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Methodology
In total 21,000 citizens in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Zimbabwe were interviewed face-to-face or by telephone between June 19 and August 09, 2009. The poll was fielded in 14 of the G20 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the USA.
Questions M2a, M2b and M2d-h were not fielded in Brazil.
Polling was conducted for BBC World Service by GlobeScan and its research partners in each country. In 7 of the 21 countries, the sample was limited to major urban areas. The margin of error per country ranges from +/-2.3 to 3.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
The following table describes the methodologies used in each of the 35 countries:
| Country |
Sample Size (unweighted) |
Field dates |
Sample |
Survey methodology |
Type of sample |
| Australia |
1,014 |
July 17 – Aug. 17, 2009 |
18+ |
Telephone |
National |
| Brazil |
835 |
July 2–14, 2009 |
18–69 |
Telephone |
Urban1 |
| Canada |
1,006 |
June 24 – July 24, 2009 |
18+ |
Telephone |
National |
| Chile |
1,000 |
June 25 – July 9, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
Urban2 |
| China |
1,000 |
July 2–16, 2009 |
18+ |
Telephone |
Urban3 |
| Egypt |
1,084 |
July 18 – Aug. 5, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
Urban4 |
| France |
1,002 |
June 19–25, 2009 |
15+ |
Telephone |
National |
| Germany |
1,004 |
July 1–22, 2009 |
16–70 |
Telephone |
National |
| India |
1,346 |
July 20–25, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Indonesia |
1,000 |
July 16–28, 2009 |
17+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Japan |
1,836 |
June 27–28, 2009 |
20+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Kenya |
1,008 |
July 1–8, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Mexico |
1,000 |
July 1–16, 2009 |
18+ |
Telephone |
Urban5 |
| Nigeria |
1,000 |
July 15–22, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Pakistan |
2,003 |
July 19 – Aug. 9, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Philippines |
1,000 |
June 26 – July 15, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
Urban6 |
| Russia |
1,008 |
July 24 – Aug. 3, 2009 |
18+ |
Face-to-face |
National |
| Turkey |
1,000 |
July 6–27, 2009 |
15+ |
Face-to-face |
Urban7 |
| United Kingdom |
1,003 |
July 14 – Aug. 1, 2009 |
18+ |
Telephone |
National |
| USA |
1,009 |
July 1–29, 2009 |
18+ |
Telephone |
National |
1In Brazil the survey was conducted in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Curitiba, Goiânia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and São Paulo, representing 16% of the total national adult population.
2In Chile the survey was conducted in 78 cities, representing 85% of the national adult population. The cities were located in the Antofagasta, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Coquimbo, Bio Bío, Maule, Araucania, Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Santiago Metropolitan, Tarapacá, and Valparaiso regions.
3In China the survey was conducted in Beijing, Beiliu, Chengdu, Dujiangyan, Fenyang, Fuyang, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Manzhouli, Quanzhou, Qujing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shuangcheng, Wuhan, Xi’an, Xining, and Zhengzhou, representing 45% of the total national adult population.
4In Egypt the survey was conducted in urban areas of Alexandria, Cairo, Giza, and Shobra Al Khima representing 21% of the total national adult population.
5In Mexico the survey was conducted in Altamirano, Chilpancingo, Chihuahua, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Léon, Mexico City, Monterrey, Morelia, Mérida, Pachuca, Poza Rica, Puebla, Tijuana, Villahermosa, representing 20% of the total national adult population, and 79% of the residential land lines.
6In the Philippines the survey was conducted in the National Capital Region, representing 12% of the total national adult population.
7In Turkey the survey was conducted in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Samsun, and Zonguldak, representing 34% of the total national adult population.
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