Kuwaitis Attitudes Toward Coronavirus Crisis

Public Opinion Survey March 2020 Supervised by: Dr.Samir Abu-Rumman Introduction World of Opinions center conducted a survey about Kuwaitis society’s opinion on Coronavirus. The aim of this survey is to understand Kuwaitis impressions, concerns and expectations about the pandemic, their opinions on the governmental response to the crisis and the preventive measures adopted to protect

Brief recommendations for judging the quality of opinion polls

The General Supervisor of the Center presents some recommendations to judge the quality of opinion polls and field studies, and how to detect fake ones. It was shown that there are five dimensions associated with the opinion assessment process that help in judging the quality of the figures. To view the details of the article,

The most read newspapers among Kuwaitis

This report presents the most read newspapers among Kuwaitis, based on the results of a comprehensive study conducted on Kuwaiti society by World of Opinions Center for the International Labor Organization (ILO). It focuses on the question “Which of the following newspapers do you read regularly?” It highlights the three main newspapers that got the

From the archives of the Center: The General Supervisor analyzes the opinion polls in the ‎US presidential elections

An interview with the General Supervisor of World of Opinions, Dr. Samir Abu Rumman, with Al Jazeera, after Donald Trump won the presidency of the United States in 2016.

Events of the symposium “Public Opinion Research in the Middle East‏”‏

As part of a series of public online symposia organized by the World Organization for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), a symposium “Public Opinion Research in the Middle East” was held on Thursday, February 10, moderated by Dr. Samir Abu Rumman, general supervisor of the World of Opinion Center (Kuwait), the representative of the World Organization

World of Opinions completed the “Arab Barometer” project in Kuwait

Kuwait included, for the second time, the completion of the implementation of the Arab Barometer project in Kuwait for the benefit of Princeton American University. The poll is the largest for the opinions of Arab citizens, and Kuwait is the only Gulf country included in the poll among the 10 Arab countries. The poll was

World of opinions launches field work on the Arab Barometer project for Princeton ‎University

World of Opinions (WoO) launched the fieldwork of the Arab Barometer 7 poll project in the State of Kuwait, under the supervision of Dr. Samir Abu Rumman, and in cooperation with Princeton University, which is considered one of the best universities in the world, during the months of May and June 2022. The Arab Barometer
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Cooperation between the World of Opinions Center (WoO), the Gulf University of Science and Technology (GUST) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

The Gulf University of Science and Technology (GUST) cooperated with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in many projects, including the DiSTO project and the establishment of the DiSTO-Kuwait branch with a group of GUST professors. There was also research cooperation. With Gulf University for Science and Technology professor Dr. Rania Al-Naqeeb

A lecture on the methodology of the Global Expatriate Opinion Survey, and discussing the results of Kuwait as an example ‏ Expat Insider Survey Methodology, Results and Rank of Kuwait – Dr. Samir Abu Rumman

Out of 7 years in which the Expat Insider survey was conducted to determine the preferred destination for expatriates, Kuwait ranked last, and was ranked penultimate once, primarily due to low scores in the sub-indices covered by the survey. This lecture, held as part of the 47th Annual Conference of the World Organization for Public

For the first time, Dr. Samir Abu Rumman has translated the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) into Arabic.

The Code of Ethics is one of the most important documents created by the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR). Adherence to the code is a requirement for membership in the association and its regional branches. The code sets standards for how all public opinion researchers—whether from the public or private sector, academia, or