(3 points) In no more than two clear, complete, and grammatically correct senten
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(3 points) In no more than two clear, complete, and grammatically correct sentences, say whether the survey process (not the questions, but the way the questions were asked and anything else about the circumstances of giving the survey) might make you question the data. Extra credit 2 (3 points) The second paragraph of the “Implications” section is very odd in its recommendations to nations with high degrees of suffering. It says that nations should address public perceptions of law and order, etc., not to address law and order itself. Create a very brief argument IN STANDARD FORM that says whether you agree with Gallup or not, and why. (Review the handout about standard form, please.) Sunday, May 06, 2012 Updated 01:00 PM ET Sign InGet Alerts Careers Gallup More Than One in 10 "Suffering" Worldwide Bulgaria and Yemen lead the world in suffering by Elizabeth Mendes WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An average of 13% of adults worldwide rated their lives poorly enough to be considered "suffering," according to Gallup surveys in 146 countries in 2011. The percentage rating their current and future lives poorly enough to be considered suffering was as high as 45% in Bulgaria and as low as 1% or less in the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Canada, Thailand, and Brazil. Gallup classifies respondents as "thriving," "struggling," or "suffering" according to how they rate their current and future lives on a ladder scale with steps numbered from 0 to 10 based on the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale. Gallup considers people to be suffering if they rate their current lives a 4 or lower and their lives in five years a 4 or lower. The respondents do not label themselves as suffering. Average global suffering has remained relatively unchanged over the past several years. One in four or more residents in 18 countries rated their lives poorly enough to be classified as suffering. Bulgaria had the negative distinction of leading the global suffering list, as it did last year. Yemen, Armenia, and El Salvador followed closely behind, with one in three or more residents suffering in each of these countries. The countries where suffering is highest are primarily a mix of European, African, and Asian nations. This list heavily features several European nations that the global financial crisis has adversely affected and where leaders have responded with austerity measures. Several are also former socialist societies, including Bulgaria, Armenia, and Serbia. Suffering spiked in places such as Iran, Afghanistan, and El Salvador last year -- earning them a spot near the top of the world's most suffering list. Suffering was 3% or less in 24 countries -- most of them wealthier and more developed countries. Three percent of Americans were suffering in 2011, as has been the case in past years. Implications Individuals who are suffering are not only pessimistic about their current standing in life, but also lack hope about what their future holds. It is clear in many nations that are struggling economically and politically and where stability is tenuous, such as in Afghanistan, Iran, and Greece, that sizable proportions of the population are suffering. Those who rate their lives highly enough to be thriving are much more likely to be healthy, happy, and engaged in society. It is important for leaders in nations where suffering is highest to take a hard look at what they must change in their countries to improve how their people perceive their own lives and their future. As outlined in Gallup's macroeconomic path to achieving GDP growth, leaders must focus on ensuring all citizens feel a sense of law and order, have food and shelter, believe national institutions are functioning properly, and be able to secure good jobs to increase the wellbeing of residents in their countries. Survey Methods Results are based on face-to-face and telephone interviews with approximately 1,000 adults per country, aged 15 and older, conducted in 2011 in 146 countries. Results in Russia, Tunisia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Bahrain, Yemen, Comoros, Somaliland region, and Iraq are based on data aggregated from multiple surveys. For results based on the total samples, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error ranges from ±1.7 percentage points to ±5.7 percentage points. The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
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Here Gallup is telling about the survey which he had done in the various countries on the living standards or we can say on the sufferings of the people.out of 146 country that he surveyed in 2011 .about 11% of individual consider themselves as sufferings or we can say that their living is below the standard level.
The question arising in my mind is that these changes are just due to chance factors or due to some other uncontrollable factors which are beyond the control of government.somewhere there is a high % of people who suffers.gallup separate respondent into three categories like thriving, sufferings or struggling. For creating these situations not only we are responsible but the running and the government who had ruled before too are responsible.these condition are not created just in few years but created several years ago and it keeps on increasing and thus according to the incomes and living standards people rate them.
Bulgaria, Yemen, Armenia these countries have very poor condition that they are almost below the standard living.but the average sufferings of the last 18 years remain unchanged. There doesn't indicate that the sufferings of people decreased or they are in better condition now . The average unchanged it means there is no any proper distribution of property land ,and other facilities among the people of different countries of the world. Somewhere there is better standard of living and somewhere like bulgBulg it's very low.
Implications individual who are sufferings are not pessimistic about the current situation of the life but also think that in future too they can't be able to improve their sufferings or they can't be free from sufferings
They think so this is just by seeing their present living standards thus it doesn't mean that they can't improve their lives. The government efforts along with their own hard working can make their living better in future .
Government inciatives plan and smoothly working can improve their standardsl of living and that will able to rate high in terms of their living conditions for future.
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