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Britain In The 21St Century
MORI interviewed a nationally representative quota sample of 1,025 adults throughout Great Britain by MORI/Field & Tab across 185 constituency-based sampling points as part of MORI's Omnibus survey. Interviews were carried out using CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing) face-to-face in respondents' homes between 20-24 July 2000. Data have been weighted to reflect the national population profile.
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Women Less Aware Of Risk Factors For Stroke
Women are significantly more likely to die of a stroke than men, yet they are also less aware (spontaneously) than men of potential risk factors, according to MORI poll results released today by The Stroke Association. The figures, released to coincide with a major discussion and vote by the National Federation of Women's Institutes on the issue of stroke care, show that women are considerably less likely than men to recognise that eating healthily, and lowering their alcohol consumption, can help to reduce the risk of stroke. 10,000 women will be lending their voice to the issue of stroke care at the National Federation of Women's Institutes Triennial General Meeting at Wembley on the 7th June.
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Disabled Motorists Penalised By British Transport System
A survey of disabled motorists in the UK shows that two thirds (60%) never use any form of public transport. Conducted for specialist insurers, Privilege, the survey reveals disabled motorists have to resort to using their own cars because of the problems they experience with access at shops and places of work.
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Low Public Awareness Of Symptoms Of Arthritis
Despite the number of arthritis sufferers in Britain and the severity of their symptoms, a recent MORI survey found that fairly low proportions of the public are aware of this group of common conditions. Fewer than half (48%) of adults asked about the different types of arthritis mentioned RA, and only a third (33%) mentioned OA (5). When asked more closely about RA, only 5% of adults specifically mentioned inflammation, and only 11% mentioned aching joints in relation to osteoarthritis.
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Dome Announces January Figures And Future Weekly Reporting
366,420 people visited the Dome at Greenwich in January, the attraction's operators the New Millennium Experience Company announced today.
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Britain Today - Is Kindness In Decline?
A Reader's Digest/MORI poll reveals that around two thirds of people think Britain is a less caring place than ten years ago but the indications are that we are not so much hard-hearted as hard-headed.
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Fortunes Of The Family Look Promising For 2000
The traditional close-knit family could be due a comeback in the next millennium, a survey has found.
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High Blood Pressure: Risk Factors Ignored
Ignorance about how to lower or prevent high blood pressure is putting lives at risk, according to a MORI poll for the The Stroke Association released today.
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Scotland's People: Results From The 1999 Scottish Household Survey
A new report providing detailed results from the Scottish Household Survey is published today by the Scottish Executive. It is the first in an annual series of reports about people living in Scotland today.