YouGov Survey Results
Results

Sample Size: 1971
Fieldwork: 1st to 3rd February 2005
 
Are you?
Age
Social Grade
Region
Total
Male
Female
18 to 29
30 to 50
Over 50
ABC1
C2DE
London
Rest of South
Midlands and Wales
North
Scotland
Weighted base
2014
966
1048
451
777
786
1085
929
249
563
504
485
177
Unweighted base
1971
991
980
407
746
818
1137
834
343
415
437
561
179
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
It is a good thing that Britain is a multicultural society
Strongly agree (2)
19
19
18
29
19
12
21
17
27
16
18
18
19
Agree (1)
37
38
36
45
36
34
37
38
37
40
36
34
40
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
23
22
25
11
25
28
23
23
16
23
25
26
22
Disagree (-1)
13
12
14
7
13
18
13
13
13
12
15
14
12
Strongly disagree (-2)
6
7
4
4
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
7
7
Don’t know
2
1
3
4
2
1
1
3
2
4
1
1
1
Mean
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.91
0.52
0.27
0.55
0.45
0.68
0.49
0.47
0.44
0.52
The government has immigration under control
Strongly agree (2)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
Agree (1)
6
8
5
8
6
5
7
5
9
4
5
6
10
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
14
15
14
21
12
12
15
13
17
14
14
12
18
Disagree (-1)
33
28
37
37
32
31
33
34
28
32
39
33
31
Strongly disagree (-2)
44
46
41
28
47
49
43
44
43
47
41
45
37
Don’t know
2
1
3
5
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
2
Mean
-1.14
-1.12
-1.16
-0.88
-1.2
-1.23
-1.11
-1.19
-1.02
-1.22
-1.18
-1.18
-0.95
I am concerned that Britain is losing its own culture
Strongly agree (2)
30
30
30
18
30
36
28
32
32
30
30
32
20
Agree (1)
31
32
31
32
32
30
33
30
25
31
33
34
30
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
15
15
15
17
16
13
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
Disagree (-1)
15
16
15
21
15
13
16
15
16
14
15
12
27
Strongly disagree (-2)
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
7
6
7
8
Don’t know
1
0
2
4
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Mean
0.61
0.61
0.62
0.33
0.63
0.76
0.58
0.65
0.55
0.63
0.66
0.72
0.25
The government is open and honest about the scale of immigration into Britain
Strongly agree (2)
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Agree (1)
7
9
5
9
7
7
8
6
6
7
7
7
12
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
13
14
13
21
11
12
13
15
16
12
15
12
10
Disagree (-1)
33
28
37
37
36
28
34
31
35
32
32
34
35
Strongly disagree (-2)
41
43
39
26
42
49
41
42
37
43
41
42
38
Don’t know
4
3
5
7
3
3
3
5
5
5
3
3
3
Mean
-1.1
-1.05
-1.14
-0.86
-1.15
-1.18
-1.08
-1.13
-1.07
-1.15
-1.09
-1.12
-0.97
We need more immigrants to do the jobs that British people don’t want to do
Strongly agree (2)
3
5
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
5
Agree (1)
12
16
8
14
10
13
15
9
14
10
11
11
18
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
17
19
15
18
15
18
19
15
23
13
18
17
18
Disagree (-1)
33
30
36
30
36
34
35
32
30
34
35
34
30
Strongly disagree (-2)
32
30
35
30
36
30
27
39
27
37
32
33
27
Don’t know
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
1
1
Mean
-0.81
-0.66
-0.95
-0.7
-0.94
-0.75
-0.67
-0.97
-0.63
-0.95
-0.85
-0.84
-0.56
Immigration is having a positive effect on the quality of life in Britain
Strongly agree (2)
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
2
4
7
Agree (1)
15
17
13
15
13
18
16
14
17
13
17
14
19
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
24
25
24
30
24
21
28
21
29
22
24
24
29
Disagree (-1)
26
24
27
22
26
27
26
25
22
27
27
25
22
Strongly disagree (-2)
27
26
28
23
30
26
23
31
25
30
27
29
18
Don’t know
3
3
4
6
2
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
5
Mean
-0.57
-0.49
-0.65
-0.52
-0.65
-0.52
-0.48
-0.67
-0.45
-0.67
-0.6
-0.62
-0.26
Too many immigrants are coming to Britain
Strongly agree (2)
37
36
38
24
39
42
33
42
32
40
37
41
29
Agree (1)
30
30
31
34
29
29
30
30
30
27
34
30
31
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
14
14
14
15
14
14
17
11
15
15
12
14
16
Disagree (-1)
10
12
9
14
9
9
12
8
14
9
9
8
16
Strongly disagree (-2)
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
5
7
4
5
6
6
Don’t know
3
2
4
7
2
2
2
4
2
5
2
2
3
Mean
0.86
0.8
0.91
0.61
0.89
0.97
0.75
1
0.68
0.93
0.91
0.93
0.62
Immigration is adding to pressure on our public services
Strongly agree (2)
40
41
40
29
43
44
37
44
38
44
41
40
33
Agree (1)
35
34
35
38
34
33
37
32
35
31
36
35
39
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
11
11
11
15
11
9
12
10
11
10
12
12
9
Disagree (-1)
7
8
6
7
5
8
7
6
6
7
5
7
12
Strongly disagree (-2)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
3
4
4
Don’t know
3
2
4
6
2
1
2
4
2
5
2
2
3
Mean
1.03
1.01
1.05
0.86
1.08
1.08
0.98
1.1
0.93
1.1
1.1
1.01
0.89
The Government is listening to the public’s concerns about current immigration levels
Strongly agree (2)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Agree (1)
13
14
12
16
12
12
15
10
13
13
11
11
22
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
16
15
16
23
15
12
15
16
18
14
17
16
13
Disagree (-1)
29
27
31
30
30
26
29
29
28
28
30
30
27
Strongly disagree (-2)
38
40
35
25
38
45
36
40
39
38
38
38
34
Don’t know
3
2
5
5
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
3
2
Mean
-0.91
-0.91
-0.92
-0.66
-0.94
-1.02
-0.85
-0.98
-0.95
-0.94
-0.93
-0.95
-0.7
Current Government policy on immigration is right for the needs of the country
Strongly agree (2)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Agree (1)
7
9
6
10
6
7
9
6
9
6
6
9
9
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
17
16
17
23
16
13
17
16
19
14
21
14
18
Disagree (-1)
30
29
31
30
32
29
30
30
30
28
29
33
33
Strongly disagree (-2)
38
40
37
25
39
45
36
41
37
42
38
38
32
Don’t know
6
3
8
11
4
5
6
6
4
9
5
4
6
Mean
-1.03
-1.01
-1.05
-0.73
-1.07
-1.15
-0.97
-1.09
-0.96
-1.15
-1.01
-1.01
-0.9
You have to be white to be English
Strongly agree (2)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
Agree (1)
3
3
2
1
2
5
4
2
4
5
1
2
3
Neither agree nor disagree (0)
9
9
9
7
9
11
8
10
8
9
8
12
5
Disagree (-1)
26
22
30
17
24
34
25
27
23
25
29
28
22
Strongly disagree (-2)
56
60
52