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Nativity Plays
A new survey, conducted by MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of the Times Educational Supplement, has revealed a move away from more traditional end-of-term activities in English and Welsh schools.
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Scottish Executive Stakeholder Survey
MORI Scotland was commissioned by the Office of Chief Researcher (OCR) on behalf of the Permanent Secretary to undertake a comprehensive, corporate-level, survey of the Scottish Executive's stakeholders. The aims of the survey were to:
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The Stress Of Christmas Shopping
A recent survey, conducted by MORI for argos.co.uk shows half of the population (49%) find Christmas shopping stressful. Whilst not as high as divorce/separation (78%), moving house (77%), and preparing for a driving test or other exam (70%), Christmas shopping is stressful to a higher proportion than going to the dentist (43%) or preparing to go on holiday (36%).
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Public Attitudes To Public Services
MORI conducted a survey for the Cabinet Office in March this year on attitudes to public services. Key findings include:
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Government Delivery Index
MORI's latest Delivery Index survey, conducted for the Financial Times, shows that the public remain divided over whether the Government's policies will improve the state of the economy. The public also remain sceptical about the Government's ability to improve public service in the long term, although trends on both these areas have improved since 2003.
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2004 ABTA Holiday Survey
The 2004 Holiday Survey conducted by MORI for ABTA has found that the internet is now firmly established as a booking tool for holidays. One in five (19%) holidaymakers now book their package holiday online — six times the number that were doing so in the year 2000.
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Saving The World Will Have To Wait - Most Americans Need Convincing
Britons are now much more willing to take action to reduce climate change than Americans, who remain unconvinced of the need to change their behaviour, despite being the world's biggest polluter. Recent research by MORI for the Climate Group shows that Great Britain's population is more willing to consider 'acting now' to tackle climate change than is the US (63% vs 46%). By contrast, Americans are more hesitant, saying that 'wait & see' is the preferable course of action (41% vs 27% in Britain).
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Corporate Security
IT and network security are the greatest security concerns for members of the CBI, according to new research from MORI. The research, jointly commissioned by CBI and QinetiQ, shows a large majority (97%) of members have either great or some concern about the overall security of their business. Almost three in five (58%) say IT and network security is a great concern, while two in five name 'Provision of standby facilities for business continuity purposes' (41%), 'Risk to brand value of security incidents' (40%) and 'Risk to employees of security incidents' (38%).
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Family Life In Scotland
More than two-thirds (68%) of Scottish adults think it is harder to bring up children now than it was when they were young, according to new research from MORI Scotland. The research, for Parenting Across Scotland, shows older adults most likely to think this. Pressure to buy, lack of respect for adult authority, concerns about child safety and the difficultly of balancing work and family life are identified as the main causes of parents' increased difficulty.
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The Public And Prescribed Medicines
New research by MORI for 'Ask About Medicines Week' commissioned by Medicines Partnership shows that, while a majority of people (82%) want information about prescribed medicines from a range of different sources, most value information from traditional and face-to-face sources.