Mail on Sunday - Kosovo Poll

 
  • MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 606 adults aged 18+.
  • Interviews were carried out by telephone throughout Great Britain.
  • Interviewing took place on 26-27 March 1999.
  • Data are weighted to the known profile of Great Britain.
  • 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.
  • An asterisk (*) indicates a figure below one half of a percent.
Q1 As you may know, NATO forces are currently taking part in air raids in Yugoslavia. On balance, do you believe that Britain is right or wrong to have joined in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia?
160 %
Right 55
Wrong 27
Don't know 18

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Q2 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government is handling the crisis in Yugoslavia?
160 %
Satisfied 49
Dissatisfied 28
Don't know 22

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Q3 What is the name, as far as you know, of the leader of Serbia, the former Yugoslav republic?
160 %
Correct - Slobodan Milosevic 54
Incorrect 15
Don't know 31

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Q4 And, as far as you know, what is the name of the group of people in Yugoslavia whom these air raids are designed to protect?
160 %
Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo 19
Kosovans 14
Albanians 13
Muslims 1
Bosnians 2
Macedonians 0
Serbs 11
Greeks 0
Turks 0
Croats 2
Other 2
Don't know 36

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Q5-Q11 I am going to read out a number of statements. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with each
160 Agree Disagree Don't Know
160 % % %
The problems of Kosovo are none of our business and Britain should not interfere 21 69 10
Britain has a moral duty to help prevent further killings and human rights abuses in Kosovo 87 9 4
There should have been more diplomatic talks before air raids on Serbia were started 47 48 6
Bombing Yugoslavia will force Serbia to stop abusing human rights in Kosovo 37 47 16
Britain should send ground troops into the Conflict 26 62 11
It is acceptable for Britain and NATO to bomb civilian targets 7 88 5
Britain and NATO should send assassins to kill Slobodan Milosevic 25 63 12

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Q12 From what you know, how long do you think the current Serbian conflict will last? Q13 And how long do you think Britain should remain involved in the current Serbian conflict?
160 Q14 Q15
160 % %
Stop immediately/today 1 14
Within one week 5 2
One to two weeks 7 1
Over 2 - 4 weeks 14 3
Over 1 month to 3 months 11 2
Over 3 months to 6 months 7 2
Over 6 months 26 2
Until it ends n/a 58
Don't know 29 15

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Q14 How many British lives, if any, would you say it would be worth losing to protect the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo?
160 %
None 56
Under 10 2
11-100 3
101-1000 2
Over 1000 2
Don't know 34

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