YouGov / EDF Energy Survey Results
Sample Size: 4054 GB Adults
Fieldwork: 4th - 9th November 2009
Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
In which of these areas are you aware of major challenges
facing Britain and the British Government?
Economy n/a n/a 90 87 89 85 85 88 88 90 84 86 88 85 87 88
Immigration 84 85 76 80 79 81 73 81 84 79 81 78 79 82 81 76
Pensions 73 66 67 67 69 64 52 67 78 72 60 63 69 65 66 68
Health care 74 75 60 60 56 63 53 59 66 62 57 59 62 60 58 57
Energy 67 60 72 59 64 54 53 57 65 63 54 57 61 58 57 60
Law and order 67 66 61 58 59 58 43 59 70 61 56 61 59 59 57 55
Education 57 60 46 49 48 51 46 48 53 51 47 52 50 51 46 49
Transport 51 53 45 40 44 36 36 40 43 43 36 42 43 36 37 41
None of these 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 3 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 3
What would you say is your level of interest in each of the
following issues? [Please tick one response per horizontal row]
Global warming and climate change
Very interested 34 31 26 27 27 26 25 26 28 29 24 29 26 27 25 26
Fairly interested 46 47 46 44 40 48 46 44 43 43 46 43 43 45 43 49
TOTAL INTERESTED 80 78 72 71 67 75 71 70 71 72 70 73 69 72 69 75
Not very interested 13 15 18 18 20 17 17 18 20 19 18 16 19 18 20 17
Not at all interested 4 5 8 10 12 7 9 10 10 9 10 9 11 9 9 6
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 17 20 26 28 32 24 26 28 29 28 28 25 30 27 30 23
Don't know 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
Gender Age Social Grade Region
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YouGov / EDF Energy Survey Results
Sample Size: 4054 GB Adults
Fieldwork: 4th - 9th November 2009
Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
In which of these areas are you aware of major challenges
facing Britain and the British Government?
Economy n/a n/a 90 87
Immigration 84 85 76 80
Pensions 73 66 67 67
Health care 74 75 60 60
Energy 67 60 72 59
Law and order 67 66 61 58
Education 57 60 46 49
Transport 51 53 45 40
None of these 5 5 3 3
What would you say is your level of interest in each of the
following issues? [Please tick one response per horizontal row]
Global warming and climate change
Very interested 34 31 26 27
Fairly interested 46 47 46 44
TOTAL INTERESTED 80 78 72 71
Not very interested 13 15 18 18
Not at all interested 4 5 8 10
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 17 20 26 28
Don't know 3 2 2 1
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
89 83 91 85 87 86 86 88 89 83 88 88 88 88 83
78 81 83 83 82 80 78 81 76 81 76 77 79 86 87
68 65 66 67 64 71 63 69 68 64 68 68 64 70 68
53 58 60 60 62 63 59 63 60 58 57 62 58 61 57
56 53 62 59 55 65 57 60 59 61 60 69 55 53 51
55 55 59 60 59 62 61 59 56 59 55 56 56 64 67
48 42 50 52 51 50 52 52 46 50 49 52 47 51 46
34 35 42 40 31 47 42 41 42 40 41 44 37 41 37
5 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 4
28 24 26 26 24 27 29 25 27 33 26 56 14 6 3
37 47 43 45 47 42 43 46 41 42 49 40 64 39 7
65 70 69 71 71 70 73 70 68 75 75 96 78 44 10
21 18 22 19 18 20 16 17 20 16 17 4 17 38 23
11 10 8 10 10 10 9 12 11 9 6 0 4 17 66
32 28 30 28 28 30 25 29 31 24 23 4 21 55 89
3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Where Britain's electricity will come from in future
Very interested 35 32 39 36 40 32 29 31 45 38 32 37 36 35 35 35
Fairly interested 45 50 46 47 44 50 47 49 44 46 48 43 47 48 47 49
TOTAL INTERESTED 80 82 85 82 83 81 76 81 89 85 80 80 83 83 82 84
Not very interested 14 15 11 13 12 14 17 16 9 13 14 13 13 14 14 13
Not at all interested 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 16 17 13 16 15 17 21 18 10 15 18 17 16 16 17 15
Don't know 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2
Nuclear energy
Very interested 25 24 27 24 32 18 18 21 34 26 23 27 24 26 24 22
Fairly interested 41 42 42 43 43 42 42 44 42 44 41 41 44 42 42 43
TOTAL INTERESTED 66 66 69 67 75 60 59 65 76 70 64 68 68 68 66 65
Not very interested 24 26 22 25 19 30 29 27 18 23 26 23 24 24 26 26
Not at all interested 7 6 5 6 5 8 8 7 5 6 7 5 6 7 6 7
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 31 32 28 31 24 37 37 34 23 29 33 28 31 31 32 33
Don't know 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 3 3
Renewable energy (such as wind, solar or wave power)
Very interested 43 40 43 42 42 42 37 40 48 43 40 42 42 44 40 42
Fairly interested 39 42 40 40 40 41 42 44 35 41 40 38 40 40 41 43
TOTAL INTERESTED 82 82 83 82 82 82 79 84 83 84 80 80 82 84 80 86
Not very interested 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 11 12 12 12 14 13 10 13 10
Not at all interested 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 3
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 16 16 15 16 17 16 18 15 17 16 17 17 17 15 18 13
Don't know 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Where Britain's electricity will come from in future
Very interested 35 32 39 36
Fairly interested 45 50 46 47
TOTAL INTERESTED 80 82 85 82
Not very interested 14 15 11 13
Not at all interested 2 2 2 3
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 16 17 13 16
Don't know 3 2 2 2
Nuclear energy
Very interested 25 24 27 24
Fairly interested 41 42 42 43
TOTAL INTERESTED 66 66 69 67
Not very interested 24 26 22 25
Not at all interested 7 6 5 6
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 31 32 28 31
Don't know 3 2 3 2
Renewable energy (such as wind, solar or wave power)
Very interested 43 40 43 42
Fairly interested 39 42 40 40
TOTAL INTERESTED 82 82 83 82
Not very interested 13 13 12 12
Not at all interested 3 3 4 4
TOTAL NOT INTERESTED 16 16 15 16
Don't know 2 2 2 2
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
34 31 40 35 31 37 37 35 36 40 35 51 27 28 22
50 48 44 47 50 47 43 47 47 46 49 42 55 48 40
84 79 84 82 81 84 80 82 84 86 84 93 82 77 63
10 15 15 15 13 12 13 15 12 12 13 6 15 19 24
3 4 1 2 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 0 3 4 12
13 19 15 17 16 15 17 17 15 14 15 6 17 23 36
3 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
26 21 27 25 25 21 27 25 25 27 22 32 17 23 24
34 45 42 40 44 46 41 45 42 41 43 43 47 41 36
60 65 68 65 69 67 68 70 67 68 65 75 64 64 60
30 25 25 27 19 24 23 24 25 26 26 19 28 28 26
5 7 5 7 9 8 5 5 7 4 7 5 6 7 12
35 32 30 34 28 32 28 29 31 30 33 24 34 35 38
5 3 1 0 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1
34 36 47 44 41 41 42 42 43 49 42 63 35 27 16
44 42 38 42 42 41 38 39 41 35 43 32 49 45 36
78 78 84 85 83 81 80 81 84 84 86 96 84 72 52
14 14 13 10 9 14 14 14 10 11 10 4 12 21 23
5 6 2 4 6 4 4 4 5 4 3 1 3 6 23
19 19 15 14 15 18 17 18 15 15 13 4 15 27 47
3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Thinking about global warming and climate change, which of
these statements comes closest to your view?
It is a serious and urgent problem and radical steps must be taken
NOW to prevent terrible damage being done to the planet51 38 37 37 36 38 38 37 35 39 34 40 36 37 35 38
Climate change is definitely happening but there is time to work out
the best actions to take, and we should not rush into anything that
could harm our standard of living
27 29 30 29 28 29 32 29 25 28 30 28 27 28 30 32
It is not yet clear whether climate change is happening or not -
scientists are divided on this issue16 25 24 27 26 27 21 26 32 27 26 22 28 27 27 24
I don't believe climate change is happening at all - it's simply scare-
mongering and we should ignore it2 4 5 5 7 4 4 5 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 4
Don't know 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 5 5 2 3 3 4
How favourable or unfavourable are your overall opinions or
impressions of the following energy sources for producing
electricity currently…? [Please tick one response per horizontal
row]
Coal fired power stations
Very favourable 5 3 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mainly favourable 14 14 18 15 15 14 9 13 20 15 14 13 13 16 16 17
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 19 17 24 20 21 18 14 17 26 20 19 17 16 21 21 22
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 31 32 32 30 27 32 26 33 29 28 32 27 32 29 29 28
Mainly unfavourable 27 29 24 28 29 28 29 27 29 30 26 29 29 30 26 25
Very unfavourable 15 16 13 16 20 13 20 17 12 16 16 17 16 14 16 17
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 42 45 36 44 49 40 49 43 41 47 41 46 45 44 43 43
Never heard of it 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Don't know 6 5 6 6 3 9 10 6 4 5 8 9 6 5 6 6
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Thinking about global warming and climate change, which of
these statements comes closest to your view?
It is a serious and urgent problem and radical steps must be taken
NOW to prevent terrible damage being done to the planet51 38 37 37
Climate change is definitely happening but there is time to work out
the best actions to take, and we should not rush into anything that
could harm our standard of living
27 29 30 29
It is not yet clear whether climate change is happening or not -
scientists are divided on this issue16 25 24 27
I don't believe climate change is happening at all - it's simply scare-
mongering and we should ignore it2 4 5 5
Don't know 4 3 4 3
How favourable or unfavourable are your overall opinions or
impressions of the following energy sources for producing
electricity currently…? [Please tick one response per horizontal
row]
Coal fired power stations
Very favourable 5 3 6 5
Mainly favourable 14 14 18 15
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 19 17 24 20
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 31 32 32 30
Mainly unfavourable 27 29 24 28
Very unfavourable 15 16 13 16
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 42 45 36 44
Never heard of it 2 1 1 1
Don't know 6 5 6 6
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
32 35 37 36 35 34 40 36 38 45 38 100 0 0 0
32 34 25 30 28 33 28 25 24 24 32 0 100 0 0
27 23 32 27 29 26 22 29 29 25 24 0 0 100 0
4 5 5 6 5 5 5 7 8 5 4 0 0 0 100
5 3 2 2 3 3 5 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
8 5 5 7 5 6 5 3 3 2 5 3 4 6 13
19 14 17 18 15 12 13 13 13 16 17 11 15 18 25
27 19 22 25 20 17 17 16 16 18 22 14 19 24 38
25 29 32 30 28 32 27 33 30 30 28 21 33 38 34
27 25 27 27 32 31 29 29 28 30 25 34 28 24 15
15 18 15 13 13 13 17 16 21 17 17 25 13 9 7
42 43 43 40 45 44 46 44 48 47 43 60 42 33 22
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
6 9 3 4 6 7 9 7 5 5 6 5 6 4 5
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Gas fired power stations
Very favourable 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 5 3 3 4 3 4 2 4
Mainly favourable 21 22 22 20 23 18 13 18 29 21 19 21 20 21 20 21
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 25 25 26 23 27 20 16 20 34 25 22 25 23 25 22 25
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 37 39 38 36 33 38 32 38 36 34 37 35 36 37 35 32
Mainly unfavourable 23 22 21 24 26 22 27 24 21 25 22 23 25 24 23 23
Very unfavourable 8 8 9 8 10 7 12 9 5 8 9 8 7 7 11 10
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 31 30 30 32 35 29 39 34 26 33 31 30 33 31 34 33
Never heard of it 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Don't know 6 5 6 7 4 11 12 7 4 6 9 10 7 7 7 8
Nuclear power stations
Very favourable 11 13 17 16 25 7 11 14 21 17 14 16 16 15 16 15
Mainly favourable 22 25 26 27 35 19 23 26 30 28 25 26 28 26 27 22
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 33 38 43 43 60 26 34 40 51 45 39 42 44 41 43 36
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 23 24 23 23 19 27 25 25 20 23 23 23 24 25 21 23
Mainly unfavourable 18 17 16 16 10 22 18 16 14 15 17 16 15 15 17 17
Very unfavourable 20 17 13 13 9 17 13 13 12 12 13 11 12 14 12 18
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 38 34 28 29 18 38 31 29 26 27 30 27 27 28 29 35
Never heard of it 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 5 4 6 6 3 9 10 6 3 5 7 8 5 6 6 7
Wind 'farms'
Very favourable 43 43 44 41 41 42 44 41 39 40 43 40 42 42 41 41
Mainly favourable 32 33 32 33 32 34 33 36 31 35 31 32 33 34 33 36
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 75 76 75 74 73 76 77 76 70 75 74 72 74 76 74 77
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 12 12 11 12 13 12 12 13 11 11 13 15 12 11 12 9
Mainly unfavourable 5 5 5 5 6 4 3 4 8 6 4 3 6 5 6 5
Very unfavourable 4 4 4 5 6 4 2 3 9 6 4 4 5 5 4 5
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 9 9 9 10 12 8 5 7 17 12 8 7 11 10 10 9
Never heard of it 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 4 3 4 4 2 5 6 4 2 3 5 5 3 3 4 5
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Gas fired power stations
Very favourable 4 3 4 3
Mainly favourable 21 22 22 20
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 25 25 26 23
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 37 39 38 36
Mainly unfavourable 23 22 21 24
Very unfavourable 8 8 9 8
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 31 30 30 32
Never heard of it 2 1 2 1
Don't know 6 5 6 7
Nuclear power stations
Very favourable 11 13 17 16
Mainly favourable 22 25 26 27
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 33 38 43 43
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 23 24 23 23
Mainly unfavourable 18 17 16 16
Very unfavourable 20 17 13 13
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 38 34 28 29
Never heard of it 1 0 0 0
Don't know 5 4 6 6
Wind 'farms'
Very favourable 43 43 44 41
Mainly favourable 32 33 32 33
TOTAL FAVOURABLE 75 76 75 74
Neither favourable nor unfavourable 12 12 11 12
Mainly unfavourable 5 5 5 5
Very unfavourable 4 4 4 5
TOTAL UNFAVOURABLE 9 9 9 10
Never heard of it 0 0 0 0
Don't know 4 3 4 4
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
3 2 3 7 4 4 4 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 9
21 19 20 21 20 23 21 20 19 22 21 16 21 25 31
24 21 23 27 24 27 25 22 21 24 25 18 25 28 40
33 35 37 38 37 36 35 38 34 34 32 29 38 44 36
24 22 23 21 25 24 23 25 28 26 23 32 23 17 13
11 11 12 7 7 5 8 6 11 7 10 13 7 5 5
35 33 35 27 32 29 30 31 39 33 33 45 30 22 18
2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 0
6 10 4 6 6 7 10 8 6 9 8 7 7 5 6
18 15 17 14 15 15 16 15 19 15 15 12 13 21 31
29 28 24 28 24 25 26 30 28 27 22 26 27 28 32
48 44 41 42 39 39 42 45 47 42 36 38 40 49 63
21 20 22 26 26 26 23 27 18 22 23 21 23 27 20
20 16 17 14 16 16 16 14 17 15 17 18 20 11 5
7 10 18 13 13 13 11 10 14 15 18 19 11 9 8
27 26 35 27 29 29 27 24 31 30 35 37 31 20 13
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 10 3 5 7 6 8 5 5 6 7 5 6 4 4
40 36 46 46 40 37 40 42 46 41 41 59 38 27 23
33 35 31 30 36 35 32 32 32 36 36 30 41 34 22
73 72 78 76 75 72 72 73 78 76 77 89 78 61 46
9 13 12 12 12 15 15 13 8 10 9 6 12 19 18
9 5 5 7 5 6 3 5 6 3 5 2 4 9 12
5 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 5 7 5 2 2 9 20
15 9 8 11 9 10 7 11 11 10 9 3 7 18 32
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 6 2 1 4 3 5 3 3 3 5 2 3 2 4
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
All methods of electricity generation have some sort of
disadvantage. For each of the disadvantages listed below in
blue, which of the following methods of electricity generation
does it applies to in your opinion? In each case, please tick all
the methods to which the disadvantage applies.
The price of the fuel is not stable
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 47 53 47 50 51 49 47 51 52 52 48 46 52 51 50 45
Gas 75 76 76 74 81 68 66 78 76 78 69 67 75 76 74 73
Nuclear energy 20 19 22 20 16 24 16 20 24 20 21 20 20 20 19 22
Wind Power 8 8 8 9 10 8 6 7 13 10 7 10 9 9 9 6
None of these 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Don't know 17 15 15 16 10 22 22 17 12 13 20 21 16 14 16 18
The supply of the fuel is not secure (for example, it comes from
unreliable or unfriendly countries)
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 37 40 37 39 40 39 36 40 41 41 38 34 40 41 41 35
Gas 69 69 71 71 80 63 63 73 77 76 66 65 74 72 72 69
Nuclear energy 16 17 18 17 13 20 21 15 15 16 17 16 16 17 17 18
Wind Power 5 6 5 7 9 6 10 7 5 7 7 10 7 6 8 3
None of these 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
Don't know 18 16 16 17 9 23 21 17 12 13 21 18 16 16 16 18
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
All methods of electricity generation have some sort of
disadvantage. For each of the disadvantages listed below in
blue, which of the following methods of electricity generation
does it applies to in your opinion? In each case, please tick all
the methods to which the disadvantage applies.
The price of the fuel is not stable
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 47 53 47 50
Gas 75 76 76 74
Nuclear energy 20 19 22 20
Wind Power 8 8 8 9
None of these 1 3 2 2
Don't know 17 15 15 16
The supply of the fuel is not secure (for example, it comes from
unreliable or unfriendly countries)
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 37 40 37 39
Gas 69 69 71 71
Nuclear energy 16 17 18 17
Wind Power 5 6 5 7
None of these 5 5 4 3
Don't know 18 16 16 17
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
53 48 51 52 53 53 46 50 53 47 45 56 48 49 45
79 72 74 78 75 78 67 73 75 75 73 78 72 74 77
18 17 22 19 21 22 20 17 23 19 22 23 20 19 13
7 8 9 9 9 12 10 9 6 11 6 8 7 12 10
0 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 5 2 2 2 1 3
14 18 14 12 15 15 21 17 16 16 18 13 18 16 11
45 41 40 43 45 40 34 37 42 33 35 45 37 38 35
78 68 75 76 70 70 65 75 77 69 69 76 68 73 74
16 19 16 14 21 17 16 12 19 16 18 20 18 14 12
7 7 10 8 6 8 10 7 4 5 3 6 7 9 9
2 2 4 2 3 4 4 3 3 6 4 3 4 3 4
14 19 14 14 18 16 18 18 13 16 18 13 18 16 15
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
The cost is too high
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 31 33 33 34 32 35 27 36 37 33 35 27 36 34 34 31
Gas 51 45 60 52 49 54 41 54 58 50 54 44 51 55 54 52
Nuclear energy 36 35 34 36 36 36 36 37 36 39 33 34 36 38 36 37
Wind Power 17 20 20 22 28 17 27 19 21 25 19 25 23 19 21 23
None of these 4 6 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 4
Don't know 20 19 16 19 13 24 23 19 14 16 21 22 18 18 18 20
The question of safety
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 20 18 18 18 19 19 24
Gas 23 24 25 24 21 28 26 25 22 23 26 23 24 25 24 27
Nuclear energy 79 79 76 75 75 75 71 76 77 77 73 74 73 78 76 75
Wind Power 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
None of these 5 7 7 7 11 4 5 8 8 9 5 5 9 7 7 6
Don't know 12 10 12 12 7 17 17 12 9 10 15 14 12 12 12 13
Disposing of waste products
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 28 35 31 35 38 31 41 33 31 37 32 36 35 34 34 34
Gas 16 18 18 18 16 19 27 17 11 18 17 20 18 17 15 20
Nuclear energy 82 82 81 80 86 74 72 80 86 83 76 75 81 80 80 81
Wind Power 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
None of these 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Don't know 13 12 13 13 7 19 19 13 8 10 17 17 12 13 14 12
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
The cost is too high
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 31 33 33 34
Gas 51 45 60 52
Nuclear energy 36 35 34 36
Wind Power 17 20 20 22
None of these 4 6 4 4
Don't know 20 19 16 19
The question of safety
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 18 19 19 19
Gas 23 24 25 24
Nuclear energy 79 79 76 75
Wind Power 2 3 3 3
None of these 5 7 7 7
Don't know 12 10 12 12
Disposing of waste products
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 28 35 31 35
Gas 16 18 18 18
Nuclear energy 82 82 81 80
Wind Power 1 1 1 1
None of these 1 2 2 2
Don't know 13 12 13 13
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
39 36 30 34 34 37 27 32 40 33 31 37 32 33 31
61 52 53 57 56 52 44 50 50 50 52 55 50 53 55
30 35 40 41 36 36 34 35 37 37 37 43 35 34 24
19 21 23 18 21 24 25 25 20 17 23 20 19 26 35
6 2 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3
12 21 17 16 18 16 22 19 19 19 20 15 21 17 15
20 18 21 15 19 17 18 17 20 26 24 22 18 19 13
30 23 22 24 21 26 23 20 29 36 27 28 23 25 18
74 76 77 80 76 76 74 70 75 78 75 83 76 72 61
5 3 3 2 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 5 6
8 6 7 7 7 9 5 11 8 7 6 5 7 10 17
10 14 9 10 14 10 14 13 13 11 13 8 13 13 13
37 32 35 29 36 31 36 36 36 39 34 41 35 30 27
17 15 15 14 18 20 20 16 21 20 20 22 18 13 10
81 77 83 85 78 82 75 79 84 78 81 85 80 80 70
2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 8
11 18 11 10 16 11 17 12 11 12 12 9 14 13 13
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Spoils the landscape
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 40 53 48 51 56 45 48 52 51 55 45 53 50 51 52 42
Gas 19 28 24 27 27 26 36 26 20 29 25 29 29 26 26 19
Nuclear energy 37 48 42 46 43 49 52 47 40 47 44 46 48 44 46 43
Wind Power 48 49 47 46 51 41 41 43 52 48 43 46 47 45 45 43
None of these 12 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 6 11 10 10 13
Don't know 12 8 10 9 6 11 12 10 4 7 11 12 8 9 8 9
Causes global warming by giving out carbon dioxide
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 74 77 73 74 81 67 70 72 78 77 70 73 75 75 72 75
Gas 61 66 61 61 66 56 60 60 62 63 58 60 60 61 61 60
Nuclear energy 15 15 15 15 10 20 20 16 10 13 18 15 15 17 14 16
Wind Power 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
None of these 2 2 3 4 5 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3
Don't know 17 15 16 15 9 21 17 17 12 14 17 16 15 15 16 16
Does not work continuously all the time
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 8 4 5 7 6
Gas 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 6 7 4 6 5 6
Nuclear energy 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 6 3 3 4 5
Wind Power 70 73 72 72 80 66 69 70 77 76 68 68 73 74 74 69
None of these 6 5 6 6 6 7 5 8 6 7 5 6 8 5 5 9
Don't know 20 17 17 17 10 23 19 18 13 13 21 20 16 16 16 17
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Spoils the landscape
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 40 53 48 51
Gas 19 28 24 27
Nuclear energy 37 48 42 46
Wind Power 48 49 47 46
None of these 12 9 11 10
Don't know 12 8 10 9
Causes global warming by giving out carbon dioxide
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 74 77 73 74
Gas 61 66 61 61
Nuclear energy 15 15 15 15
Wind Power 1 1 1 1
None of these 2 2 3 4
Don't know 17 15 16 15
Does not work continuously all the time
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 5 6 6 6
Gas 4 5 5 5
Nuclear energy 4 4 4 4
Wind Power 70 73 72 72
None of these 6 5 6 6
Don't know 20 17 17 17
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
53 47 58 54 49 48 53 52 50 50 42 58 52 46 37
25 25 30 28 25 28 29 30 30 24 19 32 28 23 17
43 44 50 44 44 51 46 47 46 43 43 54 47 41 27
52 43 45 40 51 48 46 50 41 43 43 38 46 56 56
12 10 9 10 7 11 6 9 13 14 13 11 10 9 11
7 10 7 7 11 6 12 8 9 7 9 6 8 9 9
72 69 74 77 74 73 73 72 80 75 75 84 74 71 40
57 60 63 64 57 63 60 58 62 63 60 71 62 54 35
11 17 14 18 17 19 15 11 15 14 16 17 18 12 9
2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 3 6 2 3 4 4 6 3 4 3 1 1 6 32
16 18 14 14 17 13 16 16 13 12 16 9 15 18 19
8 7 5 5 6 4 8 3 6 6 6 7 5 5 3
3 6 5 6 7 4 7 3 4 4 6 7 5 4 2
2 3 5 4 3 3 6 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 3
80 72 74 79 70 71 68 74 72 72 69 71 74 75 76
4 4 7 3 6 10 6 6 8 7 9 8 6 5 7
14 19 15 13 19 14 20 16 17 16 17 15 16 16 12
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Vulnerable to terrorist attack
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 21 27 24 25 32 19 22 27 26 30 20 24 28 25 23 26
Gas 43 47 47 46 51 42 37 49 51 50 41 40 49 47 43 50
Nuclear energy 81 85 82 82 85 80 77 82 87 85 80 79 82 82 84 84
Wind Power 16 20 20 21 28 14 16 20 26 24 17 19 23 22 18 20
None of these 3 3 3 4 5 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2
Don't know 13 10 12 11 6 15 15 12 7 9 13 14 10 12 10 10
Causes dangerous pollution
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 62 68 62 65 69 61 65 63 66 67 62 66 64 63 66 65
Gas 47 52 47 48 48 47 54 48 42 48 48 45 48 47 49 50
Nuclear energy 57 58 56 56 52 59 58 58 51 56 56 53 54 56 59 59
Wind Power 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
None of these 3 4 5 5 7 3 2 4 7 6 4 4 5 6 4 4
Don't know 14 11 13 12 9 15 14 13 9 11 14 15 12 13 11 9
Most of Britain's older nuclear power stations and some coal
power stations will come to the end of their useful lives by
about 2020. This will leave a substantial gap which will need to
be filled by new power stations. Were you aware of this issue?
Yes, I was aware of this 60 62 61 62 76 49 49 62 74 70 53 58 66 60 62 61
No, I was not aware of this 36 33 34 33 21 45 45 35 23 27 42 36 30 36 34 33
Not sure 5 4 5 4 3 6 6 3 4 3 6 6 4 4 4 6
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Vulnerable to terrorist attack
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 21 27 24 25
Gas 43 47 47 46
Nuclear energy 81 85 82 82
Wind Power 16 20 20 21
None of these 3 3 3 4
Don't know 13 10 12 11
Causes dangerous pollution
Disadvantages apply to…
Coal 62 68 62 65
Gas 47 52 47 48
Nuclear energy 57 58 56 56
Wind Power 1 1 1 1
None of these 3 4 5 5
Don't know 14 11 13 12
Most of Britain's older nuclear power stations and some coal
power stations will come to the end of their useful lives by
about 2020. This will leave a substantial gap which will need to
be filled by new power stations. Were you aware of this issue?
Yes, I was aware of this 60 62 61 62
No, I was not aware of this 36 33 34 33
Not sure 5 4 5 4
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
25 21 24 27 25 28 24 29 25 23 26 27 24 27 22
50 39 44 46 47 52 40 50 44 50 50 49 44 48 42
86 83 84 85 80 85 79 81 82 81 84 87 84 81 75
21 17 17 23 23 23 19 24 22 18 20 20 20 24 26
5 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 5 5 2 3 3 4 9
8 11 11 10 14 7 14 12 11 10 10 7 11 12 9
64 63 69 60 63 60 66 64 68 69 65 76 63 59 47
44 51 50 43 47 45 45 45 56 51 50 57 49 41 27
56 62 55 59 53 58 53 50 57 55 59 65 58 49 38
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3
4 2 5 7 5 5 4 6 4 7 4 2 4 7 19
11 11 12 12 14 11 15 14 9 11 9 8 11 14 14
69 57 64 61 55 66 58 65 68 66 61 69 55 64 70
26 39 32 35 41 31 36 31 28 30 33 29 42 32 25
5 4 4 4 4 2 6 4 4 4 6 3 3 4 5
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
There are various kinds of power station that could be built to
contribute to filling this energy gap. For each type of power
station, please say whether you would support or oppose it
being built. [Please tick one response per horizontal row]
Coal power stations (if carbon emissions can be removed and
safely stored)
Strongly support 18 17 21 20 24 16 14 18 26 20 19 18 18 19 24 19
Tend to support 41 41 42 40 37 43 36 41 43 41 39 39 40 42 38 44
TOTAL SUPPORT 59 58 63 60 61 59 50 59 69 61 58 57 58 61 62 63
Neither support nor oppose 21 21 20 20 18 22 22 21 18 20 21 20 21 23 18 17
Tend to oppose 10 13 10 12 13 10 15 12 8 12 11 13 12 10 12 12
Strongly oppose 4 3 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 3
TOTAL OPPOSE 14 16 13 16 18 14 20 17 11 17 15 17 18 13 15 15
Don't know 6 4 5 4 3 6 8 4 2 3 6 7 4 3 4 5
Nuclear power stations to replace the old ones being phased
out
Strongly support 16 19 23 22 34 12 17 21 29 25 19 24 23 21 22 19
Tend to support 25 27 30 29 36 24 29 30 30 31 27 28 32 28 29 27
TOTAL SUPPORT 41 46 53 51 69 35 46 50 58 56 47 52 55 49 51 46
Neither support nor oppose 17 18 16 18 12 24 21 19 15 16 21 19 16 22 19 15
Tend to oppose 18 17 15 15 9 20 15 16 13 14 15 13 14 16 14 17
Strongly oppose 17 14 12 11 7 14 10 11 12 10 11 10 10 11 10 17
TOTAL OPPOSE 35 31 27 26 16 34 25 26 25 25 26 23 24 26 24 34
Don't know 6 5 5 5 3 7 8 5 2 3 7 7 4 3 6 5
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
There are various kinds of power station that could be built to
contribute to filling this energy gap. For each type of power
station, please say whether you would support or oppose it
being built. [Please tick one response per horizontal row]
Coal power stations (if carbon emissions can be removed and
safely stored)
Strongly support 18 17 21 20
Tend to support 41 41 42 40
TOTAL SUPPORT 59 58 63 60
Neither support nor oppose 21 21 20 20
Tend to oppose 10 13 10 12
Strongly oppose 4 3 3 4
TOTAL OPPOSE 14 16 13 16
Don't know 6 4 5 4
Nuclear power stations to replace the old ones being phased
out
Strongly support 16 19 23 22
Tend to support 25 27 30 29
TOTAL SUPPORT 41 46 53 51
Neither support nor oppose 17 18 16 18
Tend to oppose 18 17 15 15
Strongly oppose 17 14 12 11
TOTAL OPPOSE 35 31 27 26
Don't know 6 5 5 5
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
31 19 27 21 13 20 18 17 16 26 19 18 18 22 34
30 40 40 40 46 42 39 41 38 38 44 40 43 42 32
61 59 67 61 60 61 57 58 54 64 63 59 61 63 66
18 20 17 23 23 22 20 22 17 24 17 17 21 24 18
12 13 11 11 11 11 13 12 14 8 12 16 13 7 6
5 3 2 2 4 3 4 5 9 1 3 7 2 3 4
18 16 13 14 16 14 17 17 23 9 15 22 15 10 10
5 5 3 3 2 3 7 3 6 4 5 2 4 3 6
26 19 24 22 22 21 24 23 26 19 19 18 20 28 42
32 31 25 28 26 31 28 35 29 31 27 29 30 31 30
58 50 49 50 48 51 52 58 56 50 46 47 50 59 71
19 22 17 23 23 16 19 18 12 17 15 16 20 20 11
14 13 15 13 17 17 13 13 14 17 17 18 16 11 8
6 8 15 11 10 11 10 8 11 12 17 16 8 7 5
20 21 30 24 27 28 23 21 26 29 34 34 25 18 13
4 7 4 3 3 4 7 3 6 4 5 3 5 3 5
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Gas power stations
Strongly support 6 7 7 7 9 5 4 6 10 7 6 8 7 6 6 6
Tend to support 28 30 30 30 31 28 20 30 37 32 26 26 30 30 29 33
TOTAL SUPPORT 34 37 37 37 40 33 24 35 47 39 32 34 37 35 35 39
Neither support nor oppose 37 38 36 37 33 40 39 37 34 34 40 39 37 38 36 33
Tend to oppose 17 16 17 17 19 15 22 17 13 17 17 16 15 19 17 18
Strongly oppose 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 3 6 4
TOTAL OPPOSE 22 20 21 21 24 19 28 21 17 22 21 19 20 23 23 22
Don't know 7 5 6 6 3 8 9 7 3 5 7 8 6 4 6 6
Wind farms on the land
Strongly support 40 37 38 36 35 37 39 35 35 35 38 35 36 36 37 37
Tend to support 33 34 34 36 35 36 38 39 31 37 35 35 35 38 35 37
TOTAL SUPPORT 73 71 72 72 70 74 78 74 65 71 73 70 71 74 72 74
Neither support nor oppose 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 13 12 13 13 12 11 14 11
Tend to oppose 6 8 8 7 9 6 4 7 11 9 6 9 8 7 7 6
Strongly oppose 4 6 5 5 7 4 2 4 10 6 4 4 6 6 4 5
TOTAL OPPOSE 10 14 13 12 15 10 6 10 21 15 10 13 14 13 11 11
Don't know 5 3 4 3 2 4 6 3 1 2 4 5 3 2 4 3
Wind farms off the coast
Strongly support 55 55 54 53 54 52 55 53 51 54 52 49 54 54 53 53
Tend to support 28 28 28 29 28 31 28 32 28 30 29 31 28 31 29 32
TOTAL SUPPORT 83 83 82 82 82 83 83 85 79 83 82 80 81 84 82 85
Neither support nor oppose 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 9 7 9 10 8 7 9 6
Tend to oppose 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 2
Strongly oppose 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 6 4 3 4 4 3 3 3
TOTAL OPPOSE 5 6 7 6 8 5 3 5 11 8 5 6 7 7 5 5
Don't know 5 3 4 3 2 4 6 3 1 2 5 4 3 2 3 4
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2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Gas power stations
Strongly support 6 7 7 7
Tend to support 28 30 30 30
TOTAL SUPPORT 34 37 37 37
Neither support nor oppose 37 38 36 37
Tend to oppose 17 16 17 17
Strongly oppose 5 4 4 4
TOTAL OPPOSE 22 20 21 21
Don't know 7 5 6 6
Wind farms on the land
Strongly support 40 37 38 36
Tend to support 33 34 34 36
TOTAL SUPPORT 73 71 72 72
Neither support nor oppose 12 12 12 12
Tend to oppose 6 8 8 7
Strongly oppose 4 6 5 5
TOTAL OPPOSE 10 14 13 12
Don't know 5 3 4 3
Wind farms off the coast
Strongly support 55 55 54 53
Tend to support 28 28 28 29
TOTAL SUPPORT 83 83 82 82
Neither support nor oppose 8 8 8 8
Tend to oppose 3 3 4 3
Strongly oppose 2 3 3 3
TOTAL OPPOSE 5 6 7 6
Don't know 5 3 4 3
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
6 6 7 7 4 7 8 6 8 7 6 5 5 8 20
33 30 26 33 28 34 26 32 24 27 33 26 31 34 34
39 36 32 40 32 41 34 38 32 34 39 31 36 42 54
36 33 38 33 38 38 39 38 34 43 33 36 39 38 26
16 18 17 20 21 13 16 14 20 16 18 23 16 13 8
4 6 7 3 4 3 4 4 7 1 4 7 3 3 6
20 24 24 23 25 16 19 18 26 17 22 29 19 15 15
6 7 5 3 4 5 8 5 8 6 6 5 5 4 6
32 34 43 38 34 34 35 34 42 38 37 50 32 27 22
35 37 33 38 39 36 35 34 35 37 37 35 44 32 24
67 70 76 76 72 70 70 68 76 75 74 85 76 59 46
13 15 14 10 13 14 13 13 7 10 11 8 13 17 13
11 8 3 6 8 9 9 9 6 7 6 4 6 12 15
6 3 5 6 5 5 4 7 7 5 5 1 3 10 22
17 11 8 13 13 14 13 16 13 12 11 6 9 22 37
4 4 3 1 2 2 5 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 4
48 50 60 57 51 52 49 53 57 53 53 69 51 39 35
33 31 25 29 31 28 31 27 29 32 32 24 35 33 26
81 80 86 86 82 80 80 79 86 85 85 93 87 72 61
8 11 7 6 10 9 10 10 5 5 6 4 7 14 11
4 3 2 2 4 5 3 3 2 5 2 1 1 7 8
4 3 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 1 2 5 17
7 5 5 6 6 8 6 8 5 8 5 2 3 12 24
4 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 4
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of these
statements about electricity generation? [Please tick one
response per horizontal row]
The UK should aim to be self sufficient in energy
Strongly agree 54 54 57 56 64 50 47 55 66 57 56 56 56 57 57 55
Tend to agree 34 36 32 34 28 39 36 37 30 34 34 32 35 35 33 35
TOTAL AGREE 88 90 89 90 92 89 82 92 95 91 89 88 90 93 90 89
Neither agree nor disagree 7 6 6 6 5 7 9 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Tend to disagree 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1
Strongly disagree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL DISAGREE 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1
Don't know 4 2 4 3 2 3 6 2 0 2 4 4 2 2 3 4
Nuclear energy has disadvantages but the country needs it as
part of the energy balance, with coal, gas and wind power
Strongly agree 22 23 27 26 38 15 20 24 33 28 24 27 28 24 26 23
Tend to agree 32 36 35 39 40 38 38 40 38 40 37 37 37 43 39 38
TOTAL AGREE 54 59 62 65 77 53 58 64 71 69 60 63 66 66 65 61
Neither agree nor disagree 20 20 19 17 11 23 21 18 13 15 20 18 17 17 18 17
Tend to disagree 12 10 8 8 5 10 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9
Strongly disagree 8 7 5 5 3 6 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 9
TOTAL DISAGREE 20 17 13 13 8 16 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 18
Don't know 6 4 5 6 3 8 9 5 3 4 8 7 5 5 5 5
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of these
statements about electricity generation? [Please tick one
response per horizontal row]
The UK should aim to be self sufficient in energy
Strongly agree 54 54 57 56
Tend to agree 34 36 32 34
TOTAL AGREE 88 90 89 90
Neither agree nor disagree 7 6 6 6
Tend to disagree 1 1 1 1
Strongly disagree 0 0 0 0
TOTAL DISAGREE 1 1 2 1
Don't know 4 2 4 3
Nuclear energy has disadvantages but the country needs it as
part of the energy balance, with coal, gas and wind power
Strongly agree 22 23 27 26
Tend to agree 32 36 35 39
TOTAL AGREE 54 59 62 65
Neither agree nor disagree 20 20 19 17
Tend to disagree 12 10 8 8
Strongly disagree 8 7 5 5
TOTAL DISAGREE 20 17 13 13
Don't know 6 4 5 6
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
58 55 58 60 58 55 56 53 60 53 55 61 51 57 69
34 33 34 35 35 35 32 36 32 35 35 32 40 33 21
93 87 92 96 93 91 88 89 92 88 89 93 91 90 89
2 7 6 3 5 5 6 9 4 5 6 5 5 6 5
2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2
4 4 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 4 1 2 2 3
29 23 28 24 25 27 27 27 32 22 23 24 22 31 42
37 42 35 43 45 37 37 42 31 39 38 37 44 40 28
66 65 63 66 70 64 63 69 63 60 61 61 66 71 70
18 18 18 17 17 16 18 18 18 17 17 18 19 15 16
7 7 10 8 6 10 7 6 8 10 9 10 7 6 5
4 3 6 5 2 4 5 4 5 6 9 8 3 4 3
11 10 16 12 9 14 12 10 13 16 18 18 10 9 9
5 7 3 4 5 7 7 3 7 7 5 4 5 5 5
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
The best solution is to replace nuclear power stations with new
ones and expand renewables like wind power at the same time
Strongly agree 26 26 30 29 39 19 28 28 30 29 28 32 28 30 28 24
Tend to agree 30 33 33 34 33 35 34 35 33 36 31 32 36 35 33 33
TOTAL AGREE 56 59 63 63 73 54 62 62 64 66 60 63 64 65 61 56
Neither agree nor disagree 18 17 18 17 13 21 18 18 16 16 19 17 17 15 20 17
Tend to disagree 11 12 10 10 7 13 8 10 11 10 10 8 10 10 10 13
Strongly disagree 8 8 5 5 4 6 3 4 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 9
TOTAL DISAGREE 19 20 15 15 11 18 11 15 18 15 15 12 15 15 14 21
Don't know 6 4 5 5 3 7 9 5 3 4 7 8 5 5 5 6
The most important thing is to stop any building of nuclear
power stations
Strongly agree 12 10 8 8 6 11 8 8 9 7 10 10 7 9 7 12
Tend to agree 16 14 12 14 9 18 14 15 12 13 15 14 13 16 13 14
TOTAL AGREE 28 24 20 22 14 29 22 22 22 20 25 24 20 25 20 26
Neither agree nor disagree 21 23 22 22 16 27 25 22 18 19 25 20 20 21 25 23
Tend to disagree 22 25 23 26 29 23 24 26 27 29 22 25 27 26 25 24
Strongly disagree 22 24 29 25 38 13 20 24 31 28 21 23 28 23 25 21
TOTAL DISAGREE 44 49 52 51 67 36 43 50 58 57 42 48 55 49 50 46
Don't know 7 5 6 6 4 8 9 6 3 4 8 9 5 5 6 6
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
The best solution is to replace nuclear power stations with new
ones and expand renewables like wind power at the same time
Strongly agree 26 26 30 29
Tend to agree 30 33 33 34
TOTAL AGREE 56 59 63 63
Neither agree nor disagree 18 17 18 17
Tend to disagree 11 12 10 10
Strongly disagree 8 8 5 5
TOTAL DISAGREE 19 20 15 15
Don't know 6 4 5 5
The most important thing is to stop any building of nuclear
power stations
Strongly agree 12 10 8 8
Tend to agree 16 14 12 14
TOTAL AGREE 28 24 20 22
Neither agree nor disagree 21 23 22 22
Tend to disagree 22 25 23 26
Strongly disagree 22 24 29 25
TOTAL DISAGREE 44 49 52 51
Don't know 7 5 6 6
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
32 25 30 31 30 27 32 27 32 30 24 31 28 27 32
31 36 30 34 37 38 32 39 28 34 33 32 39 36 26
63 60 60 65 67 65 63 67 60 64 56 63 67 63 59
17 20 20 15 17 14 17 17 19 13 17 15 17 19 18
10 9 10 11 8 11 8 10 10 13 13 12 8 10 10
5 4 7 6 4 5 5 3 6 3 9 7 3 4 9
14 13 17 17 11 15 12 13 16 16 21 19 10 14 18
6 7 3 3 5 5 8 3 6 7 6 3 6 4 6
5 7 8 10 9 10 10 6 7 8 12 13 6 4 9
10 13 14 15 16 15 14 13 11 16 14 17 16 10 4
15 20 22 25 25 24 24 19 18 24 26 30 22 15 12
23 23 27 20 22 20 20 21 19 20 23 21 23 23 14
25 27 22 26 27 26 25 30 23 23 24 26 27 26 21
30 23 26 24 21 25 23 26 33 25 21 20 22 32 48
55 50 49 51 49 51 48 56 56 48 46 46 49 58 68
7 8 3 5 5 5 9 5 7 8 6 4 6 5 5
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
The most important thing is to reduce global warming by
producing less carbon dioxide
Strongly agree 41 33 28 30 30 31 29 28 34 29 32 34 30 33 28 27
Tend to agree 35 37 36 38 35 41 39 39 36 41 35 35 38 36 40 42
TOTAL AGREE 76 70 64 68 65 72 68 68 70 70 67 69 68 70 68 70
Neither agree nor disagree 13 18 20 18 19 17 18 18 18 17 19 18 17 18 20 15
Tend to disagree 4 5 7 6 7 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 7 5 4 6
Strongly disagree 2 3 4 4 6 2 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5
TOTAL DISAGREE 6 8 11 10 13 7 8 10 10 10 9 8 11 9 8 10
Don't know 6 4 5 4 3 5 7 4 2 3 5 6 4 4 4 5
Nuclear energy produces very little carbon dioxide
Strongly agree 20 19 19 19 29 10 13 17 26 21 17 21 20 19 19 17
Tend to agree 24 28 26 28 34 23 28 27 30 32 24 27 29 28 29 25
TOTAL AGREE 44 47 45 47 63 33 42 44 55 53 40 47 48 47 48 42
Neither agree nor disagree 28 29 29 20 16 24 20 22 17 17 23 19 19 21 20 21
Tend to disagree 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 3 4 3 4
Strongly disagree 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 4
TOTAL DISAGREE 7 6 7 5 5 5 7 5 4 5 6 7 4 5 4 8
Don't know 20 18 19 28 17 38 32 30 23 25 31 28 28 27 28 30
Planning regulations should be changed to make it easier to
build nuclear power stations on the same sites as old ones
Strongly agree 18 18 22 21 32 12 16 21 26 23 19 19 22 22 22 14
Tend to agree 21 25 25 26 29 24 25 26 27 27 26 25 29 26 24 25
TOTAL AGREE 39 43 47 47 61 35 42 47 53 50 45 44 51 48 46 39
Neither agree nor disagree 26 25 24 23 19 27 26 23 21 22 25 22 22 24 24 23
Tend to disagree 12 13 11 11 8 14 11 12 10 12 11 11 10 11 13 13
Strongly disagree 14 13 10 9 7 11 8 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 14
TOTAL DISAGREE 26 26 21 20 15 25 19 21 20 21 19 22 18 19 21 27
Don't know 10 7 8 9 5 13 13 9 7 8 11 13 9 9 8 11
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
The most important thing is to reduce global warming by
producing less carbon dioxide
Strongly agree 41 33 28 30
Tend to agree 35 37 36 38
TOTAL AGREE 76 70 64 68
Neither agree nor disagree 13 18 20 18
Tend to disagree 4 5 7 6
Strongly disagree 2 3 4 4
TOTAL DISAGREE 6 8 11 10
Don't know 6 4 5 4
Nuclear energy produces very little carbon dioxide
Strongly agree 20 19 19 19
Tend to agree 24 28 26 28
TOTAL AGREE 44 47 45 47
Neither agree nor disagree 28 29 29 20
Tend to disagree 5 4 5 4
Strongly disagree 2 2 2 1
TOTAL DISAGREE 7 6 7 5
Don't know 20 18 19 28
Planning regulations should be changed to make it easier to
build nuclear power stations on the same sites as old ones
Strongly agree 18 18 22 21
Tend to agree 21 25 25 26
TOTAL AGREE 39 43 47 47
Neither agree nor disagree 26 25 24 23
Tend to disagree 12 13 11 11
Strongly disagree 14 13 10 9
TOTAL DISAGREE 26 26 21 20
Don't know 10 7 8 9
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
24 29 28 33 29 30 34 27 33 42 27 58 23 9 6
44 37 42 37 40 42 35 37 35 29 42 34 54 34 7
68 66 70 70 69 71 69 64 68 70 70 92 77 43 13
20 21 18 16 20 16 18 19 16 17 15 5 14 38 26
6 4 5 5 6 7 5 8 5 4 6 1 4 11 19
2 4 4 6 2 3 4 5 5 3 5 1 1 5 37
8 7 9 11 8 10 8 13 10 7 10 2 5 16 56
4 6 3 3 3 3 6 3 6 5 5 2 4 4 5
23 16 20 20 17 17 21 19 24 18 17 21 14 20 29
32 32 25 28 27 30 27 29 28 30 25 30 28 29 21
55 48 45 49 45 46 47 48 51 49 42 51 42 49 49
12 20 24 22 22 19 19 23 15 16 21 18 19 22 22
3 4 3 3 4 3 5 3 5 7 4 5 4 2 3
1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1
3 5 4 5 5 4 7 3 5 7 8 6 6 3 4
30 27 28 25 28 30 28 27 29 28 30 24 33 26 24
23 20 24 24 22 19 19 23 25 20 14 19 18 26 40
27 26 21 25 29 28 25 31 27 23 25 24 28 30 23
51 45 46 49 50 47 44 54 51 44 39 43 45 55 63
23 23 26 24 24 23 22 23 20 24 23 23 24 23 21
13 14 12 10 11 12 11 8 10 10 13 14 12 8 5
6 7 10 8 6 10 10 8 8 13 14 13 8 6 6
19 21 23 18 18 22 22 16 18 23 27 27 20 14 10
8 11 6 9 8 9 13 8 10 10 11 7 11 8 6
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 + ABC1 C2DE London
Rest of
South
Midlands /
WalesNorth Scotland
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1947 2107 1157 1477 1420 2228 1823 520 1317 867 997 353
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054 1924 2130 908 1480 1666 2438 1613 518 1366 788 951 431
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Gender Age Social Grade Region
Planning regulations should be changed to make it easier to
build wind farms on land
Strongly agree 35 32 32 30 29 30 31 29 29 28 31 27 30 31 29 29
Tend to agree 28 29 29 32 30 33 36 32 28 32 31 31 32 34 29 32
TOTAL AGREE 63 61 61 62 59 63 67 61 57 60 63 58 61 65 59 61
Neither agree nor disagree 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 19 15 16 17 19 15 15 19 15
Tend to disagree 6 10 9 9 11 8 7 9 11 11 7 8 10 8 10 9
Strongly disagree 7 9 8 8 10 6 3 6 15 9 7 7 9 8 7 8
TOTAL DISAGREE 13 19 17 17 21 14 10 15 26 20 14 15 19 16 17 17
Don't know 7 4 5 5 3 7 8 6 2 4 6 8 4 4 5 7
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Total
2006
Total
2007
Total
2008
Total
2009
Weighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
Unweighted Sample 2977 4028 4449 4054
% % %
Planning regulations should be changed to make it easier to
build wind farms on land
Strongly agree 35 32 32 30
Tend to agree 28 29 29 32
TOTAL AGREE 63 61 61 62
Neither agree nor disagree 17 16 17 17
Tend to disagree 6 10 9 9
Strongly disagree 7 9 8 8
TOTAL DISAGREE 13 19 17 17
Don't know 7 4 5 5
North
East
North
West
Yorkshire
and The
Humber
East
Mid-
lands
West
Mid-
lands
East of
Eng-
land
Lon-
don
South
East
South
WestWales
Scot-
land
Radical
measures
needed
now
No
need to
rush
Scien-
tists are
divided
Climate
change not
happening
187 436 374 304 360 390 520 546 381 203 353 1486 1156 1076 216
174 418 359 268 319 362 518 599 405 201 431 1506 1109 1116 221
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Thinking about global warming and
climate change, which of these statements
comes closest to your view?
Government Office of the Region
25 23 39 37 29 25 27 28 37 27 29 42 26 20 21
27 34 25 30 35 33 31 32 29 37 32 31 38 30 19
52 57 64 66 64 58 58 60 66 65 61 73 64 49 39
20 19 19 18 13 20 19 15 11 16 15 14 16 20 15
13 11 9 7 10 11 8 10 9 5 9 6 10 12 12
11 6 6 8 8 7 7 11 10 9 8 3 5 14 29
24 17 15 14 18 18 15 21 18 14 17 9 15 27 41
4 8 3 2 4 3 8 4 5 6 7 3 5 4 5
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