Ten years, ago, in April 1993, MORI began combining monthly measurements of general pessimism about the future state of the national economy, fear of redundancy among those in work and the level of unemployment, to calculate what we initially called the MORI Misery Index. After having a little fun discovering that (inevitably) the Scots were more miserable than the rest of us, it was eventually rechristened under its current name of the MORI Financial Services Mood of the Nation index. Still indexed on the findings of the first survey, April 1993=100 (with an index higher than 100 meaning that the public is less pessimistic than in 1993 and lower than 100 more pessimistic), it charts a fascinating monthly picture of the peaks and troughs of the public mood over the last decade.
The purpose of the research is to explore the concept of trust in public institutions. In addition to considering trust in institutions at a general level, the research specifically focuses on the National Health Service, the Criminal Justice System and Local Government.
Employees' trust in upward communication has risen dramatically in the past decade, according to MORI's latest research, presented at the Communicators in Business conference in May. The survey pinpoints the most and least trusted information channels, enabling internal communicators to fine-tune their communications strategies.
European companies leading in the take-up of ebusiness are more likely to engage on social and environmental issues, according to a MORI survey. The research was commissioned by Forum for the Future for the European Commission-funded project Digital Europe. For the survey, Corporate Social Responsibility practitioners and IT practitioners in large UK and Northern European companies were interviewed. This was to evaluate their ebusiness practices and performance in sustainable development, and then used statistical techniques such as factor analysis and cluster analysis to identify a link between the two.
Pulse Check
Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' Political Monitor, Political Pulse, and Public Services data, along with reactive polling, to help you navigate the evolving political landscape.
Security fears are holding back six million people in Britain from banking online, according to a major study by MORI. The research, commissioned by RSA Security, shows 28% of British people see security as the number one barrier to banking online. But mobile phones could be the key to unlocking the market.
Many parents, teachers and students feel A level students are working harder today than ever before, according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey. The survey, commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, shows that four in five (81%) parents, three in four (73%) teachers and seven in ten (70%) of the general public think A level students work hard. Furthermore, around half of parents (48%), teachers (49%) and students (50%) think A level students work harder today than ever before.
One in five British people (20%) say they experience stress on a daily basis and feel the emotional consequences are severe. Nearly half who have ever felt stressed have felt depressed or down (45%), a quarter of people (24%) have felt isolated by it, and one in eight (13%) believing they have nowhere to turn.
More than eight out of 10 First Great Eastern passengers (85%) believe the company should be allowed to bid for the Greater Anglia franchise. Just three per cent of passengers supported the SRA (Strategic Rail Authority) decision to exclude First from the bidding process with more than four-fifths (82%) believing that the company should be re-instated.
Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute shows four in five British people (81%) are aware of at least one medical application when shown a list of eleven things made possible by the discovery of DNA.
Two in five gardeners (38%) say they would do more to encourage wildlife if they had more information, according to a new survey from the MORI Social Research Institute.
