Despite prominent debates about gender divides in recent years, just a third (32%) of the public feel there is tension between men and women in the country today.
Ipsos has been examining attitudes to abortion on behalf of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) via surveys since 1997. These findings have also been trended with a 1980 MORI question on abortion from a survey for the Sunday Times.
Ipsos has been examining attitudes to abortion on behalf of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) via three surveys since 1997. These findings have also been trended with a 1980 MORI question on abortion from a survey for the Sunday Times.
The public believe that better parenting is key to reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in Britain according to a new poll by the Ipsos Social Research Institute. A failure to bring up children properly is felt the main cause of anti-social behaviour today and the public are keen for steps to be taken. The large majority believe that parents should be held responsible for the bad behaviour of their children and be made to take help if their child is involved in anti-social behaviour. Two-thirds of parents say they would personally find help from outside their friends and family useful in dealing with difficult or troublesome behaviour of their children.
Television parenting programmes are having a powerful influence on parenting techniques in Great Britain, research by Ipsos reveals. But the research — for the National Family and Parenting Institute — also shows a large proportion of those who view such programmes (37%) believe that such programmes sensationalise family problems for public entertainment.
New Ipsos research undertaken for BUPA explores attitudes and opinions about an aging population and workforce, among the general public and senior HR executives.
Findings from an Ipsos survey on behalf of Help the Aged and BT suggest that older people are keen to embrace new technology, with over two-fifths (44%) of those aged 65 and over owning a mobile phone, and a quarter (26%) recognising that new technology will help them to remain independent in their home as they get older. Contrary to the stereotype of older people being out of touch with technology, the research suggests that many among the older generations can, and would like to, benefit from it but are being held back because they don't know how to use it or haven't been taught (20%). A third (31%) are concerned that technology is complicated and confusing.
The latest Ipsos Schools omnibus looks at the extent to which young people feel they are being listened to and understood for The Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC).
