Category: News
Date: 04.09.2006
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Nearly half (47 per cent) of people surveyed in a poll for 91Èȱ¬ ONE's Six O'Clock News think Britain is a worse place to live than 20 years ago - with a 'lack of respect' and 'crime' among the main reasons cited by respondents.
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Twenty-seven per cent of those asked think that Britain is neither better nor worse than 20 years ago, while 24% think it is now a better place.
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The exclusive poll conducted by ICM is part of the early evening bulletin's look at the Changing Face of Britain - which includes a series of special reports this week (Monday 4 September to Friday 8 September).
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The 74% who think it is either worse or no better to live in Britain than two decades ago were then asked to identify three key reasons to explain their views.
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The main reasons cited were:
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47% a lack of respect
46% crime
31% cost of living
28% terrorism
28% immigration
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The 24% who responded that Britain is better than it was 20 years ago were asked to choose the biggest challenges facing Britain today. They identified 'terrorism' as the top challenge.
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The results were:
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44% terrorism
43% crime
34% environment
34% a lack of respect
33% quality of public services
26% immigration
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Notes to Editors
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ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,006 adults living in Britain.
Any use of the above findings must be credited to 91Èȱ¬ ONE's Six O'Clock News.
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