Britain's Most Important International Relationship - trends 1969-2003

Q Which of these -- Europe, the Commonwealth or America -- is the most important to Britain?

Q Which of these — Europe, the Commonwealth or America — is the most important to Britain?

  1969 (Gallup) 1984 1986 2-13 Mar 1989** 11 Apr- 2 May 1991** 4-5 Dec 1991 20-24 May 1993 27-29 Nov 1996 25-27 Oct 2002 10-15 Apr 2003*
  % % % % % % % % % %
Europe 21 39 39 50 54 52 57 45 50 42
Commonwealth 34 25 26 21 15 22 18 22 19 16
America 34 26 29 19 23 19 15 22 29 34
Don't know n/a n/a n/a 10 8 7 10 11 2 8

n.b. 1969 data from Gallup

Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+ except

*Base: 2,075 GB adults aged 16+

**Base: c. 1,250-1,500 GB adults aged 15+

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