Public opinion


Fewer global citizens believe China will have positive influence on world affairs in coming decade

Ipsos polling for halifax security forum reveals just 42% believe china will have a positive impact, down 11 points since last year.
Polling Publication

Opinion Polls: A tour of the territory

Political opinion polls come under great scrutiny in the run-up to elections and their reputation can swing between criticism and praise in the wake of results. But, if you want to make some sense of the state of opinion at any moment in time, you absolutely need polls. This paper puts polling under the researcher’s spotlight.
Happiness Survey

The state of happiness in a COVID world

Global Happiness 2020 survey shows happiness has receded in many, but not all countries since last year.
Public Health Survey

Abortions amid COVID-19: How women’s rights are being impacted by the pandemic

About 70% say abortions should be permitted ̶ down 5% from 2014 and lower than when poll began

Globally, seven in ten adults favor allowing abortion

Seven in ten adults worldwide (70%) say abortion should be permitted, according to a new Ipsos Global Advisor survey of nearly 17,500 men and women from 25 countries.
Coronavirus Publication

Signals #10: Understanding the coronavirus crisis – the story so far

This special tenth edition of our Signals digest recaps on the content we have featured across the series and looks back at some of the defining moments of the crisis so far.
COVID-19 Survey

[WEBINAR] Understanding the Coronavirus Crisis #8

Join the 8th edition of the Signals webinar series on 8 July at 11am CET or 5pm CET.
Racism Survey

Global support for peaceful Floyd protests in U.S. with majority saying response is appropriate

Majority don’t think violent protests are appropriate response to killing of unarmed man.
Coronavirus Survey

More people believe there are bigger issues than COVID-19 amid race protests in U.S. and globally

A majority in 13 countries say racism, other forms of intolerance is present in their country.