Methodology

Country

Sample size (unweighted)

Field dates

Sample frame

Survey methodology

Type of sample

Australia

1,000

August 04–27, 2008

18+

Telephone

National

Brazil

809

July 10 – August 21, 2008

18+

Telephone

Urban1

Canada

999

July 15 – August 18, 2008

18+

Telephone

National

China

1,000

July 08–28, 2008

18+

Telephone

Urban2

Costa Rica

817

August 10–28, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

Urban3

Egypt

1,002

July 10–23, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

Urban4

France

1,002

July 16–21, 2008

15+

Telephone

National

Germany

1,010

July 23 – August 19, 2008

16-70

Telephone

National

India

1,393

August 18–20, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

National

Indonesia

1,000

August 02–13, 2008

17+

Face-to-face

National

Italy

1,058

July 21–25, 2008

18+

Telephone

National

Kenya

1,060

July 17– August 25, 2008

18-70

Face-to-face

National

Lebanon

1,211

July 21 – August 16, 2008

15-59

Face-to-face

Urban5

Mexico

1,000

July 25 – August 03, 2008

18+

Telephone

Urban6

Nigeria

1,000

July 10–25, 20008

18+

Face-to-face

National

Pakistan

1,735

July 26 – August 20, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

National

Panama

819

August 06–21, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

Urban7

Philippines

1,000

July 10 – August 10, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

Urban8

Poland

1,076

July 30 – August 06, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

National

Russia

1,005

July 16 – August 02, 2008

18+

Face-to-face

National

South Korea

1519

July 21 – September 10, 2008

20-59

Telephone

Urban9

Spain

775

July 31 – September 15, 2008

18+

Telephone

National

Turkey

1,000

July 11–31, 2008

15+

Face-to-face

Urban10

UAE

1,017

July 24 – August 22, 2008

15+

Face-to-face

Urban11

United Kingdom

1,010

August 08 – September 12, 2008

16+

Telephone

National

USA

1,000

August 02–15, 2008

18+

Telephone

National

1In 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 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 43% of the total national adult population.
3In Costa Rica the survey was conducted in n=36 cities/towns, representing 20% of the total national adult population.
4In Egypt the survey was conducted in urban areas of Cairo, Giza, Shobra Al Khema, and Alexandria representing 21% of the total national adult population.
5In Lebanon the survey was conducted in Beirut, Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, Nabatieh, Northern Lebanon, and Southern Lebanon, representing 71% of the total national adult population.
6In Mexico the survey was conducted in Acapulco, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Juarez, Leon, Mexico city, Monterrey, Morelia Mérida, Oaxaca, Pachuca, Puebla, Tampico, Tijuana, and Veracruz, representing 21% of the total national adult population, and 79% of the residential land lines.
7In Panama the survey was conducted in n=52 cities/towns, representing 41% of total urban adult population.
8In the Philippines the survey was conducted in the National Capital Region representing 12% of the total national adult population.
9In South Korea the survey was conducted in Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, Seoul and Ulsan representing 45% of the national adult population.
10In 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.
11In UAE the survey was conducted in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Al Ain, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm Al-Quwain, representing 74% of the total national adult population. The sample includes 22% UAE nationals, 30% Arab expatriates, and 48% Non-Arab expatriates.



 

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Country

Research Institute

Location

Contact

Australia

GlobeScan

Toronto

Susan Hlady
susan.hlady@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3082

Brazil

Market Analysis Brazil

Florianópolis

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

Canada

GlobeScan

Toronto

Susan Hlady
susan.hlady@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3082

China

GlobeScan

Toronto

Susan Hlady
susan.hlady@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3082

Costa Rica

Dichter & Neira
Costa Rica

San Jose

Rebeca Hernandez
rhernandez@dichter-neira.com
+506 225 9591

Egypt

GlobeScan

Toronto

Susan Hlady
susan.hlady@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3082

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

India

Team CVoter

Noida

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

Lebanon

Pan Arab Research Centre

Dubai

George Kokkat
george@arabresearch.com
+971 4 334 4456

Mexico

The MUND Group

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

Pakistan

Gallup Pakistan

Islamabad

Ijaz Shafi Gilani
isb@gallup.com.pk
+92-51-2825745

Panama

Dichter & Neira Panama

Panama City

Leopoldo Neira M.
lneira@dichter-neira.com
+507 236 4000 

Philippines

M&S-Sigma Dos Philippines, Inc.

Makati City

Toffee Nava
kanava@ms-sigmados.com
+632 8172780 / +63917 5108602

Poland

CBOS Public Opinion Research Center

Warsaw

Miroslaw Grabowska
m.grabowska@cbos.pl
+48 22 6934 722

Russia

CESSI Institute for Comparative Social Research

Moscow

Vladimir Andreenkov
vladimir.andreenkov@cessi.ru
+7 495 629 1506

Spain

Sigma Dos Internacional

Madrid

Gines Garrido
josefinef@sigmados.com
+34 91 360 04 74

South Korea

Dongseo Research

Seoul

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

Turkey

Yontem Research & Consultancy

Istanbul

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

UAE

Pan Arab Research Centre

Dubai

George Kokkat
george@arabresearch.com
+971 4 334 4456

United Kingdom

GlobeScan

Toronto

Susan Hlady
susan.hlady@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3082

USA

GlobeScan

Toronto

Susan Hlady
susan.hlady@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3082



 

Questionnaire

M7.

Now I would like to ask you whether some recent economic developments have had a negative affect yet on you and your family. For each, please tell me it if has negatively affected you and your family a great deal, a fair amount, a little or not at all?
READ AND ROTATE.  CODE ONE EACH.

b) Rising food prices

 

01 A great deal
02 A fair amount
03 A little
04 Not at all

VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)

99   DK/NA

d) Rising energy prices, including for petrol/gasoline [adjust word according to country] and electricity

M8.

As you may have noticed, the price of some food products has increased in recent months. Which, if any, of the following have you done as a result of this? READ AND ROTATE. CODE ONE EACH.

a) Changed what you eat

01 YES
02 NO

VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)

99   DK/NA

c) Eaten less overall

M9.

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with what our national government is doing to keep food prices affordable for you and your family? READ. CODE ONE.

01 Very satisfied
02 Somewhat satisfied
03 Somewhat dissatisfied
04 Very dissatisfied

VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)

99   DK/NA



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