Public Health

Rise in concern about the economy and defence/foreign affairs amid the Portuguese bailout and Libya crisis

The most marked increase this month is with petrol prices/fuel. One in seven (15%) are concerned about this, an increase of seven percentage points since last month, and the highest since July 2008. Those who are most concerned include those in rural areas (20%), those in social grades DE (21%) and those in Scotland (27%).

The vast majority of doctors are not convinced that the potential benefits of the government's plans for the NHS in England outweigh the risks, an Ipsos survey for the BMA suggests.

Our latest issues index shows that concern about unemployment is higher amongst the young.

The economy remains top issue of concern for all going into 2011 but there are different party priorities after that.

Ipsos was commissioned by Generation Scotland (a collaboration between Scottish Universities' Medical Schools, many other biomedical research institutes and the NHS Scotland) to undertake a random, pre-selected survey of 1,000 people across Scotland.

Concern about education increases in the wake of the student protests, though the economy and unemployment remain the two most important issues.

The Economist/Ipsos November Issues Index shows that the economy remains the most important issue facing the country - over half (54%) place it among the most important issues facing Britain today, and for two-fifths (39%) it is the single most important issue

Confidence in human tissue regulation has increased after three years, according to and Ipsos survey for the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) published today.