Trends & Prospective


Over Four in Five Parents Cite Safety and Peace of Mind as the Top Reasons for Parents Allowing Children to Have Cell Phones

More than Three-Quarters Think It Is OK for Children to Have a Cell Phone by Age 15

Ipsos Global @dvisory: Is Golf a Stepping Stone to a Management Hole in One?

Almost one quarter (22%) of employees surveyed in 24 countries around the world indicate that being able to golf is a stepping stone to get ahead in management

Ipsos Global @dvisory: Taking a Break

Employees in 24 Countries Tell Us if They Use Up all of Their Holidays Granted by Their Organization

Ipsos Global @dvisory: Proper Attire in the Workplace

Are Casual Workers Slackers, Never Destined for Management?

Four in Ten (43%) Working Americans Would Move to a Different Community if it Offered a Higher
Quality of Life

Four in ten (38%) Say They're Living in their Current Community Primarily Because of a Job

Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World

Citizens in 24 countries assess the current state of their country's economy

Four in Ten (40%) Americans Confident They'll Take a Summer Vacation This Year

Americans Projected to Spend $75.9 Billion This Summer,
Up 9% from the $69.5 Billion they recall
Spending Last Summer

The 2010 FIFA World Cup

Only 4 In 10 (37%) Avid Soccer Fans Think The Way In Which Qualification Structure Formatted is Fair To All Potential Participating Countries, and 2/3rds (65%) Say World Cup Event So Expensive Ordinary Soccer Supporters Can No Longer Participate.
Regardless, 59% of Fans Say South Africa will Host Successful Event--91% of South Africa Fans More Optimistic