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Afrobarometer Round 5: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Côte d'Ivoire, 2013 (ICPSR 35542)

Released/updated on: 2015-10-23

Geographic coverage: Africa, Ivory Coast, Global, Sub-Saharan Africa

Time period: 2013-03-11--2013-03-26

The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that collects and disseminates data regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, the economy, civil society, and related issues. This particular data collection was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Côte d'Ivoire, and includes a number of questions about reconciliation, international relations, and development, designed specifically for the Côte d'Ivoire survey. The data are collected from a nationally representative sample in face-to-face interviews in the language of the respondent's choice. Standard topics for the Afrobarometer include attitudes toward and evaluations of democracy, governance and economic conditions, political participation, national identity, and social capital. In addition, Round 5 surveys include special modules on taxation; gender issues; crime, conflict and insecurity; globalization; and social service delivery. The surveys also collect a large set of socio-demographic indicators such as age, gender, education level, poverty level, language and ethnicity, and religious affiliation, as well as political party affiliation. Afrobarometer Round 5 surveys were implemented in 35 countries.

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CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Poll, July #2, 2012 (ICPSR 34618)

Released/updated on: 2013-05-14

Geographic coverage: United States

This poll, fielded July 2012, and the second of two, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked about the condition of the economy, and whether things in the country were on the right track. Opinions were collected on financial institutions and whether they favor large investors, as well as the likelihood of another financial crisis. Respondents were queried on unemployment, including who is to blame for the high unemployment rate and what will happen to the unemployment rate over the next few months. Several questions addressed modes of transportation, including which mode is the most cost-effective, is the safest, and which one respondents prefer for traveling long distances. Other questions addressed a variety of pop-culture and social issues, such as plants, live theater, traditions, national landmarks, abortion, and taxpayer's money. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, social class, religious preference and participation, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians, marital status, household composition, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status, voting behavior, and the number of phones in their household.

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CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Survey, December 2010 (ICPSR 33204)

Released/updated on: 2012-03-09

Geographic coverage: United States

This poll, fielded December 17-20, 2010, solicited respondents' opinion on the United States' world influence, their expectations for themselves and their family in 2011, and whether respondents thought the United States will be more respected by other countries by the end of 2011. They were also queried on whether they thought China's growing economy was a major threat to the economy of the United States, whether respondents thought the United States would have gained ground to China's economy by the end of 2011, whether Americans were more interested in what the country could do for them rather what they could do for their country, and whether most members of Congress were more interested in serving the people they represent or in serving special interest groups. Respondents were queried on their impression of the war in Afghanistan, whether the United States was doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan, and when United States troops should come home from Afghanistan. They were also asked whether they approved of embryonic stem cell research, whether federal spending on medical research using embryonic stem cells should be increased, decreased, or stay the same, whether illegal immigration was a serious problem, and their views on abortion. They were queried on their favorite holiday song, if they planned to make any New Year's resolutions for 2011, whether they thought they would gain or lose weight over the course of the next year, their preferred Sunday activity for 2011, whether they checked the labels of items to see if they are buying American made products, their frequency in checking e-mail, what they thought of their penmanship, and how frequently they wrote by hand. They were asked whether they had or planned to travel for vacation in the upcoming winter season, whether they were planning to travel some place warm or cold, and whether they thought the weather patterns had been normal or unusual the past few years. Respondents were also asked for their opinion of WikiLeaks, their interest in the 2011 royal wedding, whether they are paid what they think they are worth, whether they have Attention Deficient Disorder, and whether they were proud of their life so far. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, marital status, religious preference, employment status, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and whether respondent is a born again Christian.

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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, July 1995 (ICPSR 2077)

Released/updated on: 2011-01-05

Geographic coverage: United States

This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to give their opinion of Bill Clinton and his handling of his job as president and to comment on the relationship between the United States and Japan with an emphasis on a possible trade war and tariffs. Respondents were asked to forecast the greatest economic power in the future and to identify the United States' most important partner in the past and future 50 years. Other topics examined in detail included the television and movie rating systems, the role of sex and violence in popular culture, and the government's role in regulating movies and television programs. Those queried also answered questions on Whitewater and on the fear of terrorism in the United States. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, and family income.

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Channels of Interstate Risk Sharing, United States, 1963-2000 (ICPSR 25541)

Released/updated on: 2018-06-18

Geographic coverage: United States

Time period: 1963-01-01--2000-01-01

This study developed a framework for quantifying the amount of risk sharing among states in the United States, and constructed data that allowed researchers to decompose the cross-sectional variance in gross state product into levels of smoothing capital markets, federal government, and credit market smoothing.

The collection contains 67 Excel data files, that were grouped into 17 datasets based on the organizational ordering schematic provided by the principal investigator, including:

Dataset 1 - State Personal Income: n=1,938, 51 variables
Dataset 2 - Federal Taxes and Contributions: n=17,948, 424 variables
Dataset 3 - State Population: n=1,887, 51 variables
Dataset 4 - State and Local Personal Taxes: n=11,526, 306 variables
Dataset 5 - Interests on State and Local Funds: n=7,609, 205 variables
Dataset 6 - Transfers: n=5,814, 153 variables
Dataset 7 - Non Federal State Income: n=1,887, 51 variables
Dataset 8 - Federal Grants: n=1,938, 51 variables
Dataset 9 - Federal Transfers to Individuals: n=27,415, 766 variables
Dataset 10 - Federal Personal Taxes: n=1,938, 51 variables
Dataset 11 - State Government Expenditure: n=1,887, 51 variables
Dataset 12 - Disposable State Income: n=1,836, 51 variables
Dataset 13 - State Consumption: n=5,508, 153 variables
Dataset 14 - State and Local Transfers: n=1,836, 51 variables
Dataset 15 - Gross State Product: n=1,910, 52 variables
Dataset 16 - Retail Sales: n=3,774, 102 variables
Dataset 17 - Personal Consumption Expenditures: n=38, 2 variables

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Eurobarometer 74.2: Europe 2020, the Financial and Economic Crisis, and Information on European Political Matters, November-December 2010 (ICPSR 34242)

Released/updated on: 2013-06-20

Geographic coverage: Cyprus, Portugal, Iceland, Global, Malta, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Luxembourg, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Europe, United Kingdom, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Italy, Macedonia, Germany, Estonia

Time period: 2010-11-11--2010-12-01

The Eurobarometer series is a unique cross-national and cross-temporal survey program conducted on behalf of the European Commission. These surveys regularly monitor public opinion in the European Union (EU) member countries and consist of standard modules and special topic modules. The standard modules address attitudes towards European unification, institutions and policies, measurements for general socio-political orientations, as well as respondent and household demographics. The special topic modules address such topics as agriculture, education, natural environment and resources, public health, public safety and crime, and science and technology.

This round of Eurobarometer surveys covers the standard modules and the following special topics: (1) Europe 2020, (2) the financial and economic crisis, and (3) information on European political matters. Questions pertain to opinions about EU objectives and priorities for the next decade, as well as EU initiatives to recover from the financial crisis. Other questions address respondents' knowledge of EU policies and institutions, media habits, and opinions of media coverage on politics.

Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, nationality, marital status, left-right political self-placement, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone, difficulties in paying bills, level in society, Internet use, type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).

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Eurobarometer 76.3: The European Parliament, Europe 2020, Financial and Economic Crisis, and Media Use for Political Information, November 2011 (ICPSR 34568)

Released/updated on: 2013-04-15

Time period: 2011-11-05--2011-11-20

This round of Eurobarometer surveys covers the standard modules and covers the following special topics: (1) the European Parliament, (2) Europe 2020, (3) the financial and economic crisis, and (4) media use for political information. Questions pertain to perceptions of the European Parliament and its policies, economic governance in the EU, the EU growth strategy, and EU citizenship. Other questions address political involvement and media use habits concerning political matters and information.

Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, nationality, marital status and parental relations, current and previous occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other goods, difficulties in paying bills, level in society, and Internet use. In addition, country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).

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Eurobarometer 81.4: Europe 2020, Financial and Economic Crisis, European Citizenship, and Living Conditions, May-June 2014 (ICPSR 36660)

Released/updated on: 2017-09-08

Geographic coverage: Cyprus, Portugal, Iceland, Malta, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Austria, Latvia, Luxembourg, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Belgium, European Union, Finland, Denmark, Italy, Macedonia, Germany, Montenegro, Estonia

Time period: 2014-05-31--2014-06-14

This round of Eurobarometer surveys covers the following special topics: (1) Attitudes towards the EU, (2) Europe 2020, (3) European economy, (4) European citizenship, and (5) Social reality in Europe. Respondents' opinions were collected regarding life satisfaction, the standard of living, self-esteem, employment, and safety. Respondents were also questioned about the economic crisis, economic expectations, public debt, and education. Additional questions were asked regarding the social welfare system, EU policies, national and European identity, participation in the EU, EU membership, and democracy.

Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, nationality, marital status, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of durable goods, difficulties in paying bills, self-assessed level in society, self-assessed social class, and Internet use. In addition, country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).

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Eurobarometer 84.3: Standard Eurobarometer 84, November 2015 (ICPSR 36670)

Released/updated on: 2018-01-19

Geographic coverage: Cyprus, Portugal, Malta, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Austria, Latvia, Luxembourg, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Spain, Albania, Czech Republic, Turkey, Belgium, European Union, Finland, Denmark, Italy, Macedonia, Germany, Montenegro, Estonia

This round of Eurobarometer surveys covers the following special topics:(1) Europe 2020, (2) European Economy (3) European Citizenship and (4) Information behaviour and Assessment of Media Presentation with Regard to European Political Matters. Respondents' opinions were collected regarding life satisfaction, the standard of living, politics, trust, self-esteem, employment, and safety. Respondents were also questioned about the economic crisis, economic expectations, public debt, the media, and education. Additional questions were asked regarding EU policies, national and European identity, media usage, sources of information, participation in the EU, EU membership, and democracy.

Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, nationality, marital status, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other goods, difficulties in paying bills, level in society, and Internet use. In addition, country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).

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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Consensus Forecasts (ICPSR 22683)

Released/updated on: 2008-06-10

Geographic coverage: United States

In November 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a change in the way it communicates its view of the economic outlook: It increased the frequency of its forecasts from two to four times per year, and it increased the length of the forecasting horizon from two to three years. The FOMC does not release the individual members' forecasts or standard measures of consensus such as the mean or median. Rather, it continues to release the forecast information as a range of forecasts, both the full range between the high and the low and a central tendency that omits the extreme values. This paper uses individual forecaster data from the Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) to mimic the FOMC's method for creating their central tendency. The authors show that the midpoint of the central tendency of the SPF is a reliable measure of the consensus, suggesting that the FOMC reporting method is also a reliable measure of consensus. For the dates when both are available, the authors also compare the relative forecast accuracy of the FOMC and SPF consensus forecasts for output growth and inflation. Overall, the differences in forecast accuracy are too small to be statistically significant.

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Forecasting Inflation and Output: Comparing Data-Rich Models with Simple Rules (ICPSR 22684)

Released/updated on: 2008-06-10

Geographic coverage: United States

There has been a resurgence of interest in dynamic factor models for use by policy advisors. Dynamic factor methods can be used to incorporate a wide range of economic information when forecasting or measuring economic shocks. This article introduces dynamic factor models that underlie the data-rich methods and also tests whether the data-rich models can help a benchmark autoregressive model forecast alternative measures of inflation and real economic activity at horizons of 3, 12, and 24 months ahead. The authors find that, over the past decade, the data-rich models significantly improve the forecasts for a variety of real output and inflation indicators. For all the series that they examine, the authors find that the data-rich models become more useful when forecasting over longer horizons. The exception is the unemployment rate, where the principal components provide significant forecasting information at all horizons.

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Forecasting with Mixed Frequencies (ICPSR 34712)

Released/updated on: 2013-06-20

A dilemma faced by forecasters is that data are not all sampled at the same frequency. Most macroeconomic data are sampled monthly (e.g., employment) or quarterly (e.g., GDP). Most financial variables (e.g., interest rates and asset prices), on the other hand, are sampled daily or even more frequently. The challenge is how to best use available data. To that end, the authors survey some common methods for dealing with mixed-frequency data.

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Macroeconomic News and Real Interest Rates (ICPSR 1330)

Released/updated on: 2006-10-02

Geographic coverage: United States

Economic news affects the perceptions of investors, forecasters, and policymakers about the strength or weakness of the economy. These expectations are updated on the basis of regularly occurring surprises in macroeconomic announcement data. The response of asset prices to positive or negative announcement surprises has been a regular feature of the literature for more than 20 years. In this vein, the authors evaluate the responses of the yield of 10-year Treasury inflation-indexed securities to nearly three dozen macroeconomic announcements. They find that the real long-term rate of interest responds positively to surprises in a handful of key macroeconomic indicators, including labor productivity growth. Also, the authors find no support for the proposition that the Federal Reserve has information about its actions or the state of the real economy that is not in the public domain and, hence, not already priced in the real long-term interest rate.

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Oil and the United States Macroeconomy: An Update and a Simple Forecasting Exercise (ICPSR 23220)

Released/updated on: 2008-09-05

Geographic coverage: United States

Some analysts and economists recently warned that the United States economy faces a much higher risk of recession should the price of oil rise to $100 per barrel or more. In February 2008, spot crude oil prices closed above $100 per barrel for the first time ever, and since then they have climbed even higher. Meanwhile, according to some surveys of economists, it is highly probable that a recession began in the United States in late 2007 or early 2008. Although the findings in this paper are consistent with the view that the United States economy has become much less sensitive to large changes in oil prices, a simple forecasting exercise using Hamilton's model augmented with the first principal component of 85 macroeconomic variables reveals that a permanent increase in the price of crude oil to $150 per barrel by the end of 2008 could have a significant negative effect on the growth rate of real gross domestic product in the short run. Moreover, the model also predicts that such an increase in oil prices would produce much higher overall and core inflation rates in 2009 than most policymakers expect.

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Real Interest Rate Persistence: Evidence and Implications (ICPSR 24541)

Released/updated on: 2009-01-26

Geographic coverage: United States

The real interest rate plays a central role in many important financial and macroeconomic models, including the consumption-based asset pricing model, neoclassical growth model, and models of the monetary transmission mechanism. The authors selectively survey the empirical literature that examines the time-series properties of real interest rates. A key stylized fact is that postwar real interest rates exhibit substantial persistence, shown by extended periods when the real interest rate is substantially above or below the sample mean. The finding of persistence in real interest rates is pervasive, appearing in a variety of guises in the literature. The authors discuss the implications of persistence for theoretical models, illustrate existing findings with updated data, and highlight areas for future research.

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Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, September 2011 (ICPSR 35449)

Released/updated on: 2015-08-04

Geographic coverage: United States

The Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior series (also known as the Surveys of Consumers) was undertaken to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why such changes occur, and to evaluate how they relate to consumer decisions to save, borrow, or make discretionary purchases. The data regularly include the Index of Consumer Sentiment, the Index of Current Economic Conditions, and the Index of Consumer Expectations. Since the 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. The surveys conducted in 2011 focused on topics such as evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Opinions were collected regarding respondents' appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, computers, and other durables. Also explored in this survey, were respondents' types of savings and financial investments, loan use, family income, and retirement planning. Other topics in this series typically include ownership, lease, and use of automobiles, respondents' use of computers, expectations for future gas prices, and respondents' familiarity with and use of the Internet. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education.

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United States Fiscal Austerity and Urban Innovation Project, 1983-1984 (ICPSR 8709)

Released/updated on: 2006-01-12

Geographic coverage: United States

Time period: 1983-01-01--1984-01-01

For this data collection, mayors, city council finance committee chairs, and chief administrative officers/city managers in all United States cities with populations over 25,000 were surveyed. Topics covered include the relative importance of professional as opposed to elected officials in fiscal management, and preferences for and implementation of changes in spending levels in 13 policy areas (e.g., education, social welfare, streets, and police protection). Respondents also were queried about policy preferences, activities, and impact on city government of 20 groups (including employees, business groups, local media, the elderly, city finance staff, and federal and state agencies). In addition, questions were asked on city finance problems (e.g., loss of federal or state revenue, declining tax base, and pressures from municipal employees), fiscal management strategies the city had used (e.g., contracting out, user fees, privatization), revenue forecasting, integrated financial management systems, performance measures, management rights, and level of sophistication of economic development analyses. Background information on mayors includes terms served, years spent in elected office, political party identification, use of local media, age, ethnicity/race, sex, religious preference, and education. In addition to the survey data, detailed structural data on population, economic structures, industry, and the labor force are provided.

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Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2009 (ICPSR 28101)

Released/updated on: 2010-07-15

Geographic coverage: Afghanistan, United States, China (Peoples Republic), Malaysia, Iceland, Global, Russia, South Korea, Austria, Pakistan, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil, Iraq, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ecuador, Colombia, Romania, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Bahrain, Albania, New Zealand, Canada, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Italy, Macedonia, Australia, Germany

This annual survey, fielded October to December 2009, was conducted in 33 countries to solicit public opinion on social and political issues. Respondents were asked whether they think 2010 will be better than 2009, whether the economy will be better in 2010 than it was in 2009, and whether unemployment will increase or decrease in the next 12 months. They were also queried on whether they thought that their present job was safe and how long they thought it would take to find a new job if they lost their current one. Demographic information includes sex, age, household income, education, employment status, and religious affiliation.

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Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2012 (ICPSR 35201)

Released/updated on: 2015-03-09

Geographic coverage: Cameroon, Malaysia, Portugal, Iceland, Global, Armenia, South Korea, Austria, Mozambique, Morocco, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil, Iraq, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Georgia (Republic), Japan, Ukraine, India, Canada, Turkey, Belgium, Finland, South Africa, Italy, Macedonia, Peru, Germany, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Afghanistan, Singapore, Hong Kong, United States, China (Peoples Republic), Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Pakistan, Ireland, Poland, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Tunisia, Romania, Philippines, United Kingdom, Kenya, Switzerland, Spain, Palestine, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Australia

The Voice of the People Survey Series is WIN/Gallup International Association's End of Year survey and is a global study that collects the public's view on the challenges that the world faces today. Ongoing since 1977, the purpose of WIN/Gallup International's End of Year survey is to provide a platform for respondents to speak out concerning government and corporate policies.

The Voice of the People, End of Year Surveys for 2012, fielded June 2012 to February 2013, were conducted in 56 countries to solicit public opinion on social and political issues. Respondents were asked whether their country was governed by the will of the people, as well as their attitudes about their society. Additional questions addressed respondents' living conditions and feelings of safety around their living area, as well as personal happiness. Respondents' opinions were also gathered in relation to business development and their views on the effectiveness of the World Health Organization. Respondents were also surveyed on ownership and use of mobile devices. Demographic information includes sex, age, income, education level, employment status, and type of living area.

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Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2013 (ICPSR 35202)

Released/updated on: 2015-04-17

Geographic coverage: Papua New Guinea, Sudan, Malaysia, Portugal, Iceland, Global, Greece, Armenia, South Korea, Austria, Latvia, Morocco, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil, Algeria, Iraq, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Japan, Ukraine, India, Canada, Turkey, Belgium, Finland, South Africa, Italy, Macedonia, Georgia, Peru, Germany, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Afghanistan, Fiji, Hong Kong, United States, China (Peoples Republic), Thailand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Sweden, Pakistan, Kosovo, Ireland, Poland, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Tunisia, Romania, Philippines, United Kingdom, Kenya, Switzerland, Spain, Palestine, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Denmark, Mexico, Australia, Indonesia

The Voice of the People, End of Year Surveys for 2013, fielded September to December 2013, were conducted in 66 countries to solicit public opinion on social and political issues. Respondents were asked to give their opinion in regards to how the economic situation in their country would fluctuate over the next year, as well as rate their personal happiness. Additional questions included what respondents felt was the most important problem facing the world today, and whether religion plays a positive or negative role in their country. Respondents were also queried on what country they would like to live in, whether more women politicians would make the world a better place, which country they believe is the greatest threat to world peace, and corruption within their country. Demographic information includes age, income, education level, employment status, religious affiliation, and household family composition.