London Attitudes To The Public Private Partnership For The Underground
- Results based on 801 interviews with adults aged 18+ living in London
- Interviews conducted by telephone on 9-12 November 2000
- Data are weighted to the profile of London
- Data based on all unless otherwise stated
- An '*' indicates a figure of more than zero, but less than 0.5%
- Where figures do not add up to 100%, this could be due to computer rounding, multiple answers or the exclusion of don't knows
- Research Study Conducted for Greater London Authority
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?[If undecided or refused at Q1]Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
| Conservative |  29% |
| Labour |  54% |
| Liberal Democrats |  14% |
| Green Party |  2% |
| Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party |  *% |
| Other |  1% |
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| Would not vote | 13% |
| Undecided | 12% |
| Refused | 6% |
Q3-8 I am going to read out some means of travel, and would like you to tell me for each how often you use them in London.
| Everyday / most days | 1-3 times / week | Less than once / week | Less than once / month - once / month | Never | Don't Know | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Car, driven by yourself | 37 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 41 | * |
| Car, driven by someone else (excluding taxis) | 11 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 36 | * |
| Rail (excluding Underground) | 12 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 33 | * |
| Bus | 30 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 20 | * |
| Tube | 25 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 19 | * |
| Walking at least half a mile | 63 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Q9-12 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with in London? Is that very or fairly?
| Rail services (exc. Underground) | London Underground | Bus services | Traffic conditions on the roads | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Very satisfied | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Fairly satisfied | 25 | 39 | 36 | 15 |
| Neither/nor | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Fairly dissatisfied | 16 | 17 | 19 | 27 |
| Very dissatisfied | 20 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
| Don't know | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
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| Satisfied | 30 | 46 | 44 | 16 |
| Dissatisfied | 36 | 32 | 34 | 73 |
| Net satisfied (177%) | -6 | +14 | +10 | -57 |
Q13 As you may know, the Government is proposing that the London Underground be run by a 'Public Private Partnership'. Before this interview started, were you aware of this policy or not?
| % | |
| Yes - aware | 71 |
| No - not aware | 29 |
| Don't know | 1 |
SPLIT SAMPLE. HALF STARTS WITH Q14-16, HALF STARTS WITH Q17-21
Q14-16 Since the national rail network was privatised, do you think has improved, got worse, or stayed the same?
| Safety | Reliability | Value for money for passengers | |
| All | % | % | % |
| Improved | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Got worse | 63 | 55 | 60 |
| Stayed the same | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| Don't know | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| All asked Q14-16 first (402) | |||
| Improved | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Got worse | 60 | 52 | 57 |
| Stayed the same | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Don't know | 14 | 19 | 18 |
| All asked Q17-21 first (399) | |||
| Improved | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Got worse | 66 | 58 | 62 |
| Stayed the same | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| Don't know | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Q17 The Government is proposing that the London Underground is run under a 'Public Private Partnership'. This would mean that the network would be split into four parts, with three private companies maintaining and upgrading tracks, tunnels, trains, signals and stations, while the running of train services would be done by the public sector. Overall, how strongly do you support or oppose this proposal?
| All | Q14-16 first (402) | Q17-21 first (399) | |
| % | % | % | |
| Strongly support | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Tend to support | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Neither support nor oppose | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Tend to oppose | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Strongly oppose | 36 | 31 | 40 |
| Don't know | 10 | 13 | 8 |
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| Support | 23 | 25 | 21 |
| Oppose | 53 | 48 | 56 |
| Net support (+%) | -30 | -23 | -35 |
Q18-20 And if the Underground were to be run under this 'Public Private Partnership', do you think would improve, get worse, or stay the same?
| Safety | Reliability | Value for money for passengers | |
| All | % | % | % |
| Improve | 19 | 24 | 16 |
| Get worse | 42 | 38 | 47 |
| Stay the same | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Don't know | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| All asked Q14-16 first (402) | |||
| Improve | 22 | 24 | 17 |
| Get worse | 37 | 37 | 45 |
| Stay the same | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Don't know | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| All asked Q17-21 first (399) | |||
| Improve | 16 | 24 | 16 |
| Get worse | 46 | 38 | 48 |
| Stay the same | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Don't know | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Q21 Who do you think should have the final say on the future of the London Underground? Should it be
| All | Q14-16 first (402) | Q17-21 first (399) | |
| % | % | % | |
| Central Government | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| The Mayor of London | 52 | 50 | 54 |
| Don't know | 16 | 19 | 14 |
Q22 To what extent would you support or oppose the Government bringing the national rail network into public ownership?
| % | |
| Strongly support | 26 |
| Tend to support | 26 |
| Neither support nor oppose | 11 |
| Tend to oppose | 12 |
| Strongly oppose | 15 |
| Don't know | 11 |
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| Support | 52 |
| Oppose | 27 |
| Net support | +25 |
