British Reaction To Attacks On America

• MORI interviewed 500 adults aged 18+
• Interviews were conducted by telephone on 14th September 2001
• Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
• Data are weighted to the known population profile
• An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
• Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers
• Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of News of the World

As you know, last Tuesday the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in the United States were attacked by terrorists.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the American response to this week's terrorist attacks?

Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tony Blair is handling the British response to this week's terrorist attacks?

Q3 If the United States can identify the groups or nations responsible for this week's attacks, would you support or oppose taking military action against them?

Q4 What if that meant getting into a war? In that case would you support or oppose taking military action?

Q5 What if it meant innocent civilians in other countries might be hurt or killed? In that case would you support or oppose taking military action?

Question source: TNS Intersearch/ABC News/Washington Post

Q6 And if the United States were to take military action against those responsible for the attacks, would you support or oppose British troops being involved in this action?

Q7 Would you support or oppose Britain and the United States taking military action against countries that assist or shelter terrorists?

Q8 How worried are you that something like this can happen in the UK?

Question source: ROMIR

Q9 How much confidence do you have in the British authorities to prevent such actions in this country?

Question source: CSA/Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France

Generally speaking, do you think the world today is more safe or less safe than it was during ......, or do you think there is no difference?

Q10 the Gulf War Q11 the Vietnam War Q12 the Cold War