ipsos mori issues index - december 2017

December 2017ECONOMIST/IPSOS MORI ISSUES INDEX

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Issues Facing Britain – December

Base: 959 British adults 18+, 1 – 17 December 2017

What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

51%

45%

22%

21%

21%

20%

19%

13%

12%

12%

12%

Common Market/Brexit/EU/Europe

NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare

Education

Immigration/immigrants

Housing

Economy

Poverty/Inequality

Defence/foreign affairs/terrorism

Crime/Law and Order/ASB

Unemployment

Ageing population/social care

+5

+6

-3

+1

+2

-1

+4

-3

+3

-2

%

Change since Nov:

Position

Top mentions %

+2

-1

+1

-1

+1

-2

+2

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Issues Facing Britain – DecemberWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


51%

45%

22%

21%

21%

20%

19%

13%

12%

12%

12%

37%

11%

2%

9%

4%

6%

5%

4%

2%

3%

2%



Education/Schools


Housing

Economy

Poverty/Inequality



Unemployment


Top mentions %

MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES

MOST IMPORTANT

ISSUE


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Issues Facing Britain: Long Term Trends

Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home



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NHS UNEMPLOYMENTCRIME/LAW &

ORDER ECONOMY IMMIGRATION EU/BREXIT

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Issues Facing Britain: Ten Year Trends




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NHS EU/BREXIT IMMIGRATION ECONOMY HOUSING UNEMPLOYMENT

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0%

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May-10 Nov-10 May-11 Nov-11 May-12 Nov-12 May-13 Nov-13 May-14 Nov-14 May-15 Nov-15 May-16 Nov-16 May-17 Nov-17

Single biggest issue: Trend 2010 - 2017What do you see as the most important issue facing Britain today?


NHS EU/BREXIT IMMIGRATION ECONOMY

DEFENCE/

TERRORISM UNEMPLOYMENT

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Cameron becomes PM GE 2017Vote for Brexit;

May becomes PM

Issues Facing Britain:

NHS / Hospitals / HealthcareWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?

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Report says waiting lists have

doubled under Labour

Lowest score since

December 1985 (12%)

Highest score since April 2002

(61%)

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home

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GE 2017Vote for Brexit;

May becomes PM

Cameron becomes PM


Common Market / Europe / Euro / EU / BrexitWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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May2017

Treaty of Accession: ten new

EU Member States

France and Holland reject

ratification of EU constitution

Lowest score

recorded (1%)


51%: Highest recorded score

9


May becomes PM

Cameron becomes PM


Immigration / Immigrants


NB Until Sept 2014 the code was race relations/immigration/immigrants


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May2016

May2017

Border controls relaxed for “A8” EU

Countries (Poland, etc.)


EU Border controls

relaxed for Romanians

and Bulgarians

Highest concern

ever recorded (56%)

10


May becomes PMCameron becomes PM


Economy / Economic situationWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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May2016

May2017

Global recession

and Russian

Financial crisis

Highest score since 1992;

Most important issue for

the first time

Sub-prime mortgage

crisis in the US


Northern Rock

nationalised

Lowest score since

February 2008 (18%)

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May becomes PM

Cameron becomes PM


Unemployment / Factory closure / Lack of industryWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?

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May2017

Unemployment falls below 1 million for first time in 25 years

Minimum wage

introduced

Unemployment in Britain rises to 5.5%

Lowest ever score(5%)

Youth unemployment reaches 1 million

Lowest score since September

2008 (11%)

Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

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Education / SchoolsWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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May2017

Introduction of university tuition fees;

Education most important issue.

First City Academies

introduced

Lowest score since

Dec 1985 (9%)

Labour’s second term - pledge to

improve failing secondary schools

Highest score since

September 2006 (27%)


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Crime / Law & Order / Violence / Vandalism / ASB




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May2015

May2016

May2017

May day riots Riots across

England

Lowest score since

March 1991 (8%)

14




Defence / Foreign Affairs / International terrorismWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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May2014

May2015

May2016

May2017

9/11 “7/7” London

Bombing

Invasion of Iraq

UK withdraws

from Iraq

War in

Kosovo

Parliamentary vote

against action in Syria

NATO bombing

in Libya

Rise

of IS


Paris attacks and

Parliamentary vote for

action against IS in Syria

London

Bridge

attack

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Poverty/inequalityWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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20

25

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May2014

May2015

May2016

May2017

Sept 1999:

Alastair Darling – “one child in

three” living in poverty

December 2016:

highest score

recorded (20%)

January 2005:

Make Poverty History campaign

launched on New Year’s Day


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Inflation/PricesWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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30

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May2013

May2014

May2015

May2016

May2017

Lowest score since Sep 2007 (4%)

Inflation rate hits 16 year peak

Inflation rises to 3.4%


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HousingWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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May2017

Highest score since

October 1974 (22%)


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Pensions/Social Security/BenefitsWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


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May2017

Equitable Life sells

its non-profit

pension annuities

Labour proposes ‘affluence testing’ to

exclude the well-off from state

benefits

Gordon Brown unveils

pension credits Pensions commission report –

“more than 12 million working

people are not saving enough for

their retirement”

Lowest ever

score (3%)


19




Pollution / EnvironmentWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


0

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10

15

20

May1997

May1998

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May2012

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May2014

May2015

May2016

May2017

Wettest Autumn since

records began –

widespread flooding

Nine killed in gales across

Britain and EU proposes

carbon emission cuts of

20% by 2020

Winter flooding

and storms


20




Low pay/minimum wage/fair wagesWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?


0

5

10

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20

May1999

May2000

May2001

May2002

May2003

May2004

May2005

May2006

May2007

May2008

May2009

May2010

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May2012

May2013

May2014

May2015

May2016

May2017


Highest recorded

score (15%)

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Top issues – concern by party support




68%

53%

23%

27%

21%

22%

8%

20%

13%

12%

21%

48%

46%

24%

17%

27%

21%

24%

12%

10%

12%

8%



Education/Schools


Housing

Economy

Poverty/Inequality



Unemployment


Top mentions %

CONSERVATIVE

SUPPORTERS

LABOUR

SUPPORTERS

22

Top issues – concern by gender




55%

41%

14%

21%

20%

25%

22%

15%

11%

13%

9%

48%

49%

30%

22%

23%

14%

17%

12%

14%

11%

14%



Education/Schools


Housing

Economy

Poverty/Inequality



Unemployment


Top mentions %

MEN

WOMEN

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Top issues – concern by social grade




62%

45%

26%

18%

22%

23%

23%

14%

9%

11%

13%

38%

44%

18%

26%

21%

16%

15%

12%

16%

13%

11%



Education/Schools


Housing

Economy

Poverty/Inequality



Unemployment


Top mentions %

ABC1

C2DE

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Top issues – concern by age group




41%

39%

21%

20%

23%

23%

12%

12%

10%

13%

4%

52%

44%

23%

17%

22%

23%

18%

19%

13%

12%

9%

59%

50%

22%

27%

19%

14%

17%

17%

14%

11%

20%



Education/Schools


Housing

Economy

Poverty/Inequality



Unemployment

Ageing populatio/social care

Top mentions %

18-34

35-54

55+

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Brexit is a top issue for all ages within ABC1 social

gradesWhat do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Top three issues by age and social grade

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: 959 British adults 18+, 1 – 17 December 2017

68%

51%

25%

EU/Brexit

NHS

Education

63%

46%

30%

EU/Brexit

NHS

Education

53%

36%

27%

EU/Brexit

NHS

Economy

49%

48%

34%

NHS

EU/Brexit

Immigration

42%

38%

23%

NHS

EU/Brexit

Immigration

42%

29%

25%

NHS

EU/Brexit

Housing

18

-34

35

-54

55

+

ABC1 C2DE

Social grade

Ag

e b

rac

ke

t

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Concern about EU/Brexit by subgroup


What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? EU/Europe/Brexit

Ipsos MORI Issues Index

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Concern about the EU/Brexit by age group:

66%

44%

51%

59%

Concern by region:

51%55%

48%

68%

48%

68%

57%

43%

34%

Overall

Concern about the EU/Brexit by key demographic groups:

44%

42% 40% 59% 58%60%

45%

Men Women CON LAB AB C1 C2 DE

Social GradeGender Party support

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Concern about the NHS by subgroup


What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? NHS

Ipsos MORI Issues Index

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Concern about the NHS by age group:

45%

38%

43%

58%

Concern by region:

45%41%

49%53%

46% 48%43% 45% 44%

Overall

Concern about the NHS by key demographic groups:

39%

42% 37% 48% 49% 51%40%

Men Women CON LAB AB C1 C2 DE

Social GradeGender Party support

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