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MORI Political Monitor - Political Attitudes in Great Britain

MORI Political Monitor - Political Attitudes in Great Britain

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,940 adults aged 18+ at 192 sampling points across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 17 – 22 July 2003. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.

4 August 2003

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,940 adults aged 18+ at 192 sampling points across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 17 - 22 July 2003. 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 Q1 Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Base: 1,940 British adults 18+	%
Conservative	32
Labour	40
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem)	21
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	3
Green Party	2
Democratic/UKIP Party	1
Other	2

Lab lead (177%)	+8

Would not vote	15
Undecided	10
Refused	1

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 (1,000). The headline figures are based on all respondents absolutely certain to vote.	%
Conservative	38
Labour	35
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem)	21
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	3
Green Party	1
Democratic/UKIP Party	1
Other	1

Lab lead (177%)	-3

Would not vote	1
Undecided	7
Refused	2

Q3-6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government / Mr Blair / Mr Duncan Smith / Mr Kennedy are doing their job?
Base: 1,000 British adults 18+	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Don't know	Index
	%	%	%	%
Government	26	65	9	-39
Blair	32	60	8	-28
Duncan Smith	25	45	30	-20
Kennedy	39	26	35	+13

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: 1,000 British adults 18+	Q7	Q7/8
	%	%
National Health Service /Hospitals	15	43
Education / schools	8	33
Race relations / immigration / immigrants	16	29
Crime/law & order/violence/vandalism	10	26
Defence / foreign affairs / international	12	24
Common Market/ EU/ Europe / Single European Currency	6	11
Pensions / social security	2	11
Unemployment / factory closure / lack of	3	10
Economy / Economic situation	3	9
Transport / public transport	1	9
Housing	2	6
Morality / individual behaviour	1	6
Nuclear weapons / nuclear war / disarmament	2	4
Pollution / the environment	1	4
Taxation	1	4
Drug Abuse	*	4
Inflation / prices	*	2
Low pay / Minimum wage / fair wages	*	2
Aids	*	1
Beef / BSE / Mad Cow Disease	*	1
Countryside / Rural life	*	1
Local Government / council tax	*	1
Pound / exchange rate / value of pound	*	1
Privatisation	*	1
Trade unions / strikes	*	1
Scottish/Welsh Assembly / Devolution Constitutional reform	*	1
GM / GM (Genetically Modified) foods	0	1
Animal welfare	0	*
Foot and Mouth outbreak / farming crisis	0	*


Other	7	15
Don't know	7	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: 1,000 British adults 18+	%
Improve	15
Stay the same	42
Get worse	37
Don't know	6

MORI Economic Optimism Index [EOI]	-22

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: 1,940 British adults 18+	%
10 - absolutely certain to vote	51
9	5
8	7
7	5
6	4
5	8
4	2
3	4
2	2
1 - absolutely certain not to vote	11
Don't know	2

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