New research from Ipsos in the UK, conducted in partnership with JOE media, details perceptions and behaviours around pornography, as well as wider views around historical conversational taboo topics such as religion and political views.
A newly released Ipsos survey finds that more Britons want to be able to die at a time of their choosing than not: 47% agree that "I would like to be able to bring about my own death peacefully when I feel it's time".
In total, 19% of all respondents disagree that, in general, all women should have the right of access to an abortion, 57% agree and 24% are neutral, do not know or prefer not to answer.
Ipsos's recent poll for The Fawcett Society and UNISON shows that almost six in ten (58%) people believe that men are paid more than women for doing jobs that require a similar level of skill - and this figure rises to almost two-thirds (64%) among women.
A new survey commissioned by the National Trust reveals that over half of us (57%) can't name any of our great-grandparents. The survey also showed that a further 14% of the population can only name one great-grandparent. Findings were similar across all age groups, suggesting that young and old are equally unsure about their ancestry.
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.
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.
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.
