Joining The Euro

Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?

  • MORI interviewed 1,009 British adults aged 16+ on the MORI Telephone Surveys Omnibus
  • Interviews were conducted by telephone between 1-3 February 2002.
  • Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
  • Data are weighted to known population profile
  • An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of GrahamBishop.com

Q1a Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency? Base: All respondents 16+ version 1 (510)

 %
I strongly support British participation18
I am generally in favour of British participation, but could be persuaded against it if I thought it would be bad for the British economy24
I am generally opposed to British participation, but could be persuaded in favour of it if I thought it would be good for the British economy24
I strongly oppose British participation29
Don't know5

Q1b Which of the following best describes your own view of Britain joining the euro? Base: All respondents 16+ version 2 (499)

 %
I strongly support Britain joining the euro13
I am generally in favour of Britain joining the euro, but could be persuaded against it if I thought it would be bad for Britain29
I am generally opposed to Britain joining the euro, but could be persuaded in favour of it if I thought it would be good for Britain25
I strongly oppose Britain joining the euro28
Don't know5

Q2 How well informed, if at all, do you feel about the case for and against Britain joining the euro? Base: All respondents 16+ (1,009)

 %
Very well informed9
Fairly well informed40
Not very well informed38
Not at all well informed10
Don't know2

Q3-4 Whatever your personal view of membership, how likely or unlikely do you think it is that Britain will have joined the euro by ... ? Base: All respondents 16+ (1,009)

 20052010
 %%
Very likely2966
Fairly likely4019
Fairly unlikely174
Very unlikely93
Don't know57

Q5 Have you used, or do you expect to use, the euro while travelling abroad this year? Base: All respondents 16+ (1,009)

 %
Yes -- have used7
Yes -- expect to use47
No -- have not used and do not expect to use45
Don't know2

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