Multi-country http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam As political turmoil grips Honduras, a Gallup Poll survey reveals that 47% of Hondurans perceived their political situation as unstable in September 2008. About one in two respondents said government was most responsible for the country’s political tensions. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121316/Honduras-Saw-Political-Situation-Unstable.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:30:00 GMT In working to thaw U.S. relations with Syria, the Obama administration has considerable anti-American sentiment to overcome. In March 2009, 64% of Syrians expressed an unfavorable view of the United States and 71% disapproved of U.S. leadership. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121250/Ambassador-Syria-Face-Negative-Views.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT In its first report on Arab youth, Gallup Poll findings reveal that many young Arabs who don’t already own businesses plan to start one in the next year. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120776/Arab-Youth-Express-Strong-Entrepreneurial-Spirit.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup finds minorities of young people across many Arab League countries surveyed, except in the Gulf region, satisfied with job creation. Young Arabs perceive obstacles to entering the job market relating to lack of economic, selection system, and workforce readiness. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120755/Arab-Youth-Perceive-Barriers-Economic-Opportunity.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT Amid the EU parliamentary elections now underway, a Flash Eurobarometer poll on women’s attitudes toward the European elections finds that women give more importance to candidates’ experience on European issues rather than to political orientation. Men give roughly equal weight to both these factors. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120773/Election-Women-Vote-Experience-Party.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT New Gallup Polls conducted in 11 Arab countries ahead of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world Thursday find approval of U.S. leadership in many cases is still generally low, but ratings in several countries have improved. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118940/Approval-Leadership-Arab-Countries.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup Polls conducted in 23 sub-Saharan African countries reveal the increasing presence of mosquito nets and use of antimalarial drugs. However, there is little overall change in public opinion on the prevalence of malaria. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118411/Africa-Signs-Hope-Battle-Against-Malaria.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 15 May 2009 09:15:00 GMT Gallup finds that less than half of respondents in many Latin American countries have heard of ethanol. Of those who have heard of it, Gallup finds majorities in nearly every country would support a referendum to start replacing gasoline for ethanol. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118303/Latin-America-Less-Half-Familiar-Ethanol.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT A new report from Gallup and the Coexist Foundation reveals that residents of the U.S. and Canada are more likely than Europeans surveyed to be classified as “integrated.” It also reveals that European Muslims and the general publics have different perceptions of European Muslims’ loyalty to their nations. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118273/Canada-Show-Interfaith-Cohesion-Europe.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 07 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT With increasing reports of swine flu across the globe, Gallup looks at the availability of quality healthcare in nations with confirmed cases of the virus. http://www.gallup.com/video/118123/Views-Healthcare-Nations-Affected-Swine-Flu.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT Worldwide, countries where a higher percentage of the public believes that global warming is a result of human activities use less energy to produce the same amount of GDP. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117835/Views-Global-Warming-Relate-Energy-Efficiency.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT This Earth Day, Gallup reveals the extent to which world citizens vary in their knowledge about global warming and its causes. The data reveal that public awareness of the concept of global warming is distinct from public belief that global warming is a result of human activities. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117772/Awareness-Opinions-Global-Warming-Vary-Worldwide.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT At the start of the fifth Summit of the Americas, Gallup finds that roughly one in three respondents across 20 Latin American nations agree that large companies in their country engage in acts of corporate social responsibility. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117532/Private-Sector-Bigger-Role-Play-Americas.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT A Eurobarometer survey conducted for the European Commission by Gallup reveals that a majority of EU residents (51%) have difficulties striking a correct work-life balance. Single-parent households face most difficulties, and just 22% of two-parent households prefer a situation where both parents work full-time. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117358/Work-Life-Balance-Tilts-Against-Women-Single-Parents.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:30:00 GMT Worldwide, people in more religious countries are more likely than people in more secular countries to perceive intolerance of ethnic and racial minorities in their communities. However, for individual religions and people, the association between religiosity and ethnic intolerance is much more complex. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117337/Religious-Countries-Perceived-Ethnic-Intolerance.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT Despite spending the highest per capita on health, Americans’ satisfaction with their personal health falls near the median among OECD countries. Among OECD members, Gallup finds no clear relationship between government health spending alone and health attitudes. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117205/Americans-Not-Feeling-Health-Benefits-High-Spending.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT Gallup surveys conducted around the world last year suggest a link between the extent to which people in some regions are connected via electronic communications, including Internet access in the home, and their likelihood to disapprove of the job performance of U.S. leadership. http://www.gallup.com/poll/116596/Faces-Challenges-Communications-Users-Abroad.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT People living in countries where more people say religion is important in their daily lives are much more likely than those living in countries where fewer people say religion is important to report that their communities are not good places to live for gays and lesbians. http://www.gallup.com/poll/116491/Religiosity-Perceived-Intolerance-Gays-Lesbians.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup Polls conducted in 2008 reveal that in countries where average annual incomes are $2,000 or less, religiosity makes a difference in residents’ emotional health and their likelihood to report positive experiences and interactions. These effects are smaller or absent among residents in rich-world countries. http://www.gallup.com/poll/116449/Religion-Provides-Emotional-Boost-World-Poor.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT In terms of their likelihood to say religion is important in their daily lives, U.S. state populations span a range that invites comparisons to some predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East, as well as to some relatively secular nations in Europe and developed East Asia. http://www.gallup.com/poll/114211/Alabamians-Iranians-Common.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:00:00 GMT Across 29 European countries, Northern and Western Europeans are more likely than their counterparts in former communist nations to say their supervisor treats them more as a partner than a boss. Gallup also finds that such partnerships correspond to higher job satisfaction and higher productivity. http://www.gallup.com/poll/114076/Western-Europe-Partners-Bosses.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT The Obama administration faces an immense task in rebuilding the United States’ brand in the Middle East/North Africa, where the regional median approval of U.S. leadership is 15%. Gallup Polls suggest Obama’s plan to expedite withdrawal from Iraq could help improve some residents’ opinions. http://www.gallup.com/poll/114007/Opinion-Briefing-Image-Middle-East-North-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT Gallup Polls conducted in 143 countries find France’s leadership enjoying relatively high approval in many regions; in the recent Georgian and Gaza crises, consistent and balanced approval ratings toward the French government likely bolstered French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s influence as arbiter. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113941/France-Leadership-Enjoys-Relatively-High-Approval.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT It bodes well for Barack Obama’s goal of strengthening ties in Latin America that Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is no more popular overall in the region than U.S. leadership has been. However, any Latin America policy should recognize that the region’s leftward tilt has the legitimacy of public support. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113902/Opinion-Briefing-Latin-America-Leftists.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT With the Obama administration saying it will take “a ‘bottom-up’ approach to ensuring that America remains a positive force in the world,” Gallup Polls conducted across sub-Saharan Africa suggest that foreign aid directed at infrastructure needs, in addition to health, would be well-received. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113872/Opinion-Briefing-Achieving-Gains-Africa.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT