New 27-country poll explores opinions for development, use of autonomous weapons systems in war
Washington, D.C., November 12, 2024 – A new Lex International poll conducted by Ipsos in 27 countries in six continents explores the levels of support for the development and use of autonomous weapons systems.
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Methodology
These are the results of a 27-country survey conducted by Ipsos on its Global Advisor online platform between Friday, September 20 and Friday, October 4, 2024. For this survey, Ipsos interviewed a total of 20,025 adults aged 18 years and older in India, 18-74 in Canada, South Africa, Türkiye, and the United States, and 16-74 in all other countries.
The sample consists of approximately 1,000 individuals each in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S., and 500 individuals each in Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, India, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Türkiye.
Samples in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.S. can be considered representative of their general adult populations under the age of 75. Samples in Brazil, China, Colombia, Israel, India, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, and Türkiye are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these countries should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of their population.
The data is weighted so that the composition of each country’s sample best reflects the demographic profile of the adult population according to the most recent census data. “The Global Country Average” reflects the average result for all the countries and markets in which the survey was conducted. It has not been adjusted to the population size of each country or market and is not intended to suggest a total result.
When percentages do not sum up to 100 or the ‘difference’ appears to be +/-1 percentage point more/less than the actual result, this may be due to rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of “don't know” or not stated responses.
The precision of Ipsos online polls is calculated using a credibility interval with a poll where N=1,000 being accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and of where N=500 being accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points. For more information on Ipsos' use of credibility intervals, please visit the Ipsos website.
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Emilios Louca
Senior Research Manager
Ipsos Public Affairs +1 (416) 572-4443
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Nik Samoylov
Director
Ipsos Public Affairs +1 (416) 572-4471
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