Zone 3- Euro-Americas Summary, Week # 135

EUROPE

EAST EUROPE

Russia: Abnormal Heat Or People? Who Is To Blame For Wildfires? (Click for Details)

Russians are divided over the reasons for wildfires this summer. A small majority of 43% say the main reason behind wildfires is natural disasters. While other 38% blame people who damage forests and only 11% put the blame on the authorities. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM)

August 30, 2010

Society » Environment/ Disasters

WEST EUROPE

Shift from New Labour 'backed by poll findings' (Click for Details)

A YouGov poll commissioned by Mr Miliband's campaign team in the UK found 72% of those considering voting Labour would be less likely to do so if the new leader adopted this position. But "moving on" from New Labour made 47% more likely to support the party.

September 04, 2010

Domestic Politics » Political Parties

United Kingdom: MediaCT Light Bites: More Good News For Digital Print (Click for Details)

The latest set of National Readership Survey (NRS) results in the UK published on 27 August shows that the nation is increasingly embracing technology and the digital world. Ipsos Mori

August 31, 2010

Society » Media/ New Media

Unemployment is Biggest Economic Concern for Britons (Click for Details)

The vast majority of people in Britain think the national economy is in poor shape and few expect a swift recovery, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,006 British adults, 86 per cent of respondents say the economy is in poor or very poor shape. Almost two thirds of respondents (63%) feel the same way about their own financial situation.

August 29, 2010

Economy » Employment Issues

AMERICAS

NORTH AMERICA

Public Divided Over Tone of Mosque Fight (Click for Details)

No one story dominated the US public's news interest last week; about two-in-ten (19%) say they followed the debate over plans for an Islamic cultural center and mosque in downtown Manhattan more closely than other major stories. A comparable number (16%) say they followed the recall of more than half a billion eggs after an outbreak of salmonella most closely. Pew Research Center

September 1, 2010

Society » Religion

Americans Most Likely to Favor GOP Newcomers for Congress (Click for Details)

It appears that the best type of candidate to be this fall is a Republican challenger. Given a choice of four hypothetical candidates of differing party affiliations and experience, Americans are most likely to prefer "a Republican who has not served in Congress." Those who would prefer a Democratic candidate opt for an incumbent over a newcomer. Gallup USA

September 03, 2010

Domestic Politics » Elections

Blacks, Young Voters Not Poised for High Turnout on Nov. 2 (Click for Details)

In the US in contrast to 2008, when whites and blacks were about equally likely to say they were giving "quite a lot of" or "some" thought to the presidential election, whites are much more likely than blacks to be thinking about the 2010 elections: 42% vs. 25%, a gap exceeding those from recent midterm elections. Gallup USA

September 3, 2010

Domestic Politics » Elections

Anti-Democratic Sentiment Aids GOP Lead in 2010 Vote (Click for Details)

The Republicans' lead in the congressional generic ballot over the past month may be due as much to voters' rejecting the Democrats as embracing the Republicans. Among voters backing Republican candidates, 44% say their preference is "more a vote against the Democratic candidate," while 48% say it is "more a vote for the Republican candidate." Gallup USA

September 3, 2010

Domestic Politics » Political Parties

U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade (Click for Details)

The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the United States was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 period than it had been from March 2000 to March 2005, according to new estimates by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.

September 1, 2010

Society » Immigration/Refugees

Most 'Re-employed' Workers Say They're Overqualified for Their New Job (Click for Details)

US Workers who suffered a spell of unemployment during Great Recession are, on average, less satisfied with their new jobs than workers who didn't. They are more likely to consider themselves over-qualified for their current position. Six-in-ten say they changed careers or seriously thought about it while they were unemployed, according to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project.

September 02, 2010

Economy » Employment Issues

Republicans Hold Wide Lead in Key Voter Turnout Measure (Click for Details)

Two months before this year's midterm congressional elections, Gallup finds 54% of Republicans, compared with 30% of Democrats, already saying they have given "quite a lot of" or "some" thought to the contests.

September 2, 2010

Domestic Politics » Political Parties

Republicans Remain Disproportionately White and Religious (Click for Details)

About 9 out of 10 Republicans are non-Hispanic whites, and more than half of these are highly religious. That compares with 62% of the Democratic rank-and-file that is white and largely less religious, with blacks and Hispanics making up a much more substantial part of that party's base. Gallup USA

September 1, 2010

Domestic Politics » Political Parties

Americans Give GOP Edge on Most Election Issues (Click for Details)

A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Americans saying the Republicans in Congress would do a better job than the Democrats in Congress of handling seven of nine key election issues. The parties are essentially tied on healthcare, with the environment being the lone Democratic strength.

September 1, 2010

Domestic Politics » Elections

British Columbians Troubled by Competing Pipeline Projects (Click for Details)

People in British Columbia are not currently embracing either of the two proposals to transport crude from Alberta to facilitate its export to China and other Asian destinations, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.

August 30, 2010

Economy » Energy/Nuclear Issues

AUSTRALASIA

Unemployment on Decline in Australia (Click for Details)

Roy Morgan survey shows that Unemployment in Australia declined in the month of August. However there has been decrease in full time employment and increase in part time employment.

September 02, 2010

Economy » Employment Issues

GLOBAL/MULTI-COUNTRY POLLS

Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations (Click for Details)

Gallup surveys in 114 countries in 2009 show that religion continues to play an important role in many people's lives worldwide. The global median proportion of adults who say religion is an important part of their daily lives is 84%, unchanged from what Gallup has found in other years. The data shows a strong relationship between socio-economic conditions and religiosity in a country.

August 31, 2010

Society » Religion

Kosovo: Mixed views on the long-term impact of independence (Click for Details)

When, shortly after the declaration of independence, the Gallup Balkan Monitor asked people in Kosovo for their assessment of the territory’s secession from Serbia, the verdict of Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians was clear: 93% said that independence had turned out to be a good thing. Not surprisingly, Kosovo Serbs did not agree: hardly any of them shared that view and three-quarters (74%) took a totally opposite view, seeing Kosovo’s independence as a bad thing. A year later, in 2009, the percentage of Kosovo Serbs giving such a negative assessment had risen by six percentage points to 80%. In parallel, fewer Kosovo Albanians now thought that independence had turned out well: down 18 percentage points to 75%.

July 2010

Foreign Affairs & Security » Regional Conflicts/ Issues

CYBER WORLD

Blogs Continue Islamic Center Debate (Click for Details)

To a degree not seen in the mainstream press, the controversy over the lower Manhattan Islamic center has touched a raw nerve in the social media. Indeed, Aug. 23-27 marked the third straight week that the intersection of politics, religion, terrorism and 9/11 memories has made the issue one of the top subjects in the blogosphere. Pew Research Center

September 2, 2010

Society » Media/ New Media

Adults, Cell Phones and Texting (Click for Details)

Texting by adults has increased over the past nine months from 65% of adults sending and receiving texts in September 2009 to 72% texting in May 2010. Still, adults do not send nearly the same number of texts per day as teens ages 12-17, who send and receive, on average, five times more texts per day than adult texters. Pew Research Center

September 2, 2010

Society » Media/ New Media §

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