YouGov / Policy Exchange Survey Results · 2012-08-14 · YouGov / Policy Exchange Survey Results Sample Size: 2407 GB Adults Fieldwork: 10th - 12th March 2011 Total Con Lab Lib Dem

YouGov / Policy Exchange Survey ResultsSample Size: 2407 GB AdultsFieldwork: 10th - 12th March 2011

Total Con Lab Lib Dem Con Lab Lib

Dem Male Female 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE London Rest of South

Midlands / Wales North Scotland

Weighted Sample 2407 654 853 153 680 607 467 1170 1237 291 614 823 679 1372 1035 308 782 515 592 209Unweighted Sample 2407 581 820 146 607 593 469 1132 1275 148 659 974 626 1579 828 361 742 476 565 263

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Below is a list of different values. Which two or three of the following would you most want a political party to reflect? Please tick up to three

Economic responsibility 59 73 56 61 70 56 59 59 58 47 56 61 63 64 51 60 59 60 57 58Fairness 50 44 59 58 43 59 60 50 49 51 47 51 51 50 49 49 45 51 55 52

Family values 32 37 32 20 35 35 24 29 34 21 31 35 33 27 38 29 32 32 31 37Traditional values 29 39 22 21 41 19 18 26 31 19 18 32 40 28 29 27 29 30 28 31

Equality 21 12 31 20 13 30 26 24 19 28 26 20 15 21 21 23 20 19 24 20Freedom / Liberty 20 20 21 24 20 20 22 25 16 24 17 20 23 23 17 19 21 22 21 15

Patriotism 17 25 11 8 28 9 8 19 16 9 13 20 21 15 20 18 21 15 17 12Tolerance and diversity 14 8 21 26 6 20 22 16 13 16 18 14 10 16 12 18 15 13 12 18

Community 12 8 16 18 7 15 12 11 12 10 14 13 9 11 13 10 9 13 15 12Environmentalism 11 11 9 23 10 9 17 10 12 15 11 9 11 13 9 10 11 14 9 10

Religious faith 3 3 2 3 5 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 5 2 1None of the above 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1

Don't know 4 1 2 0 2 3 3 3 5 11 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 3 4 5

Voting intention 2010 Vote Gender Age Social grade Region

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Fieldwork: 10th - 12th March 2011





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How fair do you think society in Britain is today?British society is very fair 4 6 3 4 6 3 2 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 6 3 5 4 1

British society is mostly fair 38 53 33 57 45 35 40 39 37 37 37 39 38 45 29 40 38 38 37 38TOTAL FAIR 42 59 36 61 51 38 42 43 40 39 40 43 42 49 33 46 41 43 41 39

British society is mostly unfair 35 29 44 24 31 42 35 37 34 35 36 36 34 33 39 30 36 34 36 40British society is very unfair 16 10 17 13 15 15 16 16 17 13 13 17 20 14 19 20 16 17 17 12

TOTAL UNFAIR 51 39 61 37 46 57 51 53 51 48 49 53 54 47 58 50 52 51 53 52Don't know 7 3 4 2 4 5 7 4 9 12 10 4 3 4 9 5 7 6 6 8

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements

In a fair society, people's incomes should depend on how much other people value the services they provide

Strongly agree 12 14 13 11 15 13 13 14 10 12 9 12 15 14 11 13 13 13 11 11Tend to agree 51 53 50 65 54 51 54 54 49 50 43 51 59 51 51 55 52 51 50 47

TOTAL AGREE 63 67 63 76 69 64 67 68 59 62 52 63 74 65 62 68 65 64 61 58Tend to disagree 19 21 20 17 17 19 19 18 21 19 22 21 15 20 19 19 16 21 20 27Strongly disagree 5 4 7 2 5 4 7 5 5 4 6 6 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 6

TOTAL DISAGREE 24 25 27 19 22 23 26 23 26 23 28 27 19 25 23 24 21 26 24 33Don't know 12 8 11 5 9 13 8 9 15 15 19 10 8 10 15 9 14 10 15 9

In a fair society, people's incomes should depend on how hard they work and how talented they are




In a fair society, nobody should get an income a lot bigger or a lot smaller than anybody else gets










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You can have a fair society even if people's incomes are quite unequal, as long as you have equality of opportunity




Which of the following comes closer to your idea of what fairness is? Even if you don't agree completely with either, please select the one that comes closest to your view

Fairness is about getting what you deserve: that those who do the wrong thing are punished and those who do the right

thing are rewarded.63 84 49 63 81 50 53 63 63 56 67 62 64 66 59 66 63 67 64 47

Fairness is about equality - about treating people equally and having an equal distribution of wealth and income. 26 9 41 26 11 39 33 29 23 31 20 27 27 24 29 25 27 22 24 38

Neither 6 5 6 9 4 5 8 5 7 3 5 7 6 7 4 6 5 6 7 6Not sure 5 2 4 1 3 5 6 4 7 11 8 4 2 4 8 4 6 4 5 9

Which of these do you think is the best description of what it means to be “in poverty” in Britain today?

You are in poverty if you have enough to buy the things you really need, but not enough to buy the things most people

take for granted7 4 10 6 5 10 6 9 5 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 9

You are in poverty if you have a place to live, and enough money to live on, but nothing else 18 11 23 20 12 24 20 20 16 21 18 18 17 16 21 17 14 21 21 20

You are in poverty if you don't have a place to live, or enough to eat or live on 70 83 62 72 80 60 70 66 73 61 67 71 74 73 65 72 74 69 66 63

None of these 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 2Not sure 4 1 2 0 2 3 3 3 4 9 7 1 1 2 5 2 4 3 3 6







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Which of the following statements best reflects your views?

Most people living in poverty in the UK today are doing so because of their own bad choices and decisions 24 43 13 19 41 12 18 27 22 24 23 23 26 27 20 25 28 25 21 14

Most people living in poverty in the UK today are there because of things that have happened to them outside of

their own control48 28 66 46 31 63 55 47 49 48 40 52 51 43 55 49 43 47 51 58

Neither 17 20 14 25 16 15 19 17 17 12 21 16 15 20 13 15 17 16 17 15Don't know 11 9 7 9 11 10 8 10 13 16 17 9 7 10 13 11 11 11 11 13

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Some people who are poor are much more deserving than other people who are poor. We should focus help on those who are trying hard and doing the right thing, rather than those who have made themselves poor”

Agree 71 85 63 74 85 62 68 74 69 65 66 71 80 73 70 76 74 72 70 60Disagree 16 8 25 14 6 25 18 15 16 18 17 17 12 16 16 15 14 15 17 22

Don't know 13 8 12 13 9 13 14 10 15 17 17 12 8 11 15 10 12 13 13 18

Which of the following experiences when growing up do you think are most likely to lead to someone experiencing poverty later in their lives? Please tick up to three.

Growing up with parents who are drug addicts or alcoholics 60 67 60 54 64 60 60 58 62 51 57 60 68 63 57 60 61 59 57 69

Failing to get any qualifications at school 37 40 38 34 40 35 41 39 35 43 38 37 33 39 34 40 37 36 35 35Growing up with parents who are unemployed 33 37 33 30 36 32 35 35 31 25 34 32 36 35 31 35 31 34 33 35

Growing up with parents who are abusive 32 34 32 30 32 31 33 31 34 30 31 31 36 34 29 34 33 28 34 33Getting into trouble with the law as a teenager 23 25 23 28 23 23 20 22 24 23 23 26 19 23 23 22 25 21 21 22

Getting pregnant as a teenager 21 27 15 22 26 15 23 21 21 21 20 20 24 20 23 23 22 22 20 15Growing up in poor or overcrowded housing 18 14 23 19 15 25 17 19 17 19 13 18 23 18 19 21 17 20 15 22

Growing up in a care home 15 13 17 20 13 16 18 13 17 18 14 15 15 17 13 13 13 14 18 18Growing up with parents who are low earners 7 4 9 12 4 8 9 9 5 8 5 8 7 6 8 5 5 10 8 6

Growing up with a single parent, rather than two parents 6 7 8 4 7 6 7 9 4 9 4 6 8 5 8 4 6 5 10 2None of these 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 5 6 2

Don't know 5 2 4 3 3 5 4 5 6 9 8 4 2 4 7 3 6 6 5 4







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Which two or three of the following things do you think would be the most effective things the government could do to create a fairer society? Please tick up to three

Reduce unemployment 45 49 46 42 47 46 41 46 44 35 42 47 49 48 41 37 46 47 44 49Reduce taxes on low earners 45 45 43 57 46 43 49 47 44 34 38 48 53 46 44 46 43 48 47 40

Reduce the cost of living 38 35 41 35 35 39 36 36 39 31 45 38 32 35 41 33 35 40 43 35Improve state education 29 38 25 26 35 27 28 31 27 29 28 28 31 35 21 35 28 27 27 31

Increase the minimum wage 29 18 38 28 19 38 33 26 31 28 25 31 30 25 34 30 28 27 30 33Reduce crime rates in poor areas 23 31 19 24 30 19 19 24 22 20 23 23 24 25 20 24 25 21 21 21

Reduce the cost of housing 21 20 20 19 21 18 20 21 21 28 25 16 19 19 23 21 20 21 21 26Increase state pensions 18 15 18 21 20 18 19 17 19 12 8 16 31 15 21 18 20 18 15 17

Reduce tuition fees for students 11 7 15 9 8 14 16 10 12 22 9 11 7 11 11 13 9 13 12 8Ban private education 4 1 6 3 1 6 5 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4

Increase welfare benefits 3 1 6 2 1 5 3 3 3 6 2 4 2 1 6 2 4 4 4 3None of these 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2

Don't know 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 7 7 3 0 3 5 4 4 3 3 6







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What do you think is the MAIN reason why some people are unemployed for long periods of time?

Benefits are too generous or easy to claim 33 50 22 30 49 22 29 30 35 23 32 32 39 35 30 34 34 30 36 23There are not enough jobs available 20 10 28 17 11 25 22 20 20 21 17 21 20 17 24 19 16 21 24 20

They do not have the skills necessary to fill the jobs available 16 12 21 20 11 21 22 17 14 22 13 17 14 17 14 16 15 17 12 21

The rewards from working are too small 14 9 14 20 10 16 13 14 14 11 12 15 15 14 13 15 13 16 10 17They are lazy or lacking in willpower 12 17 10 8 16 12 7 13 11 11 16 11 10 13 11 11 16 10 11 8

Other 2 0 2 3 1 1 4 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3Don't know 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 9 7 2 1 3 6 3 4 2 4 7

Thinking about the benefits available to people who are out of work, which of the following comes closest to your view?

Benefits for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship 16 4 26 17 5 25 18 18 15 16 14 20 14 13 21 15 13 16 18 24

Benefits for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs 50 72 37 45 73 37 43 49 51 43 52 46 57 54 45 50 55 51 48 35

Benefits for unemployed people are at about the right level 15 11 18 21 8 16 20 18 12 21 14 16 13 16 14 15 14 14 16 15None of these 7 3 10 7 4 10 6 7 7 5 7 8 7 8 6 5 6 7 8 13

Don't know 12 10 8 9 10 12 12 8 15 16 13 11 9 10 14 15 12 12 10 13







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Currently when an unemployed person starts claiming Jobseekers Allowance they sign an agreement which states what steps they will take to find a job in order to receive their benefit. If they do not comply with these requirements afterwards - for example by refusing job offers, or refusing to attend interviews - then they lose some of their benefit income for a period. Thinking about what sanctions, if any, should be given to people claiming Jobseekers Allowance who refuse job offers or interviews, which of the following best reflects your view?

They should not lose any of their benefits 6 1 8 10 3 7 8 7 5 4 7 7 6 5 8 8 6 6 6 7

They should lose a small amount of their benefits (e.g. 10%) 19 10 27 21 9 25 20 20 18 25 16 21 16 17 21 15 16 23 19 21

They should lose a large amount of their benefits, say half, but keep enough to cover their basic needs 49 57 45 53 58 47 52 50 49 46 45 49 55 51 47 53 48 48 50 53

They should lose all their benefits, regardless of what hardship it causes 21 29 16 16 27 15 16 20 22 21 26 18 20 23 18 20 26 20 19 14

Don't know 5 2 4 1 3 6 3 4 6 6 7 5 3 4 6 4 5 4 6 6

We would like you to think about how this principle should be applied to different groups. In each case imagine someone in that situation was receiving Jobseekers Allowance but was not complying with their jobseekers’ agreement – for example, refusing job offers or not undertaking enough job search activities.

In each case, what sanctions do you think would be appropriate for someone in that situation who do not comply with their jobseekers agreement?People who are single

Should not lose any of their benefits 7 5 8 9 5 8 7 10 5 11 9 7 4 7 8 7 7 6 8 9Should lose a small amount of their benefits (e.g. 10%) 18 10 27 16 10 23 20 18 18 26 14 21 14 16 20 18 15 21 19 19

Should lose a large amount of their benefits, but keep enough to cover their basic needs 47 51 46 49 50 47 52 47 48 36 43 47 57 49 45 44 46 49 48 49

Should lose all their benefits, regardless of what hardship it causes 21 32 13 21 31 15 15 20 23 18 25 20 22 23 20 26 26 19 18 14

Don't know 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 6 7 8 10 5 3 5 7 5 6 4 7 9







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Single parents who have dependent children who live with them




Don't know 6 2 6 5 4 7 6 6 6 9 9 5 4 6 7 7 6 5 7 8

People who are in a couple where the other person is not working, and have dependent children who live with them




Don't know 7 3 7 4 4 7 6 7 7 9 10 7 4 6 9 6 7 5 8 10

People in a couple where the other person is working, and have dependent children who live with them




Don't know 7 3 7 7 4 7 6 7 7 9 10 7 4 6 8 7 7 4 8 10







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People who are drug usersShould not lose any of their benefits 4 1 5 6 1 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 2 4 5 8 3 3 4 7

Should lose a small amount of their benefits (e.g. 10%) 11 8 16 9 6 15 13 12 10 12 9 13 8 12 9 10 10 12 12 8Should lose a large amount of their benefits, but keep

enough to cover their basic needs 38 38 39 44 37 41 40 36 40 35 36 38 41 39 36 39 36 39 38 38


Don't know 8 4 8 7 6 9 7 7 9 9 11 8 6 8 9 6 9 7 9 11

People who have been in prison, or have a criminal record




Don't know 9 5 9 6 6 9 8 8 9 10 12 8 6 8 10 7 10 7 10 10

People who have claimed benefits lots of times before




Don't know 8 4 8 7 5 9 7 7 9 9 11 8 5 7 10 7 8 9 8 10

People who are caring for a relativeShould not lose any of their benefits 53 45 62 58 49 58 59 56 51 38 40 58 66 48 61 56 49 56 53 59

Should lose a small amount of their benefits (e.g. 10%) 21 28 18 17 26 19 16 21 22 23 24 21 19 24 18 18 24 20 22 17Should lose a large amount of their benefits, but keep

enough to cover their basic needs 14 18 11 12 16 11 15 12 15 25 17 11 11 16 11 15 15 14 13 12


Don't know 7 3 7 6 5 9 6 7 7 11 12 6 3 7 8 7 7 6 7 10







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How many hours each day do you think a person on Jobseeker's Allowance should have to be searching for work, applying for jobs, or in order to receive benefits?

There should not be a requirement 14 8 18 14 9 16 17 15 14 10 14 16 14 12 17 13 15 13 16 131 Hour 7 5 9 9 3 9 11 7 7 13 8 7 4 5 9 4 6 8 8 11

2 Hours 18 19 18 15 19 18 15 19 18 16 22 19 15 18 18 13 15 20 24 153-5 hours 31 33 32 41 32 32 35 31 31 29 26 33 34 33 28 40 31 31 26 305-8 hours 19 26 15 11 26 16 13 19 19 20 19 16 22 21 16 18 23 18 15 17

Don't know 11 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 12 12 11 9 11 10 11 12 10 10 10 14

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statementsPeople with children should have to pay less tax to compensate for the costs of bringing them up




People with children should be given higher benefits to compensate for the costs of bringing them up










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People who have more than three children should not get extra child benefit if they have a fourth




The government should try to encourage marriage through the benefits system




The government should try to discourage people from becoming lone parents




people who have been out of work for 12 months or more, who are physically and mentally capable of undertaking a job, should be required to do community work in return for their state benefits.










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People should not be offered council houses that are worth more than the average house in their local authority




People should not be offered council housing in expensive areas










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On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 means the poorest tenth of people in Britain, and 10 means the richest tenth, where would you say you fit in?

1 - I would be amongst the poorest people in Britain 3 2 4 2 2 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 2 1 6 3 2 5 4 32 6 3 8 4 5 6 4 6 6 6 4 7 6 3 10 6 5 6 6 73 17 14 18 12 17 19 14 16 19 11 18 21 14 14 21 12 19 17 18 164 21 20 21 20 21 22 20 21 21 22 19 19 25 20 23 22 19 23 21 215 25 26 25 32 25 23 31 24 25 23 23 26 26 28 21 26 23 27 25 246 15 19 15 9 18 14 14 15 14 17 18 12 15 17 11 15 16 12 13 177 7 10 6 9 7 7 9 9 5 8 7 7 7 9 3 10 8 5 6 78 2 3 1 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 19 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

10 - I would be amongst the richest people in Britain 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Not sure 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 4 6 5 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3

Which of the following would you say best describes you?

Working class 36 24 43 28 27 48 26 37 35 25 32 43 35 24 51 31 31 36 42 43Upper working class 12 13 14 12 13 14 12 13 11 13 14 12 11 14 11 12 10 14 14 12Lower middle class 17 19 18 19 17 16 24 18 17 23 20 14 16 19 15 17 17 21 15 13

Middle class 23 33 18 26 32 15 27 21 26 27 20 21 28 32 12 28 29 20 17 21Upper middle class 2 5 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 0

Upper class 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0None of these 5 3 3 7 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 7

Don't know 4 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 5 5 7 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 3

And which of the following would you say best describes your parents?

Working class 45 36 50 38 39 57 39 48 43 25 36 53 53 37 56 38 37 50 53 54Upper working class 13 13 16 9 14 15 10 13 13 13 18 10 11 14 11 15 13 13 11 11Lower middle class 13 15 13 12 12 10 19 12 13 23 12 11 11 14 11 13 13 14 12 10

Middle class 18 26 14 29 24 11 22 17 20 22 19 17 17 23 12 21 25 13 15 14Upper middle class 4 6 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 7 5 2 3 5 3 4 5 4 2 2

Upper class 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0None of these 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 5

Don't know 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 6 6 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3


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