According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2019, 64 percent of Saudi Arabians believed it was likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019. Saudi Arabia was just third to China and Malaysia in believing that a breakthrough cure for the common cold is imminent this year.
Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
We will find a cure for the common cold."
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Ipsos. (February 5, 2019). Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041591/saudi-arabia-likelihood-common-cold-cure/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041591/saudi-arabia-likelihood-common-cold-cure/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041591/saudi-arabia-likelihood-common-cold-cure/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Saudi Arabia Who Thought It Likely That a Cure for The Common Cold Would Be Found in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041591/saudi-arabia-likelihood-common-cold-cure/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041591/saudi-arabia-likelihood-common-cold-cure/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that a cure for the common cold would be found in 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, February 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041591/saudi-arabia-likelihood-common-cold-cure/
