The following table gives more details of the methodologies used in each of the 23 countries.
| Country | Sample Size (unweighted) |
Field dates | Sample frame | Survey methodology | Type of sample |
| Argentina | 1005 | Dec 10–13 2004 | 18 years and over | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| Australia | 1018 | Dec 1–29 2004 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| Brazil | 800 | Nov 16 – Dec 30 2004 | 18 years to 69 years | Face-to-face | Urban1 |
| Canada | 1000 | Nov 23 – Dec 6 2004 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| Chile | 1200 | Dec 10–29 2004 | 18 years and over | Face-to-face | Urban2 |
| China | 1800 | Dec 4–20 2004 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Urban3 |
| France | 1001 | Dec 8–15 2004 | 15 years and over | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| Germany | 1004 | Nov 29 – Dec 31 2004 | 16 years to 70 years | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| Great Britain | 1000 | Nov 15–28 2004 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| India | 1005 | Dec 4–15 2004 | 15 years to 65 years | Face-to-face | Main Metropolitan4 |
| Indonesia | 1000 | Nov 30 – Dec 19 2004 | 18 years to 60 years | Face-to-face | Major Metropolitan5 |
| Italy | 1035 | Dec 3–17 2004 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| Japan | 1403 | Dec 9–12 2004 | 20 years and over | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| Lebanon | 1000 | Dec 15 – Jan 3 2005 | 16 years to 64 years | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| Mexico | 1000 | Nov 16 – Dec 15 2004 | 18 years and over | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| Philippines | 500 | Dec 11–22 2004 | 18 years and over | Face-to-face | Urban6 |
| Poland | 943 | Nov 25–29 2004 | 18 years and over | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| Russia | 1028 | Dec 2–28 2004 | 18 years and over | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| South Africa | 1011 | Jan 3–5 2005 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Major Metropolitan7 |
| South Korea | 1000 | Nov 26 – Dec 16 2004 | 20 years and over | Face-to-face | Nation-wide |
| Spain | 808 | Jan 17–19 2005 | 18 years and over | Telephone | Nation-wide |
| Turkey | 1200 | Dec 9–20 2004 | 15 years and over | Face-to-face | Urban8 |
| 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 China the survey was conducted in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shenyang, Zhengzhou & Hangzhou.
4In India the survey was conducted in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai.
5In Indonesia, the survey was conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya.
6In 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.
7In South Africa the survey was conducted in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Vaal, Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg, Soweto & East Rand.
8In Turkey, the survey was conducted Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Ankara, Konya, Adana, Antalya, Samsun, Erzurum, Diyarbakir & Zonguldak.
| Country | Research Institute | Location | Contact |
| Argentina | TNS Gallup Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ricardo Hermelo ricardo.hermelo@tns-gallup.com.ar Constanza Cilley constanza.cilley@tns-gallup.com.ar +54 11 5218 2000 |
| Australia | The Minter Group | Sydney | Geoff Minter gminter@minter.com.au +02 9979 5277 |
| Brazil | Market Analysis Brazil | Florianópolis | Fabián Echegaray fabian@marketanalysis.com.br +55 48 234 58 53 |
| Canada | GlobeScan / ComQUEST Research | Toronto | Lloyd Hetherington lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com +416 969 3085 |
| Chile | Mori | Santiago | Marta Lagos mlagos@morichile.cl 562 3344544 |
| China | Survey & Statistics Institute, Communication University of China | Beijing | Huixin Ke hxke@public.bta.net.cn +0086 (0) 10 65779296 |
| France | Efficience 3 | Paris and Reims | Christian de Thieulloy christian.t@efficience3.com +33 1 43 16 54 42 |
| Germany | Ri*QUESTA GmbH | Teningen | Dr. Bernhard Rieder riquesta.rieder@t-online.de +49 (0)7641 934336 |
| Great Britain | GlobeScan / ICM Direct | London | Doug Miller doug.miller@globescan.com +44 (0)20 7376 0906 |
| India | ACNielsen ORG MARG | Mumbai | Jairaj Jatar jairaj.jatar@acnielsen.co.in +91 22 56632511 |
| Indonesia | Deka Marketing Research | Jakarta | Irma Malibari irma.putranto@deka-research.co.id Iman Nurendro iman.nurendro@deka-research.co.id +62 21 723 6901 |
| Italy | Eurisko-Nop World | Milan and Rome | Paolo Anselmi paolo.anselmi@eurisko.it +39 02 4380 9206 |
| Japan | The Central Research Services, Inc. | Tokyo | Moonie Yotsui moonie@crs.or.jp +81 3 3549 3121 |
| Lebanon | C.M.O. in association with MEMRB/Synovate | Beirut | Ibrahim Gerges ibrahim.gerges@synovate.com +357 22 366228 |
| Mexico | Mund Américas | Mexico City | Daniel M. Lund dlund@mundamericas.com +5255 5584 3020 |
| Philippines | M&S-Sigma Dos Philippines, Inc. | Makati City | Teodora M. Marasigan tmmarasigan@ms-sigmados.com +632 8172780 / +63917 5108602 |
| Poland | CBOS Public Opinion Research Center | Warsaw | Michal Wenzel m.wenzel@cbos.pl 4822 6934722 |
| Russia | CESSI Institute for Comparative Social Research | Moscow | Vladimir Andreenkov cessi@cessi.ru +7095 229 15 06 |
| South Africa | Markinor (Pty) Ltd. | Randburg (Johannesburg) | Mari Harris marih@markinor.co.za +27 11 686-8458 |
| South Korea | East Asia Institute | Seoul | Won-Chil Jung jwc@eai.or.kr +82 2 2277 1683 x 111 |
| Spain | SIGMA DOS S.A. | Madrid | Ginés Garrido madrid@sigmados-internacional.com Rosa Doncel rosad@sigmados.com +34 91 360 0474 |
| Turkey | Yontem Research & Consultancy | Istanbul | Selin Sertel selin.sertel@yontemresearch.com +90 212 278 12 19 |
| USA | GlobeScan / ComQUEST Research | Toronto | Lloyd Hetherington lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com +416 969 3085 |
| 1. | For each of the following possible future trends, please tell me if you would see it as mainly positive or mainly negative: |
| a. The United Nations becomes significantly more powerful in world affairs. |
| 2. | As you may know, there are currently five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and any one of them can veto (block) any resolution. Some people have proposed that this should be changed so that if a decision was supported by all the other members, no one member [ if Permanent 5 member (i.e., China, France, Russia, Britain, or United States) add “not even <COUNTRY>” ] could veto the decision. Would you favor or oppose this change? |
| 3. | The five permanent members of the Security Council are China, France, Russia, Britain, and the United States. Some people have proposed that the permanent membership should be expanded. Would you favor or oppose additional countries becoming permanent members? |
| 4. | Would you favor or oppose adding each of the following specific countries as permanent members of the Security Council? |
| a. India b. Brazil c. Germany d. Japan e. South Africa |