Hull West & Hessle Immigration Survey – FINAL weighted data
9044: Hull West & Hessle Immigration Survey
Weighted Topline results
§ Results from a survey of 1,026 randomly selected respondents in the Hull West & Hessle constituency.
§ Quotas were applied to be representative by ward, age, gender and working status, and the data was weighted to this profile also.
§ Bases shown are all respondents unless otherwise stated.
§ Where figures do not add up to 100% this may be due to rounding, where respondents could give more than one answer or where some respondents answered ‘Don’t know’ or ‘Refused’.
§ * indicates less than 0.5%; - indicates a zero value.
§ No results to be published without first receiving prior approval from ORB. Approval only withheld in cases of inaccuracy and/or misinterpretation.
Q1: To begin, what do you consider as the main issue facing the country at the moment? / All respondentsBase: 1026
Economy – credit crunch / recession / unemployment etc / 62%
Immigration / 9%
Swine flu / 7%
Afghanistan / war in Afghanistan / British casualties / 5%
Problems with politicians – expenses scandal etc / 4%
Crime in general e.g. burglaries, vandalism / 2%
Violent crime e.g. guns and knives, muggings / 2%
Anti-social behaviour / young people causing trouble / gangs / 2%
NHS / hospitals / healthcare / 1%
Energy – high prices of gas, petrol and electricity / 1%
Education – availability / standards / 1%
Taxes / *
Environmental / green issues / climate change / global warming / *
Transport / *
Elderly / needs of pensioners / *
Nursery / pre-school availability / provision / -
Pension provision / people saving enough for their retirement / -
Other / 1%
Don’t know / 4%
Refused / 1%
Q2a: According to official statistics, over the next 20 or so years the population of the UK will rise by more than 10 million, from 61 million today to over 70 million. Thinking about a UK population of this size, are you …? / All respondents
Base: 1026
Q2b: Of the additional 10 million people, it is estimated that 7 million will be as a result of immigration. How concerned are you about this level of immigration?
Q2a / Q2b
Very concerned / 32% / 58%
Fairly concerned / 36% / 27%
Not very concerned / 19% / 7%
Not concerned at all / 12% / 7%
Don’t know / 1% / *
Q3: The UK population is 61 million today. According to official statistics, if the number of immigrants continues at about the present expected level of 190,000 a year, the UK population will exceed 70 million in twenty years’ time.
If the number of immigrants is reduced sharply to 50,000 a year, the population will grow to just below 70 million.
If immigration is cut back to zero – so the number leaving the UK to live abroad is the same as the number being allowed to settle here, then the population will stabilise at 65 million.
Given this, what do you think would be best for Britain? / All respondents
Base: 1026
Immigration of more than the present level of 190,000 a year / 2%
190,000 a year / 3%
100,000 a year / 4%
50,000 a year / 27%
No net migration (one in, one out) / 56%
Don’t know / 8%
Q4: Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary and your local MP, said this week that he “does not lie awake at night” worrying that the population will hit 70 million, and that he would not put a cap on the number of immigrants settling in the UK.
Based on what he has said on population size and immigration, do you think Mr Johnson is in touch with people like you or is he out of touch? / All respondents
Base: 1026
He is in touch / 15%
He is out of touch / 80%
Don’t know / 5%
Q5: Do you agree or disagree with Mr Johnson’s general attitude to the issue of population size and immigration? / All respondents
Base: 1026
Strongly agree – absolutely no need to worry about these issues / 5%
Agree / 10%
Disagree / 28%
Strongly disagree – he should be far more concerned / 50%
Neither agree nor disagree / 4%
Don’t know / 4%
Q6: Could you also please say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements? / All respondents
Base: 1026
a) Foreign workers are needed to do the jobs that Britons cannot or will not do
b) Immigration is putting too much pressure on public services
c) I am concerned that the levels of immigration into Britain are causing it to lose its own identity and culture
Q6a / Q6b / Q6c
Strongly agree / 6% / 46% / 48%
Agree / 27% / 34% / 26%
Disagree / 32% / 12% / 17%
Strongly disagree / 31% / 4% / 8%
Neither agree nor disagree / 2% / 2% / 1%
Don’t know / 2% / 2% / 1%
Q7: Some people we have spoken to say they would vote in the next general election, others have said they wil not. Using a ten point scale, where 10 means you are absolutely certain to vote and 1 means you are certain not to vote, could you say how likely it is that you will vote in the next general election? / All respondents
Base: 1026
10 – absolutely certain to vote / 47%
9 / 4%
8 / 8%
7 / 7%
6 / 3%
5 / 6%
4 / 3%
3 / 2%
2 / 2%
1 – certain not to vote / 14%
Don’t know / 2%
Q8: If the General Election was taking place tomorrow, would you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, or for another party such as the BNP, the Green Party or UKIP? / All respondents who would vote (codes710)
Base: 695
Conservative / 18%
Labour / 17%
Liberal Democrat / 13%
BNP (British National Party) / 6%
Independent candidate / 2%
Green Party / 3%
UKIP / 7%
Other / -
Don’t know / 20%
Refused / 14%
Q9. OK, even if you don’t know who you would vote for yet, which Party are you leaning towards right now? Even if it is only a slight leaning, would you please say which Party you’re leaning more towards? Is it the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, or another party such as the BNP, the Green Party or UKIP? / All respondents who could not name a party at Q8
Base: 234
Conservative / 8%
Labour / 13%
Liberal Democrat / 10%
BNP (British National Party) / 2%
Independent candidate / 1%
Green Party / *
UKIP / 3%
Other / -
Don’t know / 35%
Refused / 27%
Q8/9 (combined): Voting intention / All respondents who would vote (codes710)
Base: 695
Conservative / 21%
Labour / 21%
Liberal Democrat / 16%
BNP (British National Party) / 7%
Independent candidate / 2%
Green Party / 3%
UKIP / 8%
Other / -
Don’t know / 12%
Refused / 9%
Q8/9 (combined): Voting intention / All respondents who would vote and named a party
Base: 554
Conservative / 26%
Labour / 27%
Liberal Democrat / 21%
BNP (British National Party) / 8%
Independent candidate / 3%
Green Party / 4%
UKIP / 10%
Other / -
Q10: Would you please tell me the party you voted for at the last general election in May 2005? / All respondents
Base: 1026
Conservative / 12%
Labour / 31%
Liberal Democrat / 9%
BNP (British National Party) / 2%
Independent candidate / *
Green Party / *
UKIP / 2%
Other / 1%
Did not vote in last general election / 32%
Don’t know / 4%
Refused / 7%
Demographics
Base: 1026
Male / 49%
Female / 51%
D2: Age / All respondents
Base: 1026
18-24 / 10%
25-34 / 10%
35-44 / 28%
45-54 / 17%
55-64 / 12%
65+ / 22%
Refused / -
D3: Working status / All respondents
Base: 1026
Full-time employee (30+ hours per week) / 38%
Part-time employee (8-29 hours per week) / 12%
Full-time self-employed (30+ hours per week) / 6%
Part-time self-employed (8-29 hours per week) / 1%
Retired / 14%
Still at school / *
In full-time higher education / 5%
Unemployed (seeking work) / 6%
Not in paid employment (not seeking work) / 18%
Refused / *
D4: Ward / All respondents
Base: 1026
Boothferry / 15%
Derringham / 14%
Hessle / 19%
Myton / 15%
Newington / 14%
Pickering / 15%
St Andrew’s / 8%
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