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YouGov Survey Results GREAT BRITAIN % % UNITED STATES Generally speaking do you think of yourself as… Generally speaking do you think of yourself as… Labour 34 34 Democrat Conservative 27 29 Republican Liberal Democrat 11 32 Independent Scottish / Welsh Nationalist 2 2 Other Something else 5 3 Not sure None of these 16 Don’t know 7 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important that [my party's] leaders stick to their It is important that [my party's] leaders stick to their principles even if that means that nothing gets done. principles even if that means that nothing gets done. Agree strongly 9 14 Agree strongly Tend to agree 31 25 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 19 21 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 30 24 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 8 13 Disagree strongly Not sure 4 3 Not sure [To Lab ID] How would you feel if you had a son or daughter [To Democrats/Independents] How would you feel if you had a who married a Conservative? son or daughter who married a Republican? Very upset 4 5 Very upset Somewhat upset 15 14 Somewhat upset Not upset at all 73 69 Not upset at all Not sure 8 12 Not sure [To Conservatives] How would you feel if you had a son or [To Republicans/Independents] How would you feel if you had a daughter who married someone who was Labour? son or daughter who married a Democrat? Very upset 2 4 Very upset Somewhat upset 8 19 Somewhat upset Not upset at all 83 66 Not upset at all Not sure 7 11 Not sure Which of the following words would you use to describe Which of the following words would you use to describe people who are Conservative? [Please tick all that apply] people who are Republicans? [Please tick all that apply] Patriotic 38 50 Patriotic Closed-minded 32 41 Closed-minded Intelligent 27 38 Intelligent Hypocritical 25 33 Hypocritical Selfish 22 29 Honest Open-minded 18 27 Selfish Honest 15 22 Generous Mean 9 20 Open-minded Generous 6 14 Mean None of the above 22 14 None of the above Which of the following words would you use to describe Which of the following words would you use to describe people who are Labour? [Please tick all that apply] people who are Democrats? [Please tick all that apply] Hypocritical 32 42 Open-minded Closed-minded 26 35 Intelligent Open-minded 22 34 Hypocritical Honest 16 31 Generous Selfish 16 30 Patriotic Patriotic 15 30 Closed-minded Generous 12 24 Selfish Intelligent 11 21 Honest Mean 9 13 Mean None of the above 24 13 None of the above Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Do you agre or disagree with the following statements? The country would be better off if everyone in Parliament The country would be better off if everyone in Congress were were more independent and less partisan. more independent and less partisan. Agree strongly 16 35 Agree strongly Tend to agree 41 35 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 21 18 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 10 5 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 2 4 Disagree strongly Not sure 11 3 Not sure The problem with politics today is that everyone thinks about what's good for themselves and forgets what's good for the country. Agree strongly 31 50 Agree strongly Tend to agree 43 34 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 14 9 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 9 4 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 1 1 Disagree strongly Not sure 2 1 Not sure The problem with politics today is that everyone thinks about what's good for themselves and forgets what's good for the
GREAT BRITAIN % % UNITED STATES It makes me angry when I see Labour and Conservative It makes me angry when I see Democratic and Republican leaders arguing with each other. leaders arguing with each other. Agree strongly 16 20 Agree strongly Tend to agree 22 27 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 31 30 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 20 13 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 9 9 Disagree strongly Not sure 2 2 Not sure Disagreement about policy is healthy in a democracy. Disagreement about policy is healthy in a democracy. Agree strongly 22 27 Agree strongly Tend to agree 50 45 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 18 18 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 4 6 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 1 2 Disagree strongly Not sure 4 2 Not sure Labour and the Conservatives generally argue over things Democrats and the Republicans generally argue over things that are not very important. that are not very important. Agree strongly 17 21 Agree strongly Tend to agree 35 31 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 26 20 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 16 17 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 3 8 Disagree strongly Not sure 3 2 Not sure I would like Labour and the Conservatives to come together I would like Democrats and the Republicans to come together and compromise. and compromise. Agree strongly 10 34 Agree strongly Tend to agree 29 35 Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree 28 16 Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree 18 6 Tend to disagree Disagree strongly 12 6 Disagree strongly Not sure 4 2 Not sure What's more important in a Prime Minister: character or What's more important in a President: character or experience? experience? Character 39 63 Character Experience 50 28 Experience Not sure 12 9 Not sure Who should be responsible for teaching children the difference between right and wrong? [Tick all that you think should be responsible for teaching good habits and conduct.] Parents 98 98 Parents Schools 82 60 Schools Religious leaders 27 54 Religious leaders Political Leaders 23 26 Political Leaders Television / movie makers 35 19 Television / movie makers None of the above 1 1 None of the above Who should be responsible for teaching children the difference between right and wrong? [Tick all that you think should be responsible for teaching good habits and conduct.] Do you think the outcome of the next General election will Do you think the outcome of the Presidential election this have much impact on you personally? year will have much impact on you personally? Yes a big impact 11 39 Yes, a big impact Yes some impact 35 40 Yes, some impact No not much impact 38 11 No, not much impact No impact at all 8 2 No impact at all Not sure 8 7 Not sure Would you say you and your immediate family are ‘better off’ or ‘worse off’ than your parents’ immediate family when they were your age? Do you think your children (or if you don’t have any children people of the next generation) will be ‘better off’ or ‘worse off’ than you are now when they are your age? Now looking ahead – do you think that a year from now you (and your immediate family) will be ‘better off’ financially or ‘worse off’ or just about the same as now? Better 58 47 Better Worse 24 27 Worse About the same 14 21 About the same Don’t know 5 6 Don’t know Better 28 26 Better Worse 42 41 Worse About the same 19 16 About the same Don’t know 11 18 Don’t know Better off 16 24 Better off Worse off 40 25 Worse off About the same 39 38 About the same Not sure 5 12 Not sure Would you say you and your immediate family are ‘better off’ or ‘worse off’ than your parents’ immediate family when they were your age? Do you think your children (or if you don’t have any children people of the next generation) will be ‘better off’ or ‘worse off’ than you are now when they are your age? Now looking ahead – do you think that a year from now you (and your immediate family) will be ‘better off’ financially or ‘worse off’ or just about the same as now?
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