Marylaine Block at Ex Libris: an E-Zine for Librarians and Other Information Junkies. http://marylaine.com/exlibris/  points us to a new and potentially valuable site for "context creation" this week.  Though World Public Opinion is rather U.S. centric at the moment, it has promise for including more non-American survey companies and results.  Check out:

"World Public Opinion
http://worldpublicopinion.org/
This brand new site from the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) aims to provide "in-depth information and analysis on public opinion from around the world on international issues." Explore by world region or by topic. Also includes links to polling organizations around the world."