China and Tibet: what do Young EUropeans Think?

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China and Tibet: what do Young EUropeans Think?

Think Young Survey #2 Report

The Survey– Timing and questions

How our Young Thinkers panel is composed– Sex– Age– Activity – Country

What our panel Thinks– Distribution of respondents to questions

Report Agenda

Survey # 2 for our Think tank

Online between May and June 2008

Aim of the survey: – understanding opinions and ideas of our EU young

panel about China relationship with the rest of the world, mainly concerning the Tibet question and its relation with the coming Olympic Games

– Understanding the attitude of our EU young panel towards China and how the Olympic Games could be a chance for expressing it actively

The Survey




Report Agenda

Our Young Thinker panel

Sex

Total Female Male

49%

51%

Total Female Male

Our Young Thinkers panel

Age

Total under 18 18-21 22-25 26-29 30-35 Over 35

34%

35%

18%

22-2518-21 26-29<18 30-35 >35Total


Activity

Total Employed Student Student andEmployed

Unemployed

17%

48%

31%

3%

Total Employed Student Student/ employed

Unemployed


Nationality among 27 EU Countries10%

2%2% 2% 8%

3%2%

2% 2% 45%

2%3%

3%2% 11%

3%




Report Agenda

36%

20%

14%

12%

12%

6%

The relationship betweenChina and the rest of the world

concerning Tibet and OG

The increasing cost of oil, andcereals

The life cost of the war in Iraqand Afghanistan

The separation of a hugeiceberg in the AntarcticContinent in mid march

The subprime crisis in USA andits consequences for the World

economy

The American elections

What our panel Thinks

In which of the following current events are you most interested?

Iceberg separation from Antartic continent

Cost of war Iraq and Afghanistan

Increasing cost of oil and cereals

China relationship with the world concerning Tibet and OGs

USA elections

“Subprime” crisis in the world

58%

22%

14%

6%

I am fairly informed, I readand listen to information if I

have the chance

I am very well informed. I lookfor information about it.

I am not very well informed, Iget information from other

people

I am not informed about it


How informed do you feel about the problem between China and Tibet?

Not informed

Not very well: I get infos from others

Very well: I look for infos

Fairly informed: I read and listen to infos if I have the chance

72%

23%

5%

I am fairly interested, I hopethere will be a solution very

soon

I am very interested. I amactively trying to solve the

problem

I am not interested about it


How sensitive and interested are you with the problem between China and Tibet?

Not interested

Very interested: I’m actively trying to solve the problem

Fairly interested: I hope for a solution soon

64%

47%

46%

36%

34%

32%

14%

I am spreading the informationtalking about it

I am doing other things

I am spreading the informationonline (forum, blog, website)

I will boycott the Olympicgames

I am not doing anything aboutit

I am boycotting Chineseproducts

I am giving money to help thecause


In the case you do it, how are you trying to solve the problem?

Giving money

Boycotting products from PRC

Doing nothing

I will boycott the OGs

Spreading infos online

Doing other things

Spreading infos talking about it


How did the Olympic Games help you to get information about it?

49%

28%

25%

I knew about it before theOlympic Games, but now I am

more concerned

I had a complete knowledge ofthe topic before the Olympic

Games

I have heard about it for thefirst time through the Olympic

Games I heard about the topic for the

first time through the OGs

I had a complete knowledge of the topic before the OGs

I knew about the topic before the OGs but I’m now more concerned


Do you think your Prime Minister should attend the opening/closing ceremony?

38%

37%

25%

No, he should not attend it

Yes, he should attend it

I think it will not change thesituation

This will not change the situation

He/she should attend it

He/she should not attend it


Do you think your national team should attend the Olympic Games?

60%

26%

14%

Yes, they should attend it

No, they should not attend it

I think it will not change thesituation

This will not change the situation

They should attend it

They should not attend it


Did these facts change your opinion about China?

34%

23%

17%

17%

5%

5%

I had a bad opinion aboutChina and my opinion has not

changed

I had a bad opinion aboutChina and now I have a worse

one

I had a good opinion aboutChina and my opinion did not

change

I had a good opinion aboutChina, and now I have a worse

one

I had a bad opinion aboutChina and now I have better

one

I had a good opinion aboutChina and now I have a better

one

I had a good opinion and now I have a better one

I had a bad opinion and now I have a better one

I had a good opinion and now I have a worse one

I had a good opinion and it didn’t change

I had a bad opinion and now I have a worse one

I had a bad opinion and it didn’t change

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