GenevaLunch » survey http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Swiss consumers say outlook brighter, but not likely to save morehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/21/swiss-consumers-say-outlook-brighter-but-not-likely-to-save-more/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/21/swiss-consumers-say-outlook-brighter-but-not-likely-to-save-more/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 08:01:41 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70380 GenevaLunch.com Consumers see inflation as stronger and expect it to increase in next 12 months BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss consumer confidence is rising, with the quarterly index of Seco, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs showing a marked increase in two key areas. The survey carried out at the end of April shows that “consumer expectations [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/21/swiss-consumers-say-outlook-brighter-but-not-likely-to-save-more/feed/ 0 Mental health cases stable in terms of type and number in 2011http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/mental-health-cases-stable-in-terms-of-type-and-number-im-2011/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/mental-health-cases-stable-in-terms-of-type-and-number-im-2011/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:38:39 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68904 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The extent of mental illness in Switzerland have remained relatively stable for the past 10 years, a new report by the Federal Health Office shows. The cost in economic terms is CHF11 billion a year, with a large part of this due to indirect costs such as absenteeism and early retirement. The [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/mental-health-cases-stable-in-terms-of-type-and-number-im-2011/feed/ 0 Study shows Swiss happy with gov’t online offerhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/18/study-shows-swiss-happy-with-govt-online-offer/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/18/study-shows-swiss-happy-with-govt-online-offer/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:16:13 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=62559 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – A small sampling of the Swiss population, 1,000 people interviewed by phone, has shown the Swiss to be happy with government online services, particularly at the commune level, says Bern. The results of the study commissioned by the federal government, published 18 October, show that 85 percent of Swiss now have Internet [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/18/study-shows-swiss-happy-with-govt-online-offer/feed/ 0 Back seat use of seat belts up dramatically in 10 yearshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/19/back-seat-use-of-seat-belts-up-dramatically-in-10-years/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/19/back-seat-use-of-seat-belts-up-dramatically-in-10-years/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:09:20 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59949 GenevaLunch.com French- and Italian-speaking regions laggards BERN, SWITZERLAND – The use of seat belts by back seat passengers in Swiss cars has climbed steeply, from 32 percent in 2001 to 79 percent in 2011, says the Swiss Safety Council (BFU) which is pushing for an overall 100 percent use of seat belts in the country. The [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/19/back-seat-use-of-seat-belts-up-dramatically-in-10-years/feed/ 0 S Africa farm workers Aids rate double country’s averagehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/23/s-africa-farm-workers-aids-rate-double-countrys-average/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/23/s-africa-farm-workers-aids-rate-double-countrys-average/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:25:09 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=50220 GenevaLunch.com Rate far higher than previous studies show, IOM says Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A new survey for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on 23 commercial farms in two South African provinces turned up a far higher than expected rate of HIV positive samples. The Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBSS) involved 2,810 farm [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/23/s-africa-farm-workers-aids-rate-double-countrys-average/feed/ 0 US overseas citizens group backs pulse-taking surveyhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/03/us-overseas-voter-group-backs-pulse-taking-survey/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/03/us-overseas-voter-group-backs-pulse-taking-survey/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:30:55 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=49344 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The final vote counts are dribbling in from the closely-watched 2010 US mid-term elections. Even before Americans headed for the polls a Geneva-based international group was appealing to US citizens who live outside the country to fill in a survey, anonymously, by the US-based Overseas Vote Foundation. American Citizens Abroad (ACA) [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/03/us-overseas-voter-group-backs-pulse-taking-survey/feed/ 0 Best reason not to get out of bed on Monday: it’s not safehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/27/best-reason-not-to-get-out-of-bed-on-monday-its-not-safe/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/27/best-reason-not-to-get-out-of-bed-on-monday-its-not-safe/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:44:20 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=47702 GenevaLunch.com New safety slogan: be careful, it’s Monday Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Ever had that feeling that it might be better to stay in bed Monday morning, not get out into those traffic jams or fight those battles at work? Now you have the proof: Monday mornings are just not safe! And they are expensive, costing [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/27/best-reason-not-to-get-out-of-bed-on-monday-its-not-safe/feed/ 0 French-speaking Swiss smoke least, German speakers mosthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/21/french-speaking-swiss-smoke-least-german-speakers-most/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/21/french-speaking-swiss-smoke-least-german-speakers-most/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:37:33 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=47327 GenevaLunch.com Passive smoking falls sharply in 7 years Strong support for smoking bans Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Twenty-eight percent of German-speaking Swiss smoked in 2009, the latest annual figures from a Swiss public health survey show, against 26 percent in Italian-speaking areas and 25 percent in French-speaking Switzerland. The rate of smoking continues to decline: from [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/21/french-speaking-swiss-smoke-least-german-speakers-most/feed/ 0 Bad drivers: on the phone, tailgating, say Swisshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/08/03/bad-drivers-on-the-phone-tailgating-say-swiss/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/08/03/bad-drivers-on-the-phone-tailgating-say-swiss/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:39:06 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=45388 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The worst drivers in Switzerland are talking on their cell phones or messaging via SMS, according to a survey of 1,000 people in Switzerland, carried out for Comparis.ch, the consumer price comparison group. Second worst: tailgaters, who hang onto the car in front of them. Men are considered worse drivers than [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/08/03/bad-drivers-on-the-phone-tailgating-say-swiss/feed/ 0 Geneva and Zurich make the top 10 “most expensive for expats” citieshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/06/30/geneva-and-zurich-make-the-top-10-most-expensive-for-expats-cities/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/06/30/geneva-and-zurich-make-the-top-10-most-expensive-for-expats-cities/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:28:14 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=44264 GenevaLunch.com [Video]London, England (GenevaLunch.com) - Luanda in Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer. Tokyo is in second position, with Ndjamena in Chad in third place. Moscow is in fourth position followed by Geneva in fifth. Moscow (4), Geneva (5) and Zurich (8) are [...]

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