Election Manifestos - attitudes 1997-2001

Q How likely or unlikely are you to read or look at any of the party political manifestos in this election campaign? Q Which of these statements best describes your attitude to the party election manifestos?

Q How likely or unlikely are you to read or look at any of the party political manifestos in this election campaign?

  2-3 Apr 1997 17-22 May 2001
  % %
Very likely 21 16
Fairly likely 32 23
Not very likely 22 23
Not at all likely 25 35
Don't know * 3
 
Very/fairly likely 53 39
Not very/not at all likely 47 58
Net likely +6 -19

Q Which of these statements best describes your attitude to the party election manifestos?

  2-3 Apr 1997 17-22 May 2001
  % %
They are important for everybody to read 36 30
I wouldn't read them but I would hope to hear about them in the media 46 37
I think they are a waste of time and I wouldn't pay any attention to them 14 26
 
None of these 2 3
Don't know 2 4

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