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RegionParty IDSocial ClassAgeGenderMid-Other

SouthlandsNorthpartyLibDemLabConDEC2C1AB65+35-6425-3418-24FemaleMaleTotal

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40404421851283422333497027184678124Improve security11%13%13%4%11%15%13%14%10%11%14%5%13%16%16%9%16%12%situation

442439515372026323315225321115750107No difference12%8%12%10%9%10%9%10%15%11%6%11%10%12%10%11%10%11%

2212102184111721714516213617517714034410264344305649Getting worse62%67%65%81%69%62%66%64%64%60%70%69%65%59%57%65%63%64%

534136218452630225127305822197951129Don't know15%13%11%5%11%13%12%12%10%18%11%15%11%13%17%15%10%13%

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Opinion PollFieldwork : September 23rd-24th 2005

Absolutes/col percentsTable 1Q.1 Based on what you have seen and heard do you think the British troops are managing to improve the security situationin Iraq or do you think the security situation is getting worse?Base: All respondents

Prepared on behalf of The Guardian by ICM Research



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19116016635931731111271111531261062738453289228517Britain should set out53%51%49%69%55%50%51%50%52%52%50%52%52%49%48%55%47%51%a timetable for the

withdrawal of Britishtroops irrespective ofthe security situationthere

14512714512651611019885122111762157154189227416British troops should40%40%43%23%38%46%46%39%40%42%44%38%41%42%49%36%47%41%stay in Iraq until the

security situation hasimproved

22424-12-41242-357Neither*1%1%4%2%-*1%-1%1%1%1%1%-1%1%1%

21252227166261613131833143432568Don't know6%8%6%4%4%4%3%10%7%5%5%9%6%8%3%8%5%7%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 2Q.2 Which of the following comes closest to your own view?Base: All respondents




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1851461762986172126125113160109982649055261246507Agree52%46%52%56%51%49%58%49%54%55%43%49%50%52%50%50%51%50%

14413813921711568110490109118762277049218203421Disagree40%44%41%41%42%45%37%41%42%37%47%38%43%41%44%42%42%42%

293122111211223924262835127453681Don't know8%10%6%3%7%6%6%9%4%8%10%14%7%7%7%9%7%8%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 3Q.3 Some people have said that British troops will stay in Iraq only until the British government judges it can bring themhome without losing credibility? Do you agree or disagree?Base: All respondents




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2472232464011722618318916820615213937712376378337715Agree69%71%73%78%69%64%84%75%79%70%60%69%72%72%69%72%70%71%

91758510451162952407683491274332126124251Disagree26%24%25%20%27%33%13%21%19%26%33%24%24%25%29%24%26%25%

2016716871141117142153202343Don't know6%5%2%2%4%2%3%4%2%4%7%7%4%3%3%4%5%4%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 4Q.4 Some people say that Tony Blair devotes too much attention to foreign issues like Iraq and reforming theUnited Nations and not enough on domestic matters like improving hospitals and schools. Do you agree or disagree?Base: All respondents




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19916120123105252861251001791571033078467263298561Delivering a strong56%51%60%45%63%72%39%49%47%61%62%51%59%49%60%50%62%56%economy

14812715119682175311676133101832216854219208427Getting people off41%40%45%37%41%62%24%46%36%46%40%41%42%39%49%42%43%42%welfare and into work

1601191361754208741067713697912116449206209415Governing for the many45%38%40%34%32%59%34%42%36%46%38%45%40%38%44%39%43%41%and not the few

11610412295017339107728478741685546178165342Education, education,33%33%36%17%30%49%18%42%34%29%31%37%32%32%41%34%34%34%education

12599118144117852103698781851694740165176341Save the NHS35%31%35%27%25%51%24%41%32%30%32%42%32%27%36%31%36%34%

1249411412581495892639186591695251166167332An ethical dimension to35%30%34%24%34%43%27%37%30%31%34%29%32%31%46%32%34%33%British foreign policy

9978878421284479506966541154154152112264Tough on crime, tough28%25%26%16%25%37%20%31%24%24%26%27%22%24%49%29%23%26%on the causes of crime

89808712341204978616354611193640135121256Put an end to sleaze25%26%26%24%20%34%23%31%29%21%22%30%23%21%36%26%25%25%

9670858401174277506460521054351135116251An integrated transport27%22%25%16%24%33%19%30%24%22%24%26%20%25%46%26%24%25%policy

415649102022463739373234723827967146None of these11%18%15%21%12%6%21%15%18%13%13%17%14%22%2%15%14%14%

454-21-*373363110313Don't know1%2%1%-1%*-*1%2%1%1%1%2%1%2%1%1%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 5Q.5 Before it took power as a government Labour said some things about what they hoped to achieve. Which of the followingdo you think they have actually achieved?Base: All respondents




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129111114144719639856510599591776256176179354Has improved36%35%34%27%28%56%18%34%31%36%39%29%34%36%51%33%37%35%

2181942143411914418015614217915013733110454330297626Has not improved61%62%64%67%71%41%82%62%67%61%59%68%63%61%48%63%61%62%

10993310-115845165120928Don't know3%3%3%6%2%3%-4%2%3%1%3%3%3%1%4%2%3%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 6Q.6 The government has substantially increased government spending on public services like schools and hospitals since itcame to power in 1997 with the aim of improving the quality of services. Do you think the extra money hasor has not improved public services?Base: All respondents




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186148155186320010613588152113902458865262227489Agree52%47%46%36%38%57%48%54%42%52%45%45%47%52%59%50%47%48%

162157172321001411111051151371351042638143244247491Disagree45%50%51%63%59%40%51%42%54%47%53%52%50%47%39%47%51%49%

10101015921393481722181129Don't know3%3%3%1%3%3%1%5%4%1%2%4%3%1%2%4%2%3%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 7Q.7 Some people have argued that allowing people more choice in public services, for example allowing people to choosewhich NHS hospital they are treated at - will improve standards. Do you agree or disagree?Base: All respondents




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2261952194210922812314313120016511634411269327313640Agree63%62%65%82%65%65%56%57%62%68%66%58%65%65%62%62%65%63%

110103998501108396677377691515042158154312Disagree31%33%30%17%30%31%38%38%31%25%31%34%29%29%38%30%32%31%

21171819121313142010163010*401757Don't know6%5%5%2%5%3%6%5%7%7%4%8%6%6%*8%4%6%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 8Q.8 Some people say that the government is placing too much emphasis on using private companies to provide public services.Do you agree or disagree?Base: All respondents




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181151148147515812313696123125982318369236244480Should have greater51%48%44%28%45%45%56%54%45%42%50%49%44%48%62%45%50%48%role

167150176348118596104106163121982778436268226494Should not have greater47%48%52%67%48%53%44%41%50%56%48%48%53%49%32%51%47%49%role

91312312711397661756201535Don't know3%4%4%5%7%2%*5%4%2%2%3%3%3%6%4%3%3%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 9Q.9 The government wants to see private companies carry out more NHS services, including operations. They see it asa way to increase choice and improve standards for patients, with care remaining free for all. Do you think theprivate sector should or should not have a greater role in the health service?Base: All respondents




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1701421512085156106114112123114712209380216247463Will improve48%45%45%39%51%45%48%45%53%42%45%35%42%54%72%41%51%46%

1671481613078168106113921471231062717029262214476Will not improve47%47%48%58%46%48%48%45%44%50%49%53%52%41%26%50%44%47%

212525152672672315243492472370Don't know6%8%7%2%3%7%3%10%3%8%6%12%7%5%2%9%5%7%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 10Q.10 The government wants to increase choice and improve standards in secondary education by increasing the number ofpublicly funded but privately run academy schools. Do you think that encouraging individuals and organisations to runstate schools will or will not improve educational standards?Base: All respondents




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1421181336492403610174114104741966558201192393Satisfied40%37%40%11%29%68%16%40%35%39%41%37%37%38%52%38%40%39%

2021861954311410318113813217314012330910151305278583Dissatisfied56%59%58%85%68%30%83%55%62%59%55%61%59%59%46%58%57%58%

1411826721275942062191533Don't know4%3%2%4%3%2%1%5%3%2%3%2%4%4%2%4%3%3%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 11Q.11 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the job Tony Blair is doing as Prime Minister?Base: All respondents




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1059511132604710277748378781614626155157311Now29%30%33%62%35%13%47%31%35%28%31%39%31%27%23%29%32%31%

868176745984659447665381234735130113243Within the next couple24%26%23%15%27%28%21%23%21%26%26%19%23%27%32%25%23%24%of years

827972541914762476856441155122114118232Should he serve until23%25%21%10%24%26%21%24%22%23%22%22%22%29%20%22%24%23%just before the next

election

5746664151061741375238299321259870169Fight the next election16%15%20%8%9%30%8%16%18%18%15%14%18%12%23%19%14%17%to win a fourth term

281412279713101516123363272654Don't know8%4%4%5%4%2%3%5%5%5%6%6%6%4%2%5%5%5%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 12Q.12 When do you think Tony Blair should stand down as prime minister?Base: All respondents




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868152---21949485864581203010109110219Conservative24%26%16%---100%19%23%20%25%29%23%18%9%21%23%22%

110109131--350-1016810675631826242185165350Labour31%35%39%--100%-40%32%36%30%31%35%36%38%35%34%35%

754449-168--33345249298427288683168Liberal Democrat21%14%14%-100%--13%16%18%20%15%16%16%25%16%17%17%

7172751---1013151392886282351Other party2%6%8%100%---4%6%5%5%4%5%5%5%5%5%5%

504254----35284737257531157374147None14%13%16%----14%13%16%15%13%14%18%14%14%15%15%

1795----6781091732171431Refused5%3%1%----2%3%3%4%4%3%2%2%3%3%3%

121119----18147481997271643Don't know3%4%6%----7%7%2%1%4%4%5%7%5%3%4%

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 13Q.13 Which political party do you most closely identify yourself with?Base: All respondents




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Sex

185137163238316511093119133139882508363-484484Male52%43%48%45%49%47%50%37%56%45%55%44%48%48%57%-100%48%

1731781742886185109159921601131142758948525-525Female48%57%52%55%51%53%50%63%44%55%45%56%52%52%43%100%-52%

Age

443631628421019254126---111486311118-24 (21)12%12%9%11%17%12%5%8%12%14%10%---100%9%13%11%

614665827623028365255--172-898317225-34 (29.5)17%15%19%16%16%18%14%11%17%18%22%--100%-17%17%17%

7862621333574636486652-202--10110120235-44 (39.5)22%20%18%26%20%16%21%14%23%23%21%-38%--19%21%20%

5357621227633630415249-172--957617245-54 (49.5)15%18%18%24%16%18%16%12%19%18%19%-33%--18%16%17%

524752324633936364534-151--797215155-64 (59.5)15%15%15%5%14%18%18%14%17%15%14%-29%--15%15%15%

7065679296358103263736202---1148820265+ (70)20%21%20%17%17%18%27%41%12%13%14%100%---22%18%20%

45.8747.0446.8344.3744.5646.3650.5653.4144.6043.8644.4870.0048.5429.5021.0047.5845.4546.56Average age

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Absolutes/col percentsTable 14ClassificationBase: All respondents




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Social Class

103737713497564---252361355526113139252AB29%23%23%25%29%21%29%---100%18%26%32%23%22%29%25%

9610096155210658--293-371635241160133293C127%32%29%29%31%30%26%--100%-18%31%30%37%30%27%29%

78696513346848-212--26125362592119212C222%22%19%26%20%19%22%-100%--13%24%21%23%18%25%21%

817299103310149252---103102281915993252DE23%23%29%20%20%29%22%100%---51%19%17%17%30%19%25%

Region

--33727491315299659677671756531174163337North--100%52%29%37%24%39%31%33%30%33%33%38%28%33%34%33%

-314-174410981726910073651674636178137314Midlands-100%-34%26%31%37%29%33%34%29%32%32%27%33%34%28%31%

358--77511086817896103701836144173185358South100%--14%45%32%39%32%37%33%41%35%35%35%40%33%38%35%

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Working status

15814015123791449847109157135828710845172276448Full-time44%44%45%46%47%41%45%19%51%54%54%4%55%63%41%33%57%44%

363840132235191924422867320139122113Part-time10%12%12%26%13%10%9%8%11%14%11%3%14%12%12%17%5%11%

27152539271327177151281423254267Not working but seeking8%5%7%5%5%8%6%11%8%3%6%1%5%8%21%5%9%7%work or temporarily

unemployed/sick

2521252112883013141414125463770Not working/not seeking7%7%7%4%7%8%4%12%6%5%5%*8%14%3%12%1%7%work

86868673794761223953451807711150109258Retired24%27%26%14%22%27%35%48%18%18%18%89%15%1%1%29%22%26%

1756210612514716120101728Student5%1%2%3%6%2%1%1%2%5%3%*1%1%18%2%4%3%

10104*1154665851424131224Refused3%3%1%1%1%4%2%2%3%2%3%2%3%1%4%2%2%2%

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Tenure

1139012014521038597649270140161138175148323Own outright32%29%36%27%31%29%39%38%30%32%28%70%31%8%8%33%31%32%

145144124248012310151951291381325110248207206414Own with a mortgage41%46%37%47%47%35%46%20%45%44%55%6%48%60%43%40%43%41%

373757614701467233010306123177556131Council10%12%17%13%8%20%7%27%11%10%4%15%12%14%15%14%12%13%

4127275193311232031228322827435295Rented from someone12%9%8%10%11%9%5%9%9%11%9%4%6%16%24%8%11%9%else

4431233432114246612Rent free1%1%1%3%1%1%1%2%2%1%1%*1%1%4%1%1%1%

17125*218510781091637181634Refused5%4%2%1%1%5%2%4%3%3%4%5%3%2%6%3%3%3%

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Foreign Holiday in last 3 years

2171832263510420514110212520319510434111070314311626Yes61%58%67%68%62%59%65%41%59%69%77%51%65%64%63%60%64%62%

141132111166414578150879057981836241210173383No39%42%33%32%38%41%35%59%41%31%23%49%35%36%37%40%36%38%

Number of cars

8258647358834843856266674343011193204None23%19%19%14%21%25%16%33%18%19%10%33%14%20%27%21%19%20%

151134154317515291128931181001102206840242197439142%43%46%62%45%44%42%51%44%40%40%55%42%40%36%46%41%44%

10097881146876932599698221835821139146285228%31%26%21%27%25%32%13%28%33%39%11%35%34%19%26%30%28%

2525312122325922222934812193348823+7%8%9%4%7%7%11%3%11%8%11%2%9%7%17%6%10%8%

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Internet Access

258214224411222301541021402332216839914485347349696At all72%68%67%81%72%66%70%40%66%80%88%34%76%84%77%66%72%69%

21018518531107187134811121931935633411971285294579At home (net)59%59%55%61%64%53%61%32%53%66%76%28%64%69%64%54%61%57%

140109118257111780206414014282267953171195366At work (net)39%35%35%50%42%33%37%8%30%48%56%4%43%46%48%33%40%36%

112989515501017269728974511636030159145305At home31%31%28%30%30%29%33%28%34%30%29%25%31%35%27%30%30%30%

422228914321882536234552012454792At work12%7%8%19%8%9%8%3%12%12%9%2%11%12%11%9%10%9%

98879016578562123910411941715941126149275Both at home and at27%28%27%31%34%24%28%5%19%36%47%2%33%34%37%24%31%27%work

681111123124458105217825Somewhere else2%2%3%2%1%3%1%5%2%1%2%4%2%3%2%3%2%2%

1001001131046120641517160301331252826177135312Not at all28%32%33%19%28%34%29%60%34%20%12%66%24%16%23%34%28%31%

-1----1---11---1-1Refused-*----*---**---*-*

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Age Finished Full Time Education

6265831120884595583621979910412783210Up to 1517%21%25%22%12%25%20%38%28%12%8%48%19%6%4%24%17%21%

738810314467761747275433415844281381262641620%28%31%27%27%22%28%29%34%26%17%17%30%26%25%26%26%26%

3036255142724192520262045188484391178%11%7%10%8%8%11%8%12%7%10%10%9%10%7%9%9%9%

333928222293020113831145713166040100189%12%8%3%13%8%14%8%5%13%12%7%11%8%14%11%8%10%

1297182165110455313610211228148792812216028219 or over36%23%24%32%30%30%25%12%17%35%44%14%28%46%25%23%33%28%

20761149223171225423161834Still in full time6%2%2%2%8%2%1%1%1%6%5%1%1%2%21%3%4%3%education

1288221631174771434141428Refused3%3%2%3%1%5%1%4%3%1%3%4%3%2%4%3%3%3%

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Marital Status

10164628517040515171521779517878148226Single28%20%18%15%30%20%18%20%24%24%21%9%15%30%70%15%31%22%

18016919429821801211081231621508133710321295247543Married/ co-habiting50%54%58%58%49%51%55%43%58%55%59%40%64%60%19%56%51%54%

6771781334875486325543969615813977216Widowed/ separated/19%23%23%26%20%25%25%34%15%19%17%48%18%9%8%26%16%21%divorced

10104*1144765771223131124Refused3%3%1%1%1%4%2%3%3%2%3%4%2%1%3%2%2%2%

Children

255203225311202341521831392011601913118992330353683None aged 18 or under71%65%67%60%72%67%69%73%65%69%64%95%59%52%83%63%73%68%

92991082046100626367878241998015180118298NET: Yes26%31%32%39%28%29%28%25%31%30%33%2%38%46%14%34%24%30%

8389101204088605661817641767915165109274NET: Yes any aged 15 or23%28%30%39%24%25%27%22%29%28%30%2%33%46%14%31%22%27%under

3325366142822222724212275312573794- Aged under 59%8%11%12%8%8%10%9%13%8%8%1%5%31%11%11%8%9%

44464810194829282745372844848949138- Aged 5-1012%15%14%20%11%14%13%11%13%15%15%1%16%28%4%17%10%14%

41515292351272532484021231918460144- Aged 11-1512%16%15%17%14%14%12%10%15%16%16%1%23%11%1%16%12%14%

2128242132911142020202693-413374- Aged 16-186%9%7%3%8%8%5%6%9%7%8%1%13%2%-8%7%7%

11134*11656751061534141328Refused3%4%1%1%1%5%2%2%3%2%4%3%3%2%4%3%3%3%

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Grocery shopping status

2332092343810723215318813220115515136611742438238676I am the main grocery65%66%70%74%63%66%70%75%62%69%61%75%70%68%38%84%49%67%shopper in the

household

2522162464311724715519313921916315737712555436278714I regularly do the main70%69%73%85%70%71%71%77%66%75%64%78%72%73%50%83%57%71%grocery shop

2632312553613925016518915123517516139612864417332749I regularly do top up74%74%76%70%82%71%75%75%71%80%69%80%76%75%57%80%69%74%grocery shopping (buy

items or a basket ofitemsas they areneeded)

314637515382328312430185315272292113I do not do grocery9%15%11%9%9%11%11%11%15%8%12%9%10%9%25%4%19%11%shopping

874*111345374112281119Refused2%2%1%1%1%3%1%2%2%1%3%2%2%1%2%2%2%2%

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1 1 Q.1 Based on what you have seen and heard do you think the British troops are managing to improve the security situation in Iraq or do you think the security situation is getting worse?

Base: All respondents 1009

2 2 Q.2 Which of the following comes closest to your own view? Base: All respondents 1009

3 3 Q.3 Some people have said that British troops will stay in Iraq only until the British government judges it can bring them home without losing credibility? Do you agree or disagree?


4 4 Q.4 Some people say that Tony Blair devotes too much attention to foreign issues like Iraq and reforming the United Nations and not enough on domestic matters like improving hospitals and schools. Do you agree or disagree?


5 5 Q.5 Before it took power as a government Labour said some things about what they hoped to achieve. Which of the following do you think they have actually achieved?


6 6 Q.6 The government has substantially increased government spending on public services like schools and hospitals since it came to power in 1997 with the aim of improving the quality of services. Do you think the extra money has or has not improved public services?


7 7 Q.7 Some people have argued that allowing people more choice in public services, for example allowing people to choose which NHS hospital they are treated at - will improve standards. Do you agree or disagree?


8 8 Q.8 Some people say that the government is placing too much emphasis on using private companies to provide public services. Do you agree or disagree?


9 9 Q.9 The government wants to see private companies carry out more NHS services, including operations. They see it as a way to increase choice and improve standards for patients, with care remaining free for all. Do you think the private sector should or should not have a greater role in the health service?


10 10 Q.10 The government wants to increase choice and improve standards in secondary education by increasing the number of publicly funded but privately run academy schools. Do you think that encouraging individuals and organisations to run state schools will or will not improve educational standards?


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11 11 Q.11 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the job Tony Blair is doing as Prime Minister? Base: All respondents 1009

12 12 Q.12 When do you think Tony Blair should stand down as prime minister? Base: All respondents 1009

13 13 Q.13 Which political party do you most closely identify yourself with? Base: All respondents 1009

14 14 Classification /Sex /Age


15 14 Classification /Social Class /Region


16 14 Classification /Working status


17 14 Classification /Tenure


18 14 Classification /Foreign Holiday in last 3 years /Number of cars


19 14 Classification /Internet Access


20 14 Classification /Age Finished Full Time Education


21 14 Classification /Marital Status /Children


22 14 Classification /Grocery shopping status


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