MORI Issues Index November 2016 Charts (PDF)

November 2016
ECONOMIST/IPSOS MORI ISSUES INDEX

Contacts: Gideon.Skinner@ipsos.com
Michael.Clemence@ipsos.com
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Issues Facing Britain: November
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?
Top mentions %

2

Change since Oct:

%
European Union/Europe/Brexit

39%

Immigration/immigrants

35%

NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare

32%

Economy

26%

Housing

18%

Education/Schools

17%

+7

-4

0

+1

-2

-1

-4

Poverty/Inequality

14%

0

Crime/law and order/ASB

Base: 973 British adults 18+, 4th – 24th November 2016

11%

-2

-1

14%

13%

+2

-1

Unemployment

Defence/foreign
affairs/terrorism

Position

+2

+1

-1

-1
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: November
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?

3

Top mentions %
39%

European Union/EU/Brexit

26%
35%

Immigration/immigrants

18%
32%

NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare

26%
7%
18%

Housing

5%
17%
2%
14%

Unemployment

3%
14%

Poverty/Inequality

5%
13%

Defence/foreign affairs/terrorism
Crime/Law and Order/ASB

MOST IMPORTANT
ISSUE

8%

Economy

Education/Schools

MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES

3%
11%
2%

Base: 973 British adults 18+, 4th – 24th November 2016

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: Long Term Trends
4

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

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NHS

UNEMPLOYMENT

CRIME/LAW &
ORDER

ECONOMY

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

IMMIGRATION

EU/BREXIT

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain:
Immigration / Immigrants
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?
Cameron becomes PM

5
Vote for Brexit;
Cameron resigns

60
Highest concern
ever recorded (56%)

50

Border controls relaxed for “A8” EU
Countries (Poland, etc.)

40

Border controls
relaxed for
Romanians and
Bulgarians

30

20

10

0
May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
NB Until Sept 2014 the code was race relations/immigration/immigrants

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain:
NHS / Hospitals / Healthcare
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?
Cameron becomes PM

80

6

Vote for Brexit;
Cameron resigns

Report says waiting lists have
doubled under Labour

70
60

Highest score since April 2006
(47%)

50
40
30
20
10

0

Lowest score since
December 1985 (12%)

May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain:
Common Market / Europe / Euro / EU / Brexit
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?
Cameron becomes PM

7
Vote for Brexit;
Cameron resigns

50
Brexit; highest score since
April 1997 (40%)

40
Treaty of Accession: 10 new
EU Member States

30

France and Holland reject
ratification of EU constitution

20
Lowest score
recorded (1%)

10

0
May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain:
Economy / Economic situation
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?
Cameron becomes PM

8
Vote for Brexit;
Cameron resigns

70
60
Highest score since 1992;
Most important issue for
the first time

50
40
30

Global recession
and Russian
Financial crisis

Northern Rock
nationalised

End of
recession
announced

20
Lowest score
since March 2008
(22%)

10
0

Sub-prime mortgage
crisis in the US

May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain:
Unemployment / Factory closure / Lack of industry
What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?
Cameron becomes PM

9

Vote for Brexit;
Cameron resigns

50
Youth unemployment
reaches 1 million

40
Minimum wage
introduced

30

20

Unemployment in
Britain rises to 5.5%
Lowest score
since October 2008
(14%)

10

0

Unemployment falls below 1
million for first time in 25 years

Lowest ever score
(5%)

May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index