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PUBLIC OPINION POLL GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS OCTOBER 2010. Prepared For: BBC Prepared By: Millward Brown Ulster Limited 44102643. Background and methodology. Total sample of n=1,029 respondents - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Prepared For: BBC
Prepared By: Millward Brown Ulster Limited
44102643
PUBLIC OPINION POLL
GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTSOCTOBER 2010
Total sample of n=1,029 respondents
Sample is fully representative of the Northern Ireland adult (16+) population in terms of age, sex, socio-economic grouping, area and religion
All fieldwork conducted face-to-face by members of the Millward Brown Ulster interviewing panel
Fieldwork was conducted between 23rd September to 4th October 2010
All research complies fully with the Market Research Society ethical Code of Conduct, and to MRQSA ISO 20252 accreditation
Background and methodology
Do you agree or disagree that public spending cuts are necessary to deal with the current economic situation? (Base: All adults n=1,029 , chart excludes 7% don’t know)
Agreement regarding the necessity for spending cuts
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know
All
Do you agree or disagree that public spending cuts are necessary to deal with the current economic situation? (Base: All adults n=1,029)
Agreement regarding the necessity for spending cuts by demographics
16-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+ ABC1 C2 DE Protestant Catholic
AGE SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP RELIGION
7% 15% 8% 7% 5% 4% 6% 6% 10% 5% 10%
As a result of the proposed government spending cuts, how concerned or otherwise are you that you, or someone in your household, could become unemployed? (Base: All economically active n=780, chart excludes 4% don’t know)
Concerns for potential unemployment within household
Very concerned
Fairly concerned
Not particularly concerned
Not at all concerned
Don’t know
All
As a result of the proposed government spending cuts, how concerned or otherwise are you that you, or someone in your household, could become unemployed? (Base: All economically active n=780)
16-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+ ABC1 C2 DE Protestant Catholic
AGESOCIO-ECONOMIC
GROUP RELIGION
Concerns for potential unemployment within household by demographics
Male Female
4% 4% 3% 10% 3% 2% - 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3%
GENDER
Would you be prepared to pay water charges from next year, to help protect front line services from bigger cuts? (Base: All adults n=1,029)
Willingness to pay water charges to help protect front line services
Yes
No
Don’t know
All
Would you be prepared to pay water charges from next year, to help protect front line services from bigger cuts? (Base: All adults n=1,029)
16-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+ ABC1 C2 DE Protestant Catholic
AGE SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP
RELIGION
Male Female
Willingness to pay water charges to help protect front line services by demographics
Gtr. Belfast
Rest of NI
GENDER AREA
12% 9% 15% 19% 12% 11% 11% 9% 13% 11% 12% 12% 12% 11% 13%
If one government department could be protected from spending cuts in Northern Ireland, which, if any, of the following do you think it should be? (Base: All adults n=1,029)
Government departments that should be protected from spending cuts
If one government department could be protected from spending cuts in Northern Ireland, which, if any, of the following do you think it should be? (Base: All adults n=1,029)
Government departments that should be protected from spending cuts by demographics
When considering public expenditure cuts, do you expect that members of the Stormont Executive will make decisions in the interests of their parties or in the interests of NI as a whole? (Base
All adults n=1,029)
How will members of the Stormont Executive make decisions on spending cuts
In the interests of
Northern Ireland as a
whole
In the interests of
their parties
Don’t know
All
When considering public expenditure cuts, do you expect that members of the Stormont Executive will make decisions in the interests of their parties or in the interests of NI as a whole? (Base : All
adults n=1,029)
16-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Protestant Catholic
AGE RELIGIONMale Female
GENDER
How will members of the Stormont Executive make decisions on spending cuts by demographics
14% 12% 15% 26% 12% 10% 12% 12% 9% 18%