IPSOS Global Advisor

ATTITUDES TOWARDS
SOCIALIST IDEALS IN THE
21st CENTURY
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 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 50%
China 84%
India 72%
Malaysia 68%
Turkey 62%
South Africa 57%
Brazil 57%
Russia 55%
Spain 54%
Argentina 52%
Mexico 51%
Half of the respondents Saudi Arabia 51%
globally think that at Sweden 51%
present socialist ideals are Canada 49%
of great value for societal Great Britain 49%
progress – Chinese are Australia 49%
most likely to agree, Poland 48%
Japanese are the least Chile 48%
likely. South Korea 48%
Peru 48%
Italy 47%
Serbia 47%
Germany 45%
Q. Do you agree or disagree Belgium 44%
with the following statements: - Romania 40%
at present, socialist ideals are United States 39%
of great value for societal France 31%
progress
Hungary 28%
Japan 21%
2 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 66%
India 86%
Malaysia 84%
Peru 83%
South Africa 83%
Mexico 81%
China 81%
Brazil 78%
South Korea 77%
Saudi Arabia 75%
Romania 73%
Two thirds believe that Italy 72%
free market competition United States 70%
brings out the best in Serbia 67%
people. Indians are most Turkey 65%
likely to agree while only Argentina 65%
49 percent of Germans Australia 65%
and 43 percent of the Great Britain 62%
French agree. Chile 61%
Canada 60%
Japan 56%
Spain 56%
Russia 55%
Poland 54%
Q. Do you agree or disagree Hungary 54%
with the following statements: - Sweden 52%
free market competition brings Belgium 51%
out the best in people Germany 49%
France 43%
3 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 52%
India 72%
United States 66%
South Africa 64%
Romania 61%
Peru 58%
Malaysia 58%
Serbia 58%
Canada 56%
Turkey 55%
Italy 55%
Overall, more than half Mexico 54%
of the people think that Russia 53%
individual freedom is Japan 53%
more important than Sweden 51%
social justice. Indians are Poland 50%
most likely to believe this Brazil 50%
whereas people in Australia 50%
Germany, China and Belgium 49%
France are least likely to Argentina 49%
think this. Hungary 49%
South Korea 47%
Great Britain 47%
Chile 46%
Q. Do you agree or disagree Spain 44%
with the following statements: - Saudi Arabia 43%
individual freedom is more Germany 38%
important than social justice China 37%
France 36%
4 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 48%
India 66%
United States 61%
South Korea 60%
South Africa 59%
Malaysia 58%
Peru 58%
Poland 58%
Romania 56%
Saudi Arabia 55%
Mexico 53%
Almost half of all Brazil 50%
respondents think that Germany 49%
socialism is a system of Australia 49%
political oppression, mass Canada 48%
surveillance and state Hungary 46%
terror. People from India Belgium 45%
and the USA are most Argentina 45%
likely to agree whereas Italy 44%
people from China, Spain France 44%
and Russia agree least Turkey 43%
likely to hold this opinion. Serbia 43%
Q. Do you agree or disagree
Chile 43%
with the following statements: - Great Britain 42%
socialism (in France only: use Japan 37%
socialist collectivism) is a Sweden 34%
system of political oppression China 31%
mass surveillance and state Spain 30%
terror Russia 29%
5 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 69%
Romania 82%
Russia 82%
South Korea 81%
China 81%
Italy 78%
India 77%
Serbia 75%
United States 75%
Turkey 74%
Peru 73%
Globally, nearly seven in Malaysia 73%
ten people think that it is Brazil 71%
right for those who are Mexico 71%
talented to earn more Great Britain 70%
than those who are less Argentina 70%
gifted. Romanians and Saudi Arabia 69%
Russians agree with this Japan 69%
statement most frequently Poland 66%
whereas Germans are Chile 66%
least likely to agree. Canada 64%
Australia 64%
Spain 64%
Q. Do you agree or disagree Hungary 63%
with the following statements: - South Africa 61%
it is right for those who are Sweden 59%
talented to earn more than Belgium 56%
those who are less gifted France 51%
Germany 47%
6 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 78%
Spain 87%
Serbia 86%
China 86%
Russia 85%
India 85%
South Korea 84%
Malaysia 84%
Saudi Arabia 83%
Italy 82%
Hungary 82%
Overall, nearly eight in ten Turkey 81%
people think that the rich Chile 81%
should be taxed more to Germany 81%
support the poor. People Romania 81%
from Spain agree most Canada 80%
often and people from Argentina 80%
South Africa least often. Belgium 78%
France 77%
Australia 76%
Mexico 76%
Great Britain 75%
Sweden 74%
Q. Consider the following Peru 70%
statements. Do you agree or Japan 70%
disagree? In my country - the Poland 70%
rich should be taxed more to United States 67%
support the poor Brazil 66%
South Africa 58%
7 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 89%
Russia 98%
Serbia 97%
Romania 97%
Spain 96%
Mexico 94%
Turkey 94%
Sweden 93%
Peru 93%
Hungary 92%
Italy 92%
Globally, almost nine in Great Britain 92%
ten people have the China 91%
opinion that education Argentina 91%
should be free of charge. France 91%
Russians agree with this Brazil 90%
statement most often Saudi Arabia 90%
whereas people in Japan Germany 89%
agree least frequently. Chile 88%
Australia 88%
Poland 87%
Canada 85%
India 85%
Q2. Consider the following Malaysia 84%
statements. Do you agree or Belgium 83%
disagree? In my country - South Korea 81%
education should be free of United States 77%
charge South Africa 77%
Japan 64%
8 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 87%
Serbia 96%
Russia 96%
Mexico 96%
Romania 95%
Turkey 94%
Peru 93%
Spain 92%
Argentina 92%
Italy 92%
Saudi Arabia 92%
Overall, almost nine in
Chile 91%
ten people agree that free
South Africa 91%
healthcare is a human
India 91%
right in their country. Brazil 90%
Citizens of Serbia, Russia China 90%
and Mexico agree most Australia 89%
frequently whereas the Malaysia 89%
Japans agree least Poland 87%
frequently. Canada 87%
Belgium 85%
Sweden 84%
Great Britain 83%
France 82%
Q. Consider the following Germany 82%
statements. Do you agree or Hungary 82%
disagree? In my country - free South Korea 74%
healthcare is a human right United States 72%
Japan 47%
9 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 69%
Russia 95%
Turkey 87%
India 83%
Serbia 81%
Australia 79%
Saudi Arabia 78%
Malaysia 74%
Great Britain 73%
Brazil 73%
Canada 73%
Across the world, nearly
South Africa 73%
seven in ten people agree
South Korea 73%
that every resident should
Poland 72%
have the right to
China 71%
unconditional basic
Germany 70%
income in the own Mexico 70%
country. Russians Romania 70%
and Turks are most likely United States 67%
to agree, Japanese people Belgium 67%
are least likely to agree. Italy 66%
Peru 65%
France 61%
Q. Consider the following Spain 60%
statements. Do you agree or Chile 59%
disagree? In my country - every Hungary 56%
resident should have the right Sweden 56%
to unconditional basic income Argentina 53%
Japan 38%
10 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE
Total 33%
Saudi Arabia 64%
India 63%
China 60%
Malaysia 57%
Sweden 51%
South Africa 43%
Poland 40%
Australia 35%
Germany 35%
Turkey 33%
One third agree that the
Japan 33%
working class is well
Great Britain 33%
represented in their
United States 32%
political system. People
Canada 32%
from Saudi Arabia, India
Belgium 31%
and China are most likely Russia 31%
to agree while South Korea 29%
respondents from France, Argentina 24%
Mexico and Serbia are Romania 24%
least likely to agree. Italy 24%
Spain 23%
Q. Consider the following
Hungary 23%
statements. Do you agree or Brazil 22%
disagree? In my country - the Peru 21%
working classes are well Chile 21%
represented in our political France 19%
system Mexico 19%
Serbia 14%
11 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT % STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT SAME
Total 62% 38%
Russia 81% 19%
Romania 77% 23%
Turkey 74% 26%
South Africa 74% 26%
Japan 74% 26%
Malaysia 74% 26%
India 73% 27%
Serbia 69% 31%
United States 66% 34%
Brazil 65% 35%
Italy 63% 37%
Globally, six in ten people
Mexico 63% 37%
say their outlook of life and
their opinions on issues Germany 63% 37%
that are important differ Hungary 61% 39%
from the opinions of France 60% 40%
people in other countries. Peru 59% 41%
Russians are most likely Belgium 58% 42%
and Australians least likely Sweden 58% 43%
to think this way. Argentina 56% 44%
Poland 56% 44%
China 55% 45%
Q. Generally speaking, do you Spain 55% 45%
think that your outlook on life, South Korea 54% 46%
your opinions on issues that are Canada 53% 47%
important, etc. are the same or Saudi Arabia 53% 47%
different from people from
other countries (i.e. Canadians, Chile 51% 49%
Germans) generally Great Britain 50% 50%
Australia 47% 53%
12 Base: 20,793 online adults aged 18-65 across 28 countries, 23 March – 06 April 2018
 Methodology

o In total 20,793 interviews were conducted o The data are weighted to match the profile of
between 23 March – 6 April, 2018. the population. 17 of the 28 countries surveyed
generate nationally representative samples in
o The survey was conducted in 28 countries
their countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium,
around the world, via the Ipsos Online Panel
Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain,
system in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, Rumania, Serbia,
Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany,
South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and United States).
Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,
Brazil, Chile, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico,
Peru, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and
Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain,
Turkey produce a national sample that is
Sweden, Turkey, Great Britain, and the USA.
considered to represent a more affluent,
o Approximately 1000 individuals aged 18-65 connected population. These are still a vital
were surveyed in Australia, Brazil, Canada, social group to understand in these countries,
China, France, Italy, Japan, Romania, Russia, representing an important and emerging middle
Spain, Great Britain, and the USA. Approximately class.
500 individuals aged 18-65 were surveyed in
Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Hungary, India,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, www.Ipsos.com
Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden,
Turkey.
o Where results do not sum to 100 or the
‘difference’ appears to be+-1 more/less than the
actual, this may be due to rounding, multiple
responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not
stated responses.

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