china and tibet: what do young europeans think?
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China and Tibet: what do Young EUropeans Think? Was China fit to host the Olympic Games? 28-06-2008TRANSCRIPT
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China and Tibet: what do Young EUropeans Think?
Think Young Survey #2 Report
The Survey– Timing and questions
How our Young Thinkers panel is composed– Sex– Age– Activity – Country
What our panel Thinks– Distribution of respondents to questions
Report Agenda
Survey # 2 for our Think tank
Online between May and June 2008
Aim of the survey: – understanding opinions and ideas of our EU young
panel about China relationship with the rest of the world, mainly concerning the Tibet question and its relation with the coming Olympic Games
– Understanding the attitude of our EU young panel towards China and how the Olympic Games could be a chance for expressing it actively
The Survey
The Survey– Timing and questions
How our Young Thinkers panel is composed– Sex– Age– Activity – Country
What our panel Thinks– Distribution of respondents to questions
Report Agenda
Our Young Thinker panel
Sex
Total Female Male
49%
51%
Total Female Male
Our Young Thinkers panel
Age
Total under 18 18-21 22-25 26-29 30-35 Over 35
34%
35%
18%
22-2518-21 26-29<18 30-35 >35Total
Our Young Thinkers panel
Activity
Total Employed Student Student andEmployed
Unemployed
17%
48%
31%
3%
Total Employed Student Student/ employed
Unemployed
Our Young Thinkers panel
Nationality among 27 EU Countries10%
2%2% 2% 8%
3%2%
2% 2% 45%
2%3%
3%2% 11%
3%
The Survey– Timing and questions
How our Young Thinkers panel is composed– Sex– Age– Activity – Country
What our panel Thinks– Distribution of respondents to questions
Report Agenda
36%
20%
14%
12%
12%
6%
The relationship betweenChina and the rest of the world
concerning Tibet and OG
The increasing cost of oil, andcereals
The life cost of the war in Iraqand Afghanistan
The separation of a hugeiceberg in the AntarcticContinent in mid march
The subprime crisis in USA andits consequences for the World
economy
The American elections
What our panel Thinks
In which of the following current events are you most interested?
Iceberg separation from Antartic continent
Cost of war Iraq and Afghanistan
Increasing cost of oil and cereals
China relationship with the world concerning Tibet and OGs
USA elections
“Subprime” crisis in the world
58%
22%
14%
6%
I am fairly informed, I readand listen to information if I
have the chance
I am very well informed. I lookfor information about it.
I am not very well informed, Iget information from other
people
I am not informed about it
What our panel Thinks
How informed do you feel about the problem between China and Tibet?
Not informed
Not very well: I get infos from others
Very well: I look for infos
Fairly informed: I read and listen to infos if I have the chance
72%
23%
5%
I am fairly interested, I hopethere will be a solution very
soon
I am very interested. I amactively trying to solve the
problem
I am not interested about it
What our panel Thinks
How sensitive and interested are you with the problem between China and Tibet?
Not interested
Very interested: I’m actively trying to solve the problem
Fairly interested: I hope for a solution soon
64%
47%
46%
36%
34%
32%
14%
I am spreading the informationtalking about it
I am doing other things
I am spreading the informationonline (forum, blog, website)
I will boycott the Olympicgames
I am not doing anything aboutit
I am boycotting Chineseproducts
I am giving money to help thecause
What our panel Thinks
In the case you do it, how are you trying to solve the problem?
Giving money
Boycotting products from PRC
Doing nothing
I will boycott the OGs
Spreading infos online
Doing other things
Spreading infos talking about it
What our panel Thinks
How did the Olympic Games help you to get information about it?
49%
28%
25%
I knew about it before theOlympic Games, but now I am
more concerned
I had a complete knowledge ofthe topic before the Olympic
Games
I have heard about it for thefirst time through the Olympic
Games I heard about the topic for the
first time through the OGs
I had a complete knowledge of the topic before the OGs
I knew about the topic before the OGs but I’m now more concerned
What our panel Thinks
Do you think your Prime Minister should attend the opening/closing ceremony?
38%
37%
25%
No, he should not attend it
Yes, he should attend it
I think it will not change thesituation
This will not change the situation
He/she should attend it
He/she should not attend it
What our panel Thinks
Do you think your national team should attend the Olympic Games?
60%
26%
14%
Yes, they should attend it
No, they should not attend it
I think it will not change thesituation
This will not change the situation
They should attend it
They should not attend it
What our panel Thinks
Did these facts change your opinion about China?
34%
23%
17%
17%
5%
5%
I had a bad opinion aboutChina and my opinion has not
changed
I had a bad opinion aboutChina and now I have a worse
one
I had a good opinion aboutChina and my opinion did not
change
I had a good opinion aboutChina, and now I have a worse
one
I had a bad opinion aboutChina and now I have better
one
I had a good opinion aboutChina and now I have a better
one
I had a good opinion and now I have a better one
I had a bad opinion and now I have a better one
I had a good opinion and now I have a worse one
I had a good opinion and it didn’t change
I had a bad opinion and now I have a worse one
I had a bad opinion and it didn’t change