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Pulse Check - July 2025

Little public support for doctors strikes
30 July 2025
Society

New research reveals 3 in 5 UK adults who have ever experienced loneliness have never opened up about it

The Marmalade Trust - Ipsos survey found that 61% of UK adults who have ever personally experienced feelings of loneliness have never told anyone they are feel lonely.
30 July 2025
Society

4 in 10 plan on celebrating Valentine’s Day this year, with romantic dinners at home, sending cards and having sex

New polling by Ipsos shows 4 in 10 Britons plan on celebrating Valentine's Day with their loved one this year.
14 February 2023
Society

Cost of weekend crisis: more than half cut back on weekend spending due to cost of living

On weekends, 52% say they are going to restaurants less than a year ago, 43% to bars/clubs less, and 58% reducing shopping for non-essentials due to rising cost of living.
14 February 2023
Society

Half of Britons support a £10 fine for missed NHS appointments

A quarter of those who have avoided making a general practice appointment in the last year say this is because they found it too difficult
14 February 2023
Society

Public think Keir Starmer is more likely to hold key leadership traits than Rishi Sunak

New Ipsos survey shows Keir Starmer leading Rishi Sunak on a number of key leadership traits seen as important to what makes a good Prime Minister.
10 February 2023
Society

Being told average full-time salaries increases public support for newly qualified doctors and refuse collectors going on strike

New Ipsos polling shows public support for the UK's striking workers changes when they are told a profession’s average full-time salary.
10 February 2023
Society

More than one in three Britons feel lonely – rising to more than half of those aged 18-24

New polling in partnership with Sky News shows the effect rising cost of living is having on younger Britons
10 February 2023
Society

Valentine's Day: How satisfied are people with their love life?

Ipsos's global Love, Life, Satisfaction survey ahead of Valentine's Day finds Millennials are the most satisfied with their sex life, but Baby Boomers are the most likely to feel loved.
9 February 2023
Society

Feasibility Study for future research on how people approach paying for care

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has commissioned Ipsos and the Care Policy Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at LSE to conduct a project to explore how to best collect data on adults’ care needs, care history and how people approach paying for care. DHSC needs robust, accurate and reliable information about these to understand how people interact with, and are supported by, the adult social care system.
9 February 2023