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Topline Questionnaire 1 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Topline Questionnaire Pew Research Center Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey Methodological notes: Survey results are based on national samples. For further details on sample designs, see our international survey methods database. Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100%. The topline “total” columns show 100%, because they are based on unrounded numbers. www.pewresearch.org 2 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q1. To begin, how would you describe your day today — has it been a typical day, a particularly good day or a particularly bad day? A particularly A particularly A typical day good day bad day DK/Refused Total United States Spring, 2016 47 45 6 1 100 Canada Spring, 2016 48 45 6 1 100 France Spring, 2016 70 24 5 1 100 Germany Spring, 2016 73 21 6 1 100 Greece Spring, 2016 82 13 5 0 100 Hungary Spring, 2016 77 16 7 0 100 Italy Spring, 2016 78 17 5 0 100 Netherlands Spring, 2016 69 25 5 1 100 Poland Spring, 2016 86 10 3 1 100 Spain Spring, 2016 79 13 8 1 100 Sweden Spring, 2016 61 33 5 0 100 United Kingdom Spring, 2016 62 30 7 1 100 Australia Spring, 2016 56 38 6 1 100 China Spring, 2016 70 24 4 2 100 India Spring, 2016 70 27 3 0 100 Japan Spring, 2016 89 9 2 0 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 43 47 9 0 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 15 72 12 0 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 40 44 16 0 100 Q2. Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in our country today? Satisfied Dissatisfied DK/Refused Total Greece Spring, 2016 5 95 0 100 Hungary Spring, 2016 40 59 1 100 Poland Spring, 2016 43 50 7 100 China Spring, 2016 86 10 4 100 India Spring, 2016 65 33 2 100 Japan Spring, 2016 47 45 9 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 40 56 4 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 20 79 1 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 24 74 1 100 www.pewresearch.org 3 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q3. Now thinking about our economic situation, how would you describe the current economic situation in (survey country) — is it very good, somewhat good, somewhat bad or very bad? Somewhat Very good good Somewhat bad Very bad DK/Refused Total United States Spring, 2016 5 39 33 21 2 100 Canada Spring, 2016 3 45 35 13 4 100 France Spring, 2016 2 10 50 36 1 100 Germany Spring, 2016 15 60 18 4 3 100 Greece Spring, 2016 0 2 20 77 0 100 Hungary Spring, 2016 2 35 47 15 1 100 Italy Spring, 2016 4 29 34 32 1 100 Netherlands Spring, 2016 5 57 28 10 1 100 Poland Spring, 2016 3 46 38 8 6 100 Spain Spring, 2016 1 12 36 50 1 100 Sweden Spring, 2016 9 67 17 6 1 100 United Kingdom Spring, 2016 4 43 33 14 5 100 Australia Spring, 2016 5 52 31 9 3 100 China Spring, 2016 33 54 10 1 3 100 India Spring, 2016 35 45 11 6 3 100 Japan Spring, 2016 1 29 53 15 3 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 6 40 27 26 1 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 6 23 22 49 1 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 10 18 25 45 3 100 Q4. And over the next 12 months do you expect the economic situation in our country to improve a lot, improve a little, remain the same, worsen a little or worsen a lot? Improve a Remain the Improve a lot little same Worsen a little Worsen a lot DK/Refused Total China Spring, 2016 22 54 17 4 0 3 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 23 33 11 11 16 5 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 52 34 3 3 4 4 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 42 20 13 9 14 2 100 Q5. Now thinking about your personal economic situation, how would you describe it — is it very good, somewhat good, somewhat bad or very bad? Somewhat Very good good Somewhat bad Very bad DK/Refused Total China Spring, 2016 4 59 26 6 5 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 8 48 25 19 1 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 12 41 26 21 0 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 12 32 22 32 1 100 Q6. And over the next 12 months do you expect your personal economic situation to improve a lot, improve a little, remain the same, worsen a little or worsen a lot? Improve a Remain the Improve a lot little same Worsen a little Worsen a lot DK/Refused Total China Spring, 2016 23 47 23 5 1 1 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 29 40 11 7 9 4 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 68 25 2 1 1 2 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 48 25 15 4 5 2 100 Q6N. Thinking about how you and your family were doing financially: Would you say you are better off today than you were five years ago, worse off today than you were five years ago or are you doing about the same today as you were five years ago? About the Better off Worse off same DK/Refused Total China Spring, 2016 73 8 18 2 100 Q7. When children today in (survey country) grow up, do you think they will be better off or worse off financially than their parents? Better off Worse off Same (VOL) DK/Refused Total China Spring, 2016 82 5 5 7 100 India Spring, 2016 72 20 5 4 100 www.pewresearch.org 4 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q8. What would you recommend to a young person in our country today who wants a good life — should they move to another country or stay in (survey country)? Move to another country Stay DK/Refused Total Kenya Spring, 2016 21 78 1 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 20 78 2 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 22 76 1 100 Q9. Some feel that we should rely on a democratic form of government to solve our country's problems. Others feel that we should rely on a leader with a strong hand to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your opinion? Democratic form of government Strong leader DK/Refused Total Hungary Spring, 2016 60 35 5 100 Poland Spring, 2016 61 28 12 100 Q10a. Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of ____. a. the United States Somewhat Somewhat Very Very favorable favorable unfavorable unfavorable DK/Refused Total United States Spring, 2016 47 36 11 4 3 100 Canada Spring, 2016 12 53 22 8 6 100 France Spring, 2016 6 57 25 6 6 100 Germany Spring, 2016 5 52 32 6 6 100 Greece Spring, 2016 5 33 34 24 4 100 Hungary Spring, 2016 9 53 24 8 7 100 Italy Spring, 2016 13 59 16 7 5 100 Netherlands Spring, 2016 7 58 24 5 6 100 Poland Spring, 2016 8 66 13 3 10 100 Spain Spring, 2016 16 43 19 7 14 100 Sweden Spring, 2016 12 57 24 4 2 100 United Kingdom Spring, 2016 14 47 20 6 12 100 Australia Spring, 2016 10 50 28 6 6 100 China Spring, 2016 14 36 32 12 6 100 India Spring, 2016 33 23 9 4 31 100 Japan Spring, 2016 10 62 21 2 5 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 40 23 10 9 18 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 40 26 11 7 16 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 40 20 8 17 14 100 www.pewresearch.org 5 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q10b. Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of ____. b. China Somewhat Somewhat Very Very favorable favorable unfavorable unfavorable DK/Refused Total United States Spring, 2016 6 31 36 19 9 100 Canada Spring, 2016 8 37 31 9 15 100 France Spring, 2016 4 29 39 22 6 100 Germany Spring, 2016 2 26 50 10 12 100 Greece Spring, 2016 6 51 25 12 6 100 Hungary Spring, 2016 4 41 35 9 10 100 Italy Spring, 2016 4 28 36 25 7 100 Netherlands Spring, 2016 4 43 35 8 11 100 Poland Spring, 2016 2 35 36 6 21 100 Spain Spring, 2016 10 18 36 20 16 100 Sweden Spring, 2016 2 35 47 12 3 100 United Kingdom Spring, 2016 4 33 28 16 18 100 Australia Spring, 2016 6 46 28 11 9 100 China Spring, 2016 63 32 4 0 1 100 India Spring, 2016 8 23 21 15 32 100 Japan Spring, 2016 1 10 44 42 2 100 Kenya Spring, 2016 30 27 13 10 20 100 Nigeria Spring, 2016 42 21 9 9 18 100 South Africa Spring, 2016 21 20 12 31 16 100 Q10c. Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of ____. c. the European Union Somewhat Somewhat Very Very favorable favorable unfavorable unfavorable DK/Refused Total United States Spring, 2016 11 42 18 9 20 100 France Spring, 2016 6 32 37 24 2 100 Germany Spring, 2016 8 42 38 10 2 100 Greece Spring, 2016 2 25 39 32 2 100 Hungary Spring, 2016 8 53 27 10 2 100 Italy Spring, 2016 9 49 25 14 4 100 Netherlands Spring, 2016 11 40 30 16 2 100 Poland Spring, 2016 11 61 18 4 6 100 Spain Spring, 2016 13 34 30 19 4 100 Sweden Spring, 2016 14 40 32 12 2 100 United Kingdom Spring, 2016 15 29 23 25 7 100 www.pewresearch.org 6 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q10d.
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