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Britons Most Worried By Crime — And Government Is Least Trusted To Deal With It
People in Britain are more worried about crime and violence than other major countries in Europe and the US, according to an international survey by the Ipsos International Social Trends Unit. The quarterly study — the International Social Trends Monitor — shows that over two in five British people find crime and violence one of the most worrying issues (43%), double the level in Germany (21%). Even Americans are far less concerned (27%).
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Lifting The Lid On The New Broadcast Generation
Ipsos survey reveals latest technology habits of the British public
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Proportional Representiation in local Scottish Government poll
Holyrood Communications and Brodies commissioned Ipsos Scotland to conduct this research as part of a series of conferences that they are holding on the theme of public services and the local government elections in Scotland in May 2007.
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Public Trust In Doctors Is Still High
Ipsos have been monitoring public trust in professions since 1983. Doctors are consistently rated as the most trustworthy of a variety of professionals — including teachers, scientists, politicians and journalists.
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Understanding Public And Patient Attitudes To The NHS
This year the Healthcare Commission is supplementing its annual State of Healthcare report on the "the provision of healthcare by or for NHS bodies" in England and Wales with a summary of NHS-related research published by Ipsos since 2000. This supplementary report looks at public and patient priorities for, and satisfaction with, a wide range of different aspects of the NHS. The report highlights key trends over the last five years, looks at regional and demographical differences, and summarises areas of change.
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Ingredients for Community Engagement
The report examine different approaches to engagement being used and assesses what works and under which circumstances and to identify transferable features, or ingredients, that can be applied to different policy developments/areas.
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Valuing the Water Environment: A survey of Scottish Public Attitudes
The Environment and Rural Affairs Department of the Scottish Executive commissioned a module of questions in the April / May 2006 wave of Ipsos's Scottish Social Policy Monitor to inform policy in relation to the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003. This provided representative results on the public's understanding and views of the water environment in terms of: the personal, social and economic importance of the water environment; the use of the water environment for leisure and recreation; perceptions of the quality of the water environment and priorities for improvements; understanding of the threats to the quality of the water environment; and the future of the water environment.
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Ipsos Political Monitor October 2006
Ipsos's October Political Monitor shows that Labour retains a small voting intentions lead over the Conservatives among the 56% of the electorate who say they are absolutely certain to vote. Tony Blair has also seen a rise in the proportion of the public satisfied with his performance as Prime Minister, up from 26% in early September to 32% now, though a majority of the public remain dissatisfied (60%) with him. The proportion of the public satisfied with David Cameron as Conservative party leader stands at 31%, exactly the same as first measured by Ipsos in January of this year. However the proportion dissatisfied with Cameron has almost doubled over this time, from 17% to 32%. More than a third (37%) say they don't know if they are satisfied or dissatisfied with Cameron.
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The Associated Press International Affairs Poll
International questions about voting, with results from four countries.
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Londoners' Attitudes to Wearing Veils
An Ipsos poll for the Evening Standard shows that the majority of Londoners (59%) believe that Muslim women concealing their faces is bad for race relations and just over a quarter (27%) disagree. The research, conducted on Ipsos's new monthly London Omnibus survey, also shows that the Capital is split on whether the comments made by Jack Straw have worsened (44%) race relations in London or made no difference (43%).