Knowledge of and Satisfaction with Institutions

Q How much do you feel you know about ... the European Union? ... your local council? ...the way the Westminster Parliament works?

  • These results are taken from phase 1 of a panel survey conducted by MORI for the Electoral Commission (Link to the survey's home page)
  • MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,801 adults aged 18+ across the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland)
  • The sample included a "booster" sample of 301 ethnic minority respondents
  • Interviews were conducted by telephone on 9-15 May 2001
  • Data are weighted to the known population profile
  • Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
  • An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers

Q How much do you feel you know about ... ?

Q19 The European Union

 %
Great deal3
Fair amount18
Just a little29
Hardly anything at all45
Never heard of5
Don't know0
 
Great deal/fair amount21
Just a little/hardly anything74

Q20 Your local Council

 %
Great deal9
Fair amount33
Just a little32
Hardly anything at all24
Never heard of1
Don't know1
 
Great deal/fair amount42
Just a little/hardly anything56

Q21 The way the Westminster Parliament works?

 %
Great deal8
Fair amount36
Just a little30
Hardly anything at all23
Never heard of3
Don't know0
 
Great deal/fair amount44
Just a little/hardly anything53

Q22 The way the National Assembly for Wales works? Base: All in Wales (82)

 %
Great deal9
Fair amount20
Just a little30
Hardly anything at all38
Never heard of2
Don't know1
 
Great deal/fair amount29
Just a little/hardly anything68

Q22 The way the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood works? Base: All in Scotland (139)

 %
Great deal4
Fair amount30
Just a little31
Hardly anything at all34
Never heard of1
Don't know0
 
Great deal/fair amount34
Just a little/hardly anything65

Q22 The way the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont works? Base: All in Northern Ireland (39)

 %
Great deal8
Fair amount44
Just a little26
Hardly anything at all18
Never heard of0
Don't know4
 
Great deal/fair amount52
Just a little/hardly anything44

 

To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way each is doing its job these days?

Q23 The European Union

 %
Very satisfied1
Fairly satisfied19
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied21
Fairly dissatisfied19
Very dissatisfied19
Don't know21
 
Satisfied20
Dissatisfied38
Net satisfied-18

Q24 Your local Council

 %
Very satisfied7
Fairly satisfied50
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied12
Fairly dissatisfied15
Very dissatisfied11
Don't know5
 
Satisfied57
Dissatisfied26
Net satisfied+31

Q25 The way the Westminster Parliament works

 %
Very satisfied4
Fairly satisfied41
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied16
Fairly dissatisfied19
Very dissatisfied11
Don't know9
 
Satisfied45
Dissatisfied30
Net satisfied+15

Q26 The way the National Assembly for Wales works Base: All in Wales (82)

 %
Very satisfied7
Fairly satisfied32
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied16
Fairly dissatisfied16
Very dissatisfied13
Don't know16
 
Satisfied39
Dissatisfied29
Net satisfied+10

Q26 The way the Scottish Parliament/Holyrood works Base: All in Scotland (139)

 %
Very satisfied7
Fairly satisfied47
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied17
Fairly dissatisfied11
Very dissatisfied10
Don't know8
 
Satisfied54
Dissatisfied21
Net satisfied+33

Q26 The way the Northern Ireland Assembly/Stormont works Base: All in Northern Ireland (39)

 %
Very satisfied8
Fairly satisfied44
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied21
Fairly dissatisfied13
Very dissatisfied8
Don't know6
 
Satisfied52
Dissatisfied21
Net satisfied+31

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