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* | |
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% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
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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