MORI Political Monitor - Political Attitudes in Great Britain

Public Sector

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,990 adults aged 18+ at 194 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 12-16 February 2004. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.

 

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,990 adults aged 18+ at 194 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 12-16 February 2004. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?Base: 1,990 British adults 18+

  %
Conservative 32
Labour 39
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) 20
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 3
Green Party 2
UK Independence Party 1
Other 3
 
Lab lead (177%) +7
 
Would not vote 13
Undecided 11
Refused 1

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?Base: All absolutely certain to vote (1,064)

  %
Conservative 35
Labour 36
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) 21
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 3
Green Party 2
UK Independence Party 1
Other 2
 
Lab lead (177%) +1
 
Would not vote *
Undecided 6
Refused 2
The headline figures are based on all respondents absolutely certain to vote.

Q3-6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government / Mr Blair / Mr Howard / Mr Kennedy are doing their job?Base: 1,029 British adults 18+

  Satisfied Dissatisfied Don't know Index
% % % %
Government 27 64 9 -37
Blair 31 60 9 -29
Howard 29 27 43 +2
Kennedy 39 23 37 +16

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: 1,029 British adults 18+

  Q7 Q7/8
  % %
National Health Service/Hospitals 12 37
Race relations/immigration/immigrants 20 35
Education/schools 8 33
Defence/foreign affairs/international terrorism 15 28
Crime/law & order/violence/vandalism 9 26
Pensions/social security 3 13
Taxation 3 10
Economy/economic situation 4 9
Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry 3 8
Common Market/EU/Europe/Single European Currency 3 7
Drug abuse 1 6
Transport/public transport 1 6
Housing 1 5
Morality/individual behaviour 1 5
Poverty/inequality 1 5
Local government/council tax * 4
Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament 1 3
Pollution/environment 1 3
Public services in general 1 3
Inflation/prices * 2
Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages * 2
Countryside/rural life * 1
Petrol prices/fuel * 1
Pound/exchange rate/value of pound * 1
Privatisation * 1
GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods 0 1
Scottish/Welsh Assembly/Devolution Constitutional reform 0 1
AIDS * *
Animal welfare * *
Beef/BSE/Mad Cow Disease * *
Foot and mouth outbreak/farming crisis * *
Northern Ireland 0 0
Trade unions/strikes 0 0
 
Other 5 14
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: 1,029 British adults 18+

  %
Improve 17
Stay the same 42
Get worse 35
Don't know 6
 
MORI Economic Optimism Index [EOI] -18

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: 1,990 British adults 18+Base: 1,990 British adults 18+

  %
10 - absolutely certain to vote 52
9 5
8 6
7 5
6 3
5 8
4 2
3 3
2 2
1 - absolutely certain not to vote 11
Don't know 2
Refused *

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