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Public satisfaction
29 November 2018
and priorities – 2018
Global Infrastructure Index
United States
2
▪ These are the findings of the third Global Infrastructure Index conducted via Ipsos’ Global @dvisor between August 24 –
September 7, 2018 in 28 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system and involving 19,786 participants:
Introduction
3
▪ 28 countries, 19,786 participants:
Argentina, Australia*, Belgium, Brazil, Canada*, Chile, Colombia, France*, Germany*, Great Britain*, Hungary, India*, Italy*,
Japan*, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Serbia, Spain*, Sweden, Turkey and the
United States of America (1,000)* * denotes 1,000+ sample size
▪ Independently of Global @dvisor, 500 participants were sampled in the Czech Republic. Results have been shown in
comparative tables but are not included in ‘global’ data.
▪ Participants were adults aged 18-64 in the US and Canada, 18-65 in Czech Republic, and 16-64 in all other countries.
▪ Results may not sum to 100% and combinations to their constituent %s (e.g. very/fairly satisfied) due to computer rounding.
▪ The 2016 and 2017 surveys used the same methodology, but the profile of participating countries changed in both years. This
means that the global trend does not involve a like-for-like comparison. Please note that the survey was also undertaken in
the Czech Republic, but results for this country are not included in Global totals.
▪ A selection of trends is included. Further information (with an American focus) is available:
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/global-
infrastructure-index-2017 (2017)
https://www.ipsos.com/en/global-infrastructure-public-
satisfaction-and-priorities (2016)
Methodology
4
Overall
ratings
5
32
28
33
37
39
37
33
36
35
Global
United States
G8
2018
2017
2016
Q. I now want you to
think about
[COUNTRY’S]
infrastructure.
By infrastructure I mean
things we rely on like
road, rail and air
networks, utilities such
as energy and water,
and broadband and
other communications.
Overall, how satisfied or
dissatisfied are you with
[COUNTRY’S] national
infrastructure?
% very/fairly satisfied
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Trends: Overall ratingsThe 2016-18 surveys used the same methodology, but the profile of participating
countries changed between years. This means that the global and regional trends
do not always involve a strict like-for-like comparison.
6
32
33
71
59
50
47
46
45
43
40
38
36
34
34
33
33
32
32
31
29
28
28
27
25
23
21
20
14
14
12
5
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
India
Japan
Chile
Malaysia
Germany
Sweden
Czech Republic
France
South Korea
Australia
Mexico
Canada
Colombia
Poland
South Africa
Turkey
Great Britain
Argentina
US
Russia
Peru
Serbia
Belgium
Spain
Hungary
Italy
Brazil
Romania
Q. I now want you to
think about
[COUNTRY’S]
infrastructure.
By infrastructure I mean
things we rely on like
road, rail and air
networks, utilities such
as energy and water,
and broadband and
other communications.
Overall, how satisfied or
dissatisfied are you with
[COUNTRY’S] national
infrastructure?
% very/fairly satisfied
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Global: Overall
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
7
34
30
76
69
53
47
46
45
44
41
38
36
34
34
34
33
32
31
30
28
28
25
23
22
21
21
19
18
17
14
14
Global
G8
Romania
Brazil
Italy
Argentina
Serbia
South Africa
Hungary
Colombia
Peru
Turkey
Belgium
Mexico
Russia
Great Britain
US
Spain
Australia
Czech Republic
Sweden
Canada
Poland
France
Chile
Germany
Malaysia
South Korea
Japan
India
Saudi Arabia
Q. I now want you to
think about
[COUNTRY’S]
infrastructure.
By infrastructure I mean
things we rely on like
road, rail and air
networks, utilities such
as energy and water,
and broadband and
other communications.
Overall, how satisfied or
dissatisfied are you with
[COUNTRY’S] national
infrastructure?
% very/fairly dissatisfied
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Global: Overall
8
34
32
30
30
29
26
31
32
27
Global
United States
G8
2018
2017
2016
Q. I now want you to
think about
[COUNTRY’S]
infrastructure.
By infrastructure I mean
things we rely on like
road, rail and air
networks, utilities such
as energy and water,
and broadband and
other communications.
Overall, how satisfied or
dissatisfied are you with
[COUNTRY’S] national
infrastructure?
% very/fairly dissatisfied
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Trends: OverallThe 2016-18 surveys used the same methodology, but the profile of participating countries changed
between years. This means that the global and regional trends do not always involve a strict like-
for-like comparison.
9
Japan
Germany
France
UK USA
Italy
Canada
Russia
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5
Base: 7,678 adults in G8 countries (online), Aug-Sept 2018 Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US and G8: Overall ratings v GCI
* Source: The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018. The chart shows the GCI rating (2.01) for
“infrastructure overall” (1-7 where 7=best).GCI - Global Competitiveness Index
(2.01)*
% very/fairly
satisfied
overall
‘Over-performing’
re: public perception
‘Under-performing’
10
Sectors –
ratings
11
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US and G8: Overall ratings v average sector ratings
% very/fairly
good
- sector
average
% very/fairly satisfied - overall
GBCanada
France
Germany
Italy
JapanRussia
USA
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Better at sector level
Better at overall level
Base: 7,678 adults in G8 countries (online), Aug-Sept 2018
12
63%
56%
51%
49%
46%
43%
42%
41%
35%
31%
20%
18%
16%
24%
15%
25%
12%
25%
35%
24%
17%
26%
33%
27%
40%
32%
46%
34%
31%
46%
Airports
Digital infrastructure such as broadband…*
Water supply and sewage
New housing supply
Highways/major roads
Energy-generation infrastructure
Local road network
Rail infrastructure (track/stations)
Nuclear infrastructure to generate energy
Flood defenses
% Very/fairly good % Fairly/very poor
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Sector ratings
Ranked by % very/fairly good
* Asked as ‘Digital infrastructure such as high speed
broadband’ in 2016 and 2017 and ‘Digital infrastructure such as
high speed broadband, full fibre networks (FTTP), 5G’ in 2018
13
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
-1
-10
-9
-11
-6
-6
-7
-4
-6
+1
-6
+2
+3
-26
+1
0
+2
-2
-2
-7
Airports
Digital infrastructure such as broadband…*
Water supply and sewage
New housing supply
Highways/major roads
Energy-generation infrastructure
Local road network
Rail infrastructure (track/stations)
Nuclear infrastructure to generate energy
Flood defenses
% Very/fairly good % Fairly/very poor
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Sector ratings – trendsBars represent % very/fairly good/poor as previous slide
* Asked as ‘Digital infrastructure such as high speed
broadband’ in 2016 and 2017 and ‘Digital infrastructure such as
high speed broadband, full fibre networks (FTTP), 5G’ in 2018
(vs 2017)
14
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2016 2017 2018
Airports Highways/major roads Local road network
Rail infrastructure New housing supply Flood defenses
Energy generation Nuclear Digital
Water supply and sewage
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Sector ratings – trends
% very/fairly
good
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
15
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
63%
46%
42%
41%
49%
31%
43%
35%
56%
51%
64%
52%
49%
45%
60%
30%
49%
41%
66%
60%
65%
53%
48%
51%
60%
34%
48%
42%
68%
59%
Airports
Highways/major roads
Local road network
Rail infrastructure
New housing supply
Flood defenses
Energy generation
Nuclear
Digital
Water supply and
sewage
2018
2017
2016
% very/fairly good
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Sector ratings – trends
Ranked by % very/fairly good (2018)
16
67
65
83
82
80
78
78
74
73
72
72
72
71
71
69
67
67
67
67
65
65
65
63
63
61
60
59
57
48
47
33
Global
G8
India
Malaysia
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Turkey
Colombia
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Australia
Canada
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Russia
Sweden
Germany
Mexico
Serbia
Czech Republic
US
Poland
Italy
Japan
Spain
Brazil
Hungary
Romania
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Airports
Airports
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
17
50
49
77
77
74
70
63
63
62
59
59
58
54
54
52
50
50
47
46
45
45
44
42
42
38
38
32
29
22
22
5
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Turkey
Malaysia
France
Sweden
India
Chile
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Serbia
South Africa
Australia
Poland
Mexico
US
Argentina
Russia
Spain
Canada
Colombia
Hungary
Peru
Belgium
Italy
Brazil
Czech Republic
Romania
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Highways/
major roads
Highways
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
18
41
38
71
69
58
53
52
50
50
49
47
46
45
44
42
42
42
42
41
40
38
38
37
32
26
26
26
25
20
15
12
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Turkey
Malaysia
India
Germany
Sweden
Chile
Australia
Japan
Argentina
France
Great Britain
Mexico
South Africa
US
Spain
Colombia
Canada
Poland
Peru
Czech Republic
Belgium
Russia
Serbia
Brazil
Italy
Hungary
Romania
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Local road network
Local roads
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
19
41
45
71
68
66
63
63
60
59
55
48
46
46
44
44
41
41
40
38
38
38
37
34
33
33
26
24
20
17
13
8
Global
G8
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
India
Czech Republic
Russia
Japan
Malaysia
Turkey
Germany
Australia
Chile
Canada
Spain
France
US
Poland
Argentina
Belgium
Sweden
Peru
Mexico
Great Britain
South Africa
Italy
Colombia
Hungary
Brazil
Serbia
Romania
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Rail infrastructure
(track/stations)
Rail
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
20
42
38
69
60
59
59
55
53
53
51
49
48
48
46
45
44
42
40
38
38
38
36
33
31
29
29
28
27
25
25
20
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
India
Serbia
Turkey
Hungary
Colombia
Malaysia
Chile
US
Australia
France
Peru
Canada
Belgium
Japan
Czech Republic
Mexico
Poland
Russia
South Korea
Romania
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Argentina
South Africa
Germany
Sweden
Brazil
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
New housing supply
Housing supply
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
21
28
30
58
47
45
40
38
38
35
34
33
31
31
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
24
23
21
21
20
19
16
13
10
9
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
Hungary
Germany
India
Australia
Czech Republic
Great Britain
South Korea
Canada
France
US
Belgium
Malaysia
Poland
Sweden
Chile
Japan
Russia
South Africa
Turkey
Argentina
Colombia
Serbia
Spain
Mexico
Peru
Brazil
Romania
Italy
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Flood defenses
Flood defenses
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
22
43
47
69
65
65
62
61
52
51
50
48
47
47
47
45
43
42
40
40
40
39
39
32
32
32
32
32
31
31
26
24
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
India
Russia
Czech Republic
Malaysia
Serbia
France
Germany
Chile
Canada
Japan
South Korea
Sweden
US
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Turkey
Belgium
Great Britain
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Italy
South Africa
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Spain
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Energy-generation
infrastructure
Energy
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
23
31
37
66
61
59
55
49
43
40
39
36
35
32
31
31
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
21
20
20
19
19
15
14
12
Global
G8
India
Czech Republic
Russia
Saudi Arabia
France
South Korea
Sweden
Germany
Great Britain
US
Hungary
Argentina
Canada
Malaysia
Mexico
Japan
Chile
Peru
Turkey
Belgium
South Africa
Spain
Brazil
Colombia
Australia
Romania
Italy
Poland
Serbia
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Nuclear infrastructure
to generate energy
Nuclear
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
24
54
51
78
70
69
68
66
65
64
62
62
60
60
57
56
56
55
55
52
52
50
50
48
44
43
42
40
37
35
34
31
Global
G8
South Korea
India
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Russia
Serbia
Colombia
Czech Republic
Romania
Chile
Hungary
Poland
Japan
US
Belgium
Mexico
Canada
Great Britain
France
South Africa
Peru
Malaysia
Argentina
Turkey
Spain
Italy
Germany
Australia
Brazil
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Digital infrastructure
such as high speed
broadband, full fibre
network (FTTP), 5G*
Digital
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
* Asked as ‘Digital infrastructure such as high
speed broadband’ in 2016 and 2017
25
52
57
75
73
70
68
68
66
65
65
65
64
62
61
57
57
55
51
51
47
46
43
42
41
40
37
34
34
30
29
25
Global
G8
Germany
Czech Republic
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Sweden
France
Canada
Great Britain
Malaysia
South Korea
Japan
Belgium
Chile
Poland
Hungary
Spain
US
India
Colombia
Russia
Argentina
Peru
Serbia
Brazil
South Africa
Turkey
Mexico
Italy
Romania
% very/fairly good
Q. These next questions
are about different
types of infrastructure.
Please indicate how
good or poor you rate
the current quality of
each one in
[COUNTRY]…
Water supply and
sewage
Water supply
& sewage
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
26
Priorities
27
43%
41%
31%
46%
21%
20%
36%
24%
18%
14%
46
36
35
33
31
31
29
29
13
11
The local road network
Highway/major road network
Flood defenses
Water supply and sewage
Rail infrastructure - track/stations
New housing supply
Energy-generating infrastructure
Digital infrastructure such as high speed broadband…*
Nuclear infrastructure to generate energy
Airports
% US
% G8
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Base: 1,000 US adults / 7,678 adults in G8
countries (online), Aug-Sept 2018
US and G8: Priorities
* Asked as ‘Digital infrastructure such as high speed
broadband’ in 2016 and 2017 and ‘Digital infrastructure such as
high speed broadband, full fibre networks (FTTP), 5G’ in 2018
Ranked by % G8
Q. Which of these types
of infrastructure, if any,
do you think should be
made a priority for
investment for…
[COUNTRY]?
28
21%
20%
43%
41%
31%
36%
24%
46%
18%
14%
27%
21%
42%
42%
45%
43%
26%
48%
24%
22%
24%
22%
44%
44%
39%
45%
22%
51%
24%
26%
Rail infrastructure - track/stations
New housing supply
The local road network
Highway/major road network
Flood defenses
Energy-generating infrastructure
Digital infrastructure - high speed broadband…*
Water supply and sewage
Nuclear infrastructure to generate energy
Airports
US 2018
US 2017
US 2016
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Trends: Priorities – US
* Asked as ‘Digital infrastructure such as high speed
broadband’ in 2016 and 2017 and ‘Digital infrastructure such as
high speed broadband, full fibre networks (FTTP), 5G’ in 2018
Ranked by % 2018
Q. Which of these types
of infrastructure, if any,
do you think should be
made a priority for
investment for…
[COUNTRY]?
29
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2016 2017 2018
Rail infrastructure - track/stations New housing supply
The local road network Highway/major road network
Flood defenses Energy-generating infrastructure
Digital infrastructure - high speed broadband…* Water supply and sewage
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
% priority
Trends: Priorities – US
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
30
Attitudes
31
US: Attitudes
70%
61%
55%
57%
33%
26%
Investing in infrastructure is vital to US's
future economic growth
Local communities' views on plans for
infrastructure should be heard properly,
even if it means delays
As a country we don’t do enough to involve
people in decisions about which
infrastructure to invest in
As a country we are not doing enough to
meet our infrastructure needs
I'm fine with foreign investment in new
infrastructure in US if it means it gets built
more quickly
My local area gets its fair share of US’s
investment in infrastructure
% Strongly/tend to agreeQ. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
Ranked by % strongly/tend to agree (global)
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
32
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
As a country we are not
doing enough to meet
our infrastructure needs
24%
33%
22%
7%
2%
12%
% Strongly agree % Tend to agree % Neither/nor
% Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Don't know
Agree Disagree
62% 8%
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
2016:
Agree Disagree
66% 8%
2017:
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
Agree Disagree
57% 9%
2018:
US: Doing enough?
33
59
53
78
76
76
74
70
69
69
68
67
66
63
61
61
61
60
58
57
55
55
54
53
53
52
51
50
50
47
35
27
Global
G8
Romania
Serbia
South Africa
Peru
Argentina
Italy
Mexico
Colombia
Russia
Brazil
Malaysia
Australia
India
Turkey
Chile
Great Britain
US
Spain
Sweden
Canada
Poland
Saudi Arabia
Czech Republic
Belgium
France
Hungary
Germany
South Korea
Japan
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
As a country we are not
doing enough to meet
our infrastructure needs
% strongly/tend to
agree
Doing enough?
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
34
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
Investing in
infrastructure is vital to
[COUNTRY]’s future
economic growth
35%
36%
19%
2%9%
% Strongly agree % Tend to agree % Neither/nor
% Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Don't know
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
2016:
Agree Disagree
76% 3%
Agree Disagree
73% 3%
2017:
Agree Disagree
70% 2%
2018:
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Investment vital
35
73
69
90
83
82
81
80
80
78
76
75
75
75
75
75
74
74
73
73
73
72
71
70
70
68
67
66
65
65
62
53
Global
G8
Serbia
South Africa
Colombia
Russia
Argentina
Peru
Mexico
Chile
Australia
Malaysia
Poland
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Brazil
Italy
Czech Republic
Great Britain
India
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
US
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Belgium
Germany
France
Japan
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
Investing in
infrastructure is vital to
[COUNTRY]’s future
economic growth
% strongly/tend to
agree
Investment vital
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
36
Q. To what extent do you
agree or disagree…?
My local area gets its fair
share of [COUNTRY]’s
investment in
infrastructure 6%
20%
31%14%
8%
21%
% Strongly agree % Tend to agree % Neither/nor
% Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Don't know
Agree Disagree
36% 20%
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
2017:
Agree Disagree
26% 22%
2018:
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Fair share
37
29
25
61
51
49
46
46
35
31
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
Global
G8
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
India
Malaysia
Poland
Sweden
Hungary
Australia
South Africa
France
Russia
South Korea
Chile
Czech Republic
Germany
Japan
US
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Canada
Italy
Peru
Great Britain
Serbia
Spain
Colombia
Romania
Belgium
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
My local area gets its
fair share of
[COUNTRY]’s
investment in
infrastructure
% strongly/tend to
agree
Fair share
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
38
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
Local communities’
views on plans for
infrastructure should be
heard properly, even if
it means delays20%
41%
23%
4%1%
11%
% Strongly agree % Tend to agree % Neither/nor
% Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Don't know
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
2016:
Agree Disagree
68% 6%
Agree Disagree
61% 5%
2018:
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Local communities
39
64
61
80
79
76
72
71
71
69
69
68
67
66
66
66
63
63
62
61
61
60
60
60
59
59
57
56
54
53
53
49
Global
G8
Russia
Serbia
Chile
Colombia
Malaysia
South Africa
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Peru
Hungary
Australia
India
Poland
Great Britain
South Korea
Turkey
Argentina
US
Canada
France
Spain
Brazil
Czech Republic
Sweden
Italy
Romania
Germany
Japan
Belgium
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
Local communities’
views on plans for
infrastructure should be
heard properly, even if
it means delays
% strongly/tend to
agree
Local communities
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
40
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
I’m fine with foreign
investment in new
infrastructure in
[COUNTRY] if it means
it gets built more
quickly
9%
24%
28%
15%
10%
14%
% Strongly agree % Tend to agree % Neither/nor
% Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Don't know
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
2016:
Agree Disagree
33% 23%
Agree Disagree
33% 24%
2018:
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Foreign investment
41
49
39
76
69
68
68
64
62
61
60
58
57
57
56
54
53
51
49
48
43
42
40
39
35
33
33
32
30
30
28
23
Global
G8
Serbia
Saudi Arabia
Romania
Russia
India
South Africa
Poland
Peru
Czech Republic
Brazil
Hungary
Argentina
Colombia
Malaysia
Mexico
Italy
Chile
Spain
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Turkey
Sweden
US
South Korea
Canada
France
Australia
Japan
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
I’m fine with foreign
investment in new
infrastructure in
[COUNTRY] if it means
it gets built more
quickly
% strongly/tend to
agree
Foreign investment
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
42
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
As a country we don’t
do enough to involve
people in decisions
about which
infrastructure to invest
in
19%
37%
25%
6%2%
12%
% Strongly agree % Tend to agree % Neither/nor
% Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Don't know
Base: 1,000 US adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
2018:
Agree Disagree
55% 8%
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
US: Involving people
43
61
55
81
75
74
74
71
69
67
67
67
65
65
63
62
61
61
60
60
57
55
55
55
53
53
52
52
50
49
39
38
Global
G8
Serbia
Peru
Russia
South Africa
Romania
Colombia
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
Brazil
Malaysia
Turkey
India
Australia
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Great Britain
Canada
France
US
Czech Republic
Poland
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Germany
Japan
South Korea
Q. To what extent do
you agree or
disagree…?
As a country we don’t
do enough to involve
people in decisions
about which
infrastructure to invest
in
% strongly/tend to
agree
Involving people
Base: 19,786 adults (online), Aug-Sept 2018
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs
44
Key findings
45
Key findings
▪ Overall satisfaction with infrastructure has fallen eleven points in the United States
since 2017, more than shifts in sentiment globally (down five points) and within G8
nations (down four points).
▪ Americans are least satisfied with the local road network and flood defenses, but
most satisfied with airports and the digital infrastructure such as broadband.
▪ Ratings of rail infrastructure and new housing supply compare least favorably
internationally, while water supply and sewage compares best.
▪ Water supply and sewage is the number one infrastructure priority for Americans.
The local road network and highways come in at second and third place respectively.
▪ The majority of Americans agree that investing in infrastructure is vital to the country’s
future economy. However, most believe that the United States is not doing enough to
meet infrastructure needs.
