Multi-country http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam 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 Europeans' and Americans' confidence in their financial institutions has followed a similar trajectory throughout the global economic crisis, suggesting a strong link between the two struggling economies. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT A median of 12% of EU residents in 2011 said it was a good time to find a job where they live, while a median of 80% said it was a bad time. Residents of Greece were most pessimistic, while Germans were most optimistic. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152228/Europeans-Poor-Job-Market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152228/Europeans-Poor-Job-Market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT Europeans had little faith in their national governments and financial institutions in 2011 compared with other key institutions, likely reflecting dissatisfaction with the economic turmoil gripping the EU. Europeans trusted their military (69%) and honesty of elections (59%) the most. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151715/National-Governments-Low-Marks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151715/National-Governments-Low-Marks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:15:00 GMT More Europeans are "suffering" than "thriving" in several countries hard-hit by the financial crisis. More than one in five residents rate their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering in Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, and Portugal. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151544/Suffering-Thriving-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151544/Suffering-Thriving-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:45:00 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 Views about local economic situations are deteriorating in several EU countries hard-hit by the European debt crisis, including Italy and Portugal. Those in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland are among the most negative, while views in Finland, Germany, Luxembourg are the most positive. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:30:00 GMT While the vast majority of residents across 19 sub-Saharan African countries know how to prevent HIV/AIDS, their reported use of condoms is much lower, including in countries with high HIV rates. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:00 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