Attitudes to Joining the Euro 1996-2003

Q Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?

30 September 2003

Q Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?

	20-25 Aug 1996	23-26 Jan 1998	19-22 Feb 1999	19-22 Mar 1999	10-11 Jun 1999	26 Aug- 1 Sep 1999	22-27 Jun 2000	3-7 Aug 2000	29 May 2001	14-19 Jun 2001	1-3 Feb 2002	19-21 Apr 2002	14-19 Nov 2002	10-15 Apr 2003	20-22 Jun 2003	11-16 Sep 2003
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
I strongly support British participation	10	17	17	15	12	13	13	13	10	13	18	19	16	15	12	14
I am generally in favour of British participation, but could be persuaded against it if I thought it would be bad for the British economy	27	27	29	24	23	23	21	21	23	22	24	24	23	22	26	20
I am generally opposed to British participation, but could be persuaded in favour of it if I thought it would good for the British economy	21	24	21	26	36	25	24	23	24	24	24	22	22	23	26	22
I strongly oppose British participation	33	23	24	28	23	27	33	32	36	31	29	29	32	33	31	38
None of these/don't know	9	9	9	7	6	11	9	10	6	9	5	6	7	6	4	6

Support	37	44	46	39	35	36	34	34	33	35	42	43	39	37	39	34
Oppose	54	47	45	54	59	52	58	55	60	55	53	51	54	56	57	60

Net support	-17	-3	+1	-15	-24	-16	-24	-21	-27	-20	-11	-9	-15	-19	-18	-26
Waverers (could be persuaded)	48	51	50	50	59	48	45	44	47	46	48	46	45	45	52	42