...marks at the Washington, DC release event, the survey “provides a statistically-valid, long-term barometer of Afghan public opinion, and helps to contribute to a better collective understanding of Afghan views.” The survey has received coverage in international news media, including The New York Times, Reuters, and The Miami Herald, as well as in Afghan media such as Tolo News. Conversation about the survey findings has been taking place across Tw...
...nnual surveys on police performance indicators and outputs. ACSOR reported almost half of Afghans (49%) think the police in their area are controlling crime and 42% strongly agree that the police performance has improved over the past year. Sixty-seven percent of respondents believe that if they are better trained, police performance is very likely to improve, 65% believe that it is very likely that having better knowledge of the law will lead to...
...ick here to view the presentation. Women in Muslim Countries: A Multinational Analysis: The Women in Muslim Countries (WIMC) Project is a collective effort to understand the status of rights (in practice and beliefs), attitudes, and behaviors of Muslim women around the world. WIMC has been ongoing since 2007, and WIMC surveys have run in 25 countries. The study reveals a rich and diverse spectrum of opinions among Muslim women. ACSOR is the field...
...nge of measures about the country’s condition or its direction. A statistical analysis conducted for this survey confirms that ethnic backgrounds and regional divisions are by far the strongest individual predictors of vote preferences, holding other potential factors constant. Still, regardless of the strength of ethnic and regional loyalty, there is crossover voting: Abdullah wins support from a quarter of Pashtuns and four in 10 Uzbeks; Ghani,...
...cember 30th, WIN/Gallup International released the results of its 40th annual End of Year Survey, a global study of 68,759 people, in 69 countries between September and December 2016. ACSOR-Surveys conducted the nationally representative survey, which consisted of 2,787 face-to-face interviews in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Respondents were both men (59%) and women (41%), aged 18 and over. Data was weighted to reflect population estimates. Th...
