October 21, 2008
Across 14 Latin American countries, most residents do not express a preference for either Barack Obama or John McCain, though attention to the election is somewhat higher in more prosperous countries. Among those who do offer an opinion, Obama ...
September 26, 2008
In Latin America, Gallup Polls reveal people who say they are more talented and more comfortable with computers are more likely to wish to migrate. However, those with a college degree or higher are less likely to report a desire to migrate ...
August 6, 2008
Peru’s political tensions are reflected in a simple contradiction: While Peruvians are most likely to say they are more socialist than capitalist in their attitudes, they are also most likely to say their country is more capitalist than ...
July 16, 2008
As a third round of Argentine farm strikes ends, Gallup reveals that in 2007, rural respondents were twice as likely to have voiced their opinions to public officials as urbanites.
July 15, 2008
Protestant groups have spread through Latin America in recent decades, sparking interest in possible economic effects in the region. Polls from 2007 show Protestants are somewhat more likely than Catholics to have plans for improving their ...
April 24, 2008
Income from increased economic growth in Latin America would be well spent improving educational opportunities. A median 56% of residents across 25 Latin American nations Gallup surveyed say most children in their country have the opportunity to ...
April 15, 2008
Across 25 Latin American countries surveyed in 2006 and 2007, a median 41% of residents say children in their country are treated with dignity and respect. That’s far below the median result for any other global region, including Africa, where ...
March 17, 2008
A new public pension program in Chile may help relieve the concerns of Chileans dissatisfied with efforts to deal with the poor (64%) and those who are very worried about not having enough money for retirement (45%).
March 12, 2008
More than half of the citizens of Mexico (51%) say there are gangs where they live and 38% say drug trafficking takes place in their neighborhoods.
March 5, 2008
Even before the current dispute between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, few citizens of these countries approved of the leadership of the others.
