germany yesterday at the Euros, a new YouGov poll shows that approaching half of Britons (46%) say they are likely to watch women's football in future. This includes one in five (21%) who say they are "very likely" to watch further women's football fixtures. There is no gender divide on this score, with both men and women about equally likely to say they will tune in to future matches: 48% of men and 44% of women say they are either very or fairly likely to do so. (YouGov UK) August 02, 2022 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
754-07 8 In 10 Britons Concerned About Climate Change – Half Think Net Zero Target Should Be Brought Forward (Click for Details) (UK) The latest Ipsos Political Monitor, taken July 21st to 27th, shows strong levels of concern about climate change amongst the British public. Overall, 84% are concerned about climate change, with more than half (52%) ‘very concerned’. Levels of concern overall have increased 8 points since April but are consistent with findings in July 2019 and August 2021 (both 85% concerned). Similarly, when we ask when Britain will start feeling the effects of climate change, 72% say we are already feeling the effects. This is up 5 points from April but matches the 73% that said the same in both July 2019 and August 2021. (Ipsos MORI) 2 August 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
754-08 Truss Leads Sunak By 69% To 31% In Latest Tory Members Poll (Click for Details) (UK) YouGov’s latest full poll of Conservative members – conducted for The Times, and the first since our snap poll after the final two candidates became clear – shows Sunak falling further behind. Liz Truss’s lead over her rival has in fact grown to 38pts, with the foreign secretary currently holding 69% of the headline vote, to Sunak’s 31%. Those figures had stood at 62% and 38% respectively in our previous poll on 20-21 July.* (YouGov UK) August 03, 2022 1.4 Domestic Politics » Political Parties (Top)
754-09 Six In Ten Britons Say They Will Need To Cut Other Spending To Fund Coming Energy Bills (Click for Details) (UK) YouGov research shows Britons are deeply concerned about the cost of energy. Some 78% of Britons say they are worried about the current price of their household's energy bills – including a third (37%) who are “very” worried about the cost. Only 18% of people claim not to be particularly concerned. A similar proportion (75%) of those with the highest household incomes (£60,000+) also say they are worried. However, those with lower incomes are more likely to be "very" worried (48% versus 31% respectively). (YouGov UK) August 04, 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
754-10 Three In Four Britons Think Johnson’s Government Has Done A Bad Job Dealing With The Cost Of Living (Click for Details) (UK) The latest Ipsos Political Monitor, taken July 21st to 27th, shows that whilst the public think Boris Johnson’s government has done a good job handling the Covid vaccine rollout, dealing with the pandemic generally and responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, clear majorities think his government has done a bad job in a host of other areas. 80% think Johnson’s government did a good job ensuring the public are vaccinated against Covid-19. A majority (54%) think his government did a good job dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic (42% say bad). (Ipsos MORI) 5 August 2022 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
754-11 Almost 6 In 10 People With Psoriasis Fear Being Mocked (Click for Details) (France) Nearly two-thirds of people with psoriasis have high reservations when summer arrives. For 30% of them, summer is a source of stress, for 29% of sadness, and even anger for a quarter of them. Beyond social acceptance, it is also the acceptance of one's own body that is raised: nearly 6 out of 10 patients say they hide under more covering clothes out of shame of their disease (58%). Many people want to avoid answering questions related to their psoriasis (74%), receiving derogatory comments (64%) or fear being mocked (59%). (Ipsos France) August 1, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
754-12 32 Percent Of Germans Are Bundesliga Fans (Click for Details) (Germany) The majority of German Bundesliga fans are men (73 percent) between the ages of 45 and 54 (22 vs. 20 percent of the total population). More than half of this target group (55 percent) has a great interest in politics, while only 34 percent of the total population also have a great interest in politics. In addition to football, this target group also follows biathlon and ski jumping (26 and 25 percent respectively), Bundesliga fans most often consume the TV channel ARD (46 percent) and are customers of the streaming provider Sky (23 percent). (YouGov Germany) August 5, 2022 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
754-13 About Four-In-Ten Hungarian Adults (38%) Say Their Country Has Become Less Democratic Since Orban Became Prime Minister (Click for Details) (Hungary) About four-in-ten Hungarian adults (38%) say their country has become less democratic since Orban became prime minister. A third say it has become more democratic, and about two-in-ten (21%) say it has not changed. About three-quarters of those with an unfavorable view of Fidesz (76%) say Hungary has become less democratic since Orban took office. The share who says this increases to 86% among Hungarians who have very unfavorable views of Fidesz and see the party as a threat to Hungary’s future. (PEW) AUGUST 3 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
754-14 Americans Support Incentives For Electric Vehicles But Are Divided Over Buying One Themselves (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles. Democrats and independents who lean to the Democratic Party are much more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to say they favor incentives to increase the use of electric vehicles (84% to 46%). Majorities of Americans overall are also supportive of several other policies to address climate change, including requiring power companies to use more energy from renewable sources. (PEW) AUGUST 1, 2022 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
754-15 U S Women More Concerned Than Men About Some AI Developments, Especially Driverless Cars (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, women in the U.S. are less likely than men to say that technology has had a mostly positive effect on society (42% vs. 54%) and more likely to say technology has had equally positive and negative impacts (45% vs. 37%). In addition, women are less likely than men to say they feel more excited than concerned about the increased use of AI computer programs in daily life (13% vs. 22%). Gender remains a factor in views about AI and technology’s impact when accounting for other variables, such as respondents’ political partisanship, education and race and ethnicity. (PEW) AUGUST 3, 2022 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
754-16 About One-In-Six U S Journalists At News Outlets Are Part Of A Union; Many More Would Join One If They Could (Click for Details) (USA) At a time when newsrooms in the United States are seeing a wave of unionization, around one-in-six U.S. journalists at news organizations report being in a union and many more say they would join one if it were available to them, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Overall, 16% of U.S. journalists who are employed at least part time at a news outlet say they are currently a member of a union at their organization. Another 41% would join one if it were available to them, according to the survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists, conducted Feb. 16 to March 17, 2022. (PEW) AUGUST 4, 2022 4.6 Society » Media (Top)
754-17 Majority Of Americans Continue To Favor Moving Away From Electoral College (Click for Details) (USA) Around six-in-ten U.S. adults (63%) say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency, while 35% favor keeping the current Electoral College system, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 27-July 4, 2022. There has been a modest increase in the share of Americans who favor changing the way presidents are elected: In January 2021, the last time the Center asked this question, 55% said the system should be changed, while 43% supported maintaining the existing system. (PEW) AUGUST 5, 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
754-18 Three In Four U S Adults Say Alcohol Use Has A Negative Effect On Society (Click for Details) (USA) Broad majorities of Americans believe the use of alcohol adversely affects both society in general and drinkers specifically. Three in four U.S. adults say alcohol use has a negative effect on society, and nearly as many (71%) think it affects drinkers themselves negatively, though more describe the effect as "somewhat negative" than as "very negative." As for their drink of choice, drinkers in the U.S. are more closely divided in their preferences than ever before, with roughly equal percentages saying they most often consume beer, wine or liquor. (Gallup) AUGUST 5, 2022 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
AUSTRALIA
754-19 Potential National/Act NZ (46%) Coalition Is Just Ahead Of Labour/ Greens (44.5%) In July, But Maori Party Holds The Balance Of Power (Click for Details) (New Zealand) Today’s Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll shows support tightening between a potential National/ Act NZ (46%) coalition now only 1.5% points ahead of the governing Labour/ Greens (44.5%). The gap is the smallest since Christopher Luxon became National Leader in late November.Support for a potential National/Act NZ coalition dropped by 2.5% points to 46% in July while Luxon holidayed in Hawaii, despite social media posts claiming he was in New Zealand, while support for Labour/ Greens was up 1% point to 44.5%. (Roy Morgan) August 02, 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
754-20 Globally, 3 In 5 Citizens Say Abortion Should Be Legal In All Or Most Cases, In 27 Surveyed Countries (Click for Details) On average, 59% of adults surveyed by Ipsos in 27 countries say abortion should be legal in all or most cases while 26% say it should be illegal in all or most cases. Those who say it should be legal outnumber those who say it shouldn’t in 22 countries – nowhere more than in Sweden, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Opposition prevails in only 4 countries – Peru, India, Malaysia, and Colombia. (Ipsos MORI) 2 August 2022 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
754-21 Four In Ten Across 28 Countries Expect Their Disposable Income To Fall Over The Next Year (Click for Details) A Global Country Average of 40% say they expect their disposable income to fall over the year, while 25% expect it to increase. Three quarters of the public in 28 countries are concerned about the rising cost of goods and services in the next six months. Public reactions to rises in the cost of living remain focused on cutting spending on luxuries and delaying big purchase decisions. The state of the global economy is seen as the biggest driver of rising costs, followed by the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the policies of national governments (Ipsos MORI) 2 August 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
754-22 A Study On Online Banking In 5 European Countries (Click for Details) Around 1 in 4 people use their smartphone several times a day for this purpose in Spain (26%) and France (23%). On the other hand, 28% of Germans and 21% of Britons say they never use their smartphone for this purpose. Despite this, some Europeans seem to continue to be wary of online banking. The British are the most suspicious: 68% say they do not feel comfortable using this type of service. Note: 50% of Spaniards share this opinion. (YouGov Spain) August 4, 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Three In Four U S Adults Say Alcohol Use Has A Negative Effect On Society 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.
Three In Four U S Adults Say Alcohol Use Has A Negative Effect On Society Broad majorities of Americans believe the use of alcohol adversely affects both society in general and drinkers specifically. Three in four U.S. adults say alcohol use has a negative effect on society, and nearly as many (71%) think it affects drinkers themselves negatively, though more describe the effect as "somewhat negative" than as "very negative." Yet, these perceived negative effects of alcohol are not enough to discourage Americans from imbibing, as two in three say they personally have the occasion to drink alcoholic beverages. On the whole, those who are drinking report doing so moderately, averaging about four drinks per week. As for their drink of choice, drinkers in the U.S. are more closely divided in their preferences than ever before, with roughly equal percentages saying they most often consume beer, wine or liquor. Alcohol Mainly Viewed as 'Somewhat' Negatively Affecting Drinkers, Society Americans' views of the ill effects of alcohol, while decisive, are tempered. That is, U.S. adults are much more likely to say alcohol has a somewhat rather than very negative effect on both society and drinkers. Fifty-five percent of U.S. adults say alcohol use affects society somewhat negatively, while 20% call it very negative. Likewise, 52% think alcohol affects drinkers themselves somewhat negatively, versus 19% very negatively. Those who do not drink alcohol perceive its effects to be significantly more negative than those who do drink. Non-drinkers are at least three times as likely as alcohol drinkers to say alcohol affects society and drinkers very negatively. Additionally, U.S. adults without a college degree are more than twice as likely as college graduates to view the effects of alcohol on society and on drinkers as very negative. Women are seven percentage points more likely than men to view alcohol's effects on both society and on drinkers as somewhat negative. Americans' Alcohol Use Is Relatively Steady Gallup has tracked the public's alcohol use since 1939. That year, 58% of U.S. adults said they had the occasion to use alcoholic beverages "such as liquor, wine or beer." Since then, majorities have consistently said they do, with the percentage imbibing no lower than 60% since 1997. The percentage of drinkers reached a high of 71% in three surveys conducted in 1976, 1977 and 1978; however, the question was not asked in 2020 when COVID-19 lockdowns may have impacted drinking habits. The latest 67% reading, from a July 5-26 Gallup poll, is a slight uptick from last year when alcohol use was at the low end of the narrow range of readings. Among those who drink, three in 10 say they have consumed an alcoholic beverage in the past 24 hours. Another 36% have had a drink in the past week, while 33% say they last had a drink more than a week ago. The 30% who have consumed alcohol in the past 24 hours is on the low end of the 26% to 40% range since 1984. On average, U.S. drinkers report having 3.9 drinks in the past seven days, which is roughly in line with the readings historically. In 2003 and 2004, the average was around five drinks a week. Liquor Use Hits New High; Beer Use at New Low The type of alcohol that drinkers in the U.S. choose most often has varied somewhat over the past three decades, but beer has outpaced liquor and wine in nearly every reading. That gap is narrower this year as beer consumption, at 35%, is at its lowest level by one percentage point. The reading has been as high as 47% in the early 1990s when Gallup first asked the question. Wine drinkers comprise 31% of all drinkers. Since 2006, the percentage of drinkers consuming wine most often has ranged between 30% and 35%. The 30% of U.S. drinkers who favor liquor as their drink of choice is a new high in the trend, also by one point. Liquor consumption has been as low as 18% and has trailed beer and wine consistently until recently, averaging 22% since 1992. (Gallup) AUGUST 5, 2022 Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/395867/say-alcohol-adversely-affects-drinkers-society.aspx (Top)
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