Methodology

The following table gives more details of the methodologies used in each of the 22 countries.

Country Sample Size
(unweighted)
Field dates Sample frameSurvey
methodology
Type of sample
Argentina 1005 Dec 10–13 2004 18 years and overFace-to-faceNation-wide
Australia 1018 Dec 1–29 2004 18 years and overTelephoneNation-wide
Brazil 800 Nov 16 – Dec 30 2004 18 years to 69 yearsFace-to-faceUrban1
Canada 1000 Nov 23 – Dec 6 2004 18 years and overTelephoneNation-wide
Chile 1200 Dec 10–29 2004 18 years and overFace-to-faceUrban2
France 1001 Dec 8–15 2004 15 years and overTelephoneNation-wide
Germany 1004 Nov 29 – Dec 31 2004 16 years to 70 yearsTelephoneNation-wide
Great Britain 1000 Nov 15–28 2004 18 years and overTelephoneNation-wide
India 1005 Dec 4–15 2004 15 years to 65 yearsFace-to-faceMain Metropolitan3
Indonesia 1000 Nov 30 – Dec 19 2004 18 years to 60 yearsFace-to-faceMajor Metropolitan4
Italy 1035 Dec 3–17 2004 18 years and overTelephoneNation-wide
Japan 1403 Dec 9–12 2004 20 years and overFace-to-faceNation-wide
Lebanon 1000 Dec 15 – Jan 3 2005 16 years to 64 yearsFace-to-faceNation-wide
Mexico 1000 Nov 16 – Dec 15 2004 18 years and overFace-to-faceNation-wide
Philippines 500 Dec 11–22 2004 18 years and overFace-to-faceUrban5
Poland 943 Nov 25–29 2004 18 years and overFace-to-faceNation-wide
Russia 1028 Dec 2–28 2004 18 years and overFace-to-faceNation-wide
South Africa 1011 Jan 3–5 2005 18 years and overTelephoneMajor Metropolitan6
South Korea 1000 Nov 26 – Dec 16 2004 20 years and overFace-to-faceNation-wide
Spain 808 Jan 17–19 2005 18 years and overTelephoneNation-wide
Turkey 1200 Dec 9–20 2004 15 years and overFace-to-faceUrban7
USA 1000 Nov 17 – Dec 12 2004 18 years and over Telephone Nation-wide

1In Brazil the survey was conducted in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Salvador, & Brasília.
2In Chile the survey was conducted in Arica, Iquique, Calama, Antofagasta, Copiapó, La Serena, Coquimbo, Ovalle, Quilpué, Villa Alemana, Viña, Valparaíso, Quillota, San Antonio, Santiago, Rancagua, Curicó, Linares, Talca, Chillán, Talcahuano, Concepción, Coronel, Lota, Los Angeles, Temuco, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt & Chiguayante.
3In India the survey was conducted in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai.
4In Indonesia, the survey was conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya.
5In Philippines the survey was conducted in Quezon City, Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Taguig, Valenzuela, Navotas, Pateros & San Juan.
6In South Africa the survey was conducted in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Vaal, Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg, Soweto & East Rand.
7In Turkey, the survey was conducted Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Ankara, Konya, Adana, Antalya, Samsun, Erzurum, Diyarbakir & Zonguldak.



 

GlobeScan's Research Partners

CountryResearch InstituteLocationContact
ArgentinaTNS Gallup ArgentinaBuenos Aires Ricardo Hermelo
ricardo.hermelo@tns-gallup.com.ar
Constanza Cilley
constanza.cilley@tns-gallup.com.ar
+54 11 5218 2000
AustraliaThe Minter GroupSydneyGeoff Minter
gminter@minter.com.au
+02 9979 5277
BrazilMarket Analysis BrazilFlorianópolisFabián Echegaray
fabian@marketanalysis.com.br
+55 48 234 58 53
CanadaGlobeScan / ComQUEST ResearchTorontoLloyd Hetherington
lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com
+416 969 3085
ChileMoriSantiagoMarta Lagos
mlagos@morichile.cl
562 3344544
FranceEfficience 3Paris and ReimsChristian de Thieulloy
christian.t@efficience3.com
+33 1 43 16 54 42
GermanyRi*QUESTA GmbHTeningenDr. Bernhard Rieder
riquesta.rieder@t-online.de
+49 (0)7641 934336
Great BritainGlobeScan / ICM DirectLondonDoug Miller
doug.miller@globescan.com
+44 (0)20 7376 0906
IndiaACNielsen ORG MARGMumbaiJairaj Jatar
jairaj.jatar@acnielsen.co.in
+91 22 56632511
IndonesiaDeka Marketing ResearchJakartaIrma Malibari
irma.putranto@deka-research.co.id
Iman Nurendro
iman.nurendro@deka-research.co.id
+62 21 723 6901
ItalyEurisko-Nop WorldMilan and RomePaolo Anselmi
paolo.anselmi@eurisko.it
+39 02 4380 9206
JapanThe Central Research Services, Inc.TokyoMoonie Yotsui
moonie@crs.or.jp
+81 3 3549 3121
LebanonC.M.O. in association with MEMRB/SynovateBeirutIbrahim Gerges
ibrahim.gerges@synovate.com
+357 22 366228
MexicoMund AméricasMexico CityDaniel M. Lund
dlund@mundamericas.com
+5255 5584 3020
PhilippinesM&S-Sigma Dos Philippines, Inc.Makati CityTeodora M. Marasigan
tmmarasigan@ms-sigmados.com
+632 8172780 / +63917 5108602
PolandCBOS Public Opinion Research CenterWarsawMichal Wenzel
m.wenzel@cbos.pl
4822 6934722
RussiaCESSI Institute for Comparative Social ResearchMoscowVladimir Andreenkov
cessi@cessi.ru
+7095 229 15 06
South AfricaMarkinor (Pty) Ltd.Randburg (Johannesburg)Mari Harris
marih@markinor.co.za
+27 11 686-8458
South KoreaEast Asia InstituteSeoulWon-Chil Jung
jwc@eai.or.kr
+82 2 2277 1683 x 111
SpainSIGMA DOS S.A.MadridGinés Garrido
madrid@sigmados-internacional.com
Rosa Doncel
rosad@sigmados.com
+34 91 360 0474
TurkeyYontem Research & ConsultancyIstanbulSelin Sertel
selin.sertel@yontemresearch.com
+90 212 278 12 19
USAGlobeScan / ComQUEST ResearchTorontoLloyd Hetherington
lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com
+416 969 3085



 

Questionnaire

1. Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world:
   a. China

2. For each of the following possible future trends, please tell me if you would see it as mainly positive or mainly negative:
   a. China becomes significantly more powerful economically than it is today.
   b. China becomes significantly more powerful militarily than it is today.