Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation January 2023, Issue # 777* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 21 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 46 out of 100 on the world income (prosperity) Index. Click for Details
Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 20 national & multi-country surveys 11 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: Japan (Social Problems ), Singapore (Performance Ratings) – 02 national polls Africa: Nigeria (Health), Batswana (Gender Issues) – 02 national polls Euro Americas: UK(National Image, Employment Issues, Inflation), Russia (Consumer Confidence), France (Health), Germany ( Financial systems & Institutions), Austria (Lifestyle), USA (Ethnicity, Health, Political Parties), Canada ( Nuclear Issues, Sports), Brazil (Performance Ratings), Australia (Consumer Confidence) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos Spain – 20 Countries (Russia/Ukraine War) YouGov Germany – 03 Countries (Science & Technology) Topic of the Week: The Majority Of Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
777-01 One In Four Foreign Interns Told To Quit If Pregnant: Survey (Click for Details) (Japan) A quarter of female foreign technical interns in Japan said they were told they would be dismissed if they became pregnant, according to an Immigration Services Agency survey, the first of its kind. The finding, released on Dec. 23, comes after a guilty verdict against a Vietnamese trainee for abandoning the bodies of stillborn twins. Like many other trainees, the woman feared she would be dismissed or forced to return to her home country if her pregnancy comes to light. In addition, 34 people, or 5 percent of all respondents, said they even signed a contract agreeing to quit if they become pregnant. (Asahi Shimbun) January 13, 2023 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
777-02 Majority Of Singaporeans Positive About Country And Government Performance: YouGov (Click for Details) (Singapore) Latest data from YouGov indicates that majority are content, with close to six in ten saying they are happy with the way things are now (57%). A quarter express opposite sentiment (25%).Generationally, Baby Boomers were most likely to be happy with the way things are currently (67%). Though Millennials made up the smallest proportion of citizens who expressed happiness at the nation’s current standing (50%), Gen Xers were slightly more likely to declare unhappiness (27%). (YouGov Singapore) January 11, 2023 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
AFRICA Region
777-03 Health Insurance Remains A Mirage To Nigerians As 80 Percent Pay Out Of Pocket (Click for Details) (Nigeria) A new public opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls has revealed that most Nigerians pay out of pocket for healthcare at various healthcare facilities across the country as disclosed by 80 percent of adult Nigerians nationwide. While 3 percent reported that their health services are paid for by family and friends, only 17 percent of adult Nigerians claimed to have access to health insurance cover. Furthermore, the poll result revealed that out of the 80 percent who pay out of pocket to access healthcare, 57 percent are willing to pay money monthly or yearly to get enrolled into the health insurance scheme. (NOI Polls) January 11, 2023 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
777-04 Batswana Support Gender Equity, Want Greater Government Action To Promote Equal Rights (Click for Details) (Batswana) According to the World Economic Forum’s (2022) Global Gender Gap Index, Botswana ranks 66th among 146 countries in terms of gender parity in critical dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health, and political leadership. Educational attainment is close to gender-equal in Botswana, with a slightly higher proportion of women with secondary schooling. Asset ownership favours men when it comes to motor vehicles, computers, television sets, and radios but is gender-equal with regard to mobile phones and bank accounts. A larger proportion of women (58%) than of men (52%) say they make independent decisions. (Afrobarometer) 12 January 2023 4.5 Society » Gender Issues (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
777-05 Prince Harry Favourability Falls To New Low In Run Up To ‘Spare’ Launch (Click for Details) (UK) A newly released YouGov survey conducted on 5-6 January shows that just 26% of Britons have a positive view of Prince Harry, the lowest level since we started tracking in 2011. This represents a seven point drop since the previous survey in early December. Currently, approach two thirds of Britons (64%) have a negative view of the fifth in line to the throne, up from 59%. Even younger Britons, who generally tended to hold favourable views of Prince Harry, are now divided, with 41% having a positive impression and 41% a negative one. (YouGov UK) January 09, 2023 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Image (Top)
777-06 Six In Ten (61%) Are Convinced That It Is More Difficult To Be A Surgeon Than Prime Minister (Click for Details) (UK) Of the 24 roles asked about, Britons are most likely to believe that being a surgeon is harder than being PM. Six in ten (61%) are convinced that it is more difficult to be a surgeon than prime minister, with only 17% believing that being a surgeon is easier. After surgeons, Britons are most likely to believe nurses to have it tougher than the PM, with 52% believing nursing to be harder and 29% believing nursing to be easier. A majority also believe being a firefighter (51%) or a soldier (51%) to be harder than being PM with 29% and 28% respectively believing these roles to be easier. (YouGov UK) January 13, 2023 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
777-07 Rising Housing Costs Are Taking Their Toll While Three-Quarters Of People Think Homelessness Will Get Worse (Click for Details) (UK) Ipsos’s report concluded that public opinion had remained stable and supportive of measures designed to address homelessness. The study also highlighted increased concern about respondents’ own housing situation - among respondents who paid rent or mortgage, 46% were concerned about their ability to pay their rent or mortgage in 12 months’ time. It remains to be seen what the impact of rising housing costs will be, and whether the impact on anxiety and stress - 46% said their mental health was being affected by concerns about the cost of their housing, up from 36% before the pandemic – will get better or worse. (Ipsos MORI) 13 January 2023 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
777-08 Romir: The Share Of Spending On FMCG Has Stabilized By The End Of 2022 (Click for Details) (Russia) In December, FMCG goods accounted for 48.3% of Russians' spending. This is 3.0% (1.4 percentage points) more than in November (46.9%). Compared to the same period last year, the index is higher by 2.2%. In December 2021, the annual growth of the index was 2.5%, and in December 2020 - 2.6%. (Romir) 10 January 2023 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
777-09 Multiple Sclerosis: Patients Are Convinced Of The Benefits Of Practicing Physical Activity Or Sport To Better Live With The Disease (Click for Details) (France) Among the various subjects on which they were questioned, it is on the subject of physical activity that these patients self-assess the worst, where more than 2 out of 5 patients answered with a score between 0 and 4. out of 10 (41%). Almost all patients recognize the usefulness of physical activity in the context of MS, regardless of the stage of the disease (91%). The benefits that they recognize in the practice of daily physical activity are multiple. Thus, 98% recognize that daily physical activity is good for the body and 96% that it is also good for morale. (Ipsos France) January 9, 2023 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
777-10 Don't Take Any Risks - Germans Are Often Risk-Averse Insurers (Click for Details) (Germany) The largest group of insurance types are the risk-averse insurers, 38 percent of those surveyed belong to this target group. These consumers tend to shy away from risks and try to protect themselves as well as possible. The risk-averse insurers are often women (57 percent) over the age of 50 (average 52 years). This target group has a lot of trust in banks and financial service providers. However, they feel insecure about financial matters (39 percent each). (YouGov Germany) January 09, 2023 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
777-11 The Majority Of Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism (Click for Details) (Austria) The majority of Austrians draw a clear line between patriotism and nationalism. In a survey by the Austrian Gallup Institute*, 60% of the population believe that there is a difference between these two terms. While patriotism is a very or somewhat positive term for more than half (56%), only a fifth (19%) associate positive things with nationalism. A quarter see patriotism as neutral and only 11% as negative. Young people under the age of 30 are somewhat more skeptical about the term patriotism than older generations. (Gallup Institut) January 12, 2023 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
777-12 U S Congress Continues To Grow In Racial, Ethnic Diversity (Click for Details) (USA) A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White, making the 118th Congress the most racially and ethnically diverse to date. Overall, 133 senators and representatives today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American, American Indian or Alaska Native, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Congressional Research Service. This number has nearly doubled in the two decades since the 108th Congress of 2003-05, which had 67 minority members. (PEW) JANUARY 9, 2023 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
777-13 62% Of American Adults Said The Abortion Should Be Legal In All Or Most Cases (Click for Details) (USA) Pew Research Center has conducted many surveys about abortion over the years, providing a lens into Americans’ views on whether the procedure should be legal, among a host of other questions. In a Center survey conducted after the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision to end the constitutional right to abortion, 62% of U.S. adults said the practice should be legal in all or most cases, while 36% said it should be illegal in all or most cases. Another survey showed that relatively few Americans take an absolutist view on the issue. (PEW) JANUARY 11, 2023 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
777-14 U.S. Party Preferences Evenly Split In 2022 After Shift To GOP (Click for Details) (USA) Americans’ party preferences were evenly divided in 2022, with 45% of U.S. adults identifying as Republican or saying they were Republican-leaning independents, and 44% identifying as Democrats or saying they were Democratic-leaning independents. The last time preferences were this closely divided was in 2011, with Democrats holding at least a three-percentage-point advantage in each year of the past decade. (Gallup) JANUARY 12, 2023 1.4 Domestic Politics » Political Parties (Top)
777-15 Three-In-Five Canadians Want Further Development Of Nuclear Power In The Country (Click for Details) (Canada) New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, half (51%) of Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now approaching three-in-five (57%) say the same. However, two-in-five (43%) Canadians say they would be comfortable with a nuclear power plant operating within 50 kilometres of where they live. That proportion increases when Canadians consider a plant operating within 500 kilometres of their home (58%) or within their province (59%). (Angus Reid Institute) January 11, 2023 3.10 Economy » Nuclear Issues (Top)
777-16 One-In-Nine Sports Fans (11%) Say They’re Watching Less Because Of Serious Injuries In Contact Sports (Click for Details) (Canada) A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian sports fans battling these competing realities.Asked specifically about the incident involving Hamlin, seven per cent of viewers were affected to the point that they are more likely to tune out from contact sports in the future. One-in-three (34%) were upset by the incident but will continue watching, while three-in-five (58%) say that it didn’t affect them personally and is “just an unfortunate part of the game.” This latest catastrophic injury adds to a growing awareness of the risks of contact sports. (Angus Reid Institute) January 13, 2023 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
777-17 Eight Out Of Ten Brazilians Disapprove Of The Acts Of 08/01 In Brasilia (Click for Details) (Brazil) 81% of the Brazilian population does not approve of the acts that took place on January 8 in Brasília, which led to the destruction of the headquarters of the three powers. This is what a survey carried out by Ipsos in the five regions of the country indicates. Only 18% of the participants responded that they approved the act and 1% did not know how to respond. The survey also questioned respondents about who would be responsible for the protests. For 70% of the population, former president Jair Bolsonaro is responsible for the facts. (Ipsos Brazil) January 13, 2023 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
AUSTRALIA
777-18 ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Jumps 4.9pts To 87.4 In Traditional New Year’s Bounce – Highest Since September 2022 (Click for Details) (Australia) During the fifty year history of the Consumer Confidence index we have usually seen an increase in Consumer Confidence in the New Year, although this long-running trend was not in evidence during the bushfires of 2019-20 and the COVID-19 pandemic of the last two years. This week’s increase of 4.9pts to start 2023 is the first increase in the first week of January for five years since January 2018 when the first weekly result was 122.0 (January 6/7, 2018), up 5.5 points on the last week of December 16/17, 2017 (116.5). (Roy Morgan) January 10, 2023 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
777-19 Declining Interest In The War In Ukraine Among European Union Countries (Click for Details) About eight out of ten people in member countries follow news related to the war in Ukraine at least several times a week. However, the frequency with which they follow these news has decreased considerably in recent months, going from daily to weekly.If in April 2022, 41% followed the state of the war several times a day, currently that figure has fallen by 18 points, to 23%, while the number of people who follow the news several times a day has increased by 9 points. (Ipsos Spain) 12 January 2023 2.11 Foreign Affairs & Security » Russia/Ukraine War (Top)
777-20 Metaverse - A Still Unknown World, A Survey In 3 Nations (Click for Details) The exciting world of the Metaverse is currently one of the lynchpins of progressive digitization and promises new technological possibilities and advances. But the new digital world is still relatively unknown in Germany compared to other countries. While just over half of consumers in England (57 percent) and the US (55 percent) have heard of the Metaverse, only 33 percent of Germans are familiar with the virtual world - 61 percent say they have never heard of it to have. In particular, younger and middle-aged respondents (25 to 34 years) are familiar with the metaverse (53 percent). (YouGov Germany) January 13, 2023 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK The Majority Of Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism 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.
The Majority Of Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism The majority of Austrians see a difference between patriotism and nationalism. For more than half, patriotism is a positive term. The solidarity with Austria should primarily be expressed in the participation in elections. The majority of Austrians draw a clear line between patriotism and nationalism. In a survey by the Austrian Gallup Institute*, 60% of the population believe that there is a difference between these two terms. While patriotism is a very or somewhat positive term for more than half (56%), only a fifth (19%) associate positive things with nationalism. A quarter see patriotism as neutral and only 11% as negative. Young people under the age of 30 are somewhat more skeptical about the term patriotism than older generations. (Gallup Institut) January 12, 2023 Source: https://www.gallup.at/de/unternehmen/studien/2023/kein-widerspruch-zwischen-patriotismus-und-weltoffenheit/ (Top)
GILANI-GALLOPEDIA GLOBALITY INDEX: u The purpose of this index is to treat the Global Coverage by each issue of Gallopedia in terms of Population, National Income and estimated Power measured by G20 Membership.
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