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Public Backs Equality Law Change For Children
The majority of the British public think that it is wrong for someone to hit a child in their family (56%), and even more think it is wrong to hit an adult in the family (84%). When asked about legal protection, just over half (57%) say that children and adults should be given the same legal protection from being hit in the family home, while another 29% think that children should be given more legal protection than adults. Following on from this, seven in ten (71%) would support a change in the law to give children and adult family members the same legal protection from being hit.
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British 'Favour ID Cards'
Eight in 10 British people (80%) are in favour of a national identity card (ID) scheme, according to new research by MORI. The research, commissioned by Detica, a specialist IT consultancy, also show:
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Direct Mail 'Binned' By A Third Of Britons
Two thirds of British people aged over 35 who receive direct mail either throw it in the bin (36%) or want it to stop (29%), according to research by MORI. The survey, commissioned by The REaD Group, shows two in five (42%) believe they receive seven or more pieces of direct mail a week.
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A Majority Of Over 100 With The Women's Vote? Or, No Overall Majority?
Dr Elizabeth Nelson, the founding partner of Taylor Nelson, now one of the world's largest market research groups, leads the London arm of the International Women's Forum, and asked me recently to have a look at the upcoming elections in the USA and here in Britain. I'll confess, I hadn't been paying enough attention to what's been happening to the women's voting intentions since the last general election. Mea culpa!
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Environmental Behaviour And World Environment Day
A new MORI survey for the Environment Agency has found over three-quarters (77%) of adults in England and Wales say they might be encouraged to do more for the environment or do things more often, if it were made easier. A similar proportion (73%) said they might do more, or do things more often, if they thought it would make a difference.
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Trust In Doctors
Trust in doctors is at its highest for over 20 years, according to MORI's annual survey of trust in the professions. MORI found more than nine in 10 members of the public (92%) trust doctors to tell the truth. This is higher than the rating for any other professional group included in the survey, and the highest since it began in 1983.
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A Nation In Love With PCs
A significant numbers of people in the UK are developing unique relationships with their computers, according to new research from MORI.
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Europe Research Amongst UK Residents
Recent MORI Social Research Institute research amongst residents of the UK has shown that:
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Teachers Critical Of Government Performance
Fewer than one in three teachers is satisfied with the government's performance on education. The research by MORI, conducted in Autumn 2003 as part of the MORI Teachers' Omnibus survey, found that just 30% of teachers are satisfied with the government's performance on one of its key election pledges. One in two (51%) of those surveyed are dissatisfied, including one in six teachers (17%) who say they are very dissatisfied.