Public Attitudes to Nuclear Energy 2009
Our annual survey of the British general public on behalf of the Nuclear Industry Association has shows support for replacement nuclear newbuild is substantially unchanged at 43% and opposition is stable at 19%. This is against a background of no significant change in favourable or unfavourable opinion of the nuclear industry. Furthermore 67% agree that Britain needs a mix of energy sources to ensure a reliable supply of electricity, including nuclear power and renewable energy sources, while only 8% disagree. However, our surveys since 2007 show that familiarity with the nuclear industry has fallen for the second year running - just 17% now feel they know at least a fair amount about the nuclear energy industry, down 10 points from 2007. As in previous years, the figures show large differences between the views of men and those of women.
Technical Details
Ipsos interviewed face-to-face a nationally representative sample of 2,050 adults aged 16 years and over across Great Britain in the period 6 - 12 November 2009. The interviews were carried out on an Omnibus survey and the data weighted to reflect the population of Great Britain.
