Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation November 2022, Issue # 764-769* 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 33 national & multi-country surveys 11 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: Japan (Education, National Trust), India (Perceptions on Performance), Pakistan (Disasters, Health, Inflation, Energy Issues ), Libya (Family), Saudi Arabia ( Sports)– 09 national polls Africa: Malawi (Poverty), Lesotho (Gender Issues) – 02 national polls Euro Americas: UK(National Image, Health, Inflation, Energy Issues), France (Science & Technology, Education), Germany (Russia/Ukraine War, Immigration, Sports), Spain ( Environment), Italy (Financial systems & Institutions), USA (Regional Issues, Ethnicity, Elections, Religion), Australia(Energy Issues, , Financial systems & Institutions, Employment Issues ) – 18 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos India – 34 Countries (Health) YouGov Italy – 11 Countries (Entertainment) YouGov Italy – 18 Countries (Science & Technology) YouGov Germany – 24 Countries (Financial systems & Institutions) Topic of the Week: 30% Americans See A Third Xi Term As A Major Problem For The U S; Other Concerns About China Have Grown Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
764-769-01 81.8 Percent College Students Say The Satisfaction Level Of Their School Life Was Affected By The Pandemic (Click for Details) (Japan) The percentage of young adults born in 2001 who report being mentally healthy and have good relationships with their friends has fallen during the novel coronavirus pandemic, a government survey showed. When asked about their mental state, 33.2 percent either said they “always” or “almost always” spent their time feeling cheerful and happy, a decrease of 5.9 percentage points from a previous survey conducted when they were third-year high school students. (Asahi Shimbun) October 27, 2022 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
764-769-02 Approval Rate For Japanese PM Kishida Cabinet Falls To Record Low Of 37% (Click for Details) (Japan) The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet slid to a record low of 37 percent as criticism continued over his handling of Unification Church issues, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed. It was the first time the approval rate has dipped under 40 percent—the ratio in the previous survey taken in October—since Kishida took power in October 2021. It was the third straight month for the disapproval rating to exceed the approval rating. Among voters who support the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, 68 percent approve of the Cabinet, while 25 percent voiced disapproval, the survey showed. (Asahi Shimbun) November 14, 2022 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Trust (Top)
764-769-03 Urban Indians Worry About Unemployment, Corruption, Crime, Poverty, And Climate Change In October 2022 (Click for Details) (India) The October wave of the monthly Ipsos What Worries the World survey shows urban Indians are most worried about unemployment (39%), financial and political corruption (27%), crime and violence (25%), poverty, and social inequality (22%) and climate change (22%). Interestingly, while 2 in 10 of urban Indians were worried about inflation (21%), India was placed last among 29 markets in its worry around inflation. (Ipsos India) 30 October 2022 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
764-769-04 2 In 5 Pakistanis From Flood Affected Areas Say That There Has Been An Outbreak Of Some Disease In Their Area (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 2 in 5 people say that there has been an outbreak of some disease in their area A representative sample of adult men and women from the flood borne areas was asked the following question: “God forbid, has there been an outbreak of any disease in your area?” 60% responded ‘No’ while 40% said ‘Yes’ Question: “God forbid, has there been an outbreak of any disease in your area?” (Gallup Pakistan) October 18, 2022 4.14 Society » Disasters (Top)
764-769-05 Almost 80% Pakistani's Report That They Have Not Been Taking Any Medicine Nowadays (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, almost 80% report that they have not been taking any medicine nowadays. Out of the ones who do, Panadol and Tenormin were revealed to be the most common medicines people take A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the following question regarding, “Are you taking any type of medicine nowadays?” 17% said yes while 83% responded no. (Gallup Pakistan) October 31, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
764-769-06 Inflation Is The Most Cited Problem That Businesses (54%) Would Like The Government To Solve By The End Of 2022 (Click for Details) (Pakistan) A nationally representative sample of businesses from across the country was asked the following question regarding, “Which problems affecting your business considerably would you want the government to solve?” 54% said inflation, 12% said that they had no issues, 10% said they wanted relief on utility bills, 8% responded that purchasing power should be improved, 6% said devaluation of the Pakistani currency was an issue, 6% responded political instability, 4% said taxes, 4% said transport issues, 3% said they wanted financial support, 2% responded inconsistency of government policies was an issue. (Gallup Pakistan) November 15, 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
764-769-07 72% Of Businesses Say That They Face Loadshedding, An 11% Increase From The First Quarter Of The Year (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 72% of businesses say that they face loadshedding, an 11% increase from the first quarter of the year. The complete report for the Business Confidence Survey Q4 2022 can be accessed here A nationally representative sample of businesses from across the country was asked the following question regarding, “Was there load shedding in your business today?” 72% responded yes while 28% said no. Question: “Was there load shedding in your business today?” (Gallup Pakistan) November 17, 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
MENA
764-769-08 Libyans Want Citizenship For Children Of Women Married To Foreigners (Click for Details) (Libya) The Arab Barometer Wave VII survey (2022) in Libya shows that the majority (57 percent) supports granting citizenship to children of women married to foreigners. This support is uniform across age groups, income levels, and educational attainment. Women tend to be more supportive (62 percent) compared to men (52 percent). The decree is an important step toward resolving the issue of Libyan women married to foreigners, but more is still needed to ensure full equality in the country. (Arabbarometer) October 20, 2022 4.2 Society » Family (Top)
764-769-09 Gamers8 Putting KSA On The Esports Map (Click for Details) (Saudi Arabia) The Saudi Arabian Esports sector continues to grow in 2022, thanks to the ambitious National Gaming and Esports Strategy which was announced by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and which aims to position Saudi Arabia as ‘the global hub’ for sports and gaming by 2030. Gamers8, the global gaming and Esports festival, was held over the period of eight weeks during the summer of 2022. (Ipsos Saudi Arabia) 19 October 2022 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
AFRICA Regions
764-769-10 Under One Government After Another, More And More Malawians Live In Poverty (Click for Details) (Malawi) Shortages of basic necessities affect most Malawians. More than six in 10 citizens (63%) say they or someone in their family went without a cash income “many times” or “always” during the previous year. Substantial numbers of people report frequently going without enough food (35%), medical care or medicines (34%), cooking fuel (29%), and clean water (24%). Based on these shortages, three-fourths of Malawians experienced either moderate (38%) or high (37%) lived poverty during the previous year. (Afrobarometer) 31 October 2022 3.5 Economy » Poverty (Top)
764-769-11 Lesotho Endorse Equality For Women, Including The Right Of A Princess To Succeed A s Chief (Click for Details) (Lesotho) In Lesotho, men trail women in educational achievement, with less secondary schooling and a greater proportion who lack formal education altogether. Women and men are about equally likely to own a mobile phone, a radio, a television, a motor vehicle, and a computer, but more men than women report owning a bank account (42% vs. 37%). About eight in 10 Basotho (79%) say women should have the same rights as men to own and inherit land. (Afrobarometer) 8 November 2022 4.5 Society » Gender Issues (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
764-769-12 Public Image Of Charles Improves As He Moves From Prince Of Wales To King (Click for Details) (UK) In the period after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the proclamation of King Charles III, the new monarch saw his favourability ratings improve compared with when he was Prince of Wales earlier this year. In March of this year, 43% said they viewed then-Prince Charles favourably, but by the end of September this rose by 11 points to 54% favourability towards him as King. (Ipsos MORI) 31 October 2022 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Image (Top)
764-769-13 Half Of Over 65s Are Concerned About Catching COVID-19 Themselves, Compared To Just A Fifth Of 18-24s, As We Head Into Winter 2022 (Click for Details) (UK) Around half of Britons are worried about both the number of people catching COVID-19 (49%), and the number of people being hospitalised with the illness (53%) increasing this winter. People are less worried about catching it themselves, with just over one in three (37%) saying so. Older Britons are more concerned about COVID than their younger peers: half of over 65s (53%) are concerned about catching COVID-19 themselves, compared to just a fifth (21%) of 18-24s, while 70% of the oldest group are worried about increasing hospitalisations, compared to 47% of the youngest group. (YouGov UK) November 1, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
764-769-14 9 In 10 Britons Worry About Cost Of Living For The Country (Click for Details) (UK) 9 in 10 are worried about cost of living for the country as a whole while around 8 in 10 are concerned for themselves and people in the area they live. 1 in 4 say they have already used credit cards for essentials or skipped meals in response to the cost of living. 1 in 3 are finding it difficult to pay their energy bills and a similar proportion of mortgage holders and renters report rises in their housing payments. 4 in 10 would trust Keir Starmer to reduce cost of living if he was Prime Minister, 1 in 3 say the same for Rishi Sunak. (Ipsos MORI) 2 November 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
764-769-15 6 In 10 Britons Are Concerned About Potential Blackouts This Winter (Click for Details) (UK) With winter settling in, energy use increasing and energy companies warning of blackouts to come, it may come as no surprise to see almost 6 in 10 (57%) Britons concerned about blackouts in their area over the winter. 4 in 10 (40%) say they are not concerned. Women (65%) are more likely than men (48%) to be concerned. While many are worried about potential blackouts, fewer think they are likely. Just under half (48%) think blackouts are likely in Britain generally while 41% think they are probable in their house specifically. (Ipsos MORI) 20 November 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
764-769-16 Electric Shift In The Automobile: The French Are Not Convinced (Click for Details) (France) The study conducted by Ipsos for Le Mondial de l'Auto reports French people who are not convinced by the possibility of a future global transition to electric in the automobile: they are 25% to think that their fellow citizens will be ready for all-electric in 2035. This leaves 75% skeptical: 37% think that the French will "rather" not be ready, and 38% "not at all". These opinions remain the same regardless of the territory, for example the city dwellers of the Paris agglomeration are only 8% to estimate that the French are quite ready. (Ipsos France) 21 October 2022 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
764-769-17 1 In 2 French People Believe That It Is Not Because A Scientist Specialized In A Subject Shows Him A Scientific Fact That It Is True (Click for Details) (France) As the main players in scientific discoveries, researchers have the confidence of the vast majority of French people to find solutions to the problems of our time: 76% trust researchers in the public sector and 68% trust those in the private sector. 72% think that they provide solutions to the problems encountered today and 70% think that they are the main answer to major contemporary challenges. There is no area of research for which they mostly want and consider that it is possible to stop doing research. About 3/4 of French people want us to continue to do research in the field of renewable energies (75%), vaccines (75%), viruses (73%) or genetics for human health (70%). (Ipsos France) 28 October 2022 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
764-769-18 The Proportion Of Satisfaction Drops From 51 To 45 Percent, After Ukraine War (Click for Details) (Germany) The perceived prosperity of Germans has fallen significantly since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. According to the surveys of the National Prosperity Index for Germany (NAWI-D), 54 percent of all Germans were still very satisfied in December 2021, but in September of this year it was only 50 percent of respondents. It is striking that the sense of prosperity among people in East Germany, including Berlin, is declining disproportionately. The proportion of very satisfied people drops from 51 to 45 percent, while at the same time the proportion of very dissatisfied people rises from 13 to 18 percent. (Ipsos Germany) 13 October 2022 2.11 Foreign Affairs & Security » Russia/Ukraine War (Top)
764-769-19 Despite A Shortage Of Skilled Workers: Germans Are Sceptical About Easing Immigration Rules (Click for Details) (Germany) Only one in five German citizens (20%) is in favour of facilitating the immigration of skilled workers, while only one in ten (10%) supports an additional relaxation for non-skilled workers. On the other hand, a clear majority of Germans (70%) are critical of simplified immigration from third countries. 37 percent of respondents would like to maintain the status quo in immigration law, another third (33 percent) are even in favor of tightening it. (Ipsos Germany) (Ipsos Germany) 18 October 2022 4.8 Society » Immigration (Top)
764-769-20 Almost Half (46%) Of Germans Plan To Watch At Least Part Of The 2022 Fifa World Cup (Click for Details) (Germany) For a majority of those who plan to follow the World Cup in Qatar, at least partially, the community idea is in the foreground. In Germany, three-quarters of respondents (73%) say they want to watch football matches with friends or family, and 85% worldwide. Every second German (51%) also intends to visit bars or other venues to watch World Cup matches. More than a third (37%) even say they do not want to go to school or work in case of doubt to watch certain World Cup matches. (Ipsos Germany) 16 November 2022 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
764-769-21 1 In 4 People In Spain Would Support Raising Taxes On Non-Renewable Energy To Fight Climate Change (Click for Details) (Spain) The measures to fight against climate change where the population is most divided, are those related to taxing displacements with the greatest environmental impact (39% on average), 37% in the case of Spain. On the other hand, a 37% global average would require all food establishments to offer vegan options, the same % as in Spain; and the third most controversial policy is related toprohibiting gasoline, gas and diesel vehiclesin the central areas of cities and towns to create vehicle-free zones, 37% of global average and 33% in Spain. (Ipsos Spain) 4 November 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
764-769-22 52% Of Italians Have Basic Knowledge Of Personal Finance Topics (Click for Details) (Italy) With these three questions related to inflation, diversification and the difference between stock and bond, we determined that52% of Italians have basic knowledge of personal finance topics, having answered all three questions correctly. The topic of inflation is the best known, understandable given if considering the amount of information that nowadays revolves around this issue, while there still seems to be some confusion about the concepts of diversification and the difference between stock and bond, where substantially increase people are not able to place the topic with the answers provided (I do not know). (YouGov Italy) October 24, 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
764-769-23 30% Americans See A Third Xi Term As A Major Problem For The U S; Other Concerns About China Have Grown (Click for Details) (USA) A 57% majority of Americans say the partnership between China and Russia is a very serious problem for the U.S., while half say the same about China’s military power. At least four-in-ten see tensions between China and Taiwan (43%), China’s policies on human rights (42%) and economic competition with China (41%) as very serious problems.Since March, there have been some changes in Americans’ views of the key challenges for the U.S. when it comes to China. (PEW) OCTOBER 19, 2022 2.5 Foreign Affairs & Security » Regional Issues (Top)
764-769-24 About Two-Thirds Of U S Adults (65%) Say That Individual Racism Against Black People Is More Of A Bigger Problem Than Structural Racism (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, about two-thirds of U.S. adults (65%) say that, when it comes to racism against Black people in our country today, racism by individual people is a bigger problem than racism in our laws. Around a quarter (23%) say that racism in our laws is the bigger problem, while another 10% say that there is no discrimination against Black people in the country today. Most White (70%), Asian (65%) and Hispanic (63%) adults say that racism by individuals is the larger of the two issues when it comes to racism against Black people. About one-in-ten White (11%), Asian (12%) and Hispanic (12%) adults say is there no discrimination against Black people in the U.S. today. (PEW) NOVEMBER 15, 2022 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
764-769-25 Most Americans Say It’s Very Important To Vote To Be A Good Member Of Society (Click for Details) (USA) By comparison, fewer than half of Americans say it’s very important to get a COVID-19 vaccine (44%), to make choices that help reduce the effects of global climate change (42%), or to follow what’s happening in politics in their own country (37%) to be a good member of society. Fewer – around two-in-ten – say it’s very important to follow current events in other countries (22%) or attend religious services frequently (22%). And only 13% say it’s very important to join demonstrations about issues they think are important to be a good member of society. (PEW) NOVEMBER 4, 2022 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
764-769-26 45% Of Americans Say US Should Be A ‘Christian Nation’ (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, six-in-ten U.S. adults – including nearly seven-in-ten Christians – say they believe the founders “originally intended” for the U.S. to be a Christian nation. And 45% of U.S. adults – including about six-in-ten Christians – say they think the country “should be” a Christian nation. A third say the U.S. “is now” a Christian nation. At the same time, a large majority of the public expresses some reservations about intermingling religion and government. For example, about three-quarters of U.S. adults (77%) say that churches and other houses of worship should not endorse candidates for political offices. (PEW) OCTOBER 27, 2022 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
AUSTRALIA
764-769-27 Solar Energy Systems On Households Have More Than Doubled Since 2018 – Now At Nearly A Third Of All Households (32.3%) (Click for Details) (Australia) The latest Roy Morgan research shows over 3.2 million Australian households (32.3% of all households) now own a Solar Energy System in the year to June 2022, up from only 1.32 million (14%) in the year to June 2018. Ownership of Solar Energy Systems is clearly highest in South Australia (44.5%) and Western Australia (43.0%) and well over a third of households in Queensland (37.9%) also own Solar Energy Systems for one of the stated purposes of rooftop solar, heated pool or hot water. (Roy Morgan) October 18, 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
764-769-28 PayPal And BPAY Are Australia’s Most Frequently Used Digital Payment Services – Although Afterpay Is More Well-Known (Click for Details) (Australia) PayPal is the market leader and was used by 9.8 million Australians (46.1%) in the year to September 2022 to be just ahead of BPAY, now used by over 9.3 million people (43.8%). The two services are used by almost three times as many people as the third placed Afterpay, now used by over 3.2 million people (15.2%). However, despite the high usage of both services, it is relative ‘upstart’ Afterpay that is the most well-known digital payment service in Australia with over 17.2 million Australians (81.3%) aware of the popular buy-now-pay-later service that was bought out by Silicon Valley ‘tech giant’ Square almost a year ago. (Roy Morgan) October 25, 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
764-769-29 Australian Unemployment Increases To 9.2% In October As Final COVID-19 Restrictions End (Click for Details) (Australia) Unemployment in October increased 160,000 to 1.36 million Australians (9.2% of the workforce) although under-employment was virtually unchanged at 1.55 million (10.5% of the workforce). Overall unemployment and under-employment increased 152,000 to 2.92 million (19.7% of the workforce). The workforce in October was 14,830,000 (down 77,000 from September) – comprised of 13,468,000 employed Australians (down 237,000) and 1,362,000 unemployed Australians looking for work (up 160,000). (Roy Morgan) November 14, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
764-769-30 58% Of Global Citizens Claim To Think Of Their Mental Health Often, A Study Among 34 Nations (Click for Details) On being asked what holds more priority - Mental wellbeing or Physical wellbeing? 76% global citizens said both are equally important, while urban Indians had split views – 49% saying both are equally important, while 31% prioritized mental wellbeing, 18% chose physical wellbeing over mental. How does the system in India treat the mental & physical wellbeing? The respondents said it was a mixed bag: 35% believed both mental and physical health were treated equally, 32% felt physical health was given more importance, while 27% mental health was prioritized by the system. (Ipsos India) 10 October 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
764-769-31 YouGov Survey Of 11 Western Countries Has Revealed That Halloween Is Perceived Skeptically In All Of Them (Click for Details) A new YouGov survey of 11 Western countries has revealed that Halloween is perceived skeptically in all of them – especially those outside of North America. We asked more than 12,000 people if they thought Halloween was celebrated more because it was perceived as a "real" celebration or if it was a holiday that would not be celebrated were it not for the strong commercial pressure it receives. Americans and Canadians are the most likely to view Halloween as a true celebration (34% in each country). However, a lower percentage than the 51% and 55% of people who think it is more celebrated due to commercial pressure. (YouGov Italy) October 27 2022 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
764-769-32 The Majority Of Global Consumers (60%) Prefer To Go To A Physical Store For Purchase Of Food Products, Asked To The Consumers Of 18 Markets (Click for Details) YouGov in a recent survey asked consumers in 18 international markets if they would rather buy certain products in-store than online. When it comes to food products, the majority of global consumers (60%) prefer to go to a physical store for purchase. With regards to over-the -counter medicines , for example, global consumers seem divided on whether they prefer to buy in person (46%). Regarding health and beauty products , this purchase preference drops to 31%. The data therefore suggests that, for these types of products, the benefits of in-store shopping are not as important to consumers. (YouGov Italy) November 3, 2022 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
764-769-33 Globally, 31 Percent Of Consumers Like To Take Risks In The Stock Market, A Study In 24 Countries (Click for Details) In a global comparison, Germans tend to be more risk-averse on the stock market, with the vast majority of German consumers (71 percent) disagreeing with the statement “I like taking risks on the stock market”. Conversely, about a fifth of Germans (21 percent) are willing to take risks on the stock exchange. Only in the UK are consumers more risk averse, with 72% of Britons reluctant to take financial risks in the stock market and just 15% saying the opposite. The Czech Republic is on par with Germany at 71 percent and has the lowest approval rate of all the markets surveyed, with only 10 percent of Czechs willing to take risks on the stock market. (YouGov Germany) November 11, 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK 30% Americans See A Third Xi Term As A Major Problem For The U S; Other Concerns About China Have Grown 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.
30% Americans See A Third Xi Term As A Major Problem For The U S; Other Concerns About China Have Grown Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to secure a third term in office during the country’s 20th Communist Party congress, a gathering held every five years that began in Beijing on Oct. 16. For Americans, however, the potential for a third term for Xi is not among the most pressing concerns when it comes to China, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Only three-in-ten Americans say it is a very serious problem for the United States if Xi assumes a third term as China’s leader. Larger shares express concern about the other issues asked about in the survey, which was conducted Oct. 10-16 among 5,098 U.S. adults. How we did this For example, a 57% majority of Americans say the partnership between China and Russia is a very serious problem for the U.S., while half say the same about China’s military power. At least four-in-ten see tensions between China and Taiwan (43%), China’s policies on human rights (42%) and economic competition with China (41%) as very serious problems. Since March, there have been some changes in Americans’ views of the key challenges for the U.S. when it comes to China. The public is now 8 percentage points more likely than in March to say that tensions between mainland China and Taiwan are a very serious problem for the U.S. The increase follows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August, a trip that made her the highest-ranking U.S. lawmaker to visit in 25 years and led to strong Chinese criticism and military maneuvers, among other responses. China’s military power is also of growing concern to Americans. The public is 7 points more likely than in March to see China’s military capacity as a very serious problem. Beyond China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait following Pelosi’s visit, China has been expanding its naval capacity and has bolstered its presence in the Pacific thorough recent security pacts and the creation of artificial islands. The sense that economic competition with China is a very serious problem for the U.S. has similarly intensified since March. The share of Americans who express concern about competing with China economically has grown by 6 points since then. President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law in August and recently announced further measures to curb China’s access to and ability to produce advanced computer chips, citing concerns about U.S.  competitiveness and national security. Roughly half of Americans were also concerned about China’s growing technological power in a separate Pew Research Center survey in 2021. While China’s partnership with Russia remains a top concern for Americans, the public is 5 points less likely than in March to see this as a very serious problem for the U.S. The earlier survey was fielded just a few weeks after Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. The share of Americans who see China’s human rights policies as a very serious problem for the U.S. is unchanged from March. As has often been the case, older Americans are more concerned than younger Americans about each of the items asked about in the Center’s new survey. For example, those 65 and older are 32 percentage points more likely than those ages 18 to 29 to see China’s military power as a very serious problem for the U.S., and these older Americans are 12 points more likely than the youngest adults to say the same about China’s policies on human rights. Similarly, Republicans and independents who lean to the Republican Party are more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to see most issues in the bilateral relationship as very serious problems. This is true across five of the six problems posed in the Center’s new survey; the one exception is China’s policies on human rights, which similar shares of Republicans and Democrats see as a very serious problem for the U.S. (43% each). On many issues, conservative Republicans stand apart from moderate and liberal Republicans. Conservative Republicans, for instance, are the most likely to describe China-Taiwan tensions as a serious problem for the U.S. (54%), while moderate and liberal Republicans (40%) differ little from conservative and moderate Democrats (41%) or liberal Democrats (42%). Americans with at least a college degree are also slightly less likely than those with less schooling to see some of these problems as very serious for the U.S. The educational gap is largest when it comes to Xi assuming a third term as the leader of China: College graduates are 8 points less likely than nongraduates to see this as a very serious problem (25% vs. 33%). There are no differences of opinion by education on the question of the China-Russia partnership or tensions between mainland China and Taiwan. Majority of Americans say the U.S. should continue political visits to Taiwan When asked if the U.S. should continue to have high-level politicians visit Taiwan even if it harms bilateral relations with China, 54% of Americans say it should. In contrast, 38% say the U.S. should prioritize relations with China rather than sending politicians to Taiwan. Men are more likely than women to favor diplomatic visits, as are Americans with a college degree relative to those with less schooling. (Women and those with less education were more likely to skip this question.) There are no significant partisan differences in Americans’ opinions of how the U.S. should approach future diplomatic travel to Taiwan. Republicans are as likely as Democrats (56% each) to prioritize U.S. officials visiting Taiwan. But there are marked differences between conservative Republicans and moderate and liberal Republicans on this question, as well as between more moderate and conservative Democrats and liberal Democrats. In fact, conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats are about equally likely to say the U.S. should continue to send high-level politicians to Taiwan (61% vs. 64%), while moderates in each party are considerably less likely to hold this view (48% of moderate and liberal Republicans say this, as do 49% of moderate and conservative Democrats). Americans who think tensions between mainland China and Taiwan are a very serious problem for the U.S. are more likely than those who say they are less serious to think high-level visits should be pursued (63% vs. 49%). (PEW) OCTOBER 19, 2022 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/10/19/few-americans-see-a-third-xi-term-as-a-major-problem-for-the-u-s-other-concerns-about-china-have-grown/ (Top)
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