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Three In Five 'Believe In God'
Three in five Britons (60%) say they believe in God, according to a new survey from the MORI Social Research Institute. The research, conducted for the BBC's 'Heaven and Earth Show', shows a small drop over the past five years (down from 64% in February 1998) in the percentage of Britons who say they believe in God.
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Exploring Patient Choice
New MORI research conducted for BUPA suggests that the general public and GPs welcome more healthcare choices to be given to NHS patients. The desired choices range from more provision of information, to being involved in the choice of a surgeon to perform an operation. The public lends most support to patients being able to choose in which hospital to have an operation (or being more involved in this choice), whereas GPs are most supportive of patients being provided with more information about their treatment.
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Nearly A Quarter Do Not Know How Much They Owe
A significant number of people who possess loans and credit do not know how much they owe, according to a recent survey by MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of Citizens Advice.
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Elections Yet To Come
At the end of last month, the Electoral Commission published "The Shape of Elections to Come", its strategic evaluation report on the experimental methods of voting used in this year's local elections. An important part of the evaluation which fed into the Commission's report was a programme of public opinion research, conducted by MORI, including both quantitative surveys and qualitative research (focus groups).
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Scots Support Increase In Windfarms
People in Scotland who live in close proximity (up to 20km) to a windfarm show substantially more support for than opposition to them. New research by MORI Scotland for the Scottish Executive shows more than half (54%) would support increasing the number of turbines at their local windfarm by half. Four in five (82%) would support windfarms taking a greater role in the generating of electricity in Scotland over the next 15 years.
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Public Confusion on Chemicals
No single source is trusted by a majority of the British public to tell the truth about the risks of chemicals in household goods used in society, according to a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute for the Scientific Alliance.
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Trust In Blair And The BBC
Public approval of Tony Blair's handling of the situation in Iraq has fallen in recent months with net approval ratings of -23%. Blair's Baghdad bounce was short-lived and his approval ratings are similar to those recorded by MORI just before the conflict started (-24% in 14-16 March 2003). Trust in the Prime Minister has also fallen, and he is regarded as less trustworthy than the BBC.
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MORI Political Monitor - Political Attitudes in Great Britain
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,940 adults aged 18+ at 192 sampling points across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 17 – 22 July 2003. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
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MORI Political Monitor - Political Attitudes in Great Britain
The Conservatives are now ahead of Labour in voting intentions (38% to 35%) based on all those who say they are "absolutely certain to vote". This is five points up for the Tories since the last General Election.