zambia / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a record two in three adults in sub-Saharan Africa reported not having enough money for food in the past year, marking the seventh consecutive year of increases on this measure. /poll/316226/covid-across-africa-lacked-money-food.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/316226/covid-across-africa-lacked-money-food.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:00:00 GMT New Â鶹´«Ã½AV global income data estimate the median household income across 131 countries at $9,733, and median per-capita income at $2,920. Incomes in the 10 wealthiest countries are more than 50 times those in the 10 poorest. /poll/166211/worldwide-median-household-income-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166211/worldwide-median-household-income-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT About 50% of all households in 26 sub-Saharan African countries mainly get their light from power lines, underscoring how difficult Barack Obama's new initiative to double access to electric power in Africa will likely be to implement. /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:15:00 GMT Thirty-two percent of adults in 11 sub-Saharan African countries interviewed in 2011 received domestic remittances in the 30 days before being surveyed, compared with 4% who received international remittances. /poll/155213/Sub-Saharan-Africans-Receive-Domestic-Remittances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155213/Sub-Saharan-Africans-Receive-Domestic-Remittances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMT Many adults in sub-Saharan Africa send or receive payments from distant counterparties with cash as the dominant form of payment, according to a new Â鶹´«Ã½AV study funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. /poll/155126/Transactions-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Cash.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155126/Transactions-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Cash.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMT An average of 13% of adults worldwide rated their lives poorly enough to be "suffering" in 2011. Suffering ranged from 45% in Bulgaria to 1% or less in the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Canada, Thailand, and Brazil. /poll/153869/One-Suffering-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153869/One-Suffering-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT While the vast majority of residents across 19 sub-Saharan African countries know how to prevent HIV/AIDS, their reported use of condoms is much lower, including in countries with high HIV rates. /poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT A median of 41% across 19 sub-Saharan African countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2011 express confidence in the honesty of elections in their countries. Trust in the electoral system varies greatly across countries, with Ghanaians the most confident year after year among those surveyed. /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT Belief that all men should be circumcised and that male circumcision reduces the risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS is relatively high in several sub-Saharan African countries with low reported circumcision rates. Such awareness increases with education. /poll/143768/Belief-Male-Circumcision-Varies-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143768/Belief-Male-Circumcision-Varies-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:00:00 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