British Public Opinion, July 1978
Opinion poll conducted for the Daily Express covering political opinions, blood sports, remarriage of divorcees and sentencing for serious crime
MORI interviewed a representative interlocking quota sample of 1,024 adults aged 18+. Interviews were conducted face-to-face in 51 constituency sampling points across Great Britain on 11 July 1978.
Q1 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the government is running the country? Q2 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Callaghan is doing his job as Prime Minister? Q3 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mrs Thatcher is doing her job as Leader of the Opposition?
| Government | Callaghan | Thatcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Satisfied | 32 | 50 | 44 |
| Dissatisfied | 58 | 42 | 44 |
| Don't know | 10 | 8 | 12 |
Q4 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? (If undecided or refused at Q4) Q5 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: All expressing a voting intention (919)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 49 |
| Labour | 41 |
| Liberal | 6 |
| Other | 4 |
Q6 Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same, or get worse over the next 12 months?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Improve | 24 |
| Stay the same | 33 |
| Get worse | 37 |
| Don't know | 6 |
| Net economic optimism (improve minus get worse) | -13 |
Q7 Do you think blood sports such as fox hunting and hare coursing should be made illegal in this country or not?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Made illegal | 54 |
| Not made illegal | 37 |
| Don't know | 10 |
Q8 Do you think people who are divorced should be allowed to re-marry in church, or not?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Yes, re-marry in church | 83 |
| No, not re-marry in church | 11 |
| Don't know | 5 |
Q9 Do you think Prince Charles was right to speak out about the Catholic Church's doctrine on marriage, or not?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Yes, right to speak out | 79 |
| No, not right | 13 |
| Don't know | 8 |
Q10 I am going to read out a list of crimes and for each one I would like you to tell me which of the sentences on this card you feel should represent the maximum sentence imposed by the courts.
| Death penalty | Life | 11 years to life | 6-10 years | 2-5 years | Under 2 years | No
Sent- ence |
Don't know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigamy | % | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| Blackmail | % | 1 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Possession of drugs | % | * | 8 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| Hijacking | % | 11 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 1 | * | 3 |
| Kidnapping | % | 12 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 4 | * | * | 2 |
| Armed robbery | % | 9 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 2 | * | * | 3 |
| Theft | % | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 10 |
| Rape | % | 7 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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