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"This report summarizes the main findings of the poll conducted for BBC World Service by research agency Synovate in October 2006, exploring the views and opinions of young people aged 15 – 17. In total, 3,050 youths were interviewed in 10 key cities." Those ten cities are: New York, Jakarta, Moscow, London, Nairobi, Cairo, Lagos, Rio, Baghdad, and Delhi.
Questions include: "Regardless of whether this is already the case in your country; do you think women should have the same rights as men?", "Would you consider cheating to get into university?", "Have you heard of climate change or global warming?", "Do you believe in God or a higher being?", and more.
Although probably within the margin of error, Rio and Delhi were higher than NYC in thinking that women should have the same rights as men, and those three cities were significantly higher than London in thinking so.
91% of Delhi respondents thought that gov'ts should limit offspring, far more than anyone else.
Respondents in Rio seem to be more progressive on most questions than people living in NYC and London.
Baghdad residents are off the conventional map in some aspects, particularly climate change.
Muscovites are the only young people to agree with abortion in a majority. Once you filter out men, women are more likely to consider an abortion--except in Moscow and Baghdad.
Surprisingly, other than New Yorkers and Muscovites, Baghdadis are the least likely to want to move elsewhere to secure a better future.
Lagos respondents are those that worry the least about Terrorism and the most about Education. On the same "what do you worry about" issue, when the focus is shifted from global to personal, education and careers get more emphasis, more spectacularly in NYC than anywhere else.
The last question, a veiled version of "would be a suicide bomber?" got 25% in favour in London, which has alarmed the polsters enough that they have included a comment on it underneath. I find that amusing.
ziola]"This report summarizes the main findings of the poll conducted for BBC World Service by research agency Synovate in October 2006, exploring the views and opinions of young people aged 15 – 17. In total, 3,050 youths were interviewed in 10 key cities." Those ten cities are: New York, Jakarta, Moscow, London, Nairobi, Cairo, Lagos, Rio, Baghdad, and Delhi.
Questions include: "Regardless of whether this is already the case in your country; do you think women should have the same rights as men?", "Would you consider cheating to get into university?", "Have you heard of climate change or global warming?", "Do you believe in God or a higher being?", and more.
Although probably within the margin of error, Rio and Delhi were higher than NYC in thinking that women should have the same rights as men, and those three cities were significantly higher than London in thinking so.
91% of Delhi respondents thought that gov'ts should limit offspring, far more than anyone else.
Respondents in Rio seem to be more progressive on most questions than people living in NYC and London.
Baghdad residents are off the conventional map in some aspects, particularly climate change.
Muscovites are the only young people to agree with abortion in a majority. Once you filter out men, women are more likely to consider an abortion--except in Moscow and Baghdad.
Surprisingly, other than New Yorkers and Muscovites, Baghdadis are the least likely to want to move elsewhere to secure a better future.
Lagos respondents are those that worry the least about Terrorism and the most about Education. On the same "what do you worry about" issue, when the focus is shifted from global to personal, education and careers get more emphasis, more spectacularly in NYC than anywhere else.
The last question, a veiled version of "would be a suicide bomber?" got 25% in favour in London, which has alarmed the polsters enough that they have included a comment on it underneath. I find that amusing.