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Planet Project

from 3 Com

From November 15 - December 7, the Planet Project made history by becoming the largest poll, reaching people from more countries and cultures than has ever been attempted. 1.2 million people from more than 250 countries took the poll, answering questions about what it's like to be a human being at the beginning of the millennium. The poll, which was Internet-based but also attempted to include the voices of people not normally connected to the Internet, discovered surprising differences as well as similarities among the planet's inhabitants.

Here are a few of the highlights of the poll. But you can see what the world had to say yourself, and sort the answers based on age, sex and location.

Number of Poll Participants: 1,260,083 worldwide, answering a combined total of 43,213,650 poll questions.

Number of Participating Countries: 251, including nations like Swaziland, Gibraltar, Yemen, Turkmenistan, Papua New Guinea, and Greenland.

Nearly half of all respondents outside of the United States said that, in light of the U.S. 2000 election, they would prefer to live under a different political system. Two-thirds of respondents worldwide felt that the election weakened the U.S democratic system. See more results on the U.S. Election Controversy...

Women around the world obsess about their weight - twice as much as men do. Brazilians are the most self-conscious about weight (44 percent think about it constantly), while people in Spain are the least self-conscious. See more results on Self-Image...

The more educated you are, the more likely you are to believe in God. Geography also plays a role: only 47 percent of Europeans said they believe in God, compared to 79 percent of the North American/Central American respondents, 71 percent of the African respondents and 72 percent of the Asian respondents. See more results on Religion, Beliefs and Fears...

Nearly three-fourths of Italians say that they have had sex in cars, more than any other nationality. Venezuelan respondents described themselves as the most sexually satisfied, while those in Japan are the least satisfied with their sex lives. See more results on Dating and Sex...

Singaporeans feel the safest in their country, while Colombians feel the least safe. Canadians, Finns and Americans are among the most proud of their country, while Argentines show the least amount of pride for the nation. See more results on Law and Order...

See what the world had to say on the other poll topics:
Health and Well-Being

Sleep and Dreams

Marriage

Parenting and Education

Our World: Core Questionnaire

To ensure that the Planet Project was not just limited to Internet users, thousands of "Planet Pollsters" traveled to urban areas and remote corners of the globe equipped with laptops, handheld computers, modems, and portable satellite up-links.

The results of a simultaneous "Student Underground" version of the Project, consisting of questions for students created by an International Youth Panel from around the world, is also available on this site.

We continue to analyze results from the poll, which was underwritten by 3Com, and will post more findings in the future. Come back to the site to learn more from this great global conversation.

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