With World Peace Day tomorrow 68% of adults feel the lack of peace in other countries affects their mental health of those 12% feel it affects them a lot.

 

71% of adults think peace in Palestine and Israel in the next 12 months is unlikely with 48% thinking it’s very unlikely. 66% think peace in Ukraine and Russia is unlikely with 34% thinking it’s very unlikely.

 

 

·       With World Peace Day taking place on  the 21^st of September, only 15% of respondents were aware of this when asked.

 

·       Nearly half (44%) of adults think the most significant barrier to world peace today is political conflicts. 26% think the biggest barrier is religious or cultural differences and 17% think the biggest road block is economic inequality.

 

·       When asked what actions respondents would personally take to promote peace in their community more than 1 in 3 adults (36%) would be willing to advocate for policies promoting peace.

·       34% of adults would be willing to financially contribute to peaceful conflict resolution and 24% would volunteer for peace-related causes.

 

·       68% of adults feel the lack of peace in other countries affects their mental health with 12% feeling it affects them a lot.

 

·       71% of adults think peace in Palestine and Israel in the next 12 months is unlikely with 48% thinking it’s very unlikely. 66% of adults think peace in Ukraine and Russia is unlikely with 34% thinking it’s very unlikely.

About iReach Insights

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 5^th and 12^th of September and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

Questions asked of adults nationwide:

 

Q1. World Peace Day takes place on the 21st of September. Were you aware of this?

Q2. In your opinion, what is most significant barrier to world peace today?

Q3. To what extent do you think peace is likely in the following places in the next 12 months?

Q4. How much does the lack of peace in other countries affect your mental health?

Q5. What actions do you personally take or would be willing to take to promote peace in your community or globally?