2018 IpsosThese are the findings ofthe Global Advisor Wave 109(G@109),
an Ipsossurvey conducted between April 20thand May 3rd, 2018.
The survey instrument is conducted monthly in 28 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system. The countries reporting herein are
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States of America.
For the results of the survey presented herein, an international sample of 21,268 adults aged 18-64 in the US, Israel and Canada, and age 16-64 in all other
countries, were interviewed. Approximately 1000+ individuals participated on a country by country basis via the Ipsos Online Panel with the exception of
Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Hungary, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, SouthKorea, Sweden and Turkey,
where each have a sample approximately 500+. The precision of Ipsos online polls are calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to
+/-3.1 percentage points and of 500 accurate to +/-4.5 percentage points. For more information on the Ipsos use of credibilityintervals, please visit the
Ipsos website.
15 of the 28 countries surveyed online generate nationally representative samples in their countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and United States).
Brazil, China, Chile, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa and Turkey produce a national sample that is more urban
& educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens.We refer to these respondents as “Upper Deck Consumer Citizens”.They are not nationally
representative of their country.
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ANALYTIC COMPONENTS…
There are three analytic components that make up the findings of this monthly Economic
Pulse report. Each question is tracked and analyzed from questions dealing with:
Thinking about our economic situation, how would you describe the current economic
situation in [insert country]Is it very good, somewhat good, somewhat bad or very bad
The currently perceived macroeconomic state of the
respondent’s country:
Rate the current state of the economy in your local areausing a scale from 1 to 7, where 7
means a very strong economy today and 1 means a very weak economy.
The currently perceived state of the local economy:
Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect the economy in your local area to be
much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker
than it is now
A six month outlook for the local economy:
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THE
WORLD at
a GLANCE。