Reaction To Attacks On America & Identity Cards Poll

• MORI interviewed 513 adults aged 18+
• Interviews were conducted by telephone on 21st September 2001
• Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
• Data are weighted to the known population profile
• An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
• Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers
• Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of News of the World

As you know, on September 11th the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in the United States were attacked by terrorists.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the American response to the terrorist attacks?

Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tony Blair is handling the British response to the terrorist attacks?

Q3 If the United States can identify the groups or nations responsible for the attacks, would you support or oppose taking military action against them?Q4 What if that meant getting into a war? In that case would you support or oppose taking military action?Q5 What if it meant innocent civilians in other countries might be hurt or killed? In that case would you support or oppose taking military action?

Question source: TNS Intersearch/ABC News/Washington Post

Q6 And if the United States were to take military action against those responsible for the attacks, would you support or oppose British troops being involved in this action?

Q7 Would you support or oppose Britain and the United States taking military action against countries that assist or shelter terrorists?

Q8 There has been talk recently about the government introducing a national identity card that people could carry with them. On balance, do you support or oppose the introduction of a national identity card scheme?

On balance, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?Q9 "Identity cards have been successful in other countries"Q10 "Identity cards infringe personal freedom"

Do you think the introduction of identity cards would be successful or unsuccessful ...Q11 ... in helping the Police tackle crimeQ12 ... in helping prevent terrorist attacksQ13 ... in identifying those who are in the country illegally

Q14 I am going to read out a number of pieces of information that might be stored on a national identity card. If the government did introduce a card, please tell me whether you would be willing or not for each of these pieces of information to be stored on it?

Q15 As you may know, Osama bin Laden is the suspected terrorist accused of the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. Some of his British supporters have called for a Holy War against the West. Do you think they should or should not be prosecuted for inciting racial hatred?