Volume I was conducted by
mindline, an independent research institute, as an online survey to 12,207 people
in the following 12 countries (approximately 1,000 respondents per country): Australia,
Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand,
the UK and US. Survey respondents were between 16-69 years of age, and were a
representative sample based on gender, age, region and occupational
status. The study was conducted between October 2018 and March 2019 (pre
pandemic).
Focus group discussions in
11 countries, conducted by Happy Thinking People, an independent research
institute, preceded the quantitative research.
Volume II was also conducted by mindline as an online survey of
11,706 people in the following 9 countries: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany,
Italy, South Africa, South Korea, the UK, and the US. Survey respondents were
between 16 – 69 years of age, and were a representative sample based on gender,
age, region, and occupational status. The study was conducted between April
2020 and October 2020 (during pandemic).