Monday, March 26, 2007
[IWS] LATINOBARÓMETRO REPORT 2006 [February 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Latinobarómetro Corporation
LATINOBARÓMETRO REPORT 2006 [February 2007]
ONLINE DATA BANK
www.latinobarometro.org
196,788 INTERVIEWS IN 18 COUNTRIES
1995 - 2006
20,234 INTERVIEWS IN 2006
http://www.latinobarometro.org/uploads/media/Latinobar_metro_Report_2006.pdf
[full-text, 97 pages]
The Latinobarómetro survey is produced by Latinobarómetro Corporation, a non-profit organization
based in Santiago, Chile. Latinobarómetro Corporation is solely responsible for the data.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Latinobarómetro Corporation.........................................................................................................................02
Online Data Bank...........................................................................................................................................02
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................03
ELECTION RESULTS, 2005-2006................................................................................................................06
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS...................................................................................................................16
1. IMPACT OF THE ELECTIONS ON POLITICAL CULTURE................................................................ 16
1.1. Willingness to vote for a political party ............................................................................................. 16
1.2. Perception of elections ....................................................................................................................... 16
1.3. Civic rebelliousness........................................................................................................................... 23
1.4. Conventional political participation in elections ................................................................................ 25
2. TRUST...................................................................................................................................................... 30
2.1. Reasons for not trusting institutions ................................................................................................... 32
3. THE ECONOMY...................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1. Country and personal economic expectations .................................................................................... 34
3.2. Most important problem..................................................................................................................... 40
3.3. Formation of expectations .................................................................................................................. 43
3.4. Employment ...................................................................................................................................... 50
3.5. Economic mentality........................................................................................................................... 52
3.6. Conclusion......................................................................................................................................... 54
4. DEMOCRACY......................................................................................................................................... 55
4.1. The meaning of democracy ................................................................................................................ 55
4.2. The level of democracy in each country............................................................................................. 61
4.3. Attitudes towards democracy ............................................................................................................. 62
4.3.1. The role of parties and of Congress................................................................................................. 62
4.3.2. Democracy as a system of government ........................................................................................... 65
4.3.3. Democracy as a solution to problems.............................................................................................. 69
4.4. Support for democracy ....................................................................................................................... 72
4.5. Satisfaction with democracy............................................................................................................... 75
5. EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT AND OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FIGURES ....................... 77
5.1. Who has most power? ........................................................................................................................ 79
6. LEFT-RIGHT SCALE.............................................................................................................................. 83
7. THE IMAGE OF LEADERS..................................................................................................................... 88
7.1. Level of recognition of leaders........................................................................................................... 88
7.2. Ranking of the region's leaders .......................................................................................................... 89
Technical data sheet ...................................................................................................................................... 96
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Latinobarómetro Corporation
LATINOBARÓMETRO REPORT 2006 [February 2007]
ONLINE DATA BANK
www.latinobarometro.org
196,788 INTERVIEWS IN 18 COUNTRIES
1995 - 2006
20,234 INTERVIEWS IN 2006
http://www.latinobarometro.org/uploads/media/Latinobar_metro_Report_2006.pdf
[full-text, 97 pages]
The Latinobarómetro survey is produced by Latinobarómetro Corporation, a non-profit organization
based in Santiago, Chile. Latinobarómetro Corporation is solely responsible for the data.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Latinobarómetro Corporation.........................................................................................................................02
Online Data Bank...........................................................................................................................................02
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................03
ELECTION RESULTS, 2005-2006................................................................................................................06
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS...................................................................................................................16
1. IMPACT OF THE ELECTIONS ON POLITICAL CULTURE................................................................ 16
1.1. Willingness to vote for a political party ............................................................................................. 16
1.2. Perception of elections ....................................................................................................................... 16
1.3. Civic rebelliousness........................................................................................................................... 23
1.4. Conventional political participation in elections ................................................................................ 25
2. TRUST...................................................................................................................................................... 30
2.1. Reasons for not trusting institutions ................................................................................................... 32
3. THE ECONOMY...................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1. Country and personal economic expectations .................................................................................... 34
3.2. Most important problem..................................................................................................................... 40
3.3. Formation of expectations .................................................................................................................. 43
3.4. Employment ...................................................................................................................................... 50
3.5. Economic mentality........................................................................................................................... 52
3.6. Conclusion......................................................................................................................................... 54
4. DEMOCRACY......................................................................................................................................... 55
4.1. The meaning of democracy ................................................................................................................ 55
4.2. The level of democracy in each country............................................................................................. 61
4.3. Attitudes towards democracy ............................................................................................................. 62
4.3.1. The role of parties and of Congress................................................................................................. 62
4.3.2. Democracy as a system of government ........................................................................................... 65
4.3.3. Democracy as a solution to problems.............................................................................................. 69
4.4. Support for democracy ....................................................................................................................... 72
4.5. Satisfaction with democracy............................................................................................................... 75
5. EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT AND OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FIGURES ....................... 77
5.1. Who has most power? ........................................................................................................................ 79
6. LEFT-RIGHT SCALE.............................................................................................................................. 83
7. THE IMAGE OF LEADERS..................................................................................................................... 88
7.1. Level of recognition of leaders........................................................................................................... 88
7.2. Ranking of the region's leaders .......................................................................................................... 89
Technical data sheet ...................................................................................................................................... 96
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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