MORI Political Monitor, December 2002
Political Attitudes in Great Britain for December 2002
Technical details
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,843 adults aged 18+ at 187 sampling points across Great Britain.
- Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 12-17 December 2002.
- Research conducted on behalf of the Financial Times
- Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
- Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
- An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
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? Base: All absolutely certain to vote (955)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 |
| Labour | 37 |
| Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) | 24 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 3 |
| Green Party | 1 |
| Democratic/UKIP Party | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Lab lead (177%) | +4 |
| Would not vote | * |
| Undecided | 5 |
| Refused | 2 |
The headline figures are based on all those absolutely certain to vote.
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? Base: All respondents (1,843)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 29 |
| Labour | 43 |
| Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) | 23 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 3 |
| Green Party | 1 |
| Democratic/UKIP Party | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Lab lead (177%) | +14 |
| Would not vote | 13 |
| Undecided | 8 |
| Refused | 1 |
The headline figures are based on all respondents.
Q3-6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government / Mr Blair / Mr Duncan Smith / Mr Kennedy are doing their job?
Base: 947
| Satisfied | Dissatisfied | Don't know | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | 177% | |
| Government | 32 | 58 | 11 | -26 |
| Blair | 38 | 54 | 8 | -15 |
| Duncan Smith | 19 | 49 | 32 | -30 |
| Kennedy | 43 | 20 | 37 | +23 |
Q7 What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? Q8 What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today?
Base: 947
| Q7 | Q7/8 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| National Health Service/Hospitals | 12 | 38 |
| Defence/foreign affairs/international terrorism | 20 | 35 |
| Education/schools | 6 | 29 |
| Race relations/immigration/immigrants | 14 | 23 |
| Crime/law & order/violence/vandalism | 9 | 23 |
| Pensions/social security | 2 | 13 |
| Economy/economic situation | 5 | 12 |
| Transport/public transport | 2 | 12 |
| Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry | 4 | 9 |
| Common Market/EU/Europe/Single European Currency | 2 | 8 |
| Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament | 4 | 7 |
| Poverty/inequality | 1 | 7 |
| Drug abuse | 2 | 6 |
| Housing | 2 | 6 |
| Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages | 1 | 5 |
| Taxation | 1 | 5 |
| Inflation/prices | 1 | 4 |
| Morality/individual behaviour | 1 | 4 |
| Trade unions/strikes | * | 4 |
| Pollution/environment | * | 2 |
| AIDS | * | 1 |
| Countryside/rural life | * | 1 |
| Local government/council tax | * | 1 |
| Privatisation | * | 1 |
| Petrol prices/fuel | 0 | 1 |
| Pound/exchange rate/value of pound | 0 | 1 |
| Animal welfare | 0 | * |
| Beef/BSE/Mad Cow Disease | 0 | * |
| Foot and mouth outbreak/farming crisis | 0 | * |
| GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods | 0 | * |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | * |
| Scottish/Welsh Assembly/Devolution Constitutional reform | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 13 |
| Don't know | 6 | 5 |
Q9 Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same, or get worse over the next 12 months?
Base: 947
| % | |
|---|---|
| Improve | 10 |
| Stay the same | 36 |
| Get worse | 50 |
| Don't know | 4 |
| MORI EOI | -40 |
Q10 And how likely would you be to vote in an immediate General Election, on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote, and 1 means that you would be absolutely certain not to vote?
Base: 1,843
| % | |
|---|---|
| 10 -- absolutely certain to vote | 52 |
| 9 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 -- absolutely certain not to vote | 11 |
