Poverty Survey Questions
Because there are limits on charitable giving, what do you think should be the highest priority? Do you think it should be...
- Helping the world’s poorest children…31%
- Helping underserved families in the United States…31%
- Wiping out infectious disease, like TB and AIDS…16%
- Contributing to reducing global warming…10%
- Health care/more funding for health care…2%
- Other…9%
What percent of the world's 2.2 billion children do you think live in poverty?
- 15% of respondents think 1% - 25% live in poverty
- 36% of respondents think 26% - 50% live in poverty
- 18% of respondents think 51% - 75% live in poverty
- 7% of respondents think 76% - 99% live in poverty
Other than trauma, what is the single biggest cause of death among the world's young children under 5 years old? Do you think it is...
- Malnutrition…66%
- HIV/AIDS…11%
- Diarrhea…7%
- Pneumonia…6%
- Malaria…5%
- Tuberculosis…3%
If you had to choose one entity, who is most responsible for helping the children around the world who live in poverty? Do you think it is...
- International nonprofit organizations…29%
- The governments where they live…25%
- Developed countries, such as the United States…19%
- Faith-based organizations…16%
- Wealthy individuals around the world…7%
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: the United States has an obligation to help poor children in other nations around the world. Would you say you...
- Strong agree…26%
- Somewhat agree…40%
- Somewhat disagree…19%
- Strongly disagree…14%
Have you personally ever contributed to an international relief organization that helps the world's poor children?
If you had to guess, what do you think is the average annual income for households in developing nations?
- $1-$2…1%
- $3-$100…6%
- $101-$200…4%
- $201-$999…8%
- $1,000-$9,999…31% (median answer was $5,000)
- $10,000-$24,999…22%
- $25,000-$49,000…8%
- $50,000-$90,000…2%