Methodology

The following table describes the methodologies used in each of the 32 countries:

Country Sample Size
(unweighted)
Field Dates Sample Survey
Methodology
Type of Sample
Afghanistan 2098 Oct 23-29, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Argentina 1003 Oct 26 - Nov 22, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Australia 1026 Nov 25 - Dec 09, 2005 18+ Telephone National
Brazil 800 Nov 3-21, 2005 18-69 Face-to-Face Urban1
Canada 1004 Nov 14-26, 2005 18+ Telephone National
Democratic Republic
of Congo
1000 Nov 10-27, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Finland 1069 Nov 15 - Dec 11, 2005 18-79 Telephone National
France 1002 Nov 10-19, 2005 15+ Telephone National
Germany 1006 Nov 11 - Dec 12, 2005 16-70 Telephone National
Ghana 1006 Nov 15-30, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Great Britain 1000 Nov 11-27, 2005 18+ Telephone National
India 1452 Nov 20-30, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Indonesia 1000 Nov 23 - Dec 07, 2005 18-60 Face-to-Face Major Metropolitan
Areas2
Iran 1118 Dec 14-20, 2005 17+ Face-to-Face National
Iraq 2200 Oct 18-22, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Italy 1015 Nov 7-14, 2005 18+ Telephone National
Kenya 1005 Dec 1-8, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Mexico 1000 Nov 5-18, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Nigeria 1000 Nov 21 - Dec 14, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Philippines 1000 Nov 21 - Dec 07, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face Urban3
Poland 1026 Nov 11-14, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Russia 1004 Nov 23 - Dec 8, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Saudi Arabia 1000 Nov 10 - Dec 07, 2005 18-59 Face-to-Face National
Senegal 1005 Dec 10-17, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
South Africa 3497 Oct 20 - Nov 24, 2005 16+ Face-to-Face National
South Korea 1000 Nov 15-18, 2005 19+ Telephone National
Spain 1012 Nov 30 - Dec 14, 2005 18+ Telephone National
Sri Lanka 1214 Nov 10-20, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Tanzania 1000 Dec 4-16, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National
Turkey 1000 Oct 17 - Nov 7, 2005 15+ Face-to-Face Urban4
United States 1000 Nov 14-30, 2005 18+ Telephone National
Zimbabwe 1010 Dec 1-10, 2005 18+ Face-to-Face National

1 In Brazil the survey was conducted in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo representing 17.8% of the Brazilian adult population.
2 In Indonesia the survey was conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya, representing 13% of the total urban population.
3 In Philippines the survey was conducted in National Capital Region representing 27% total urban population.
4 In Turkey the survey was conducted in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Samsun, and Zonguldak representing 45% of the total population.

 

GlobeScan's Research Partners

CountryResearch InstituteLocation Contact
AfghanistanACSOR-Surveys / D3 Systems, Inc.Kabul Matthew Warshaw
mattwarshaw@aol.com
+1 703-255-0884 (USA)
ArgentinaTNS Gallup ArgentinaBuenos Aires Ricardo Hermelo
ricardo.hermelo@tns-gallup.com.ar
+54 11 5218 2000
AustraliaMarket Focus InternationalCrows Nest Paul Korbel
pkorbel@marketfocus.com.au
+612 9966 9107
BrazilMarket Analysis BrazilFlorianópolis Fabián Echegaray
fabian@marketanalysis.com.br
+55 48 3234 58 53
CanadaGlobeScan / ComQUEST ResearchToronto Lloyd Hetherington
lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3085
Democratic Republic of CongoB.E.R.C.I.
Bureau d'Etudes, de Recherches et de Consulting International
Kinshasa Francesca Bomboko
berci65@yahoo.fr
+243819956375 +243999942149
FinlandCorporate ImageEspoo Jukka Pohjola
jukka.pohjola@corporateimage.fi
+358 9 4520730
France Efficience 3Paris and Reims Christian de Thieulloy
christian.t@efficience3.com
+33 1 43 16 54 42
GermanyRi*QUESTA GmbHTeningen Bernhard Rieder
riquesta.rieder@t-online.de
+49 (0)7641 934336
GhanaBusiness Interactive Consulting LimitedAccra Razaaque Animashaun
info@bigghana.com
+233 21 783 140 + 233 21 782892
Great BritainGlobeScan / ICM DirectLondon Doug Miller
doug.miller@globescan.com
+44 (0) 20 7376 6472
IndiaYRD Media Network Pvt. LtdNew Delhi Yashwant Deshmukh
mail@teamcvoter.com
+9811101179
IndonesiaDeka Marketing ResearchJakarta Irma Malibari
irma.putranto@deka-research.co.id
+62 21 723 6901
IraqKA EUROPE SPRL / D3 Systems, Inc.Vienna Matthew Warshaw
mattwarshaw@aol.com
+703-255-0884 (USA)
ItalyGfK Eurisko s.r.l.Milan and Rome Paolo Anselmi
paolo.anselmi@eurisko.it
+39 02 4380 9206
KenyaResearch Path AssociatesNairobi Francis Kimani
Francis.Kimani@rpa.co.ke
+254 20 2734 770
MexicoMund AméricasMexico City Daniel M. Lund
dlund@mundamericas.com
+5255 5584 3020
NigeriaMarket Trends Research International, NigeriaLagos J.O. Ebhomenye
J.Ebhomenye@research-intng.com
+234 1 5550266 / 7917987
PhilippinesM&S-Sigma Dos Philippines, Inc.Makati City Teodora M. Marasigan
tmmarasigan@ms-sigmados.com
+632 8172780 / +63917 5108602
PolandCBOS Public Opinion Research CenterWarsaw Krzysztof Zagorski
k.zagorski@cbos.pl
Michal Wenzel
m.wenzel@cbos.pl
+4822 6934722
RussiaCESSI Institute for Comparative Social ResearchMoscow Vladimir Andreenkov
vladimir.andreenkov@cessi.ru
+7095 229 15 06
Saudi ArabiaSIRAJ Dubai Lina Nahhas
lina@sirajsbo.com
009714-390-3190/1/2
SenegalBusiness Interactive Consulting LimitedAccra Razaaque Animashaun
info@bigghana.com
233 21 783 140 / 233 21 782892
South AfricaMarkinorRandburg Mari Harris
marih@markinor.co.za
+27 11 686 8400
South KoreaEast Asia InstituteSeoul Won-Chil Jung
jwc@eai.or.kr
+82 2 2277 1683 x 111
SpainSIGMA DOS S.A.Madrid Ginés Garrido
madrid@sigmados-internacional.com
+34 91 360 0474
Sri LankaYRD Media Network Pvt. LtdNew Delhi Yashwant Deshmukh
mail@teamcvoter.com
+9811101179
TanzaniaResearch Path AssociatesNairobi Francis Kimani
Francis.Kimani@rpa.co.ke
+254 20 2734 770
TurkeyYontem Research & ConsultancyIstanbul Bülent Gündogmus
info@yontemresearch.com
+90 212 278 12 19
United StatesGlobeScan / ComQUEST ResearchToronto Lloyd Hetherington
lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com
+1 416 969 3085
ZimbabweResearch Path AssociatesNairobi Francis Kimani
Francis.Kimani@rpa.co.ke
+254 20 2734 770


 

Questionnaire

B1t. Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world:
READ AND ROTATE

kt) The United Nations
    01 Mainly positive
02 Mainly negative
VOLUNTEERED DO NOT READ
03 Depends
04 Neither, no difference
99 DK/NA



B2. And what about the following. Would you say they are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world:
READ AND ROTATE

a) The World Bank
    01 Mainly positive
02 Mainly negative
VOLUNTEERED DO NOT READ
03 Depends
04 Neither, no difference
99 DK/NA
b) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c) The news media
d) World public opinion (views of average citizens)
e) The European Union
f) Global companies
g) Non-governmental organizations such as environmental and social advocacy groups



B4t. For each the following, please tell me if you think they are getting much better, a little better, a little worse or much worse.
READ AND ROTATE. CODE ONE EACH

a) You and your family’s economic conditions
    01 Much better
02 A little better
03 A little worse
04 Much worse
VOLUNTEERED (DO NOT READ)
05 Depends
06 Staying about the same
99 DK/NA
b) Economic conditions in [COUNTRY]
c) Economic conditions in the world as a whole