dominican republic / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam About 138 million adults would like to move to the United States permanently -- more than want to move to any other country in the world. Ten million or more of these adults would come from China, Nigeria, and India. /poll/161435/100-million-worldwide-dream-life.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/161435/100-million-worldwide-dream-life.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys in 135 countries reveal about 3% of adults worldwide live in households that receive remittances -- either in the form of money or goods -- from someone in another country. In 35 countries, 10% or more report their households get this type of help. /poll/147446/Three-Percent-Worldwide-International-Remittances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/147446/Three-Percent-Worldwide-International-Remittances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 06 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV's research reveals a U-shaped relationship between countries' GDPs and residents' likelihood to see their communities as good places for racial and ethnic minorities. Among poorer countries, residents are less likely to feel this way as GDP rises. Among richer countries, the relationship is reversed. /poll/147092/Globally-Minority-Acceptance-Falls-Rises-GDP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/147092/Globally-Minority-Acceptance-Falls-Rises-GDP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:00 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 At a time of year when thoughts often turn to those less fortunate, Â鶹´«Ã½AV finds the struggle to afford adequate housing disproportionately affects residents in sub-Saharan Africa and the former Soviet Union. /poll/145331/Adequate-Housing-Unaffordable-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145331/Adequate-Housing-Unaffordable-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:00:00 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 surveys in 113 countries in 2009 reveal an estimated 1 billion adults struggled to afford food at times for themselves and their families. More than half of adults in 22 countries, 15 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, reported experiencing such difficulties. /poll/143255/Estimated-Billion-Adults-Struggled-Afford-Food-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143255/Estimated-Billion-Adults-Struggled-Afford-Food-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:15:00 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