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Issues Index: Trends 1974-1987

Q What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? Q What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today?

01.01.88

1988-1997 | 1997-2006 | 2007-2017 | 2018 Onwards

Q What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today?

Q What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today? (Unprompted - combined answers)

An '*' (asterisk) indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero.

Abbreviations: rollover each abbreviation for the full title.

1974-1979	AID	BF	BSE	Coa	Com	Cou	Cri	Def	Dru	Eco	Edu	Foo	Ger	GM	Hea	Hou	Inf	Inn	LG	Low	Mor	Nat	NHS	NI	NP	Nuc	Pen	Pet	Pol	Pou	Pov	Pri	Pub	Rac	SA	SWA	Tax	TU	Tra	Tsu	Une	Oth	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Sep-74					19		8				12					23	82						3	6			10							7				22			9
Oct-74					10		9				5					27	81						2	6			8							5				18			8
Nov-77											12					9	64						10	7			7							16				30			50
Aug-78					9		23				15					12	63						11	7								7		27				25			55
Feb-79					9		14				9					9	66						15	5										10				73			31
29-Mar-79					12		10				5					7	59					2	2	2			7							5		1	14	32			28
Apr-79					14		41				17					16	68						17	18										16				56			53

1980-1983	AID	AW	BF	BSE	Coa	Com	Cou	Cri	Def	Dru	Eco	Edu	Foo	Ger	GM	Hea	Hou	Inf	Inn	LG	Low	Mor	Nat	NHS	NI	NP	Nuc	Pen	Pet	Pol	Pou	Pov	Pri	Pub	Rac	SA	SWA	Tax	TU	Tra	Tsu	Une	Oth	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Feb-80						15		19				18					12	65						12	11			7							9				55			41
Apr-80						23		32				24					15	69						23	12										14				53			51
Sep-82						4		13	11									32							3														11			87
Oct-82						4		10	13									34							3														9			85
Nov-82						6		10	14			8					5	29						11	4			5							5				6			87
Mar-83						6		8	8			8					5	24						6	3		24	8							3				7			83
Apr-83						6		9	10			11					6	25						10	3		29	6							4				8			83
Jun-83						8		9	15			9					4	21						11	1		30	8							3				5			86
Jul-83						6		15	13			10					4	21						11	2		26	6							4				4			79
Aug-83						4		15	11			9					5	23						14	3		22	6							4				4			82
Sep-83						4		16	14			8					3	19						17	4		30	5							4				3			80
Oct-83						5		10	14			8					5	22						26	3		30	7							4				4			78

1984	AID	AW	BF	BSE	Coa	Com	Cou	Cri	Def	Dru	Eco	Edu	Foo	Ger	GM	Hea	Hou	Inf	Inn	LG	Low	Mor	Nat	NHS	NI	NP	Nuc	Pen	Pet	Pol	Pou	Pov	Pri	Pub	Rac	SA	SWA	Tax	TU	Tra	Tsu	Une	Oth	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan-84						9		9	13			8					5	19						14	6		41	7							3				6			79
Feb-84						8		9	13			10					4	18						15	3		39	7							3				4			80
Mar-84						11		11	11			9					5	21						14	3		29	7							4				10			81
Apr-84						8		12	11			8					5	16						12	3		30	5							6				15			76
Jun-84						15		10	8			9					4	17						10	2		29	7							4				29			73
Aug-84						8		12	9			7					4	19						11	6		25	5							5				35			71
Sep-84						5		10	7			7					3	21						10	2		22	5							3				39			70
Oct-84						5		12	7			6					3	18						8	7		22	7							2				41			75
Nov-84						4		11	6			8					3	18						9	4		20	6							3				40			73
Dec-84						4		12	7			10						14						9	3		22												36			79

1985	AID	AW	BF	BSE	Coa	Com	Cou	Cri	Def	Dru	Eco	Edu	Foo	Ger	GM	Hea	Hou	Inf	Inn	LG	Low	Mor	Nat	NHS	NI	NP	Nuc	Pen	Pet	Pol	Pou	Pov	Pri	Pub	Rac	SA	SWA	Tax	TU	Tra	Tsu	Une	Oth	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan-85						4		10	7			8					3	15						9	2		24	7							2				26			82
Feb-85						3		8	9			10					7	28						13	2		20	8							2				26			79
Mar-85						2		13	5			10					5	22						16	2		21	10							2				7			85
Apr-85						3		12	6			11					5	17						18	1		19	6							4				9			85
May-85						3		15	7			12					4	17						16	2		17	6							4				5			85
Jun-85						4		20	7			11					5	20						16	1		15	11							6				5			78
Jul-85						3		17	7			11						15						15	2		15												5			80
Aug-85						2		16	6			10					7	15						16	2		18	6							5				4			83
Sep-85						2		19	7			10					6	10						13	1		18	6							12				3			83
Oct-85						1		29	6			10					5	12						12	1		15	6							17				3			85
Nov-85						2		25	4			9					6	11						13	2		15	6							9				3			82
Dec-85						2		21	5			8						10						10	2		21												3			82

1986	AID	AW	BF	BSE	Coa	Com	Cou	Cri	Def	Dru	Eco	Edu	Foo	Ger	GM	Hea	Hou	Inf	Inn	LG	Low	Mor	Nat	NHS	NI	NP	Nuc	Pen	Pet	Pol	Pou	Pov	Pri	Pub	Rac	SA	SWA	Tax	TU	Tra	Tsu	Une	Oth	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan-86						2		17	7			12					6	9						15	3		21	6											3			84
Feb-86						2		13	4			15					9	11						15	2		14	5											5			82
Mar-86						3		17	4			12					12	11						14	3		15	6											3			86
Apr-86						3		17	20			12					6	8						14	3		15	4											1			79
May-86						1		13	7			16					8	8						18	1		29	5											1			84
Jun-86						2		15	9			15					5	9						19	2		26	5											2			83
Jul-86						2		14	7			12					7	6						16	2		17	4											1			78
Aug-86						1		17	7			12						7						15	2		17												1			80
Sep-86						1		17	7			11					6	7						19	2		22	4											1			78
Oct-86						1		14	8			12					7	9						18	1		26	5											1			77
Nov-86						2		16	7			11					5	6						18	1		22	6											1			73
Dec-86						2		13	19			13					8	8						17	1		26	9											1			78

1987	AID	AW	BF	BSE	Coa	Com	Cou	Cri	Def	Dru	Eco	Edu	Foo	Ger	GM	Hea	Hou	Inf	Inn	LG	Low	Mor	Nat	NHS	NI	NP	Nuc	Pen	Pet	Pol	Pou	Pov	Pri	Pub	Rac	SA	SWA	Tax	TU	Tra	Tsu	Une	Oth	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan-87						2		17	10		7	11					6	3						17	*		19	10											2			75
Feb-87						2		18	9		7	12					7	8						19	1		16	8											1			77
Mar-87						1		17	9		6	14					7	5						20	*		20	9											1			76
Apr-87						1		19	9		5	17					7	3						19	1		21	8											1			75
Jul-87						1		17	13		8	24					7	4						28	1		16	7											1			68
Aug-87	6					2		27	10	5	9	16					8	6		2				19	1	6	17	6			*		2		4			2	2			65
Sep-87						2		20	9		9	16					9	4						21	1		19	6											1			63
Oct-87						1		19	10		13	15					8	5						22	1		18	8											1			60
Nov-87						1		20	8		10	19					9	5						32	3		15	7											1			58
Dec-87						1		16	9		6	18					9	5						52	2		20	8											1			57

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