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Understanding Society - May 2012
In our latest edition of Understanding Society, we bring together expert economic commentary and the latest on public confidence in the economy.
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Economist/Ipsos May 2012 Issues Index
As the UK again comes to terms with a recession, concern about the economy has increased, and three fifths (61%) now place this issue amongst the most important facing the country, an increase of six percentage points since April.
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Economist/Ipsos April 2012 Issues Index
The April Economist/Ipsos Issues index shows that, this month, two fifths of the public (40%) place unemployment among the most important issues facing the country, the highest level of concern in over thirteen years, as the unemployment rate reaches its highest level in seventeen years.
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Economist/Ipsos March 2012 Issues Index
Concern about petrol prices/fuel has risen by seven percentage points to 13%, the highest level in exactly a year, as pump prices reach a record high.
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Economist/Ipsos February 2012 Issues Index
Though unemployment appears to be breaking away from the chasing pack as an issue of public concern, it still has some way to go before it reaches the same level as the economy, mentioned by around two thirds (64%) of the public, also an increase (of three percentage points) since January.
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Economist/Ipsos Issues Index: January 2012
The first Economist/Ipsos Issues index of 2012 shows that concern about the EU/Euro has returned to the Top 10 list of issues facing Britain.
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Economist/Ipsos January 2012 Issues Index
The first Economist/Ipsos Issues index of 2012 shows that concern about the EU/Euro has increased and it has returned to the list of the top 10 issues facing Britain
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Economist/Ipsos Issues Index December 2011
Concern about unemployment continues to rise though general economic concerns remain at the forefront in our December Issues Index for The Economist
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Igniting the squib - public opinion on strikes and trade unions
Trade Unions/strikes are low on the public's radar even after the recent strikes, and have not been key issues for a while; only 1% of the public mentioned them in the first week of December, a figure that has been no higher since the firefighters' strike in the winter of 2002/3
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Economist/Ipsos December 2011 Issues Index
The December Economist/Ipsos Issues index shows that a third of the public (33%) place unemployment amongst the most important issues facing the country, a one percentage point increase since November. Concern has been steadily increasing recently and this is now the highest percentage to mention this issue since November 1998.