Methodology

The following table gives more details of the methodologies used in each of the 21 countries.

Country

Sample Size (unweighted)

Field dates

Sample frame

Survey methodology

Type of sample

Australia

1,000

June 13 – July 6, 2007

18+

Telephone

National

Brazil

802

June 6–25, 2007

18-69

Face-to-face

Urban1

Canada

1,000

May 29 – June 24, 2007

18+

Telephone

National

Chile

1,000

July 5–16, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

Urban2

China

1,800

June 24 – July 04

18-65

Telephone

Urban3

Egypt

1,000

May 31 – June 8, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

Urban4

France

1,002

June 18–21, 2007

15+

Telephone

National

Germany

1,010

May 31 – June 21, 2007

16-70

Telephone

National

Great Britain

1,010

June 6–29, 2007

18+

Telephone

National

India

1,521

July 17–26, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

National

Indonesia

1,000

June 18–28, 2007

17+

Face-to-face

Urban5

Italy

1,003

June 19–27, 2007

18+

Telephone

National

Kenya

1,000

June 11–20, 2007

18-65

Face-to-face

National

Mexico

1,000

June 25 – July 8, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

National

Nigeria

1,000

July 10–22, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

National

Philippines

1,000

June 21 – July 8, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

Urban6

Russia

1,034

June 29 – July 12, 2007

18+

Face-to-face

National

South Korea

1,000

June 7–27, 2007

20-59

Face-to-face

Urban7

Spain

1,000

June 18–28, 2007

18+

Telephone

National

Turkey

1,000

June 9–25, 2007

15+

Face-to-face

Urban8

USA

1,000

June 21 – July 18, 2007

18+

Telephone

National

1 In Brazil the survey was conducted in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and São Paulo, representing 15% of the total national adult population.
2In Chile the survey was conducted in Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Chiguayante, Chillán, Concepción, Copiapó, Coquimbo, Coronel, Curicó, Gran Santiago (includes San Bernardo and Puente Alto), Iquique, La Serena, Linares, Los Angeles, Lota, Osorno, Ovalle, Puerto Montt, Quillota, Quilpué, Rancagua, San Antonio, Talca, Talcahuano, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso, Villa Alemana, Viña, representing 65% of the total national adult population.
3In China the survey was conducted in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan, Xi’an, and Zhengzhou, representing 4% of the total national adult population.
4In Egypt the survey was conducted in Cairo, Giza, Shobra Al Khema and Alexandria representing 21% of the total national adult population.
5In Indonesia the survey was conducted in Bandung, Jakarta, Medan, Semarang, and Surabaya, representing 5% of the total national adult population.
6In the Philippines the survey was conducted in the National Capital Region representing 12% of the total national adult population.
7 In South Korea, the survey was conducted in Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Inchon, Seoul and Ulsan, representing 45% of the total national adult population
8In Turkey the survey was conducted in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Samsun, and Zonguldak, representing 30% of the total national adult population.

 

GlobeScan's Research Partners

Country

Research Institute

Location

Contact

Australia

GlobeScan

Toronto

Kathy Vowels
kathy.vowels@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3090

Brazil

Market Analysis Brazil

Florianópolis

Fabián Echegaray
fabian@marketanalysis.com.br
+55 48 3234 58 53

Canada

GlobeScan

Toronto

Kathy Vowels
kathy.vowels@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3090

Chile

MORI Chile

Santiago

Marta Lagos
Mori4@morichile.cl
mlagos@rdc.cl
+5623344544

Egypt

Attitude Market Research

Cairo

Mohamed Al Gendy
mgendy@attitude-eg.com
+202 22711262

France

Efficience 3

Paris and Reims

Christian de Thieulloy
christian.t@efficience3.com
+33 3 2679 7589

Germany

Ri*QUESTA GmbH

Teningen

Bernhard Rieder
riquesta.rieder@t-online.de
+49 (0)7641 934336

Great Britain

GlobeScan

Toronto

Kathy Vowels
kathy.vowels@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3090

India

CVoter

New Delhi

Yashwant Deshmukh
yashwant@teamcvoter.com
+91 120 4247135

Indonesia

Deka Marketing Research

Jakarta

Irma Malibari Putranto
irma.putranto@deka-research.co.id
+62 21 723 6901

Italy

GfK Eurisko s.r.l.

Milan and Rome

Paolo Anselmi
paolo.anselmi@eurisko.it
+39 02 4380 9 1

Kenya

Research Path Associates Limited

Nairobi

Jeremy Mwololo
jeremy.mwololo@rpa.co.ke
+254 020 2734770

Mexico

Mund Américas

Mexico City

Daniel M. Lund
dlund@mundgroup.com
+5255 5584 3020

Nigeria

Market Trends Research International, Nigeria

Lagos

J.O. Ebhomenye
Mtrinigeria@research-intng.com
+234 1 774 0386 / 234 1 775 0753

Philippines

M&S-Sigma Dos Philippines, Inc.

Makati City

Teodora M. Marasigan
tmmarasigan@ms-sigmados.com
+632 8172780 / +63917 5108602

Russia

CESSI Institute for Comparative Social Research

Moscow

Vladimir Andreenkov
vladimir.andreenkov@cessi.ru
+7495 629 16 10

South Korea

Dongseo Research

Seoul

Jason Jung
usjung@dsrgroup.co.kr
+82 2 538 4743

Spain

Sigma Dos Internacional

Madrid

Gines Garrido
josefinaf@sigmados.com
+34 91 360 0474

Turkey

Yontem Research & Consultancy

Istanbul

Bülent Gündogmu
info@yontemresearch.com
+90 212 278 12 19

USA

GlobeScan

Toronto

Kathy Vowels
kathy.vowels@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3090


 

Questionnaire

M6.

Please tell me if you think each of the following will definitely be necessary, probably be necessary, probably not be necessary, or definitely not be necessary in order to address the problem of climate change or global warming? READ IN ORDER AND ROTATE

a) To increase the cost of the types of energy that most cause climate change, such as coal and oil/petrol, in order to encourage individuals and industry to use less.

01 - Will definitely be necessary
02 - Probably be necessary
03 - Probably not be necessary
04 - Definitely not be necessary

VOLUNTEERED DO NOT READ

99 – DK/NA

b) For individuals in [country] to make changes in their lifestyle and behaviour in order to reduce the amount of climate changing gases they produce.

M7.

Would you favour or oppose raising taxes on the types of energy, such as coal and oil/petrol, that most cause climate change in order to encourage individuals and businesses to use less of these? Would you… READ IN ORDER. CODE ONE ONLY.

01 - Strongly favour
02 - Somewhat favour
03 - Somewhat oppose
04 - Strongly oppose

VOLUNTEERED DO NOT READ

99 – DK/NA

FORM A:
ASK TO HALF SAMPLE OF THOSE WHO ANSWER “STRONGLY OPPOSE” or “SOMEWHAT OPPOSE” or “DK/NA” in M7.

M8A. What if the revenues of this energy tax were devoted only to increasing energy efficiency and developing energy sources that do not produce climate change? Would you… READ IN ORDER. CODE ONE ONLY.

FORM B:
ASK TO OTHER HALF SAMPLE OF THOSE WHO ANSWER “STRONGLY OPPOSE” or “SOMEWHAT OPPOSE” or “DK/NA” in M7.

M8B. What if this energy tax was introduced at the same time as your other taxes were reduced by the same amount, keeping your total taxes at the current level even with the energy tax? Would you… READ IN ORDER. CODE ONE ONLY.
01 - Strongly favour
02 - Somewhat favour
03 - Somewhat oppose
04 - Strongly oppose
VOLUNTEERED DO NOT READ
99 – DK/NA


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