Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation August 2022, Issue # 755* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
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Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 23 national & multi-country surveys 10 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: Pakistan (Well-Being) – 01 national polls Africa: Uganda (Consumer Confidence), Kenya (Elections) – 02 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Social Problems, Health, Elections, Employment Issues,), Germany (Environment, Energy Issues, Poverty), Ireland (Perceptions on Performance), USA (Political PartiesPalestine/Israel Conflict, Health, Environment, Financial systems & Institutions, Crime), Canada(Morality, Values & Customs) , Australia(Elections) – 15 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Kantar – 5 Countries (Inflation) Gallup – ALL Countries (Poverty) PEW – 19 Countries (Health) PEW – 19 Countries (Well-Being) Ipsos MORI – 31 Countries (Environment) Topic of the Week: Workers Disagree With Their Bosses Over How Productive They Are Working From Home Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
755-01 Between 2004-2006 And 2018-2019 Periods, There Has Been A 2% Rise In The Proportion Of Households Reporting To Own A Car (Click for Details) (Pakistan) Data from PSLM reveals that between 2004-2006 and 2018-2019 periods, there has been a 2% rise in the proportion of households reporting to own a car A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the following question regarding,” Do you have a car? In response to this question, between 2004-2005 the car ownership was reported to be at 4%, which later increased up to 6% between 2018-2019. (Gallup Pakistan) August 11, 2022 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
AFRICA Regions
755-02 Ugandans’ Economic Outlook Continues To Worsen (Click for Details) (Uganda) The cost of living in Uganda is on the rise as prices for essential commodities such as food, cooking oil, and soap have increased sharply, largely due to surging fuel prices (Observer, 2022). As of July 2022, annual inflation was reported at 7.9%, up from 2.9% at the beginning of the year. Many businesses are struggling to survive, and the value of the shilling against the U.S. dollar is dropping (Trading Economics, 2022; Monitor, 2022a). Some experts and prominent government figures, including President Yoweri Museveni, have largely attributed the economic meltdown to the Russian invasion of the Ukraine (Independent, 2022). (Afrobarometer) 8 August 2022 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
755-03 Kenyans Skeptical About Honesty Of Elections (Click for Details) (Kenya) A peaceful transition of power after Kenya's election on Tuesday may say more about the country's future -- and the future of stability in the region -- than whom voters ultimately choose as their next president. Both candidates will need to overcome skepticism about the electoral process that has been brewing since 2019. Overall, 35% of Kenyans had confidence in the honesty of elections in 2021, including just a quarter (26%) of those in the richest 20% of households. (Gallup) AUGUST 9, 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
755-04 Just 3 In 10 Britons Say They Would Report Neighbors Breaking A Hosepipe Ban (Click for Details) (UK) As more parts of the country are given hosepipe bans by their water providers, new research by Ipsos shows three in ten Britons (31%) say they are likely to grass-up their neighbours by informing local authorities or water providers if they spotted a neighbour or someone in their local area breaking the ban. Around half (49%) say they would be unlikely to do so. Britons are just as unlikely to confront their neighbours personally, 30% say they are likely to confront them in person, while half say they are unlikely to do so (51%). (Ipsos MORI) 8 August 2022 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
755-05 Public Do Not Believe The Government’s Approach To Tackling The Harms Inflicted By Drugs Is Working (Click for Details) (UK) New YouGov data sheds some light on Britain’s thoughts on how they believe the government should be tackling substance abuse in the UK. Many Britons either have or have had an addiction problem themselves (7%), or have a friend (10%) or family member (11%) with an addiction problem. Two thirds of Britons (66%) believe the government currently does too little to tackle addiction issues in the UK, with a similar proportion believing that current policy does a bad job of minimising the harm of drugs to people who use them (65%) and society (64%). (YouGov UK) August 11, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
755-06 Rishi Sunak Losing ‘Electability’ Advantage Over Liz Truss According To Public (Click for Details) (UK) Rishi Sunak has lost an advantage he held with the public 10 days earlier on whether he or Liz Truss were most likely to lead the Conservatives to a General Election victory. Now, 27% think Sunak would be more likely to lead the Conservatives to win a General Election, 24% say Liz Truss, whilst 21% think they would be equally likely and 28% say they don’t know. Earlier in July, Sunak led by + 17 pts. A similar pattern emerges when looking at 2019 Conservative voters. 32% of those voting Conservative in 2019 think Rishi Sunak would be most likely to lead the Conservatives to victory at the next General Election. (Ipsos MORI) 10 August 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
755-07 Workers Disagree With Their Bosses Over How Productive They Are Working From Home (Click for Details) (UK) British workers who worked at home during the most recent period where the government recommended home working say they are more productive in the homestead (60%). Around a quarter say their location makes little difference, and 17% confess they are less productive in the home office compared to the workplace. Their bosses, however, are not so sure. When it comes to their team, these decision makers are split - 33% think their direct reports are more productive working from home, while 35% think they get less done. (YouGov UK) August 12, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
755-08 Half Of Germans (51 Percent) See Climate Change As The Greatest Challenge For Today's Youth (Click for Details) (Germany) Half of Germans (51 percent) see climate change as the greatest challenge for today's youth. It is interesting to note that respondents aged 55 and over are the most likely to make this statement (60 percent). Among GenZ respondents, i.e. 18- to 24-year-olds, 47 percent say so. These are the results of a recent survey by YouGov in cooperation with Statista. In each case, 46 percent of all Germans believe that affordable housing and financial security in old age will be the greatest challenges for young people. 27 percent say this about potential further wars in Europe and 24 percent about the social division. (YouGov Germany) August 11, 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
755-09 Energy Supply Is Currently The Most Important Issue For Germans (Click for Details) (Germany) 27 percent of German citizens entitled to vote say they will vote for the CDU/CSU if there were a federal election next Sunday (28 percent in the previous month). The SPD would vote, as in July 2022, 19 percent. The Greens come to 21 percent (20 percent in the previous month). The values of the FDP fall slightly by 1 percentage point to 6 percent, those of the Left in turn rise by 1 percentage point and also land at 6 percent. The AfD would vote for 14 percent of Germans in August 2022 if there were a federal election next Sunday (12 percent in the previous month). (YouGov Germany) August 12, 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
755-10 Two-Thirds Oaf Germans In Favour Of Suspending The Debt Brake (Click for Details) (Germany) 36 percent of Germans are in favor of an unconditional suspension of the debt brake. Three out of ten respondents (29%) would only prefer a suspension if at the same time a continued use of nuclear energy would take place beyond the planned nuclear phase-out, which could enable further price reductions. Such an alternative could represent an interesting compromise for the disunited traffic light coalition on both the debt brake and the nuclear phase-out. (Ipsos Germany) 12 August 2022 3.5 Economy » Poverty (Top)
755-11 Only 5% Of Irish Adults Believe That The Economy Will Improve In The Coming Six Months (Click for Details) (Ireland) Consumer outlook on the Irish economy remains mired at an historic low-point in the third quarter of 2022. Confidence briefly returned to a sense of optimism in January of this year, following the removal of most COVID-19 restrictions. However, war in Ukraine, and the threat of spiralling inflation and possible energy and food shortages, plunged confidence back to a level only seen during the depths of the financial crisis in 2009, and during the second COVID-19 lockdown in October 2020, with no recovery in confidence since then. Now, only 5% of Irish adults believe that the economy will improve in the coming six months. (RED C) August 9, 2022 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
755-12 Nearly Half Of Younger Adults Say They Wish There Were More Parties To Choose From (Click for Details) (USA) Partisan polarization has long been a fact of political life in the United States. But increasingly, Republicans and Democrats view not just the opposing party but also the people in that party in a negative light. Perhaps the most striking change is the extent to which partisans view those in the opposing party as immoral. In 2016, about half of Republicans (47%) and slightly more than a third of Democrats (35%) said those in the other party were a lot or somewhat more immoral than other Americans. Today, 72% of Republicans regard Democrats as more immoral, and 63% of Democrats say the same about Republicans. (PEW) AUGUST 9, 2022 1.4 Domestic Politics » Political Parties (Top)
755-13 Just Over Half Of U S Public Schools Offer Mental Health Assessments For Students; Fewer Offer Treatment (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, just over half of U.S. public schools (55%) provided students with diagnostic mental health assessments to evaluate them for mental health disorders during the 2019-20 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) School Survey on Crime and Safety. These assessments were conducted by a licensed mental health professional employed or contracted by the schools. (PEW) AUGUST 10, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
755-14 Most Americans Who Have Faced Extreme Weather See A Link To Climate Change – Republicans Included (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, around four-in-ten Americans say their local community has experienced severe weather like floods and intense storms (43%) or long periods of unusually hot weather (42%) in the past year, according to the May survey of 10,282 U.S. adults. Smaller shares say their community has experienced droughts or water shortages (31%), major wildfires (21%) or rising sea levels that erode beaches and shorelines (16%). The survey was conducted before recent flooding that killed at least three dozen people in Kentucky and before the outbreak of a major wildfire in California. (PEW) AUGUST 12, 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
755-15 Average American Remains Ok With Higher Taxes On Rich (Click for Details) (USA) Calls for higher taxes for those at the top end of the income and wealth spectrum were a major part of President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. The administration's interest in raising taxes on the rich has continued since Biden took office, including the recently proposed Billionaire Minimum Income Tax law that would require the wealthiest American households to pay a minimum of 20% on all of their income. Over six in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with the way income and wealth are distributed in the U.S. Almost three-quarters worry about the issue, with 46% saying they worry a great deal. (Gallup) AUGUST 12, 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
755-16 As Gun Violence Remains A Major Concern, Americans Favor Stricter Regulations (Click for Details) (USA) The latest FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos Election Tracking poll finds crime or gun violence remains among Americans’ top concerns, albeit distantly behind inflation for most, and that a majority believe gun violence is a larger issue than crime. At the same time, just over six in 10 Americans believe it is more important to control gun violence than protect gun rights, and that the U.S. should have stricter restrictions on gun ownership. In fact, a number of possible restrictions garner bipartisan support. (Ipsos USA) 10 August 2022 4.12 Society » Crime (Top)
755-17 Majority Of Canadians View Pope Francis’ Apology For Residential Schools As A Step Towards Reconciliation (Click for Details) (Canada) Overall, three-in-five (59%) say this, while one-in-three (32%) feel the apology does nothing to move reconciliation forward. Respondents are twice as likely to view it was a “small step” (40%) than a “significant” one (18%). Among a sample of Indigenous respondents, opinions are similar but more muted, with 54 per cent feeling this was a contribution to reconciliation, and 36 per cent feeling the gesture offers no real practical impact. (Angus Reid Institute) August 11, 2022 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs (Top)
AUSTRALIA
755-18 The ALP In Victoria Increases Its Large Election-Winning Lead From A Month Ago, ALP 60.5% cf L-NP 39.5% (Click for Details) (Australia) The result of the Roy Morgan Snap SMS Poll represents an increase in support for the ALP of 3.2% points from the 2018 Victorian State Election won by the ALP 57.3% cf. L-NP 42.7% and the Government led by Premier Daniel Andrews is on track to increase its already large majority in the Victorian Parliament. ALP two-party support in Melbourne is 61.5% while 58.5% in the rest of Victoria. Although the ALP has increased its two-party preferred result since early July, primary support for both major parties is down. Support for the ALP is down 3% points to 40.5% while support for the L-NP was down by 2% points to 27.5%. Support for the Greens increased, up 2% points to 14%. (Roy Morgan) August 14, 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
755-19 Average Rate Of Inflation In FMCG Kantar Baskets Across All 5 Latin American Countries Has Reached 10.4% (Click for Details) Tackling inflation is a daily challenge for Latin American consumers, and the mission to balance household bills has required them to adapt their shopping behaviour. The average rate of inflation in FMCG Kantar baskets across all Latin American countries has reached 10.4% in Q4’21. The approach shoppers have taken to deal with that is by reducing the average volume bought per household, and searching for the store format that will offer them the most profitable relationship. At the same time – and perhaps an unexpected reaction – they have replaced previous product choices with higher value items, a way to preserve the investment. (Kantar) 10 August 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
755-20 8% Of The World's Population Will Still Be Undernourished In 2030, A Worldwide Study By Food And Agriculture Organization (Click for Details) Despite hopes that food security -- which suffered major setbacks in 2020 -- would start to recover in 2021, the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report (SOFI) shows that 2021 brought further setbacks. After remaining basically unchanged for five years, the prevalence of undernourishment** -- the FAO's traditional indicator of the extent of hunger -- increased from 8.0% to 9.3% between 2019 and 2020. It kept rising in 2021, although at a slower pace than the year before, reaching 9.8%. (Gallup) AUGUST 10, 2022 3.5 Economy » Poverty (Top)
755-21 Partisanship Colors Views Of Covid-19 Handling Across 19 Advanced Economies (Click for Details) Publics are increasingly satisfied with the way their country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey in 19 countries. A median of 68% think their country has done a good job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, with majorities saying this in every country surveyed except Japan. However, as the survey also highlights, most believe the pandemic has created greater divisions in their societies and exposed weaknesses in their political systems. (PEW) AUGUST 11, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
755-22 A Median Of 70% Of Adults Across 19 Countries Say They Will Be Worse Off Than Their Parents (Click for Details) When asked how children in their country will fare financially when they grow up, a median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say they will be worse off than their parents, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this spring. At least three-quarters of adults in Japan, France, Italy and Canada say children will be worse off financially than their parents, as do majorities in Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and South Korea. Singapore is the lone country surveyed where a majority of adults (56%) believe the next generation will be better off financially. (PEW) AUGUST 11, 2022 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
755-23 Slightly More Than 2 In 3 (68%) People, On Average, Across 31 Countries Said They Were Concerned About The Impacts Of Climate Change (Click for Details) It feels like the world’s on fire (both literally and figuratively) these days. Heat waves have pummeled people around the globe in 2022, from India and Pakistan this spring to the U.K., France and beyond this summer. There’s been wildfires and deaths linked to the record-setting temperatures. Slightly more than 2 in 3 (68%) people, on average, across 31 countries said they were concerned about the impacts of climate change that were already being seen in their country in an online poll conducted this spring. (Ipsos MORI) 10, August 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Workers Disagree With Their Bosses Over How Productive They Are Working From Home 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.
Workers Disagree With Their Bosses Over How Productive They Are Working From Home The argument against home working has long been that without their ever-watchful bosses, workers will do less at home than they would in their usual workplace. Indeed, before the Conservative leadership contest, Jacob Rees Mogg was leading the charge to boost civil service productivity by getting workers back to the office. However, new YouGov research among workers and business decision-makers reveals disagreement between the two groups about how productive one can be away from the office. British workers who worked at home during the most recent period where the government recommended home working say they are more productive in the homestead (60%). Around a quarter say their location makes little difference, and 17% confess they are less productive in the home office compared to the workplace. Their bosses, however, are not so sure. When it comes to their team, these decision makers are split - 33% think their direct reports are more productive working from home, while 35% think they get less done. Thinking about their company as a whole, only 25% say they think home working is more productive, compared to 38% who say the workplace produces better results. In both cases, around a quarter think it makes no difference to productivity whether employees are in the workplace or at home. Despite their greater suspicions about their workers, when it comes to rating their own performance, only 28% of business decision-makers say they themselves get more done in the workplace than at home. Two in five (44%) say they are more productive at home, while a further 26% say there is no difference whether they’re at the workplace or at home. (YouGov UK) August 12, 2022 Source: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/economy/articles-reports/2022/08/12/workers-disagree-their-bosses-over-how-productive- (Top)
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