Caribbean
Resilient Chile Well-Poised to Recover After Quake
Chileans more confident in government, military than Haitians
March 5, 2010
Chile's economic strength and institutional stability may give its residents an advantage in recovering from last Saturday's major earthquake. Chileans express more confidence in national government than residents of Latin America and the Caribbean on average and far more confidence than Haitians.
Haitians Express High Resolve, Community-Mindedness
Its people may be key assets in Haiti's recovery
March 1, 2010
Gallup polling in Haiti finds the Haitian people to be highly resilient, resourceful, and community-minded. Widespread belief in their own talents and high levels of community engagement may be key assets in the country's recovery and rebuilding.
Quake Sets Back Government Already Weak in Haitians’ Eyes
Confidence in Haiti’s public institutions among the region’s lowest
February 5, 2010
Fewer than one in four Haitians in December 2008 were confident in the country’s national government (24%), judiciary (20%), or elections (19%). That lack of confidence may promote social unrest; one-third of Haitians (33%) said they had been assaulted or mugged in the past year.
Survey Highlights Haitians’ Vulnerability
Access to food, shelter, healthcare less prevalent than in neighboring countries
January 14, 2010
Tuesday’s earthquake devastated a Haitian population that was in many ways already the most vulnerable in the Western Hemisphere. A December 2008 Gallup study shed light on Haitians’ lack of access to basic needs such as food, shelter, and healthcare, even relative to neighboring Dominicans.
Low Wellbeing Linked With Low Per-Capita GDP
Populations express hope for future
October 23, 2007
The countries with the lowest subjective wellbeing span many regions of the world but have one thing in common -- low per-capita GDP.
Sicko On Point?
July 13, 2007
With the recent controversy surrounding Michael Moore's film Sicko, Gallup takes a look at opinions regarding health care from around the world.
