DAILY POLITICS POLITICAL POLL l

CATI Fieldwork : March 13th-16th 2009

Table 1
Q.1 Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Base: All respondents Gender Age Social Grade Region
Wales
North &
South Mid- Eng- South Scot-
Total Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ AB C1 C2 DE East lands land West land
Unweighted base 1004 424 580 56 132 176 210 197 233 307 225 163 309 261 262 248 144 89
Weighted base 1004 482 522 119 159 199 169 149 209 261 291 211 241 263 263 248 142 88
The current economic crisis
has made me more likely to
support Britain joining the
euro
Agree 313 163 150 33 63 61 55 46 55 94 87 60 72 100 70 71 48 24
31% 34% 29% 28% 39% 31% 33% 31% 26% 36% 30% 28% 30% 38% 27% 29% 34% 28%
Disagree 639 301 338 85 90 125 105 95 138 152 193 142 152 150 177 160 91 61
64% 62% 65% 71% 57% 63% 62% 64% 66% 58% 66% 68% 63% 57% 67% 65% 64% 69%
Don't know 53 18 34 1 6 13 8 9 16 15 11 9 17 14 16 17 3 3
5% 4% 7% 1% 4% 6% 5% 6% 7% 6% 4% 4% 7% 5% 6% 7% 2% 3%
Britain benefits overall from
membership of the European
Union in terms of jobs and
trade

Agree 440 242 198 69 80 92 72 57 70 130 145 81 85 122 118 115 50 36

44% 50% 38% 58% 50% 46% 43% 38% 33% 50% 50% 38% 35% 46% 45% 46% 35% 41%
Disagree 515 227 287 45 69 101 89 87 125 122 137 115 141 132 130 119 84 49
51% 47% 55% 37% 43% 51% 53% 58% 60% 47% 47% 55% 58% 50% 50% 48% 59% 56%
Don't know 49 13 37 5 10 6 8 6 14 9 9 15 16 9 15 15 8 3
5% 3% 7% 4% 6% 3% 5% 4% 7% 4% 3% 7% 6% 3% 6% 6% 6% 3%
Britain should leave the EU
but maintain close trading
links
Agree 552 263 289 65 76 106 86 85 134 124 149 130 149 135 146 134 88 49
55% 55% 55% 55% 48% 53% 51% 57% 64% 47% 51% 62% 62% 51% 56% 54% 62% 55%
Disagree 410 207 202 52 74 83 78 58 65 129 138 68 76 120 101 102 49 37
41% 43% 39% 44% 46% 42% 46% 39% 31% 49% 47% 32% 31% 45% 39% 41% 35% 42%
Don't know 42 11 31 2 9 10 4 6 10 9 4 12 16 8 15 12 4 2
4% 2% 6% 2% 6% 5% 3% 4% 5% 3% 2% 6% 7% 3% 6% 5% 3% 2%
 DAILY POLITICS POLITICAL POLL l
CATI Fieldwork : March 13th-16th 2009

Table 1
Q.1 Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Base: All respondents Gender Age Social Grade Region
Wales
North &
South Mid- Eng- South Scot-
Total Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ AB C1 C2 DE East lands land West land
Weighted base 1004 482 522 119 159 199 169 149 209 261 291 211 241 263 263 248 142 88
The British people should
decide in a vote before Britain
transfers any further power to
the European Union

Agree 847 400 446 103 137 168 139 126 173 213 251 186 197 213 228 207 121 78
84% 83% 86% 87% 86% 85% 82% 85% 83% 81% 86% 88% 82% 81% 87% 83% 86% 89%
Disagree 131 71 60 13 18 27 25 20 28 44 38 21 28 41 26 38 18 8
13% 15% 12% 11% 11% 14% 15% 14% 13% 17% 13% 10% 12% 16% 10% 15% 13% 9%
Don't know 26 10 16 3 3 3 5 3 8 4 2 4 15 9 9 3 3 2
3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 4% 2% 1% 2% 6% 4% 3% 1% 2% 2%