Hunting Wild Mammals With Dogs

Now a question about the hunting of wild mammals with dogs (eg fox hunting).

As you may know, the Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that he wishes to see hunting with dogs banned, and has indicated this would be done if possible before the next election.

Prince Charles continues to take part in hunting, and encourages his two sons to join him.

Q1 On balance, do you personally support Tony Blair in wishing to ban hunting, or do you support Prince Charles in continuing to take part in it - or do you not feel strongly about the issue one way or the other?

Strongly support Tony Blair	44%	} 59% *
Tend to support Tony Blair	15%
No strong opinion one way or other	19%	160
Tend to support Prince Charles	9%	} 20% *
Strongly support Prince Charles	12%
Don't know	1%	160

* Aggregate figures combine individual scores rounded to nearest whole figure - so is not exactly the sum of the two.

Q2 Which of these describes the area where you live most of the time?

In the middle of a town or country	27%
In a suburb	29%
On the edge of the countryside	31%
In the middle of the countryside	14%

Technical details

968 interviews, by telephone, between 2-3 November 1999 Nationally representative sample of people aged 15+ Data weighted