Licence Fee Survey for the BBC Trust

An Ipsos poll carried out on behalf of the BBC shows that the public favours reducing the licence fee rather then funding regional news on other channels.

An Ipsos poll carried out on behalf of the BBC Trust gave respondents six possible options for what should happen to the licence fee once current spending on digital switchover is complete. Around half of those asked would prefer the licence fee to be lowered by 1635.50, compared to just six percent who wanted additional money to be spent on regional news on other channels.

Technical Details The BBC Trust commissioned Ipsos to carry out a survey among 2,068 UK adults aged 15 years and over. A nationally representative quota sample of 2,005 British adults were interviewed on the Ipsos Capibus. There was also a booster sample of 63 interviews carried out with a representative quota sample of adults in Northern Ireland. Interviews were carried out using CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing) between 14 August and 1 September 2009. Interviews were carried out160face-to-face in respondents' homes and the final survey data have been weighted to reflect the UK population. These findings are based on topline data only - detailed computer tables will be available later this month, along with the full report.

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