Political Attitudes in Great Britain, Mid-April 1997
Mid-campaign election poll for the Evening Standard
- MORI interviewed 1,778 adults in 174 sampling points face-to-face in home on 11-14 April 1997.
- Data is weighted to match population profile.
- An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.
- Survey conducted on behalf of the Evening Standard
Q1 How do you intend to vote at the General Election on May 1? (If undecided or refused at Q1) Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: 1,778
| Conservative |  29% |
| Labour |  50% |
| Liberal Democrats |  15% |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist |  3% |
| Green Party |  *% |
| Referendum Party |  2% |
| Other |  *% |
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| Would not vote | 8% |
| Undecided | 8% |
| Refused | 3% |
An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.
Q3 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: 939
| Improve | 24% |
| Stay the same | 47% |
| Get worse | 18% |
| Don't know | 11% |
| Economic Optimism Index (EOI) | +6 |
Q4 How likely you are to get along to vote in the General Election?
| % | |
| Certain to vote | 67 |
| Very likely to vote | 12 |
| Quite likely to vote | 8 |
| Not very likely to vote | 4 |
| Certain not to vote | 8 |
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| Don't know | 1 |
| All | Con | Lab | Lib Dem | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Certain to vote | 67 | 70 | 74 | 76 |
Technical details
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,778 adults (aged 18+) on 11-14th April 1997. Interviews were carried out face-to-face in home. At the analysis stage, the data were weighted to match the population profile. All figures are in percentages. Where percentages do not sum to 100, this may be due to multiple responses, the exclusion of don't knows or computer rounding. An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.
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