Support for Capitalism Declines in Europe
Faith in capitalism has fallen in Europe, with 58% of the public saying that most people are better off in a free market economy.
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Faith in capitalism has fallen in Europe, with 58% of the public saying that most people are better off in a free market economy.
Nearly a third (32%) of the world’s total population of 6.9 billion people live in countries which experienced a substantial rise in either government restrictions on religion or social hostilities involving religion betweenmid-2006 and mid-2009.
An estimated 214 million people worldwide reside in a country other than the one where they were born. The U.S. is home to more migrants than any other country — 42.8 million.
Israel has the highest percentage (53%) of adults who use social networking sites; the United States is a close second.
Large majorities of people in three former Soviet republics — Russia (82%), Lithuania (91%) and Ukraine (95%) — believe that politicians far more than ordinary people have benefited from the changes that have taken place in their countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Restrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose between mid-2006 and mid-2009 in 23 of the world’s 198 countries, including several of the world’s most populous nations.
Majorities in 11 of 22 countries reject the idea that men should have more of a right to a job than women do during tough economic times.
Compared with the U.S. and Western Europe, Russians are far less concerned about the potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran.
Majorities or pluralities in 21 of 25 countries surveyed believe Obama will get the U.S. to take significant measures to control global climate change.
Large majorities in every country surveyed say global warming is a serious problem, and majorities in 15 of the 25 countries say it is “very serious.”
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