Methodology

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
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
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
Kenya 1,008 July 1–8, 2009 18+ Face-to-face National
Mexico 1,000 July 1–16, 2009 18+ Telephone Urban4
Nigeria 1,000 July 15–22, 2009 18+ Face-to-face National
Philippines 1,000 June 26 – July 15, 2009 18+ Face-to-face Urban5
Russia 1,008 July 24 – Aug. 3, 2009 18+ Face-to-face National
Turkey 1,000 July 6–27, 2009 15+ Face-to-face Urban6
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 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.
5In the Philippines the survey was conducted in the National Capital Region, representing 12% of the total national adult population.
6In 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.



 

GlobeScan's Research Partners

Country Research Institute Location
Contact

Brazil

Market Analysis Brazil

Florianópolis

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

Canada

GlobeScan

Toronto

Oliver Martin
oliver.martin@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3073

Chile

MORI Chile

Santiago

Marta Lagos
mori4@morichile.cl
+ 562 334 4544

China

GlobeScan

Toronto

Oliver Martin
oliver.martin@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3073

France

Efficience 3

Paris and Rheims

Christian de Thieulloy
christian.t@efficience3.com
+33 1 4316 5442

Germany

Ri*QUESTA GmbH

Teningen

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

Kenya

Research Path Associates Limited

Nairobi

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

India

Team CVoter

New Delhi

Yashwant Deshmukh
yashwant@teamcvoter.com
+91 11 65791638

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
j.ebhomenye@research-intng.com
+234 1 774 0386 / 234 1 775 0753

Philippines

M&S-Sigma Dos Philippines, Inc.

Makati City

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

Russia

CESSI Institute for Comparative Social Research

Moscow

Vladimir Andreenkov
vladimir.andreenkov@cessi.ru
+7495 650 55 18

Turkey

Yontem Research & Consultancy

Istanbul

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

United Kingdom

GlobeScan

London

Sam Mountford
sam.mountford@globescan.com
+011 44 20 7253 1447

USA

GlobeScan

Toronto

Oliver Martin
oliver.martin@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3073



 

Question Wording

CC1t. 

How serious a problem do you consider each of the following issues to be? Is each of the following a very serious problem, somewhat serious problem, not very serious problem or not a serious problem at all? READ AND ROTATE. CODE ONE EACH.

at) Water pollution in rivers, lakes and oceans

 

01 Very serious problem
02 Somewhat serious problem
03 Not very serious problem
04 Not a serious problem at all

VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)

99  DK/NA

bt) Air pollution in general
ct) Climate change or global warming, due to the Greenhouse Effect
dt) The depletion of natural resources, such as forests, farmland and fish
et) Automobile emissions (Car exhaust)
ft) The loss of animal and plant species
gt) Shortages of fresh water


TO BE ASKED IN CHINA, INDIA, MEXICO, RUSSIA, CANADA, US AND UK
CoB1.

Please tell me if you are very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned or not at all concerned about each of the following water issues?

a) Lack of safe drinking water

01 Very concerned
02 Somewhat concerned
03 Not very concerned
04 Not at all concerned
99 Don’t know / no answer

b) Lack of water for agriculture
c) The high cost of water
d) Polluted water

CoB2. To what extent do you hold each of the following responsible for ensuring the availability of clean water for your community? Please use a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not at all responsible” and 5 means “completely responsible.” READ AND ROTATE
a) Government

01 Not at all responsible
02
03
04
05 Completely responsible

VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)

99    DK/NA

b) Water companies
c) Non-governmental organizations and charities, including environmental and social advocacy groups
d) Large companies operating in your area
e) You and your fellow citizens
f) Farmers


ASK ALL
CoB3. For each of the following statements, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. READ AND ROTATE. CODE ONLY ONE EACH.
a) Water shortages are such a big problem that there is very little the individual can do about it.

01 Strongly agree
02 Somewhat agree
03 Somewhat disagree
04 Strongly disagree

VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)

05 Depends / Neither agree nor disagree
99 DK/NA

b) I need more information to be able to do more to protect water.
c) Solving [COUNTRY]’s drinking water problems will require significant help from companies.
d) It is important to me that all people have adequate affordable drinking water.
e) I worry that many parts of the world will increasingly suffer from shortages of fresh water.