Asia http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Three in 10 Chinese smoke, according to Gallup surveys conducted shortly after China's ban on smoking in public places took effect last May. This translates to roughly 320 million adults -- more than the entire U.S. population. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152546/Three-Chinese-Adults-Smoke.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152546/Three-Chinese-Adults-Smoke.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT Iranians are increasingly struggling to afford food and shelter, and 65% say sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the U.S., and Western Europe will hurt the livelihoods of the country's residents "a great deal" or "somewhat." http://www.gallup.com/poll/152510/Iranians-Expect-Feel-Sanctions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152510/Iranians-Expect-Feel-Sanctions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT Pakistanis' increasingly sour views of the U.S. in 2011 underscore how difficult it will be for the two nations to reset their relationship. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152192/Opinion-Briefing-New-Normal-Unclear-Pakistan.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152192/Opinion-Briefing-New-Normal-Unclear-Pakistan.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:45:00 GMT Households worldwide are three times more likely get financial help from individuals within the same country (9%) than from outside the country (3%), according to Gallup's surveys in 135 countries between 2009 and 2010. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151475/Financial-Help-Often-Home-Country-Abroad.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151475/Financial-Help-Often-Home-Country-Abroad.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:30:00 GMT Nine percent of Iranians approved of U.K. and U.S. leadership when Gallup surveyed there in early 2011 and not many more approved of the EU's leadership (12%). The most educated Iranians are more likely to approve of these foreign leaderships than less educated Iranians, regardless of income. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151304/Few-Iranians-Approve-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151304/Few-Iranians-Approve-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:15:00 GMT Gallup surveys in 83 countries indicate that adults who have access to a mentor are nearly three times more likely to say they are planning to start a business (14%) than those who do not have a mentor (5%). http://www.gallup.com/poll/150974/Mentor-Support-Key-Starting-Business.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150974/Mentor-Support-Key-Starting-Business.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT Approval of U.S. leadership among Asian nations that are part of ASEAN or East Asia Summit group ranges from 68% in Cambodia to 16% in India, with many Asians not offering an opinion. Even so, residents in most of these countries are more likely to approve of the U.S. than of China. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150830/Leadership-Approval-Ratings-Top-China-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150830/Leadership-Approval-Ratings-Top-China-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT People worldwide are more likely to perceive the media in their countries as having a lot of freedom than not. A median of 67% say their media have this much freedom, but this view ranges from as low as 27% in Chad to as high as 95% in the Netherlands. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150515/People-Perceive-Media-Freedom-Differently-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150515/People-Perceive-Media-Freedom-Differently-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT Chinese are more positive than Americans are about the job market where they live and about the economic conditions in their communities. But the U.S. still outpaces China on the percentage of those who have formal full-time jobs -- a vital element of sustained economic improvement. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150224/Chinese-Rate-Job-Market-Better-Americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150224/Chinese-Rate-Job-Market-Better-Americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT Nepalese respondents are much more likely to consider Pakistan as posing the greatest threat to South Asian security than Afghanistan or India. Concerns about terrorism overshadow fears about crime, nuclear weapons, and rivalries of India with Pakistan and China. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150143/Nepalese-Pakistan-South-Asia-Greatest-Security-Threat.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150143/Nepalese-Pakistan-South-Asia-Greatest-Security-Threat.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT