Gallup International Association

• Jean -Marc Léger ( Can)
• Matthias Kappeler (CH)
• Kancho Stoychev (BUL )
• Vilma Scarpino (I)

The Gallup International Association is an international association of public opinion research company, which dates back to the American pollster George Gallup.

This close cooperation of independent institutions ( still are many family businesses including ) was founded in 1947 by George Gallup. At that time, 11 member institutions who had operated market research and public opinion all before or during the Second World War. Currently, the Gallup 's network includes 64 member institutions in all continents and conducts market research and public opinion in nearly 100 countries.

Legal domicile organized in the form of an association under Swiss law association and since 2009 also the seat of management is Zurich.

The Gallup International composite is not identical with the Gallup Organization.

Major studies by Gallup International

End of Year Survey

With selected indicators on economy, working life and optimism

Voice of the People

Since 2002, the population is interviewed in more than 50 countries from seven regions on issues such as the environment, politics, democracy, human rights, terrorism, etc. - the results represent the opinions of more than one billion people

Global Corruption Report ( compiled since 2001)

" Corruption Barometer " by Transparency International ( Berlin)

Gallup Millennium Survey, 2000

The largest study ever conducted public opinion research also comes from Gallup International. The " Millennium Study" surveyed 50,000 people in 60 countries - they are available for a total of 1.25 billion people. Topics ranged from the values ​​to democracy, environmental protection, human rights, religion, crime and " what is important in life."

Example of ad hoc studies:

(: April 16 to May 8 interviews ) and five days later published immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein on April 9, 2003, a study by Gallup International in 45 countries carried out.