Risks in the public sector
The public lacks confidence in the ability of local public service organisations to deliver services in today's climate of austerity, but are sympathetic to the challenges, according to recent research conducted by Ipsos for Zurich Municipal.
The public lacks confidence in the ability of local public service organisations to deliver services in today's climate of austerity, but are sympathetic to the challenges, according to recent research we conducted for Zurich Municipal. As councils up and down the country face deep cuts, almost half (48%) of the 998 people polled by Ipsos were not confident in their local public services' ability to respond to challenges they face. However, only a quarter (26%) felt that individuals would be better placed to deliver services themselves.
Technical Note
- Results are based on 998 face-to-face interviews with respondents aged 15+ in GB, with 169 sampling points.
- Fieldwork was between 30th July 2010 and 5th August2010.
- Where results do not sum to 100, this is due to multiple responses.
- An * indicates a score less than 0.5%, but greater than zero.
- Please note that data have been weighted to the known profile of the population
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