According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 91 percent of Chinese respondents agreed that they were optimistic that the current year would be better than the last, compared to 84 percent of respondents in 2019.
Share of respondents in China who were optimistic that the current year would be better for them than the previous year from 2012 to 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "Please indicate if you agree very much, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat or disagree very much with the following statements:
I am optimistic that 2020 will be a better year for me than it was in 2019."
Figures included respondents who answered "very much agree" and "somewhat agree"
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in China who were optimistic that the current year would be better for them than the previous year from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042699/chinese-optimism-year-on-year-comparison/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in China who were optimistic that the current year would be better for them than the previous year from 2012 to 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042699/chinese-optimism-year-on-year-comparison/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in China who were optimistic that the current year would be better for them than the previous year from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042699/chinese-optimism-year-on-year-comparison/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in China Who Were Optimistic That The Current Year Would Be Better for Them than The Previous Year from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042699/chinese-optimism-year-on-year-comparison/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in China who were optimistic that the current year would be better for them than the previous year from 2012 to 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042699/chinese-optimism-year-on-year-comparison/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of respondents in China who were optimistic that the current year would be better for them than the previous year from 2012 to 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042699/chinese-optimism-year-on-year-comparison/
