Non-Western countries tend to think China has a positive effect on world affairs, according to the #YouGovCambridge globalism project, while Western counties aren’t so sure. Countries most positive on China's effect:
🇳🇬 92%
🇲🇽 73%
🇹🇭 71%
🇿🇦 70%
🇧🇷 65% yougov.co.uk/topics/interna…
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is less well known globally than other global leaders, the study also shows. Among those who do know of him, the trend continues of people in Western countries expressing a more sceptical view yougov.co.uk/topics/interna…
A majority most of the 22 countries asked would prefer the US to be the most powerful force in world politics over China. Preference for US as most powerful is strongest in Japan (72% to 7%), India (65% to 9%) and the US (77% to 9%) yougov.co.uk/topics/interna…
The study also finds that one in three Chinese (34%) and one in five Americans (23%) think it is likely that direct military conflict could break out between the US & China within five years yougov.co.uk/topics/interna…
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Saturday marks the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our Eurotrack+US survey finds attitudes to the conflict remain largely the same as a year ago
🧵/ We’ve examined headline voting intention from 14,000 voters over the last 3 months to take a detailed look at voting demographics as we head towards the likely 2024 general election
Education level is also a key factor in voting intention – the higher someone’s education qualifications are, the more likely they are to vote Labour/a left wing party
Low (GCSE or below): 36% Lab / 32% Con (+17% Ref UK)
Medium: 41% Lab / 25% Con
High (degree or above): 53% Lab / 14% Con
🧵 / Britons have a more positive opinion of lesbian and gay, bisexual, and transgender people than lesbian and gay, bisexual, and transgender people think
What are the main positive effects of immigration?
Fill highly skilled jobs where there is a labour shortage: 51%
Fill low paid jobs British workers won't do: 39%
More people of working age who pay more in taxes than they claim in benefits: 35%
For what kind of treatment did people turn to private healthcare?
Non-emergency appointment: 48% of those who used private healthcare in the last 12 months
Routine appointment: 20%
Minor illness/injury: 17%
Emergency: 10%
A fifth of Britons (22%) are not registered with a dentist, and 37% of those who aren’t say it’s because they can’t find an NHS dentist while 23% of them don’t think they can afford treatment