Gallup June 20, 2012
http://www.gallup.com/poll/155246/Snapshot-Basics-Concern-Arab-Uprising-Countries.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=plaintextlink&utm_term=Egypt

Snapshot: Basics Still a Concern in Arab Uprising Countries

Fewer Yemenis struggling to afford food, shelter

Analysis by the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Basic needs such as food and shelter are not
consistently being met in Arab uprising countries, according to recent
Gallup surveys. Scores on Gallup's Food and Shelter Index -- which measures
residents' ability to afford both in the past year -- are worse in early
2012 than in 2010, before the uprisings in Egypt, Syria, and Tunisia. Fewer
residents are struggling in Yemen, where scores are better. In Bahrain,
scores are similar to those in 2010.

Most recent Food and Shelter index scores:
Egypt 66
Tunisia 79
Yemen 66
Bahrain 68
Syria 62

Syria's score on the index is lowest of all these countries at 62. Lower
scores on this index indicate that more respondents reported struggling to
afford food and shelter in the past year, while a higher score indicates
fewer respondents reported struggling.

The Food and Shelter Index relates strongly with GDP per capita (PPP), the
poverty rate, and the United Nations Human Development Index, all key
measures of a country's prosperity and wellbeing. As leaders decide on the
current and future roles of government, meeting the basic needs of residents
should be a top priority.

Survey Methods

Results are based on face-to-face interviews with approximately 1,000
adults, aged 15 and older, per field administration from 2009 through 2012.
For results based on the total samples, one can say with 95% confidence that
the maximum margin of sampling error ranges from ±3.1 to ±3.9 percentage
points. The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In
addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in
conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public
opinion polls.

Index Construction
Index scores are calculated at the individual record level. For each
individual record the following procedure applies: items are recoded so that
positive (or favorable) answers are scored a "1" and all other answers
(including don't know and refused) are assigned a score of "0." If a record
has no answer for an item, then that item is not eligible for inclusion in
the calculations. An individual record has an index calculated if it has
valid scores for both questions. A record's final index score is the mean of
valid items multiplied by 100. The final country-level index score is the
mean of all individual records for which an index score was calculated.
Country-level weights are applied to this calculation.

Index Questions
Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough
money to buy food that you or your family needed?

Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough
money to provide adequate shelter or housing for you and your family?