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Thinking about someone growing up in Britain today who is talented but born into a poor family. What do you think are their chances of ... Generally speaking do you think of yourself as… Gender Age Social Grade Total Con Lab Lib Dem Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE All GB Adults 1301 349 439 139 623 678 373 467 461 701 597 Unweighted Sample 1301 389 428 133 603 698 350 426 525 741 557 % % % % % % % % % % % Receiving a good education Their chances are high 9 9 9 10 9 8 10 8 8 8 9 Their chances are reasonable 52 53 58 56 52 52 51 49 57 55 48 Their chances are not very good 33 34 29 31 33 33 30 38 31 33 33 They have no chance at all 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 5 Don’t know 3 1 2 1 3 3 5 2 2 1 5 Ending up with a reasonably well-paid job Their chances are high 9 12 8 9 12 6 11 7 9 8 9 Their chances are reasonable 57 59 61 61 57 57 59 54 58 60 53 Their chances are not very good 28 26 28 27 26 30 23 34 27 29 28 They have no chance at all 3 2 1 2 2 4 4 3 4 2 5 Don’t know 3 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 2 1 5 Getting to the very top of their chosen field if they are determined enough Their chances are high 20 26 18 22 23 17 23 19 19 20 19 Their chances are reasonable 50 50 54 47 48 52 49 48 52 52 47 Their chances are not very good 23 20 22 24 23 23 19 27 22 23 23 They have no chance at all 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 Don’t know 3 1 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 5 Turning now to the subject of climate change do you think… The world is becoming warmer as a result of human activity The world is becoming warmer but NOT because of human activity 55 25 46 34 61 22 73 15 57 28 54 23 63 18 56 28 48 29 57 26 53 25 The world is NOT becoming warmer 7 7 5 3 4 9 7 5 8 5 8 Not sure 13 13 12 9 11 14 12 11 15 12 14 Would you support or oppose the following measures to reduce global warming? Increase taxes on petrol Support 15 6 17 32 17 13 18 14 14 17 13 Oppose 76 86 74 58 76 75 72 77 77 74 77 Not sure 9 8 8 10 7 12 10 10 9 9 10 Increase airline fares Build more nuclear power stations Increase taxes generally in order to subsidise ‘clean energy’ such as solar power and wind farms Do you believe there is a God? Support 40 31 43 60 42 38 35 44 41 42 38 Oppose 50 59 49 32 51 49 54 46 50 49 50 Not sure 10 10 8 9 7 13 11 10 10 9 12 Support 44 53 44 39 61 27 37 40 52 46 41 Oppose 34 27 32 38 23 43 38 37 27 33 35 Not sure 23 20 23 23 16 30 25 23 21 22 24 Support 33 24 42 42 32 34 34 37 27 35 30 Oppose 51 62 42 41 54 48 50 48 55 50 52 Not sure 17 14 16 17 14 19 16 16 18 15 18 Yes I do 39 47 39 37 36 42 35 38 42 40 37 No I don’t 36 30 40 42 43 31 41 37 32 37 36 Not sure 25 23 22 21 22 28 24 25 26 23 26 © 2008 YouGov plc. All Rights Reserved www.yougov.com
Generally speaking do you think of yourself as… Gender Age Social Grade Total Con Lab Lib Dem Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE All GB Adults 1301 349 439 139 623 678 373 467 461 701 597 Unweighted Sample 1301 389 428 133 603 698 350 426 525 741 557 % % % % % % % % % % % [To those who believe in God} How important is religion in your daily life? Very important 21 18 21 31 18 24 13 25 24 23 19 Somewhat important 39 38 40 37 34 43 41 31 44 35 43 Not very important 34 37 34 27 41 29 38 38 29 34 35 Unimportant 5 8 4 5 7 4 8 5 4 8 3 Not sure 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Do you regularly go to a place of worship such as a church synagogue mosque or temple to take part in a religious service? Yes normally at least once a week 18 17 15 30 20 16 12 19 20 19 16 Yes normally at least once a month 6 4 4 14 6 6 8 6 5 5 7 Yes less often 9 9 9 9 8 10 8 9 9 10 8 Yes but only for special religious festivals (e.g. Christmas, Diwali, Passover) 14 16 11 19 11 17 21 13 11 14 14 Yes but only for special occasions such as weddings and funerals 33 36 40 16 35 31 31 31 36 34 32 No 20 18 22 12 20 20 20 21 19 18 23 How would you feel if your son or daughter married someone of a different religion? Very upset 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 Somewhat upset 16 17 10 14 14 17 16 12 19 16 15 Not upset at all 68 66 73 71 69 66 66 68 69 66 69 Not sure 13 13 13 12 14 13 14 17 9 13 13 [To all] Do you believe that there is a Hell where sinners who do not repent their sins go when they die? Yes I do 16 17 16 17 15 17 18 15 16 15 18 No I don’t 57 56 60 60 61 54 54 55 62 61 52 Not sure 27 27 24 23 24 29 28 30 23 24 30 How would you feel if the Prime Minister were an atheist? I would be delighted 11 8 14 17 14 8 13 12 7 12 9 I wouldn’t mind 63 66 61 68 64 63 66 64 61 66 61 I would be sorry 14 18 15 11 13 15 7 13 20 14 13 I would be angry 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 3 Don’t know 10 6 9 4 7 12 14 9 8 6 14 How would you feel if the Prime Minister were a Muslim? I would be delighted 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 I wouldn’t mind 33 30 36 53 38 29 43 31 26 36 29 I would be sorry 21 22 20 24 18 23 12 22 27 24 17 I would be angry 34 39 31 15 34 33 27 34 39 28 40 Don’t know 12 9 13 6 10 14 17 12 8 11 13 Which do you think is more likely to be the correct explanation for the origin of the earth? The theory of evolution 63 68 63 69 67 59 63 58 68 68 57 The account of creation as told in the Bible 10 8 11 3 7 12 8 12 9 7 12 “Intelligent design” – evolution has happened but by intelligent design 13 13 11 20 14 11 10 15 12 14 11 Not sure 15 10 15 9 12 17 19 15 11 11 20 © 2008 YouGov plc. All Rights Reserved www.yougov.com
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