Pulse

Pulse: what readers say

Short questions we ask readers each month: how worried they are about the issues in the news, what they spend more or less on, where they think industries are heading, and whether they know what’s rising. Readers who answer, not a representative sample.

The issues in the news

How worried are you about AI where you live?

How worried are you about cost of living where you live?

How worried are you about climate where you live?

How worried are you about immigration where you live?

How worried are you about democracy and elections where you live?

How worried are you about jobs and work where you live?

How worried are you about health where you live?

How worried are you about war and security where you live?

Rising around the world

Have you heard of Unabomber?

Have you heard of Portugal?

Have you heard of Digger?

Have you heard of East of Eden?

Have you heard of Cristiano Ronaldo?

Have you heard of Verity?

What you spend

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on education?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on restaurants and hotels?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on insurance and finance?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on personal care and other?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on food and drinks?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on alcohol and tobacco?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on clothing and shoes?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on housing and energy?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on furniture and household goods?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on health?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on transport?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on phones and internet?

Compared with a year ago, are you spending more or less on recreation and culture?

Where industries are heading

Over the next year, do you think agriculture & farming will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think food & beverage will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think restaurants & hospitality will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think travel & tourism will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think retail & e-commerce will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think fashion & beauty will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think manufacturing will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think media & entertainment will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think gaming will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think music will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think sports & fitness will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think advertising & marketing will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think tech & software will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think AI will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think telecom & internet will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think finance & banking will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think crypto & digital assets will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think insurance will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think real estate & construction will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think energy & utilities will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think cars & mobility will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think transport & logistics will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think health & pharma will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think education will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think science & research will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think government & public sector will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think security & defence will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think legal & professional services will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think jobs, HR & staffing will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Over the next year, do you think nonprofits & NGOs will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Readers who answered, not a representative sample. How Pulse works.