nepal / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Half of the world's adults (50%) now say their city or area is a "good place" for gay and lesbian people to live -- a figure that has doubled over the past decade and represents a new high in Â鶹´«Ã½AV World Poll's trend dating back to 2005. /poll/393602/world-better-gay-people-years-ago.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/393602/world-better-gay-people-years-ago.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV's global Payroll to Population rate has not grown since dropping in 2012. About one in four adults worldwide -- or roughly 1.3 billion people -- worked full time for an employer in 2013. /poll/174791/billion-worldwide-employed-full-time-employer.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/174791/billion-worldwide-employed-full-time-employer.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT Suffering has increased worldwide in the past several years, and nowhere more than in South Asia. Nearly one in four South Asians rated their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering in 2012 -- the highest percentage in the world. /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:15:00 GMT Nearly four in five adults worldwide (78%) said they were satisfied with their quality of air where they live in 2012. Perceptions of air quality are similar across all levels of human development. /poll/165983/nearly-four-five-satisfied-quality-air-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165983/nearly-four-five-satisfied-quality-air-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT Nearly 800 million South Asians and Indonesians sent or received a payment or remittance in 2012. But, the majority did so informally, with 512 million people bringing or receiving cash in person or sending it in some other informal way. /poll/161627/south-asians-heavily-reliant-informal-money-transfers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/161627/south-asians-heavily-reliant-informal-money-transfers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT Chinese workers are among the least likely in Asia to say their jobs are ideal, despite relatively low unemployment and overall economic growth. Chinese workers also lag those in other Asian countries in getting to do what they do best. /poll/155468/Chinese-Among-Least-Likely-Asia-Job-Ideal.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155468/Chinese-Among-Least-Likely-Asia-Job-Ideal.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:15:00 GMT South Asians rated their lives worse in 2011 than residents in other parts of Asia. At least one in five adults in Nepal (31%), Afghanistan (30%), India (24%), Sri Lanka (22%), and Pakistan (21%) are considered "suffering." /poll/154907/Suffering-South-Asia-Highest-Region.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154907/Suffering-South-Asia-Highest-Region.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Residents in most Asian countries surveyed in 2011 are more likely to approve of their leaders than disapprove. Laos' president earned one of the highest approval ratings (97%), while Pakistan's president earned the lowest (20%). /poll/154625/Southeast-Asian-Leaders-Earn-Highest-Job-Approval-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154625/Southeast-Asian-Leaders-Earn-Highest-Job-Approval-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT Nepalese respondents are much more likely to consider Pakistan as posing the greatest threat to South Asian security than Afghanistan or India. Concerns about terrorism overshadow fears about crime, nuclear weapons, and rivalries of India with Pakistan and China. /poll/150143/Nepalese-Pakistan-South-Asia-Greatest-Security-Threat.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150143/Nepalese-Pakistan-South-Asia-Greatest-Security-Threat.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT