摘要2006年3月10日至4月4日，GlobcScan①受媒体中心（the Media Center）②、路透社和BBC的委托采用面访和电话访问的方法对英国、美国、巴西、埃及、德国、印度、印度尼西亚、尼日利亚、俄罗斯和韩国的10，230名18-65岁成人作了调查。除巴西、埃及、印度尼西亚和尼日利亚四国的样本仅局限于主要大城市外。
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