bolivia / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Brazilians' satisfaction with efforts to preserve the environment dropped to a new low of 30% in 2018, long before they saw massive expanses of the Amazon rainforest consumed by flame and deforestation. /poll/266183/brazilians-least-satisfied-amazon-environment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/266183/brazilians-least-satisfied-amazon-environment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 30 Aug 2019 06:00:00 GMT Women are significantly less likely than men to be employed at capacity for an employer in 38 of 144 countries worldwide. Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and Bolivia have the largest gender gaps. /poll/155405/Wide-Gender-Divide-Employment-One-Fourth-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155405/Wide-Gender-Divide-Employment-One-Fourth-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT Majorities in Chile (67%), El Salvador (61%), and Brazil (55%) -- the three nations President Barack Obama plans to visit on his tour of Latin America -- approve of his job performance, but ratings are down in each country and elsewhere in the region. /poll/146678/Latin-America-Obama-High-Job-Approval-Fading-Somewhat.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/146678/Latin-America-Obama-High-Job-Approval-Fading-Somewhat.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:30:00 GMT U.S. leadership approval fell significantly in half of the 18 Latin American countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2010, taking the largest hits in Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, and Honduras. Median approval fell to 44% in 2010 from 51% in 2009, but still remains up from 35% in 2008. /poll/145127/Leadership-Ratings-Suffer-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145127/Leadership-Ratings-Suffer-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT Across 20 Latin American countries, a median of 66% of residents say their governments do not make paperwork and permits easy enough for prospective business owners. Half (50%) do not believe business owners can trust government to allow their businesses to make a lot of money. /poll/143966/Latin-Americans-Barriers-Entrepreneurship.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143966/Latin-Americans-Barriers-Entrepreneurship.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:30:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV's Personal Economy Index before and after the global economic meltdown in 2008 shows the crisis rippled through everyday lives around the world. Scores fell significantly in 61 out of 96 countries, documenting a decline in economic situations at the personal and community level. /poll/140963/Global-Economic-Crisis-Personal-Countries-Far-Wide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/140963/Global-Economic-Crisis-Personal-Countries-Far-Wide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean find a median of about one in five residents say they know of a child who has been beaten or physically mistreated by a family member in the past 30 days; a median of 68% of these respondents say this abuse was not reported. /poll/139376/Child-Abuse-Underreported-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/139376/Child-Abuse-Underreported-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys suggest illicit drug trafficking is common in communities throughout much of Latin America, including those in well-developed countries, and many residents see the problem as getting worse. /poll/127739/Drug-Trafficking-Widespread-Rising-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/127739/Drug-Trafficking-Widespread-Rising-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 07 May 2010 17:30:00 GMT Despite frequent news of drug war-related deaths in Mexico, Â鶹´«Ã½AV polls show citizens in several other Latin American countries are twice and even three times as likely to know a close friend or relative who was murdered in the past year. /poll/127676/Colombia-Eclipses-Mexico-Murders-Close-Home.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/127676/Colombia-Eclipses-Mexico-Murders-Close-Home.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys conducted in Latin American find approval ratings of U.S. leadership up significantly in 2009 compared with previous years. Further, a median of 61% of Latin Americans approve of President Obama's job performance after less than a year in office. /poll/124514/Leadership-Obama-Winning-Favor-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/124514/Leadership-Obama-Winning-Favor-Latin-America.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:00:00 GMT