Overview and Methods In 2006 the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (formerly the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations) undertook a major study of public opinion in the United States, China and India. Organizations in several other countries expressed interest in participating in this study. WorldPublicOpinion.org took the lead and recruited additional countries around the world to participate. Ultimately, polling was conducted in 18 countries and the Palestinian Territories. The countries and research organizations are listed below. These include roughly 56 percent of the world population. Since resources varied, not all questions were asked in all countries. Further below are details of the methodology used. All samples were probability samples; in two countries these were limited to urban areas, and as noted certain countries did not sample all regions. Research Partners Country Research Institute City Contact Buenos Aires Graciela C. R?mer graciela@romer.com.ar (+54-11) 4345-2864/5 Graciela R?mer y Asociados Argentina Armenia Armenian Center for National and International Studies Yerevan Stiopa Safarian root@acnis.am (+374-10) 52 87 80 Australia Lowy Institute for International Policy/ Market Focus International Sydney Ivan Cook icook@lowyinstitute.org +61 2 8238 9120 Lloyd Hetherington China Chicago Council on Global Affairs/GlobeScan lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com Chicago/Toronto +1 416 962 0707 France Efficience 3 Reims Helene Martin helene.m@efficience3.com +33 3 26 79 07 96 Lloyd Hetherington Chicago Council on Global Affairs/GlobeScan lloyd.hetherington@globescan.com India Chicago/Toronto +1 416 962 0707 Indonesia Lowy Institute for International Policy/ Deka Marketing Research Sydney/Jakarta Ivan Cook icook@lowyinstitute.org +61 2 8238 9120 Iran WorldPublicOpinion.org Washington Stephen Weber sweber@pipa.org +1 202 232 7500 Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research / Evens Program for Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Prof. Tamar Hermann tamarhe@gmail.com (+972-3) 6424298 / 6406762 Prof. Ephraim Ya?ar - Evens Program for Conflict Resolution and Mediation eppie@post.tau.ac.il Israel (+972-3) 6407381 CIDE/Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) Mexico City Dr. Susan Minushkin Mexico Susan.minushkin@cide.edu +52-55-5727-9830 Palestinian Territories Palestinian Center for Public Opinion Beit Sahour Dr. Nabil Kukali kukali@p-ol.com (+972-2) 2774846 Luis Benavente Peru Grupo de Opinion Publica, Universidad de Lima lbenaven@correo.ulima.edu.pe Lima (+511) 437-6767 Philippines Linda Guerrero guerrero@sws.org.ph (632) 924-4465 Social Weather Stations Quezon City Poland CBOS Warsaw Dr. Krzysztof Zagorski k.zagorski@cbos.pl (+0-22) 693 47 25 / 693 46 93 Russia Levada Center Moscow Ludmila Khakhulina lkhahul@levada.ru (+7 095) 229-55-44 East Asia Institute/ Hankook Research Company South Korea Seoul Han Wool Jeong hwjeong@eai.or.kr 02-2277-1683 Thailand ABAC Poll Research Center, Assumption University Bangkok Dr. Noppadon Kannika noppadonknn@au.edu +66-2-719-1550 Ukraine Vladimir Illich Paniotto Kiev International Institute of Sociology paniotto@kmis.kiev.ua Kiev (+38) 044 537-3376 / (+38) 044 501- 7403 Chicago Council on Global Affairs/ Knowledge Networks Chicago/ Menlo Park Dr. Michael Dennis United States mdennis@knowledgenetworks.com +1-650-289-2160 Methodology Country Sample Size (unweighted) MoE (%) Field dates Survey methodology Type of sample Argentina 881 3.4 Dec 2-5, 2006 Face-to-face Urban 1 Australia 1007 3.2 Jun 19 ? Jul 6, 2006 Telephone National Armenia 1300 2.8 November ? December, 2006 Face-to-face National 1964 2.3 Jul 10-21, 2006 Face-to-face National 2 China France 800 3.5 Mar 27-30, 2007, May 18-21, 2007 Telephone National India 2458 2.0 Jul 9-27, 2006 Face-to-face National 3 Indonesia 1200 2.9 Jun 22 ? Jul 6, 2006 Face-to-face National 4 Iran 1000 3.2 Oct 31-Dec 6, 2006 Face-to-face National Israel 593 4.1 November, 2006 Telephone National 5 Mexico 1499 2.6 Jul 22-27, 2006 Face-to-face National Palestinian Territories 1056 2.8 Oct 8-15, 2006 Face-to-face National 6 Peru 578 4.1 Nov 17-18, 2006 Face-to-face Urban 7 Philippines 1200 2.9 Sep 24 ? Nov 29, 2006 Face-to-face National 8 Poland 937 3.3 Sep 9-11, 2006 Face-to-face National Russia 1599 2.5 Sep 21-30, 2006 Face-to-Face National 9 South Korea 1024 3.1 Jun 16 ? Jul 7, 2006 Face-to-face National Thailand 1558 2.5 Sep 4-20, 2006 Face-to-face National 10 National Ukraine 1003 3.2 Sep 8-14, 2006 Face-to-face United States 1227 2.9 Jun 23-Jul 9, 2006 Internet National 11 1 In Argentina, the survey was conducted in the City of Buenos Aires, 24 departments of the surrounding area (together called Great Buenos Aires), La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, C?rdoba, Rosario and Tucum?n. 2 In China, a total sample of 1964 respondents were interviewed representing both rural and urban areas. Approximately 36 non-literate respondents were screened out of the sample. 3 In India, a face-to-face national probability sample was executed with a sample of 3132 which was reduced to 2458 after screening out respondents with no formal education or who were illiterate. 4 In Indonesia, the sample was an urban, suburban, and rural sample drawn in 10 provinces representing major island groups. 5 In Israel, a random telephone sample of adults who had landline telephones was conducted; 503 interviews were conducted in the Jewish sector and 90 interviews in the Arab sector. 6 In the Palestinian Territories, the survey was conducted among the population of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. 7 In Peru, the survey was conducted in 35 districts of Lima and Callao, including Lima, Ate, Barranco, Bre?a, Carabayllo, Chorrillos, Comas, Independencia, Jes?s Mar?a, La Molina, La Victoria, Lince, Los Olivos, Magdalena, Miraflores, Pueblo Libre, Puente Piedra, Rimac, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Lurigancho, San Juan Miraflores, San Luis, San Mart?n de Porres, San Miguel, Santa Anita, Santiago de Surco, Surquillo, Villa El Salvador, Villa Mar?a del Triunfo, Bellavista, Callao, Carmen de la Legua Reynoso, La Perla, and Ventanilla. 8 In the Philippines, the survey was conducted in metro Manila, and the island of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. 9 In Russia the survey was conducted as a face-to-face national probability sample, excluding only areas of military conflict (e.g., Chechnya) and certain highly inaccessible areas; such areas together represented only five percent of the population of Russia. 10 In Thailand, the survey was conducted in 10 provinces of the country including Bangkok, Samutprakarn, Prachuabkirikan, Rayong, Chiang Mai, Kampaengpetch, Khon Kaen, Sakonnakorn, Chumporn, and Nakorn Sri Thammarat. 11 In the United States, the poll was an online survey drawn from a nationally representative sample of the Knowledge Networks online panel. This panel is randomly selected from the population of telephone households in the U.S., and subsequently provided with Internet access if needed.