Ipsos Mori and Perception Poll

mori: Ignorant about what About the realities in their own country, according to Hamilton Spectator. Every year the London-based polling organization Ipsos Mori does its "Perils of Perception" poll, asking people in many countries what they believe about, say, the proportion of the population who are immigrants, or overweight, or over 65, and comparing their answers with the true numbers. And the five best informed are South Korea , followed by Ireland, Poland, China and the United States. Putting all the results together, Ipsos Mori then comes up with its famous Index of Ignorance. Take immigration. The level of ignorance is startling — and yet these mistaken beliefs can play a big role in the political choices that countries make. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.