Public opinion

Eight in Ten Global Respondents Expect 2013 Will Be a Better Year Than 2012, Up Eight Points Expectations of Next Year's Global Economy Also Jumps Eight Points to 49%

But Local National Economic Assessment Can Temper Taking Action

October 2012

August 2012

Technology is Evolving How We Watch: 23% Will Watch Online, 10% On Their Mobile Phones or Tablets

Seven in Ten (73%) Think Living Better Needs a Plan, Three in Ten (27%) Say Life Isn't Something You Can Plan

24 Country Survey of Workplaces finds Employees in United States (64%) and Canada (60%) Agree Most Employees in Argentina (44%), Mexico (43%), Hungary (42%) and Spain (38%) Most Likely to Disagree

A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos for What Makes You Happy Magazine finds that while eight in 10 (77%) citizens in 24 countries generally say they are `happy' in their lives, one quarter (22%) report they are `very happy'--a key measure that identifies comparative depth and intensity of happiness among country citizens and the world. Whereas the general assessment of happiness tends to remain fairly static over time, the measure of those who are `very happy' has the greatest amount of fluctuation.