New survey for public opinion about the economy in 44 countries around the world

The survey is carried out by Pew Research Center and it is based on 48,643 interviews in 44 countries with adults 18 and older, conducted from March 17 to June 5, 2014.

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This report examines public opinion about the economy in 44 countries around the world, including public views of the way things are going in respondents’ country, the current national economic situation and expectations for the national economy over the next 12 months, and gauges the intensity of public concern about unemployment, inflation, inequality and public debt.

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There are many sections in the survey/report. One of these is the Satisfaction/ Dissatisfaction about the way things are going in their country :

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By this broad measure of national unease, which may encompass public perception of economic, political, social and security conditions, half or more of the publics in 36 of the 44 nations surveyed say conditions in their society are not
good.

This displeasure is shared across advanced economies (a median of 66% unhappy),emerging markets (69%) and developing economies (69%). Regionally, the greatest
unease is in Europe (77%), Latin America (74%) and the Middle East (72%). The least dissatisfaction is in Asia (60%). But it is hardly a sign of well-being that six-in-ten Asians are discontented with the way things are going.

At a national level, the most dissatisfied are the Greeks (95%), the Lebanese (93%), the Spanish (91%) and the Italians (90%). About six-in-ten Americans (62%) are also unhappy with the way things are going in the U.S. The most
content with their country’s direction are the Chinese (87%), the Vietnamese (86%) and the Malaysians (77%).

Notably, Russian satisfaction with their nation’s direction has improved 19 percentage points, from 37% to 56%, in the last year, possibly a byproduct of
public backing for Russia’s newly assertive foreign policy.

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More in the report (in pdf format)

[link to www.pewglobal.org]

Last Edited by Gregor Samsa on 09/15/2014 06:16 AM