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Table 13

Q.3 Have you ever heard of genetically modified (or GM) foods before?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Yes

1887
932
92%
93%

171
94%

166
144
100
180
88%
90%
92%
94%

235
91%

238
184
301
755
91%
98%
92%
92%

No

163
8%

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72
7%

954
91%
91
9%

206
281
354
328
296
422
518
554
405
410
164
84%
86%
91%
94%
96%
98%
94%
93%
94%
87%
92%
40
16%

47
14%

36
9%

20
6%

12
4%

9
2%

35
6%

41
7%

26
6%

62
13%

14
8%

84
221
91%
92%
8
9%

20
8%

10
6%

23
12%

16
10%

9
8%

12
6%

23
9%

25
9%

3
2%

25
8%

68
8%

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Table 13

Q.3 Have you ever heard of genetically modified (or GM) foods before?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Yes

1887
92%

554
91%

220
93%

334
90%

446
89%

474
95%

350
98%

824
96%

678
93%

436
95%

498
93%

73
94%

22
92%

78
81%

5
87%

989
92%

603
94%

196
93%

40
79%

No

163
8%

53
9%

18
7%

36
10%

57
11%

26
5%

8
2%

34
4%

54
7%

24
5%

36
7%

5
6%

2
8%

18
19%

1
13%

86
8%

38
6%

14
7%

11
21%

Total

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Table 14

Q.4 Genetically modified (GM) food is made from plants or microorganisms that have been changed by altering their genes. For example a plant
might have its genes modified to make it resistant to a particular plant disease, to improve its food quality or to help it grow faster..
What would you say is your level of interest in the issue of genetically modified food?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Interested

1347
661
66% 66%

685
66%

119
66%

115
110
61%
69%

191
74%

178
132
221
543
68%
71% 68%
66%

141
210
253
229
227
286
375
378
298
296
106
57%
64% 65%
66%
74%
66% 68%
64%
69%
63% 59%

Very interested

(4)

328
150
16% 15%

178
17%

Fairly interested

(3) 1018
511
50% 51%

507
49%

Not very interested

(2)

544
259
27% 26%

285
27%

83
34%

89
100
27% 26%

91
26%

Not at all
interested

(1)

100
5%

57
6%

42
4%

11
4%

15
4%

20
6%

644
316
31% 31%

328
31%

NET: Not interested


No opinion
Mean

59
3%
2.79

27
3%
2.77

33
3%
2.81

25
10%

51
16%

67
17%

25
14%

12
13%

36
15%

24
13%

31
17%

31
20%

15
14%

25
13%

50
19%

38
15%

116
159
187
177
172
207
278
285
226
230
47%
49% 48%
51%
56%
48% 50%
48%
52%
49%

80
45%

40
122
43%
51%

95
53%

84
44%

79
49%

49
45%

96
50%

141
55%

140
53%

63
35%

27
29%

66
27%

44
24%

55
29%

35
22%

34
31%

54
28%

54
21%

64
24%

47
25%

28
6%

6
3%

5
6%

12
5%

16
9%

9
5%

10
6%

6
5%

11
6%

6
2%

16
6%

3
2%

76
136
167
197
122
158
25%
31% 30%
33%
28%
33%

69
39%

33
35%

78
32%

60
33%

65
34%

45
28%

40
37%

65
34%

59
23%

80
30%

51
27%

4
2%

8
8%

5
2%

2
1%

10
5%

4
3%

5
5%

5
3%

7
3%

5
2%

4
2%

93
103
124
111
38%
31% 32%
32%
12
5%
2.66

14
4%
2.79

11
3%
2.78

8
2%
2.77

55
18%

79
18%

97
18%

93
16%

72
17%

63
121
58% 63%

67
14%

25
6%

52
15%

52
158
57%
66%

68
115
143
172
100
130
22%
27% 26%
29%
23%
27%
9
3%

4
1%
2.90

21
5%

9
2%
2.82

24
4%

12
2%
2.83

25
4%

20
3%
2.78

23
5%

10
2%
2.83

17
4%
2.74

2.72

2.70

2.77

2.71

2.76

2.85

2.70

2.72

2.94

2.78

40
21%

53
134
16%
16%

93
169
409
50% 52%
50%

2.92

83
210
26%
26%
10
3%

50
6%

93
260
29%
32%
11
3%
2.84

20
2%
2.78

Standard deviation

0.77

0.78

0.77

0.73

0.77

0.81

0.78

0.72

0.79

0.77

0.76

0.77

0.78

0.75

0.80

0.77

0.81

0.80

0.81

0.78

0.77

0.71

0.78

0.74

0.73

0.79

Standard error

0.02

0.03

0.02

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.06

0.08

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.04

0.03

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Table 14

Q.4 Genetically modified (GM) food is made from plants or microorganisms that have been changed by altering their genes. For example a plant
might have its genes modified to make it resistant to a particular plant disease, to improve its food quality or to help it grow faster..
What would you say is your level of interest in the issue of genetically modified food?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.
education

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

NET: Interested

1347
66%

470
77%

192
81%

277
75%

258
51%

325
65%

262
73%

587
68%

452
62%

305
66%

373
70%

58
74%

20
86%

60
62%

4
64%

673
63%

446
70%

159
76%

27
52%

Very interested

(4)

328
16%

175
29%

111
47%

64
17%

26
5%

51
10%

73
20%

124
14%

94
13%

81
18%

84
16%

26
33%

11
47%

16
17%

1
15%

154
14%

112
17%

48
23%

7
14%

Fairly interested

(3) 1018
50%

295
49%

82
34%

213
58%

233
46%

274
55%

189
53%

463
54%

358
49%

224
49%

289
54%

32
41%

9
39%

44
46%

3
50%

518
48%

334
52%

111
53%

20
39%

Not very interested

(2)

544
27%

102
17%

27
12%

74
20%

186
37%

152
30%

74
21%

226
26%

213
29%

120
26%

131
25%

16
20%

3
14%

29
30%

2
24%

307
29%

154
24%

42
20%

18
36%

Not at all
interested

(1)

100
5%

32
5%

16
7%

16
4%

34
7%

10
2%

18
5%

29
3%

47
6%

18
4%

17
3%

1
1%

7
7%

1
11%

62
6%

23
4%

4
2%

5
10%

644
31%

134
22%

43
18%

91
25%

220
44%

162
32%

93
26%

255
30%

260
35%

138
30%

148
28%

16
21%

3
14%

35
37%

2
36%

369
34%

177
28%

46
22%

24
46%

59
3%

4
1%

2
1%

2
*

25
5%

13
3%

4
1%

17
2%

21
3%

16
3%

14
3%

4
5%

1
1%

33
3%

17
3%

4
2%

1
1%

NET: Not interested


No opinion
Mean

2.79

3.01

3.22

2.88

2.52

2.75

2.89

2.81

2.70

2.83

2.85

3.12

3.34

2.73

2.68

2.73

2.86

2.99

2.57

Standard deviation

0.77

0.82

0.90

0.74

0.71

0.66

0.78

0.72

0.78

0.77

0.72

0.77

0.72

0.82

0.94

0.78

0.75

0.73

0.86

Standard error

0.02

0.03

0.06

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.08

0.15

0.09

0.38

0.02

0.03

0.05

0.13

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Table 15

Q.5 To what extent do you agree or disagree that genetically modified food should be encouraged?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Agree

556
386
27%
38%

170
16%

50
20%

98
30%

90
23%

81
23%

82
156
190
160
115
27%
36%
34%
27%
27%

90
19%

42
24%

21
23%

65
27%

41
23%

57
30%

38
24%

36
34%

59
31%

78
30%

72
27%

46
25%

99
213
30%
26%

Totally agree

(+2)

117
6%

84
8%

33
3%

15
6%

16
5%

16
4%

14
4%

19
6%

33
6%

25
6%

16
3%

12
7%

6
6%

17
7%

7
4%

8
4%

9
5%

9
8%

13
7%

16
6%

10
4%

11
6%

21
7%

Agree

(+1)

438
302
21%
30%

136
13%

35
14%

82
25%

74
19%

67
19%

63
118
147
127
21%
27%
27%
21%

90
21%

75
16%

30
17%

15
16%

48
20%

34
19%

49
26%

30
19%

28
25%

46
24%

62
24%

62
24%

35
19%

77
172
24%
21%

(0)

886
417
43%
42%

469
45%

133
137
186
144
104
182
217
275
183
212
54%
42%
48%
41%
34%
42%
39%
46%
42%
45%

73
41%

44
105
47%
43%

80
44%

79
42%

72
45%

50
46%

83
43%

106
41%

118
45%

Disagree

(-1)

402
129
20%
13%

273
26%

43
18%

70
21%

80
20%

78
23%

77
25%

53
12%

98
18%

98
17%

90
115
21%
24%

45
25%

20
21%

50
21%

45
25%

42
22%

33
21%

11
10%

29
15%

43
17%

47
18%

38
21%

68
155
21%
19%

Totally disagree

(-2)

206
10%

72
7%

134
13%

20
8%

23
7%

34
9%

45
13%

44
14%

40
9%

48
9%

61
10%

42
10%

54
12%

18
10%

9
9%

22
9%

14
8%

12
6%

17
10%

12
11%

20
11%

31
12%

26
10%

26
14%

22
7%

608
201
30%
20%

407
39%

63
26%

93
114
123
121
28%
29%
35%
39%

93
146
160
133
169
22%
26%
27%
31%
36%

63
35%

28
30%

72
30%

59
33%

54
28%

49
31%

22
20%

49
26%

74
29%

73
28%

64
34%

90
242
28%
29%

Neither agree or
disagree

NET: Disagree
Mean

38
9%

44
8%

41
5%

77
137
367
41%
42%
45%

88
11%

-0.07

0.20

-0.32

-0.07

-0.01

-0.11

-0.21

-0.21

0.14

0.07

-0.05

-0.08

-0.25

-0.15

-0.11

-0.05

-0.14

-0.12

0.11

0.02

-0.04

-0.07

-0.17

0.02

-0.09

Standard deviation

1.02

1.01

0.96

0.94

0.97

0.95

1.03

1.11

1.05

1.05

1.01

1.02

0.97

1.04

0.99

1.02

0.95

0.95

1.01

1.05

1.05

1.07

0.98

1.07

0.99

1.01

Standard error

0.02

0.03

0.03

0.07

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.04

0.08

0.10

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.11

0.08

0.07

0.06

0.08

0.06

0.04

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Table 15

Q.5 To what extent do you agree or disagree that genetically modified food should be encouraged?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

Strongly
disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1 tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4, NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

NET:
Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

1075

641

210

51

Total

NET: Agree

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

556
27%

77
13%

29
12%

48
13%

44
9%

144
29%

284
79%

427
50%

155
21%

116
25%

183
34%

29
38%

2
10%

32
33%

3
42%

230
21%

208
32%

82
39%

18
36%

Totally agree

(+2)

117
6%

22
4%

16
7%

6
2%

1
*

2
*

91
25%

93
11%

28
4%

27
6%

42
8%

6
8%

2
7%

6
6%

42
4%

48
8%

21
10%

4
9%

Agree

(+1)

438
21%

55
9%

13
5%

42
11%

43
8%

141
28%

192
54%

334
39%

127
17%

89
19%

141
26%

23
29%

1
3%

26
27%

3
42%

188
17%

159
25%

61
29%

14
27%

(0)

886
43%

100
16%

8
3%

92
25%

377
75%

286
57%

68
19%

354
41%

357
49%

186
40%

219
41%

25
33%

7
28%

41
43%

3
46%

499
46%

252
39%

79
37%

19
37%

Disagree

(-1)

402
20%

245
40%

62
26%

183
49%

75
15%

65
13%

4
1%

69
8%

136
19%

108
24%

93
17%

15
20%

10
40%

16
17%

220
20%

122
19%

36
17%

10
21%

Totally disagree

(-2)

206
10%

185
30%

138
58%

47
13%

8
2%

6
1%

2
1%

8
1%

84
11%

49
11%

40
7%

8
10%

5
22%

7
7%

1
11%

127
12%

59
9%

14
7%

4
7%

608
30%

430
71%

201
84%

230
62%

83
16%

71
14%

6
2%

77
9%

220
30%

158
34%

133
25%

23
30%

15
63%

23
24%

1
11%

346
32%

181
28%

50
24%

14
28%

Neither agree or
disagree

NET: Disagree
Mean

-0.07

-0.85

-1.24

-0.60

-0.09

0.14

1.02

0.51

-0.17

-0.14

0.10

0.06

-0.68

0.08

0.20

-0.19

0.02

0.19

0.10

Standard deviation

1.02

1.07

1.18

0.91

0.55

0.68

0.74

0.83

0.97

1.04

1.02

1.11

1.09

1.00

1.00

0.99

1.05

1.04

1.06

Standard error

0.02

0.04

0.08

0.05

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.04

0.12

0.23

0.11

0.41

0.03

0.04

0.07

0.16

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Table 16

Q.6 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


GM food is good for the UK economy
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Agree

591
379
29%
38%

212
20%

70
101
104
28%
31%
27%

Disagree

558
230
27%
23%

327
31%

61
25%

Don't know

901
394
44%
39%

507
48%

Prepared by Populus

80
151
193
164
125
109
26%
35%
35%
28%
29%
23%

34
19%

21
23%

80
33%

46
25%

53
28%

46
29%

32
30%

58
30%

87
34%

78
30%

54
29%

95
237
29%
29%

98
106
106
109
152
160
110
137
25%
30%
34%
25%
27%
27%
25%
29%

55
31%

36
39%

61
25%

50
28%

48
25%

39
25%

26
24%

42
22%

66
26%

71
27%

62
33%

87
210
27%
26%

116
149
187
157
122
171
208
271
196
226
47%
46%
48%
45%
40%
40%
38%
46%
46%
48%

88
50%

35
38%

99
41%

85
47%

88
47%

74
46%

50
46%

92
48%

104
40%

114
43%

77
24%

85
24%

71
143
375
38%
44%
46%

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Table 16

Q.6 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


GM food is good for the UK economy
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total

Agree

591
29%

86
14%

23
10%

63
17%

67
13%

173
35%

262
73%

436
51%

177
24%

131
28%

184
34%

36
46%

2
7%

32
34%

2
29%

267
25%

204
32%

85
41%

18
35%

Disagree

558
27%

369
61%

187
79%

183
49%

95
19%

74
15%

10
3%

84
10%

205
28%

127
28%

137
26%

21
27%

7
30%

27
28%

298
28%

180
28%

46
22%

16
31%

Don't know

901
44%

152
25%

28
12%

124
34%

342
68%

253
51%

86
24%

338
39%

350
48%

201
44%

214
40%

21
27%

15
63%

37
38%

4
71%

511
48%

258
40%

79
37%

17
34%

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Table 17

Q.7 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


GM food helps people in developing economies
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Agree

1093
615
53%
61%

479
46%

135
52%

139
102
172
441
53%
55%
53%
54%

Disagree

339
144
17%
14%

194
19%

41
17%

Don't know

618
245
30%
24%

373
36%

85
111
130
106
34%
34%
33%
30%

Prepared by Populus

120
155
194
188
170
267
322
331
230
211
49%
47%
50%
54%
55%
62%
58%
56%
53%
45%
62
19%

66
17%

55
16%

96
54%

48
129
52%
53%

90
50%

99
52%

85
53%

58
113
53%
59%

82
17%

29
16%

20
21%

35
15%

31
17%

28
15%

24
15%

15
14%

30
15%

48
18%

44
17%

36
19%

56
133
17%
16%

76
110
141
159
138
179
25%
26%
26%
27%
32%
38%

54
30%

25
27%

77
32%

60
33%

62
33%

51
32%

35
32%

50
26%

75
29%

80
31%

49
26%

97
248
30%
30%

61
20%

54
13%

90
104
16%
18%

62
14%

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Table 17

Q.7 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


GM food helps people in developing economies
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Agree

1093
53%

205
34%

47
20%

158
43%

206
41%

352
70%

319
89%

671
78%

367
50%

259
56%

311
58%

48
62%

11
48%

53
56%

3
40%

547
51%

356
55%

133
63%

33
64%

Disagree

339
17%

233
38%

147
62%

86
23%

53
10%

37
7%

11
3%

48
6%

111
15%

74
16%

87
16%

20
26%

7
27%

20
21%

156
14%

139
22%

26
13%

8
16%

Don't know

618
30%

170
28%

44
18%

126
34%

245
49%

111
22%

29
8%

140
16%

254
35%

126
27%

137
26%

10
13%

6
25%

23
24%

4
60%

372
35%

146
23%

51
24%

10
19%

Total

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Table 18

Q.8 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


GM food is safe for future generations
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Agree

500
327
24%
33%

173
17%

57
23%

77
24%

Disagree

564
206
27%
21%

357
34%

71
29%

95
102
29%
26%

Don't know

986
471
48%
47%

515
49%

Prepared by Populus

92
24%

69
20%

76
129
156
139
109
25%
30%
28%
23%
25%

97
20%

41
23%

22
23%

52
22%

43
24%

49
26%

29
18%

35
32%

48
25%

61
24%

71
27%

50
27%

87
191
27%
23%

93
148
166
109
140
22%
27%
28%
25%
30%

53
30%

28
30%

62
26%

49
27%

52
27%

43
27%

25
23%

39
20%

88
34%

64
24%

61
33%

88
231
27%
28%

118
155
195
181
128
209
249
289
212
235
48%
47%
50%
52%
41%
49%
45%
49%
49%
50%

84
47%

43
127
46%
53%

90
50%

89
47%

87
55%

49
105
45%
55%

109
42%

127
48%

98
104
28%
34%

76
151
401
40%
46%
49%

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Table 18

Q.8 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


GM food is safe for future generations
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total

Agree

500
24%

62
10%

21
9%

40
11%

64
13%

129
26%

242
68%

371
43%

173
24%

110
24%

134
25%

24
31%

3
14%

31
32%

2
39%

236
22%

156
24%

74
35%

17
33%

Disagree

564
27%

404
67%

196
83%

208
56%

82
16%

57
11%

11
3%

69
8%

190
26%

132
29%

147
28%

22
28%

11
48%

29
30%

1
11%

297
28%

183
29%

53
25%

16
31%

Don't know

986
48%

142
23%

20
8%

121
33%

357
71%

314
63%

105
29%

419
49%

369
50%

217
47%

252
47%

32
41%

9
38%

36
38%

3
50%

542
50%

302
47%

84
40%

18
36%

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Table 19

Q.9 A rice crop with built-in Vitamin A. Rice plants naturally produce the molecule beta-carotene (also known as provitamin A) in their leaves
and stems but not in the edible grain. In this situation, two daffodil genes have been inserted into the rice that switch on genes and causes
the production and accumulation of beta-carotene in the grains. The rice turns a golden colour which, according to the colour intensity, is an
indicator of how much beta-carotene is present. 100 million children suffer from vitamin A deficiency worldwide, this deficiency can cause blindness.
To what extent would you be supportive or unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

2050

927

1123

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

NET: Supportive

1303
674
64% 67%

629
60%

Total
Unweighted base

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

153
192
236
229
192
301
368
394
281
260
106
62%
59% 61% 66% 63% 70% 66% 66%
65% 55% 60%

Very supportive

(+2)

415
227
20% 23%

188
18%

Supportive

(+1)

889
447
43% 45%

441
42%

(0)

385
180
19% 18%

205
20%

49
20%

72
22%

79
20%

62
18%

59
19%

64
15%

93
17%

88
15%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

50
20%

63
19%

75
19%

62
18%

54
111
122
129
17% 26% 22% 22%

84
19%

Employment
Sector

Region

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands
95

247

93

241

66
165
72% 69%

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

198

160

93

183

181

190

159

109

192

112
62%

112
106
59% 67%

180

65
128
60%
67%

236

285

189

307

773

258

263

187

326

822

156
60%

177
109
212
525
67% 58% 65% 64%

80
17%

40
22%

21
22%

56
23%

38
21%

27
14%

30
19%

23
21%

36
19%

52
20%

52
20%

39
21%

74
146
23% 18%

103
129
161
167
139
190
246
265
198
180
42%
39% 41% 48% 45% 44% 44% 45%
46% 38%

67
37%

46
110
49% 45%

74
41%

85
45%

76
48%

42
38%

92
48%

103
40%

125
47%

93
112
22% 24%

30
17%

11
12%

41
17%

40
22%

49
26%

26
16%

24
22%

31
16%

46
18%

50
19%

38
20%

66
158
20% 19%

70
138
379
37% 42% 46%

Unsupportive

(-1)

143
7%

57
6%

86
8%

11
5%

26
8%

33
8%

25
7%

24
8%

25
6%

43
8%

44
7%

16
4%

39
8%

18
10%

8
9%

14
6%

17
10%

10
5%

10
6%

6
6%

10
5%

22
8%

13
5%

14
8%

25
8%

47
6%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

130
6%

59
6%

70
7%

9
4%

20
6%

23
6%

23
6%

25
8%

30
7%

31
6%

48
8%

22
5%

28
6%

12
7%

3
3%

14
6%

8
5%

9
5%

12
8%

8
7%

12
6%

24
9%

13
5%

15
8%

9
3%

56
7%

272
116
13% 12%

156
15%

20
8%

46
14%

56
14%

47
14%

49
16%

54
13%

75
13%

92
16%

39
9%

67
14%

30
17%

11
12%

27
11%

25
14%

19
10%

22
14%

14
13%

22
12%

46
18%

26
10%

29
16%

33
104
10% 13%

55
5%

23
9%

18
5%

19
5%

10
3%

8
3%

12
3%

18
3%

20
3%

18
4%

33
7%

11
6%

4
5%

7
3%

4
2%

10
5%

6
3%

5
5%

11
6%

11
4%

10
4%

11
6%

14
4%

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know

89
4%

35
3%

36
4%

Mean

0.67

0.75

0.60

0.78

0.61

0.62

0.65

0.58

0.78

0.72

0.67

0.74

0.56

0.62

0.82

0.77

0.66

0.62

0.66

0.63

0.72

0.56

0.76

0.60

0.79

0.65

Standard deviation

1.09

1.07

1.10

0.98

1.10

1.09

1.07

1.12

1.12

1.08

1.15

1.00

1.08

1.17

1.01

1.06

1.06

0.97

1.11

1.13

1.06

1.20

1.00

1.17

0.99

1.07

Standard error

0.02

0.04

0.03

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.09

0.11

0.07

0.08

0.07

0.09

0.12

0.08

0.08

0.06

0.09

0.06

0.04

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Table 19

Q.9 A rice crop with built-in Vitamin A. Rice plants naturally produce the molecule beta-carotene (also known as provitamin A) in their leaves
and stems but not in the edible grain. In this situation, two daffodil genes have been inserted into the rice that switch on genes and causes
the production and accumulation of beta-carotene in the grains. The rice turns a golden colour which, according to the colour intensity, is an
indicator of how much beta-carotene is present. 100 million children suffer from vitamin A deficiency worldwide, this deficiency can cause blindness.
To what extent would you be supportive or unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.
education

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

NET: Supportive

1303
64%

232
38%

40
17%

192
52%

284
56%

426
85%

334
93%

759
88%

463
63%

321
70%

350
66%

53
68%

11
46%

53
56%

4
64%

677
63%

436
68%

138
66%

27
52%

Very supportive

(+2)

415
20%

48
8%

19
8%

29
8%

50
10%

97
19%

213
59%

310
36%

129
18%

106
23%

117
22%

24
31%

4
19%

18
19%

1
15%

202
19%

146
23%

54
26%

7
14%

Supportive

(+1)

889
43%

184
30%

21
9%

163
44%

234
46%

328
66%

121
34%

449
52%

334
46%

215
47%

233
44%

28
36%

7
28%

35
37%

3
50%

475
44%

290
45%

84
40%

20
38%

(0)

385
19%

150
25%

41
17%

109
29%

172
34%

40
8%

13
4%

53
6%

153
21%

60
13%

87
16%

13
16%

7
29%

25
26%

213
20%

94
15%

38
18%

14
27%

Unsupportive

(-1)

143
7%

102
17%

58
24%

44
12%

17
3%

19
4%

4
1%

23
3%

43
6%

36
8%

36
7%

7
8%

4
18%

9
9%

2
24%

70
7%

44
7%

15
7%

8
16%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

130
6%

104
17%

93
39%

12
3%

7
1%

9
2%

6
2%

15
2%

45
6%

28
6%

37
7%

5
7%

1
6%

5
6%

1
11%

68
6%

44
7%

13
6%

2
4%

272
13%

207
34%

151
63%

56
15%

25
5%

28
6%

10
3%

38
4%

88
12%

65
14%

73
14%

12
15%

6
25%

14
14%

2
36%

139
13%

89
14%

28
13%

10
19%

89
4%

19
3%

6
3%

13
4%

23
5%

7
1%

1
*

8
1%

28
4%

13
3%

24
5%

1
1%

4
4%

47
4%

22
3%

6
3%

1
2%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know
Mean

0.67

-0.05

-0.80

0.43

0.63

0.99

1.48

1.19

0.65

0.75

0.70

0.77

0.34

0.57

0.32

0.65

0.73

0.74

0.44

Standard deviation

1.09

1.23

1.28

0.92

0.78

0.77

0.78

0.81

1.05

1.10

1.12

1.18

1.18

1.09

1.41

1.07

1.12

1.12

1.04

Standard error

0.02

0.05

0.08

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.13

0.25

0.12

0.58

0.03

0.04

0.08

0.16

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Table 20

Q.10 A wheat crop with a built in aphid (wheat parasite) alarm pheromone that reduces the need for pesticides. Certain plants naturally produce
aphid alarm pheromones - airborne chemicals which cause aphids to drop from the plants and help reduce the damage they cause. In this case, the
crop is wheat that has been genetically modified to produce this naturally occurring aphid alarm pheromone, reducing the need for pesticides to
be used to destroy the attacking aphids. To what extent would you be supportive or unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Supportive

1193
659
58% 66%

534
51%

151
59%

159
118
183
475
60% 63% 56% 58%

134
164
217
205
171
302
338
353
262
240
103
55%
50% 56% 59% 56% 70% 61% 59%
61% 51% 58%

Very supportive

(+2)

336
220
16% 22%

116
11%

Supportive

(+1)

857
439
42% 44%

418
40%

(0)

452
178
22% 18%

274
26%

68
28%

97
30%

87
22%

74
21%

66
22%

58
108
116
14% 20% 20%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

23
9%

38
12%

61
16%

55
16%

52
107
117
17% 25% 21%

95
16%

58
13%

60
134
64% 56%

99
55%

100
53%

94
59%

58
117
54%
61%

67
14%

31
18%

19
21%

48
20%

26
15%

28
15%

19
12%

21
19%

27
14%

44
17%

42
16%

30
16%

56
121
17% 15%

111
127
155
150
119
195
221
258
204
174
45%
39% 40% 43% 39% 45% 40% 43%
47% 37%

72
40%

40
44%

86
36%

72
40%

72
38%

75
47%

38
35%

90
47%

107
42%

117
44%

88
127
354
47% 39% 43%

98
129
23% 27%

32
18%

16
18%

68
28%

49
27%

45
24%

31
20%

33
30%

38
20%

47
18%

62
23%

29
100
177
16% 31% 21%

Unsupportive

(-1)

180
9%

76
8%

104
10%

13
5%

22
7%

39
10%

37
11%

34
11%

35
8%

52
9%

59
10%

28
6%

41
9%

14
8%

11
12%

21
9%

19
10%

22
11%

14
9%

8
7%

20
10%

27
11%

13
5%

12
7%

18
6%

81
10%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

127
6%

56
6%

71
7%

10
4%

22
7%

24
6%

19
5%

29
9%

25
6%

34
6%

46
8%

21
5%

26
6%

12
7%

2
2%

14
6%

8
5%

9
5%

14
9%

8
7%

10
5%

17
7%

16
6%

16
9%

9
3%

50
6%

307
133
15% 13%

174
17%

23
9%

44
13%

63
16%

56
16%

62
20%

60
14%

86
105
16% 18%

49
11%

67
14%

26
15%

12
13%

35
15%

27
15%

31
16%

28
17%

16
14%

30
16%

45
17%

29
11%

29
15%

27
131
8% 16%

64
6%

21
9%

23
7%

22
6%

13
4%

8
3%

11
2%

21
4%

22
5%

35
7%

17
9%

4
5%

4
2%

6
3%

14
7%

7
4%

2
1%

6
3%

15
6%

13
5%

11
6%

15
5%

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know
Mean

98
5%
0.56

34
3%
0.71

0.41

0.55

0.45

0.52

0.55

0.44

0.77

0.63

21
3%
0.52

0.61

0.49

0.60

0.73

0.56

0.51

0.50

0.47

0.52

0.56

0.55

0.62

0.59

0.65

40
5%
0.53

Standard deviation

1.08

1.08

1.06

0.91

1.03

1.09

1.07

1.18

1.10

1.12

1.13

0.98

1.05

1.12

1.00

1.09

1.03

1.07

1.11

1.11

1.05

1.13

1.03

1.13

0.94

1.07

Standard error

0.02

0.04

0.03

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.05

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.09

0.11

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.12

0.08

0.08

0.06

0.08

0.05

0.04

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Table 20

Q.10 A wheat crop with a built in aphid (wheat parasite) alarm pheromone that reduces the need for pesticides. Certain plants naturally produce
aphid alarm pheromones - airborne chemicals which cause aphids to drop from the plants and help reduce the damage they cause. In this case, the
crop is wheat that has been genetically modified to produce this naturally occurring aphid alarm pheromone, reducing the need for pesticides to
be used to destroy the attacking aphids. To what extent would you be supportive or unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.
education

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

NET: Supportive

1193
58%

203
33%

43
18%

160
43%

263
52%

376
75%

327
91%

703
82%

440
60%

275
60%

317
59%

43
56%

10
44%

50
52%

5
87%

611
57%

389
61%

136
65%

28
56%

Total

Very supportive

(+2)

336
16%

34
6%

16
7%

18
5%

33
7%

74
15%

194
54%

267
31%

109
15%

83
18%

100
19%

19
24%

4
18%

8
8%

154
14%

124
19%

48
23%

4
8%

Supportive

(+1)

857
42%

169
28%

27
11%

142
38%

230
46%

303
61%

133
37%

436
51%

331
45%

193
42%

217
41%

25
32%

6
27%

42
44%

5
87%

457
43%

265
41%

88
42%

24
47%

(0)

452
22%

147
24%

35
15%

111
30%

188
37%

84
17%

24
7%

108
13%

149
20%

95
21%

114
21%

16
20%

8
33%

27
28%

1
13%

250
23%

114
18%

42
20%

15
29%

Unsupportive

(-1)

180
9%

135
22%

61
26%

74
20%

22
4%

19
4%

3
1%

22
3%

65
9%

46
10%

48
9%

8
11%

2
8%

7
7%

93
9%

72
11%

9
4%

5
10%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

127
6%

106
17%

94
40%

12
3%

6
1%

9
2%

3
1%

12
1%

48
6%

26
6%

31
6%

5
7%

2
9%

9
9%

68
6%

40
6%

17
8%

2
3%

307
15%

241
40%

155
65%

86
23%

28
6%

28
6%

6
2%

35
4%

113
15%

71
16%

79
15%

14
18%

4
17%

16
16%

161
15%

112
17%

26
12%

7
13%

98
5%

17
3%

5
2%

12
3%

25
5%

12
2%

1
*

13
2%

30
4%

17
4%

24
4%

5
6%

1
5%

3
4%

52
5%

26
4%

6
3%

1
3%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know
Mean

0.56

-0.19

-0.82

0.23

0.55

0.84

1.43

1.09

0.55

0.59

0.60

0.59

0.37

0.36

0.87

0.53

0.59

0.69

0.49

Standard deviation

1.08

1.20

1.26

0.94

0.75

0.79

0.73

0.82

1.07

1.08

1.09

1.20

1.19

1.07

0.37

1.06

1.13

1.12

0.91

Standard error

0.02

0.05

0.08

0.05

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.13

0.25

0.12

0.15

0.03

0.04

0.08

0.14

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Table 21

Q.11 Delayed ripening of cantaloupe melons for a longer shelf life. In this instance, a gene has been introduced that delays the release of the
plant fruit-ripening hormone, ethylene. The scientists developing this for human consumption propose the technology could extend the shelf life of the fruit.
To what extent would you be supportive or unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Male

Age

Female 18-24 25-34 35-44

Social Grade

45-54

55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
Midlands

Wales

Eastern

London

South
East

South
West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Supportive

567
28%

361
36%

206
20%

75
110
30% 34%

118
30%

78
22%

67
22%

119
28%

148
27%

162
27%

135
31%

122
26%

43
24%

32
35%

74
31%

38
21%

50
27%

34
21%

35
32%

51
27%

88
34%

72
27%

50
27%

108
33%

226
27%

Very supportive

(+2)

134
7%

86
9%

48
5%

19
8%

21
6%

27
7%

24
7%

19
6%

24
5%

35
6%

29
5%

36
8%

34
7%

16
9%

9
10%

22
9%

12
7%

12
7%

4
3%

4
4%

9
5%

16
6%

15
6%

14
7%

30
9%

54
7%

Supportive

(+1)

434
21%

276
27%

158
15%

55
22%

89
27%

91
23%

54
15%

48
16%

96
22%

113
20%

133
22%

99
23%

88
19%

27
15%

23
25%

52
22%

26
14%

38
20%

30
19%

31
28%

42
22%

72
28%

58
22%

36
19%

78
24%

172
21%

(0)

641
31%

342
34%

299
29%

86
35%

99
30%

112
29%

109
31%

89
29%

146
34%

170
31%

193
33%

124
29%

153
33%

54
30%

22
24%

81
34%

67
37%

56
29%

57
36%

34
31%

57
30%

69
27%

92
35%

53
28%

89
27%

261
32%

Unsupportive

(-1)

501
24%

162
16%

340
32%

53
21%

62
19%

88
23%

101
29%

94
30%

104
24%

143
26%

140
24%

105
24%

114
24%

50
28%

28
30%

52
21%

60
33%

49
26%

38
24%

19
17%

41
21%

51
20%

66
25%

48
26%

80
25%

195
24%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

259
13%

104
10%

156
15%

16
7%

34
11%

54
14%

54
16%

52
17%

48
11%

76
14%

74
12%

52
12%

57
12%

22
12%

8
8%

28
12%

12
7%

23
12%

25
16%

20
18%

37
19%

33
13%

24
9%

29
15%

29
9%

110
13%

761
37%

265
26%

495
47%

69
28%

97
29%

142
37%

155
45%

145
47%

152
35%

219
39%

214
36%

157
36%

171
36%

72
40%

36
39%

79
33%

72
40%

71
38%

63
40%

38
35%

78
40%

85
33%

90
34%

77
41%

109
34%

305
37%

81
4%

35
3%

46
4%

16
7%

22
7%

16
4%

7
2%

6
2%

14
3%

16
3%

25
4%

15
3%

26
5%

10
5%

3
3%

7
3%

4
2%

12
6%

6
3%

2
1%

7
3%

16
6%

9
3%

7
4%

19
6%

31
4%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know

-0.16

0.08

-0.40

0.04

-0.14

-0.32

-0.37

-0.14

-0.21

-0.17

-0.09

-0.16

-0.20

-0.02

-0.05

-0.19

-0.18

-0.33

-0.18

-0.29

-0.05

-0.11

-0.24

Standard deviation

Mean

1.12

1.11

1.08

1.05

1.10

1.16

1.13

1.13

1.07

1.12

1.08

1.16

1.11

1.15

1.15

1.14

1.00

1.12

1.05

1.15

1.16

1.15

1.04

1.17

1.14

1.12

Standard error

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.08

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.05

0.07

0.05

0.09

0.12

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.12

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.09

0.07

0.04

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Table 21

Q.11 Delayed ripening of cantaloupe melons for a longer shelf life. In this instance, a gene has been introduced that delays the release of the
plant fruit-ripening hormone, ethylene. The scientists developing this for human consumption propose the technology could extend the shelf life of the fruit.
To what extent would you be supportive or unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

Strongly
disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1 tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4, NVQ level full time
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.
education

At what age did you finish your full time education?

NET:
Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

NET: Supportive

567
28%

90
15%

33
14%

57
16%

111
22%

157
31%

199
55%

356
41%

199
27%

123
27%

147
27%

24
31%

4
19%

36
37%

293
27%

168
26%

70
34%

21
42%

Very supportive

(+2)

134
7%

26
4%

20
8%

6
2%

5
1%

22
4%

78
22%

100
12%

52
7%

27
6%

31
6%

5
6%

2
7%

8
8%

61
6%

48
7%

19
9%

3
5%

Supportive

(+1)

434
21%

64
11%

13
5%

51
14%

106
21%

135
27%

121
34%

255
30%

147
20%

96
21%

116
22%

19
25%

3
12%

28
29%

233
22%

120
19%

51
24%

19
37%

(0)

641
31%

94
15%

17
7%

76
21%

240
48%

178
36%

113
32%

292
34%

229
31%

131
28%

178
33%

17
22%

7
28%

34
36%

5
74%

330
31%

197
31%

65
31%

19
37%

Unsupportive

(-1)

501
24%

217
36%

46
19%

171
46%

114
23%

130
26%

32
9%

162
19%

182
25%

133
29%

126
24%

21
27%

9
37%

14
15%

1
11%

274
25%

173
27%

34
16%

7
13%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

259
13%

200
33%

141
59%

58
16%

16
3%

29
6%

13
4%

42
5%

99
14%

59
13%

66
12%

12
15%

4
17%

9
9%

1
15%

137
13%

83
13%

32
15%

3
7%

761
37%

417
69%

187
79%

230
62%

130
26%

159
32%

44
12%

203
24%

281
38%

191
42%

192
36%

32
42%

13
53%

23
24%

2
26%

410
38%

256
40%

66
31%

10
20%

81
4%

7
1%

6
2%

23
5%

6
1%

2
1%

8
1%

23
3%

14
3%

18
3%

4
5%

3
3%

41
4%

20
3%

9
4%

1
2%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know
Mean

1
*

-0.16

-0.83

-1.16

-0.62

-0.06

-0.02

0.62

0.25

-0.18

-0.22

-0.16

-0.20

-0.44

0.13

-0.41

-0.19

-0.20

-0.04

0.21

Standard deviation

1.12

1.13

1.27

0.97

0.79

0.98

1.03

1.05

1.13

1.11

1.09

1.18

1.13

1.08

0.80

1.10

1.13

1.20

0.98

Standard error

0.03

0.05

0.08

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.06

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.13

0.24

0.12

0.33

0.03

0.04

0.08

0.15

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Table 22

Q.12 Carnations that have a violet/mauve colouration for resale purposes. Here commercially-grown carnation flowers have had their colour modified
by inserting two anthocyanin biosynthetic genes (usually naturally occurring genes that cause colouration in plants) whose expression results in a
violet/mauve colouration. This is to add variety to the flowers' colouration for human enjoyment. To what extent would you be supportive or
unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Male

Age

Female 18-24

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
Midlands

Wales

Eastern

London

South
East

South
West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Supportive

451
22%

228
23%

222
21%

64
26%

91
28%

96
25%

68
20%

63
20%

69
16%

111
20%

133
22%

105
24%

102
22%

32
18%

33
35%

64
27%

31
17%

36
19%

25
15%

22
20%

38
20%

81
32%

51
19%

38
20%

85
26%

200
24%

Very supportive

(+2)

92
4%

50
5%

42
4%

11
5%

21
6%

19
5%

10
3%

10
3%

20
5%

23
4%

27
5%

22
5%

20
4%

8
5%

7
7%

11
5%

7
4%

7
4%

8
5%

6
6%

7
4%

18
7%

10
4%

4
2%

22
7%

29
4%

Supportive

(+1)

359
18%

179
18%

180
17%

53
21%

70
21%

77
20%

58
17%

53
17%

49
11%

87
16%

106
18%

83
19%

82
17%

24
13%

26
28%

53
22%

24
14%

29
15%

17
11%

16
15%

31
16%

64
25%

41
16%

34
18%

63
19%

171
21%

(0)

663
32%

368
37%

295
28%

91
37%

106
32%

121
31%

108
31%

92
30%

145
34%

174
31%

171
29%

142
33%

175
37%

66
37%

28
30%

76
32%

75
42%

60
32%

46
29%

34
32%

51
27%

74
29%

84
32%

68
36%

108
33%

261
32%

Unsupportive

(-1)

494
24%

221
22%

273
26%

50
20%

74
23%

85
22%

100
29%

68
22%

117
27%

137
25%

171
29%

94
22%

92
19%

39
22%

22
24%

54
22%

45
25%

46
24%

51
32%

29
26%

42
22%

60
23%

74
28%

33
18%

71
22%

188
23%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

370
18%

156
16%

214
20%

26
10%

36
11%

72
19%

63
18%

83
27%

90
21%

116
21%

101
17%

78
18%

76
16%

33
18%

6
7%

39
16%

29
16%

35
18%

33
21%

20
19%

54
28%

35
14%

45
17%

42
23%

49
15%

146
18%

864
42%

377
38%

487
47%

75
31%

111
34%

157
40%

163
47%

151
49%

206
48%

253
46%

272
46%

172
40%

168
36%

71
40%

29
31%

92
38%

74
41%

81
43%

84
53%

49
45%

96
50%

95
37%

118
45%

75
40%

120
37%

335
41%

72
4%

31
3%

41
4%

16
6%

20
6%

15
4%

9
3%

2
*

11
3%

15
3%

18
3%

12
3%

27
6%

9
5%

3
3%

8
3%

1
*

13
7%

5
3%

3
3%

7
4%

7
3%

10
4%

6
3%

12
4%

27
3%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know
Mean

-0.35

-0.26

-0.44

-0.11

-0.11

-0.31

-0.44

-0.53

-0.49

-0.44

-0.37

-0.29

-0.27

-0.38

0.04

-0.24

-0.36

-0.41

-0.55

-0.39

-0.56

-0.12

-0.40

-0.42

-0.20

-0.32

Standard deviation

1.12

1.09

1.13

1.04

1.10

1.15

1.07

1.16

1.10

1.12

1.11

1.14

1.09

1.10

1.06

1.12

1.02

1.10

1.10

1.14

1.18

1.15

1.08

1.11

1.14

1.11

Standard error

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.08

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.05

0.04

0.05

0.07

0.05

0.08

0.11

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.12

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.08

0.07

0.04

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Table 22

Q.12 Carnations that have a violet/mauve colouration for resale purposes. Here commercially-grown carnation flowers have had their colour modified
by inserting two anthocyanin biosynthetic genes (usually naturally occurring genes that cause colouration in plants) whose expression results in a
violet/mauve colouration. This is to add variety to the flowers' colouration for human enjoyment. To what extent would you be supportive or
unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

Strongly
disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1 tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4, NVQ level full time
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.
education

At what age did you finish your full time education?

NET:
Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

459

1075

641

210

51

Total

NET: Supportive

504

500

358

859

732

534

78

24

96

451
22%

119
20%

39
16%

81
22%

101
20%

103
20%

113
32%

215
25%

166
23%

97
21%

107
20%

18
23%

5
20%

26
27%

2
38%

232
22%

130
20%

53
25%

16
32%

Very supportive

(+2)

92
4%

29
5%

20
9%

9
2%

11
2%

21
4%

30
8%

51
6%

36
5%

22
5%

18
3%

3
4%

1
2%

5
6%

55
5%

22
3%

11
5%

2
4%

Supportive

(+1)

359
18%

90
15%

18
8%

72
19%

90
18%

81
16%

83
23%

164
19%

131
18%

75
16%

89
17%

15
19%

4
17%

20
21%

2
38%

177
16%

107
17%

42
20%

14
28%

(0)

663
32%

125
21%

29
12%

96
26%

209
42%

171
34%

144
40%

315
37%

252
34%

128
28%

174
33%

26
33%

6
25%

32
34%

2
33%

365
34%

184
29%

66
31%

18
36%

Unsupportive

(-1)

494
24%

140
23%

33
14%

107
29%

131
26%

148
29%

65
18%

212
25%

157
21%

134
29%

138
26%

17
22%

6
26%

21
22%

2
29%

247
23%

185
29%

42
20%

10
20%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

370
18%

219
36%

136
57%

83
22%

43
9%

70
14%

34
9%

104
12%

136
19%

88
19%

99
18%

16
20%

7
29%

14
14%

195
18%

125
19%

41
20%

6
11%

864
42%

359
59%

169
71%

190
51%

174
35%

217
43%

99
28%

316
37%

292
40%

223
49%

237
44%

33
42%

13
55%

34
36%

2
29%

442
41%

310
48%

83
40%

16
31%

72
4%

5
1%

1
1%

3
1%

20
4%

9
2%

3
1%

12
1%

22
3%

11
2%

17
3%

1
2%

4
4%

36
3%

17
3%

8
4%

1
2%

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

NET: Unsupportive
Don't know
Mean

-0.35

-0.71

-1.04

-0.50

-0.22

-0.33

0.03

-0.18

-0.32

-0.43

-0.41

-0.35

-0.62

-0.18

0.08

-0.34

-0.45

-0.30

-0.06

Standard deviation

1.12

1.23

1.34

1.12

0.93

1.05

1.06

1.07

1.13

1.13

1.09

1.14

1.16

1.12

0.89

1.12

1.10

1.17

1.06

Standard error

0.03

0.05

0.09

0.06

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.12

0.24

0.13

0.36

0.04

0.04

0.08

0.16

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Table 23

Q.13 Sugar beet that is tolerant to certain herbicides (weedkillers). A sugar beet crop modified so that is not killed by the herbicides (weedkillers)
used to kills off other wild plants (weeds) competing for light and nutrients in the sugar beet fields. To what extent would you be supportive or
unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Supportive

915
536
45% 53%

379
36%

101
128
176
160
133
217
278
257
196
185
41%
39% 45% 46% 43% 50% 50% 43%
45% 39%
31
8%

27
8%

28
9%

66
15%

61
11%

62
39%

53
48%

83
43%

123
48%

121
46%

80
153
357
43% 47% 43%

43
9%

13
7%

11
12%

24
10%

15
8%

18
9%

12
8%

15
14%

17
9%

33
13%

26
10%

14
8%

57
5%

Supportive

(+1)

717
395
35% 39%

322
31%

81
103
145
132
104
151
217
199
158
142
33%
31% 37% 38% 34% 35% 39% 34%
37% 30%

64
36%

34
37%

93
39%

59
33%

62
33%

50
31%

38
35%

67
35%

90
35%

95
36%

65
115
293
35% 35% 36%

(0)

561
233
27% 23%

328
31%

72
113
105
29%
34% 27%

94
27%

75
102
128
160
120
152
24% 24% 23% 27%
28% 32%

53
30%

25
27%

65
27%

62
34%

48
25%

50
31%

21
19%

48
25%

64
25%

80
30%

45
24%

92
235
28% 29%

Unsupportive

(-1)

273
124
13% 12%

149
14%

22
9%

46
14%

47
12%

48
14%

52
17%

59
14%

76
14%

81
14%

60
14%

56
12%

20
11%

13
14%

36
15%

22
12%

30
16%

21
13%

12
11%

29
15%

33
13%

29
11%

27
15%

43
106
13% 13%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

187
9%

82
8%

105
10%

23
9%

22
7%

37
10%

27
8%

39
13%

38
9%

53
10%

63
11%

30
7%

42
9%

13
7%

4
4%

17
7%

15
8%

16
9%

17
11%

17
16%

21
11%

23
9%

21
8%

23
12%

20
6%

NET: Unsupportive

460
205
22% 20%

255
24%

45
18%

68
21%

84
22%

75
21%

91
30%

97
129
144
23% 23% 24%

90
21%

97
21%

33
19%

17
18%

53
22%

37
21%

46
24%

38
24%

29
27%

50
26%

56
22%

50
19%

50
27%

62
180
19% 22%

Don't know

115
6%

85
8%

27
11%

19
6%

24
6%

21
6%

9
3%

15
4%

25
6%

37
8%

15
9%

5
5%

6
3%

7
4%

15
8%

10
6%

6
6%

10
5%

16
6%

12
5%

12
6%

19
6%

33
6%

37
9%

80
42%

198
141
10% 14%

19
3%

57
10%

74
41%

(+2)

30
3%

25
8%

46
117
49% 49%

Very supportive

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

20
8%

77
43%

38
12%

64
8%

75
9%

50
6%

Mean

0.24

0.40

0.08

0.25

0.20

0.24

0.26

0.10

0.36

0.29

0.19

0.28

0.20

0.27

0.42

0.31

0.21

0.20

0.12

0.20

0.16

0.31

0.31

0.12

0.35

0.21

Standard deviation

1.12

1.13

1.08

1.10

1.03

1.11

1.07

1.19

1.18

1.15

1.15

1.06

1.09

1.04

1.03

1.08

1.06

1.13

1.12

1.31

1.16

1.16

1.07

1.17

1.07

1.09

Standard error

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.08

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.06

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.08

0.11

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.14

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.09

0.06

0.04

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Q.13 Sugar beet that is tolerant to certain herbicides (weedkillers). A sugar beet crop modified so that is not killed by the herbicides (weedkillers)
used to kills off other wild plants (weeds) competing for light and nutrients in the sugar beet fields. To what extent would you be supportive or
unsupportive of using genetic modification for this purpose?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.
education

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

NET: Supportive

915
45%

148
24%

35
15%

113
31%

179
36%

292
58%

282
79%

574
67%

325
44%

212
46%

247
46%

38
49%

9
39%

39
41%

4
72%

473
44%

282
44%

110
53%

24
46%

Very supportive

(+2)

198
10%

32
5%

22
9%

10
3%

16
3%

40
8%

107
30%

148
17%

68
9%

44
10%

52
10%

10
13%

2
9%

12
12%

95
9%

67
11%

28
13%

4
8%

Supportive

(+1)

717
35%

116
19%

13
6%

103
28%

163
32%

252
50%

175
49%

426
50%

257
35%

168
37%

195
36%

28
36%

7
30%

27
28%

4
72%

378
35%

214
33%

83
39%

19
38%

(0)

561
27%

139
23%

29
12%

110
30%

229
45%

133
27%

50
14%

183
21%

203
28%

112
24%

141
26%

19
25%

5
23%

31
33%

2
28%

311
29%

158
25%

46
22%

17
33%

Unsupportive

(-1)

273
13%

155
26%

57
24%

98
26%

49
10%

44
9%

21
6%

65
8%

97
13%

67
15%

75
14%

11
14%

2
7%

9
9%

127
12%

109
17%

24
12%

4
8%

Very unsupportive

(-2)

187
9%

145
24%

114
48%

32
9%

20
4%

15
3%

4
1%

19
2%

69
9%

40
9%

46
9%

9
11%

6
26%

11
11%

97
9%

65
10%

21
10%

4
8%

NET: Unsupportive

460
22%

300
49%

171
72%

129
35%

69
14%

58
12%

25
7%

84
10%

166
23%

107
23%

121
23%

20
25%

8
33%

20
20%

224
21%

173
27%

45
21%

8
17%

Don't know

115
6%

21
3%

3
1%

18
5%

26
5%

17
3%

1
*

18
2%

38
5%

27
6%

25
5%

1
1%

1
5%

6
6%

67
6%

27
4%

8
4%

2
4%

Mean

0.24

-0.45

-0.97

-0.11

0.22

0.54

1.01

0.74

0.23

0.25

0.26

0.26

-0.11

0.23

0.72

0.24

0.18

0.36

0.31

Standard deviation

1.12

1.21

1.29

1.02

0.84

0.88

0.89

0.91

1.12

1.12

1.11

1.20

1.39

1.17

0.49

1.10

1.16

1.17

1.04

Standard error

0.03

0.05

0.08

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.13

0.30

0.13

0.20

0.03

0.05

0.08

0.16

Neither supportive
or unsupportive

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Q.14 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong in principle and should therefore be opposed
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Male

Age

Female 18-24

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
Midlands

Wales

Eastern

London

South
East

South
West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

NET: Agree

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

326

822

607
30%

252
25%

355
34%

65
26%

105
32%

113
29%

102
29%

116
38%

107
25%

160
29%

166
28%

123
28%

159
34%

54
31%

21
23%

77
32%

48
27%

59
31%

42
26%

27
25%

53
28%

101
39%

67
25%

57
31%

106
33%

240
29%

Strongly agree

(+2)

238
12%

101
10%

137
13%

22
9%

35
11%

41
11%

42
12%

47
15%

50
12%

62
11%

71
12%

48
11%

56
12%

22
13%

6
6%

24
10%

19
11%

19
10%

20
13%

10
9%

28
14%

37
14%

27
10%

26
14%

32
10%

91
11%

Slightly agree

(+1)

370
18%

151
15%

219
21%

44
18%

69
21%

72
19%

59
17%

69
22%

57
13%

98
18%

95
16%

74
17%

103
22%

32
18%

15
17%

54
22%

29
16%

40
21%

22
14%

16
15%

26
13%

64
25%

40
15%

31
16%

75
23%

150
18%

Neither agree nor


disagree

(0)

504
25%

223
22%

280
27%

86
35%

104
32%

103
26%

80
23%

50
16%

82
19%

109
20%

144
24%

123
29%

127
27%

32
18%

35
37%

55
23%

48
26%

50
26%

51
32%

30
28%

34
18%

63
24%

68
26%

38
20%

78
24%

234
28%

Slightly disagree

(-1)

500
24%

248
25%

252
24%

55
22%

67
20%

99
25%

87
25%

87
28%

106
25%

126
23%

154
26%

113
26%

107
23%

58
33%

18
19%

51
21%

49
27%

40
21%

39
24%

35
32%

56
29%

44
17%

68
26%

43
23%

74
23%

189
23%

Strongly disagree

(-2)

358
17%

257
26%

101
10%

25
10%

37
11%

56
14%

69
20%

48
16%

123
29%

143
26%

105
18%

54
12%

57
12%

23
13%

16
17%

52
22%

30
17%

31
16%

20
13%

16
14%

40
21%

38
15%

51
20%

40
22%

54
17%

132
16%

859
42%

505
50%

353
34%

81
33%

104
32%

155
40%

156
45%

135
44%

229
53%

270
49%

259
44%

167
39%

163
35%

81
46%

34
37%

104
43%

79
44%

71
38%

59
37%

50
46%

95
50%

82
32%

119
45%

83
45%

128
39%

321
39%

80
4%

23
2%

57
5%

15
6%

16
5%

18
5%

10
3%

7
2%

13
3%

14
3%

25
4%

17
4%

23
5%

10
6%

3
4%

5
2%

5
3%

9
5%

8
5%

1
1%

9
5%

11
4%

9
3%

8
4%

13
4%

27
3%

NET: Disagree
Don't know
Mean

-0.19

-0.42

0.04

-0.08

-0.15

-0.24

-0.07

-0.47

-0.35

-0.22

-0.12

-0.01

-0.17

-0.26

-0.23

-0.24

-0.14

-0.11

-0.27

-0.29

0.07

-0.30

-0.22

-0.14

-0.15

Standard deviation

1.27

1.30

1.20

1.11

1.17

1.22

1.30

1.33

1.36

1.35

1.28

1.20

1.21

1.27

1.13

1.30

1.23

1.24

1.21

1.18

1.36

1.29

1.25

1.37

1.25

1.23

Standard error

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.08

0.07

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.07

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.05

0.10

0.12

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.12

0.10

0.09

0.08

0.10

0.07

0.05

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Table 24

Q.14 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong in principle and should therefore be opposed
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

Strongly
disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1 tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4, NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

NET:
Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

607
30%

607
100%

238
100%

370
100%

224
31%

137
30%

143
27%

21
27%

14
57%

30
31%

2
39%

338
31%

178
28%

60
29%

16
32%

Total

NET: Agree
Strongly agree

(+2)

238
12%

238
39%

238
100%

90
12%

50
11%

53
10%

7
9%

3
11%

17
18%

1
11%

131
12%

72
11%

21
10%

7
15%

Slightly agree

(+1)

370
18%

370
61%

370
100%

134
18%

87
19%

90
17%

14
18%

11
46%

13
13%

2
28%

206
19%

106
17%

39
19%

9
17%

Neither agree nor


disagree

(0)

504
25%

504
100%

203
28%

95
21%

111
21%

16
21%

2
10%

28
30%

1
22%

287
27%

129
20%

39
19%

16
31%

Slightly disagree

(-1)

500
24%

500
100%

500
58%

176
24%

127
28%

137
26%

18
23%

5
22%

24
25%

2
39%

270
25%

163
25%

48
23%

10
20%

Strongly disagree

(-2)

358
17%

358
100%

358
42%

102
14%

81
18%

126
24%

22
28%

2
9%

13
13%

130
12%

159
25%

58
27%

7
13%

859
42%

500
100%

358
100%

859
100%

278
38%

208
45%

263
49%

40
51%

7
31%

36
38%

2
39%

400
37%

322
50%

106
50%

17
34%

80
4%

27
4%

19
4%

16
3%

1
1%

*
2%

2
2%

50
5%

12
2%

5
2%

2
3%

NET: Disagree
Don't know
Mean

-0.19

1.39

2.00

1.00

0.00

-1.00

-2.00

-1.42

-0.09

-0.23

-0.37

-0.43

0.29

-0.03

0.12

-0.06

-0.37

-0.40

Standard deviation

1.27

0.49

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.49

1.23

1.28

1.30

1.33

1.22

1.29

1.15

1.22

1.33

1.34

1.26

Standard error

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.14

0.26

0.14

0.47

0.04

0.05

0.09

0.20

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Gender
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Male

1004 1004
49% 100%

Female

1046
51%

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100%

87
133
192
154
160
279
323
281
218
182
35%
41%
49%
44%
52%
65%
58%
47%
51%
39%

87
49%

45
108
48%
45%

77
42%

94
49%

80
50%

47
116
43%
60%

135
52%

131
50%

159
194
198
195
148
152
231
313
212
289
65%
59%
51%
56%
48%
35%
42%
53%
49%
61%

91
51%

48
133
52%
55%

104
58%

96
51%

80
50%

62
57%

123
48%

132
102
187
365
50%
55%
58%
44%

76
40%

85
138
457
45%
42%
56%

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Table 25

Gender
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Male

1004
49%

252
42%

101
43%

151
41%

223
44%

248
50%

257
72%

505
59%

361
49%

215
47%

267
50%

45
58%

7
30%

43
45%

6
89%

498
46%

326
51%

118
56%

28
54%

Female

1046
51%

355
58%

137
57%

219
59%

280
56%

252
50%

101
28%

353
41%

371
51%

244
53%

267
50%

33
42%

17
70%

53
55%

1
11%

577
54%

315
49%

92
44%

23
46%

Total

Prepared by Populus

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Table 26

Age
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male

Female

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

North
West

Yorkshire
&
Humberside

West
Midlands

East
Midlands

Wales

Eastern

London

South
East

South
West

Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

18-24

246
12%

87
9%

159
15%

246
100%

55
10%

71
12%

55
13%

65
14%

18
10%

18
19%

17
7%

23
13%

34
18%

17
10%

18
16%

11
6%

57
22%

17
7%

17
9%

31
10%

110
13%

25-34

328
16%

133
13%

194
19%

328
100%

88
16%

93
16%

67
16%

80
17%

21
12%

18
19%

45
19%

22
12%

30
16%

21
13%

20
19%

19
10%

67
26%

44
17%

21
11%

90
28%

159
19%

35-44

389
19%

192
19%

198
19%

389
100%

93
17%

120
20%

96
22%

81
17%

29
16%

11
12%

46
19%

34
19%

32
17%

30
19%

15
13%

54
28%

62
24%

45
17%

30
16%

89
27%

213
26%

45-54

348
17%

154
15%

195
19%

348
100%

75
14%

100
17%

85
20%

88
19%

39
22%

17
19%

44
18%

37
21%

27
14%

22
14%

17
16%

37
19%

18
7%

52
20%

37
20%

76
23%

168
20%

55-64

308
15%

160
16%

148
14%

308
100%

76
14%

82
14%

69
16%

81
17%

39
22%

11
12%

46
19%

31
17%

22
11%

25
15%

18
16%

25
13%

15
6%

44
17%

32
17%

29
9%

120
15%

65+

431
21%

279
28%

152
15%

431
100%

167
30%

129
22%

59
14%

76
16%

33
18%

18
19%

42
18%

33
18%

44
23%

46
29%

21
19%

45
24%

39
15%

60
23%

50
27%

10
3%

52
6%

21.49

29.81

39.70

49.79

59.29

Average age

46.80

49.82

Prepared by Populus

43.91

69.27

49.54

46.74

44.65

45.63

48.66

44.40

47.58

47.15

45.36

49.22

45.05

49.18

39.29

48.94

50.22

40.18

41.96

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Table 26

Age
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor
disagree

Slightly
disagree

Strongly
disagree

NET:
Disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ , MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4, NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

1075

641

210

51

Total

78

24

96

18-24

246
12%

65
11%

22
9%

44
12%

86
17%

55
11%

25
7%

81
9%

40
5%

43
9%

67
13%

74
77%

119
11%

62
10%

14
7%

41
81%

25-34

328
16%

105
17%

35
15%

69
19%

104
21%

67
13%

37
10%

104
12%

47
6%

66
14%

134
25%

26
34%

2
8%

15
15%

1
15%

125
12%

117
18%

61
29%

5
9%

35-44

389
19%

113
19%

41
17%

72
19%

103
20%

99
20%

56
16%

155
18%

138
19%

84
18%

108
20%

22
28%

4
16%

6
7%

3
46%

208
19%

124
19%

39
19%

4
7%

45-54

348
17%

102
17%

42
18%

59
16%

80
16%

87
17%

69
19%

156
18%

149
20%

102
22%

66
12%

8
10%

4
18%

1
1%

211
20%

105
16%

23
11%

1
2%

55-64

308
15%

116
19%

47
20%

69
19%

50
10%

87
17%

48
13%

135
16%

160
22%

69
15%

52
10%

6
8%

11
45%

*
*

2
28%

188
17%

86
13%

26
12%

65+

431
21%

107
18%

50
21%

57
15%

82
16%

106
21%

123
34%

229
27%

198
27%

94
21%

107
20%

16
21%

3
12%

1
11%

225
21%

147
23%

47
22%

Average age

46.80

46.68

Prepared by Populus

48.39

45.59

42.88

47.78

52.13

49.59

52.58

47.75

44.06

45.75

53.70

23.24

47.30

48.17

47.29

45.77

22.95

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Table 27

Social Grade
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

46
26%

16
17%

70
29%

37
21%

58
30%

35
22%

25
23%

64
33%

70
27%

84
32%

48
101
230
26%
31%
28%

AB

553
323
27%
32%

231
22%

55
22%

88
27%

C1

594
281
29%
28%

313
30%

71
29%

93
120
100
28%
31%
29%

82
129
27%
30%

594
100%

48
27%

32
35%

78
32%

54
30%

39
21%

49
31%

36
33%

47
25%

89
34%

68
26%

55
133
228
29%
41%
28%

C2

430
218
21%
22%

212
20%

55
22%

67
20%

96
25%

85
24%

69
22%

59
14%

430
100%

34
19%

19
20%

40
16%

50
28%

50
27%

44
28%

17
16%

43
22%

43
17%

52
20%

39
21%

58
235
18%
29%

DE

472
182
23%
18%

289
28%

65
27%

80
24%

81
21%

88
25%

81
26%

76
18%

472
100%

51
29%

26
28%

53
22%

40
22%

42
22%

31
19%

30
28%

39
20%

56
22%

59
22%

45
24%

34
129
11%
16%

Prepared by Populus

93
24%

75
22%

76
167
553
25%
39% 100%

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Table 27

Social Grade
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

1075

Total

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

641

210

51

AB

553
27%

160
26%

62
26%

98
27%

109
22%

126
25%

143
40%

270
31%

109
15%

120
26%

227
43%

44
57%

5
20%

21
22%

2
35%

161
15%

249
39%

126
60%

11
21%

C1

594
29%

166
27%

71
30%

95
26%

144
29%

154
31%

105
29%

259
30%

190
26%

151
33%

166
31%

19
24%

11
46%

33
35%

1
11%

302
28%

219
34%

44
21%

19
37%

C2

430
21%

123
20%

48
20%

74
20%

123
24%

113
23%

54
15%

167
19%

195
27%

101
22%

74
14%

6
8%

1
6%

25
26%

1
14%

275
26%

87
14%

26
12%

15
30%

DE

472
23%

159
26%

56
24%

103
28%

127
25%

107
21%

57
16%

163
19%

238
32%

87
19%

68
13%

9
11%

7
28%

16
17%

2
39%

337
31%

86
13%

15
7%

6
12%

Prepared by Populus

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Table 28

GO Region
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

29
9%

64
8%
41
5%

Scotland

178
9%

87
9%

91
9%

18
7%

21
6%

29
7%

39
11%

39
13%

33
8%

46
8%

48
8%

34
8%

51
178
11% 100%

93
5%

45
4%

48
5%

18
7%

18
5%

11
3%

17
5%

11
4%

18
4%

16
3%

32
5%

19
4%

26
6%

93
100%

16
5%

North West

241
108
12%
11%

133
13%

17
7%

45
14%

46
12%

44
13%

46
15%

42
10%

70
13%

78
13%

40
9%

53
11%

241
100%

35
101
11% 12%

Yorkshire & Humberside

181
9%

77
8%

104
10%

23
9%

22
7%

34
9%

37
11%

31
10%

33
8%

37
7%

54
9%

50
12%

40
8%

181
100%

31
10%

72
9%

West Midlands

190
9%

94
9%

96
9%

34
14%

30
9%

32
8%

27
8%

22
7%

44
10%

58
10%

39
7%

50
12%

42
9%

190
100%

18
5%

78
10%

East Midlands

159
8%

80
8%

80
8%

17
7%

21
6%

30
8%

22
6%

25
8%

46
11%

35
6%

49
8%

44
10%

31
7%

159
100%

20
6%

67
8%

Wales

109
5%

47
5%

62
6%

18
7%

20
6%

15
4%

17
5%

18
6%

21
5%

25
5%

36
6%

17
4%

30
6%

109
100%

35
11%

25
3%

Eastern

192
116
9%
12%

76
7%

11
4%

19
6%

54
14%

37
11%

25
8%

45
11%

64
11%

47
8%

43
10%

39
8%

192
100%

26
8%

83
10%

London

258
135
13%
13%

123
12%

57
23%

67
20%

62
16%

18
5%

15
5%

39
9%

70
13%

89
15%

43
10%

56
12%

258
100%

53
116
16% 14%

South East

263
131
13%
13%

132
13%

17
7%

44
14%

45
11%

52
15%

44
14%

60
14%

84
15%

68
11%

52
12%

59
12%

263
100%

37
107
11% 13%

South West

187
9%

102
10%

17
7%

21
7%

30
8%

37
11%

32
10%

50
12%

48
9%

55
9%

39
9%

45
10%

187
100%

North East

Prepared by Populus

85
8%

27
8%

68
8%

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Table 28

GO Region
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total

Scotland

178
9%

54
9%

22
9%

32
9%

32
6%

58
12%

23
7%

81
9%

61
8%

52
11%

41
8%

7
9%

6
25%

7
7%

2
39%

97
9%

58
9%

12
6%

6
11%

North East

93
5%

21
3%

6
2%

15
4%

35
7%

18
4%

16
4%

34
4%

48
7%

11
2%

23
4%

2
2%

1
2%

4
4%

1
15%

50
5%

32
5%

7
4%

3
5%

North West

241
12%

77
13%

24
10%

54
15%

55
11%

51
10%

52
15%

104
12%

83
11%

50
11%

62
12%

15
20%

2
7%

6
6%

1
13%

121
11%

76
12%

29
14%

3
6%

Yorkshire & Humberside

181
9%

48
8%

19
8%

29
8%

48
9%

49
10%

30
8%

79
9%

82
11%

34
8%

37
7%

7
9%

1
5%

15
16%

107
10%

46
7%

18
8%

7
15%

West Midlands

190
9%

59
10%

19
8%

40
11%

50
10%

40
8%

31
9%

71
8%

75
10%

32
7%

44
8%

7
9%

14
15%

90
8%

61
10%

19
9%

11
22%

East Midlands

159
8%

42
7%

20
8%

22
6%

51
10%

39
8%

20
6%

59
7%

74
10%

40
9%

24
5%

4
5%

*
1%

8
8%

1
11%

103
10%

38
6%

9
5%

1
2%

Wales

109
5%

27
4%

10
4%

16
4%

30
6%

35
7%

16
4%

50
6%

33
5%

30
7%

27
5%

2
3%

2
10%

4
4%

64
6%

22
3%

14
7%

2
4%

Eastern

192
9%

53
9%

28
12%

26
7%

34
7%

56
11%

40
11%

95
11%

71
10%

48
10%

52
10%

3
4%

3
14%

4
4%

103
10%

64
10%

16
7%

3
6%

London

258
13%

101
17%

37
16%

64
17%

63
12%

44
9%

38
11%

82
10%

50
7%

44
10%

100
19%

17
21%

3
13%

23
24%

1
22%

112
10%

90
14%

36
17%

10
19%

South East

263
13%

67
11%

27
11%

40
11%

68
14%

68
14%

51
14%

119
14%

80
11%

67
15%

79
15%

12
15%

3
12%

9
10%

130
12%

94
15%

26
12%

4
9%

South West

187
9%

57
9%

26
11%

31
8%

38
8%

43
9%

40
11%

83
10%

74
10%

50
11%

46
9%

2
3%

3
11%

2
2%

98
9%

59
9%

24
11%

1
2%

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Table 29

Have you taken a foreign holiday in the last 3 years?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Yes

1271
653
62%
65%

618
59%

143
210
231
204
184
300
427
386
253
205
108
58%
64%
59%
58%
60%
70%
77%
65%
59%
44%
60%

54
168
58%
70%

106
59%

122
65%

85
54%

65
121
60%
63%

164
64%

167
109
208
538
64%
59%
64%
65%

No

779
351
38%
35%

428
41%

103
118
158
145
124
131
127
208
178
266
42%
36%
41%
42%
40%
30%
23%
35%
41%
56%

39
42%

74
41%

67
35%

74
46%

43
40%

Prepared by Populus

70
40%

72
30%

71
37%

94
36%

96
36%

78
117
284
41%
36%
35%

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Table 29

Have you taken a foreign holiday in the last 3 years?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Yes

1271
62%

362
60%

143
60%

219
59%

310
61%

328
66%

228
64%

556
65%

413
56%

266
58%

376
70%

60
77%

15
65%

62
65%

4
61%

590
55%

450
70%

157
75%

31
62%

No

779
38%

246
40%

95
40%

151
41%

194
39%

172
34%

130
36%

303
35%

320
44%

193
42%

158
30%

18
23%

8
35%

34
35%

2
39%

486
45%

191
30%

53
25%

19
38%

Total

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Tenure
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Owned outright without mortgage

677
360
33%
36%

317
30%

52
21%

Owned with a mortgage


or loan

717
358
35%
36%

360
34%

61
139
205
161
25%
42%
53%
46%

95
31%

Rented from the council

267
116
13%
12%

150
14%

42
17%

56
17%

50
13%

45
13%

Rented from a housing


association

113
5%

48
5%

65
6%

17
7%

23
7%

33
9%

Rented from someone


else

260
113
13%
11%

146
14%

64
26%

82
25%

8
1%

11
4%

2
1%

Rent free

17
1%

Prepared by Populus

9
1%

26
8%

46
12%

96
133
324
239
197
124
116
28%
43%
75% 43%
33%
29%
25%

47
27%

23
25%

73
30%

71
39%

68
36%

66
41%

28
26%

68
35%

62
24%

89
34%

80
43%

64
180
20%
22%

57
222
229
164
102
13% 40%
39%
38%
22%

53
30%

25
101
28%
42%

57
32%

65
34%

53
33%

38
35%

84
44%

72
28%

103
39%

51
17%

23
5%

21
4%

54
9%

57
134
13%
29%

50
28%

24
26%

20
8%

24
13%

23
12%

18
11%

21
19%

6
3%

43
17%

28
11%

10
6%

31
10%

99
12%

15
4%

15
5%

10
2%

13
2%

20
3%

28
7%

52
11%

10
6%

6
6%

15
6%

7
4%

12
6%

4
3%

3
3%

16
9%

21
8%

14
5%

4
2%

10
3%

42
5%

55
14%

31
9%

14
4%

15
3%

54
10%

91
15%

56
13%

59
13%

16
9%

12
13%

30
12%

21
11%

22
11%

16
10%

18
16%

16
8%

57
22%

28
11%

24
13%

*
*

*
*

1
*

3
1%

5
1%

3
1%

2
*

8
2%

2
1%

2
2%

1
1%

1
*

1
*

1
1%

1
1%

1
*

3
1%

1
1%

3
2%

66
177
364
35%
54%
44%

42
134
13%
16%
1
*

4
*

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Table 30

Tenure
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

1075

641

210

51

Total

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

Owned outright without mortgage

677
33%

189
31%

91
38%

98
27%

147
29%

164
33%

147
41%

311
36%

241
33%

171
37%

175
33%

27
34%

6
24%

26
27%

1
13%

342
32%

223
35%

77
37%

15
29%

Owned with a mortgage


or loan

717
35%

209
34%

74
31%

135
37%

169
34%

177
35%

140
39%

318
37%

224
31%

181
39%

207
39%

28
36%

11
46%

21
21%

1
22%

343
32%

252
39%

85
40%

12
23%

Rented from the council

267
13%

85
14%

27
11%

58
16%

76
15%

78
16%

18
5%

96
11%

142
19%

48
11%

37
7%

4
5%

6
24%

13
13%

2
24%

192
18%

41
6%

14
6%

8
16%

Rented from a housing


association

113
5%

40
7%

13
5%

27
7%

30
6%

23
5%

10
3%

33
4%

47
6%

16
4%

23
4%

5
6%

1
3%

7
8%

2
29%

71
7%

26
4%

5
2%

4
8%

Rented from someone


else

260
13%

80
13%

34
14%

46
13%

77
15%

54
11%

40
11%

94
11%

74
10%

40
9%

88
16%

14
18%

1
4%

25
26%

1
11%

120
11%

92
14%

29
14%

9
17%

17
1%

5
1%

*
*

4
1%

5
1%

4
1%

2
1%

7
1%

4
1%

2
1%

5
1%

*
1%

5
5%

7
1%

5
1%

4
7%

Rent free

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Table 31

At what age did you finish your full time education?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Under 16

732
361
36%
36%

371
35%

40
16%

47
138
149
160
198
109
190
195
238
14%
36%
43%
52%
46%
20%
32%
45%
50%

61
34%

48
52%

83
34%

82
46%

75
40%

74
47%

33
31%

71
37%

50
19%

80
31%

74
39%

62
288
19%
35%

17-18

459
215
22%
21%

244
23%

43
18%

66
20%

87
18%

52
29%

11
12%

50
21%

34
19%

32
17%

40
25%

30
28%

48
25%

44
17%

67
26%

50
27%

83
194
26%
24%

19-24

534
267
26%
27%

267
26%

67
134
108
27%
41%
28%

74
17%

68
14%

41
23%

23
25%

62
26%

37
21%

44
23%

24
15%

27
25%

52
27%

100
39%

79
30%

46
113
231
25%
35%
28%

84
102
22%
29%
66
19%

69
23%

94
120
151
101
22%
22%
25%
24%

52
107
227
166
17%
25%
41%
28%

25-34

78
4%

45
4%

33
3%

26
8%

22
6%

8
2%

6
2%

16
4%

44
8%

19
3%

6
1%

9
2%

7
4%

2
2%

15
6%

7
4%

7
4%

4
2%

2
2%

3
1%

17
6%

12
5%

2
1%

17
5%

33
4%

35+

24
1%

7
1%

17
2%

2
1%

4
1%

4
1%

11
3%

3
1%

5
1%

11
2%

1
*

7
1%

6
3%

1
1%

2
1%

1
1%

*
*

2
2%

3
2%

3
1%

3
1%

3
1%

8
2%

5
1%

Still in full time


education

96
5%

43
4%

53
5%

74
30%

15
4%

6
2%

1
*

*
*

21
4%

33
6%

25
6%

16
3%

7
4%

4
4%

6
2%

15
8%

14
7%

8
5%

4
4%

4
2%

23
9%

9
4%

2
1%

14
4%

21
3%

6
*

6
1%

1
*

1
*

3
1%

2
1%

1
*

2
*

1
*

1
*

2
1%

2
1%

1
1%

1
*

1
*

1
1%

3
*

Don't know

53
3%

28
3%

25
2%

5
2%

25
8%

9
2%

7
2%

2
1%

5
1%

5
1%

12
2%

15
4%

21
4%

1
*

3
3%

7
3%

1
*

10
5%

4
3%

8
7%

3
2%

6
2%

6
2%

5
2%

15
5%

19
2%

Prefer not to answer

67
3%

32
3%

35
3%

17
7%

13
4%

15
4%

11
3%

6
2%

7
2%

19
3%

12
2%

11
3%

24
5%

1
1%

1
1%

15
6%

7
4%

4
3%

2
1%

9
4%

14
6%

6
2%

6
3%

12
4%

29
4%

Never had any full time


education

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2
1%

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Table 31

At what age did you finish your full time education?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

1075

641

210

51

Total

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

Under 16

732
36%

224
37%

90
38%

134
36%

203
40%

176
35%

102
28%

278
32%

732
100%

601
56%

91
14%

24
11%

17-18

459
22%

137
23%

50
21%

87
23%

95
19%

127
25%

81
23%

208
24%

459
100%

334
31%

109
17%

13
6%

19-24

534
26%

143
24%

53
22%

90
24%

111
22%

137
27%

126
35%

263
31%

534
100%

80
7%

355
55%

97
46%

25-34

78
4%

21
3%

7
3%

14
4%

16
3%

18
4%

22
6%

40
5%

78
100%

3
*

37
6%

38
18%

35+

24
1%

14
2%

3
1%

11
3%

2
*

5
1%

2
1%

7
1%

24
100%

5
*

11
2%

8
4%

Still in full time


education

96
5%

30
5%

17
7%

13
3%

28
6%

24
5%

13
4%

36
4%

96
100%

13
1%

17
3%

14
7%

51
100%

6
*

2
*

1
*

2
*

1
*

2
*

2
*

6
100%

2
*

1
*

Don't know

53
3%

13
2%

3
1%

10
3%

23
5%

4
1%

5
1%

9
1%

17
2%

11
2%

6
3%

Prefer not to answer

67
3%

23
4%

13
6%

10
3%

22
4%

6
1%

8
2%

14
2%

21
2%

9
1%

11
5%

Never had any full time


education

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Table 32

What is the highest educational level that you have achieved to date?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Secondary school, high


school, NVQ levels 1 to
3, etc.

1075
498
52% 50%

577
55%

112
44%

130
49%

98
126
447
52% 39% 54%

University degree or
equivalent professional
qualification, NVQ
level 4, etc.

641
326
31% 32%

315
30%

Higher university
degree, doctorate, MBA,
NVQ level 5, etc.

210
118
10% 12%

119
125
208
211
188
225
161
302
275
337
48% 38%
53% 60% 61%
52% 29%
51% 64% 71%

97
54%

50
121
54% 50%

107
59%

90
103
47%
65%

64
103
59% 53%

62
117
124
105
25% 36%
32% 30%

86
147
249
219
28%
34% 45%
37%

87
20%

86
18%

58
33%

32
35%

76
31%

46
25%

61
32%

38
24%

22
20%

64
33%

90
35%

94
36%

59
126
253
32% 39% 31%

92
9%

14
6%

61
19%

39
10%

23
7%

26
8%

44
7%

26
6%

15
3%

12
7%

7
8%

29
12%

18
10%

19
10%

9
6%

14
13%

16
8%

36
14%

26
10%

24
13%

56
17%

85
10%

11
2%

19
3%

15
4%

6
1%

6
3%

3
3%

3
1%

7
4%

11
6%

1
1%

2
2%

3
2%

10
4%

4
2%

1
*

6
2%

10
1%

47
126
11% 23%

Still in full time


education

51
2%

28
3%

23
2%

41
17%

5
1%

4
1%

1
*

Don't know

31
2%

12
1%

20
2%

4
2%

12
4%

5
1%

5
1%

3
1%

3
1%

3
*

8
1%

13
3%

7
2%

2
1%

6
2%

6
3%

4
2%

5
5%

3
2%

1
*

2
1%

2
1%

8
2%

8
1%

Prefer not to answer

42
2%

22
2%

20
2%

6
3%

8
2%

10
2%

4
1%

5
2%

9
2%

4
1%

2
*

15
3%

21
4%

3
2%

7
3%

2
1%

2
1%

4
2%

1
1%

4
2%

9
4%

6
2%

4
2%

4
1%

20
2%

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Table 32

What is the highest educational level that you have achieved to date?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Secondary school, high


school, NVQ levels 1 to
3, etc.

1075
52%

338
56%

131
55%

206
56%

287
57%

270
54%

130
36%

400
47%

601
82%

334
73%

80
15%

3
4%

5
20%

13
14%

2
28%

University degree or
equivalent professional
qualification, NVQ
level 4, etc.

641
31%

178
29%

72
30%

106
29%

129
26%

163
33%

159
44%

322
37%

91
12%

109
24%

355
66%

37
48%

11
48%

17
18%

1
22%

641
100%

Higher university
degree, doctorate, MBA,
NVQ level 5, etc.

210
10%

60
10%

21
9%

39
11%

39
8%

48
10%

58
16%

106
12%

24
3%

13
3%

97
18%

38
49%

8
32%

14
15%

210
100%

Still in full time


education

51
2%

16
3%

7
3%

9
2%

16
3%

10
2%

7
2%

17
2%

51
53%

51
100%

Don't know

31
2%

4
1%

1
*

3
1%

15
3%

5
1%

*
*

5
1%

10
1%

2
*

1
*

2
26%

Prefer not to answer

42
2%

11
2%

5
2%

6
2%

18
4%

4
1%

4
1%

8
1%

8
1%

1
*

2
*

2
24%

Total

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1075
100%

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Table 33

Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Yes - responsible for


half or more of the
items bought

1834
828
1006
89%
82%
96%

169
93%

167
148
88%
93%

233
90%

220
172
302
763
83%
92%
93%
93%

No - not responsible
for most of the items
bought

216
177
11%
18%

Prepared by Populus

40
4%

196
308
368
338
284
340
461
535
397
441
160
80%
94%
95%
97%
92%
79%
83%
90%
92%
93%
90%
50
20%

20
6%

21
5%

10
3%

23
8%

91
21%

92
17%

60
10%

33
8%

31
7%

18
10%

85
220
91%
91%
8
9%

21
9%

12
7%

23
12%

12
7%

93
170
86%
88%
16
14%

22
12%

25
10%

44
17%

15
8%

23
7%

60
7%

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Table 33

Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Yes - responsible for


half or more of the
items bought

1834
89%

566
93%

217
91%

349
95%

445
88%

446
89%

304
85%

750
87%

676
92%

412
90%

474
89%

72
92%

20
85%

75
79%

6
100%

996
93%

554
87%

188
90%

35
69%

No - not responsible
for most of the items
bought

216
11%

41
7%

21
9%

20
5%

59
12%

54
11%

54
15%

108
13%

57
8%

47
10%

61
11%

6
8%

4
15%

20
21%

79
7%

86
13%

22
10%

16
31%

Total

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Table 34

How many cars are there in your household?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

No cars in the
household

414
185
20%
18%

230
22%

91
37%

63
175
15%
37%

47
26%

27
30%

39
16%

36
20%

40
21%

26
16%

22
20%

19
10%

107
42%

32
12%

18
10%

849
449
41%
45%

400
38%

65
116
160
146
143
220
214
243
212
180
26%
35%
41%
42%
46%
51%
39%
41%
49%
38%

73
41%

38
107
41%
44%

78
43%

69
36%

82
51%

41
38%

87
45%

108
42%

91
35%

76
122
339
41%
38%
41%

601
275
29%
27%

326
31%

49
20%

79
139
109
24%
36%
31%

87
138
216
183
117
28%
32%
39%
31%
27%

85
18%

47
26%

23
25%

74
31%

51
28%

56
29%

42
26%

36
33%

72
37%

29
11%

94
36%

76
105
245
40%
32%
30%

3+

186
9%

91
9%

41
17%

42
13%

25
8%

32
7%

11
6%

4
5%

21
9%

16
9%

25
13%

9
6%

9
8%

14
7%

14
5%

45
17%

17
9%

Prepared by Populus

95
9%

91
28%

71
18%

19
5%

61
17%

33
9%

53
17%

47
11%

26
6%

58
119
10%
20%

65
12%

50
8%

39
9%

51
161
16%
20%

47
14%

77
9%

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Table 34

How many cars are there in your household?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

459

534

1075

641

210

51

Total

859

732

78

24

96

No cars in the
household

414
20%

138
23%

48
20%

90
24%

123
24%

87
17%

50
14%

138
16%

153
21%

71
15%

94
18%

11
13%

8
33%

34
36%

4
65%

238
22%

101
16%

32
15%

16
32%

849
41%

262
43%

103
43%

158
43%

200
40%

208
42%

141
39%

349
41%

345
47%

196
43%

212
40%

30
39%

7
28%

21
21%

1
13%

477
44%

259
40%

73
35%

13
25%

601
29%

151
25%

62
26%

89
24%

143
28%

162
32%

124
35%

286
33%

188
26%

156
34%

178
33%

33
42%

5
19%

16
16%

1
22%

281
26%

216
34%

76
36%

9
17%

3+

186
9%

57
9%

24
10%

33
9%

37
7%

42
8%

43
12%

85
10%

47
6%

36
8%

51
9%

4
6%

5
20%

25
26%

78
7%

64
10%

29
14%

13
26%

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Table 35

To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

White

1864
925
91%
92%

176
97%

172
147
106
185
91%
92%
97%
96%

174
67%

243
184
293
740
92%
98%
90%
90%

NET: Non-white

939
90%

197
276
339
332
303
417
496
534
406
429
173
80%
84%
87%
95%
98%
97%
90%
90%
94%
91%
97%

86
220
93%
91%

151
7%

61
6%

90
9%

42
17%

44
13%

44
11%

11
3%

1
*

9
2%

44
8%

50
8%

23
5%

34
7%

5
3%

5
6%

18
7%

5
3%

11
6%

13
8%

Mixed

25
1%

6
1%

18
2%

9
4%

3
1%

6
2%

3
1%

4
1%

4
1%

10
2%

4
1%

6
1%

2
1%

5
5%

2
1%

2
1%

Asian

75
4%

35
4%

40
4%

16
7%

33
10%

20
5%

4
1%

1
*

1
*

22
4%

25
4%

12
3%

16
3%

2
1%

1
1%

11
5%

1
1%

Black

35
2%

11
1%

24
2%

10
4%

5
1%

11
3%

4
1%

1
*

4
1%

12
2%

10
2%

5
1%

8
2%

1
*

2
1%

Chinese

10
*

7
1%

3
*

5
2%

1
*

3
1%

6
1%

4
1%

7
*

2
*

5
*

1
1%

3
1%

3
1%

1
*

1
*

2
*

3
1%

1
*

34
2%

18
2%

17
2%

8
3%

7
2%

6
2%

5
1%

4
1%

5
1%

14
2%

10
2%

2
*

8
2%

*
*

Other ethnic group


Prefer not to answer

Prepared by Populus

2
2%

5
3%

70
27%

17
6%

5
3%

1
*

7
3%

2
1%

9
5%

8
5%

1
1%

31
12%

1
1%

2
1%

25
10%

3
1%

2
1%

2
2%

2
1%

2
2%

3
1%

7
3%

1
*

2
1%

27
8%

67
8%

3
1%

9
1%

11
4%

*
*

14
4%

35
4%

3
1%

1
*

7
2%

15
2%

1
*

*
*

2
*

4
*

5
2%

1
*

5
1%

3
1%

2
1%

6
2%

14
6%

1
1%

15
2%

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Table 35

To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

White

1864
91%

531
87%

211
89%

320
87%

460
91%

470
94%

339
95%

810
94%

715
98%

433
94%

465
87%

67
86%

22
92%

74
77%

6
100%

1015
94%

570
89%

176
84%

45
89%

151
7%

64
11%

23
10%

42
11%

34
7%

25
5%

14
4%

39
5%

17
2%

23
5%

57
11%

10
13%

2
8%

22
23%

52
5%

58
9%

26
13%

5
10%

Mixed

25
1%

11
2%

4
2%

7
2%

8
2%

3
1%

1
*

4
*

7
1%

3
1%

12
2%

1
1%

2
2%

9
1%

13
2%

1
1%

1
2%

Asian

75
4%

34
6%

8
3%

26
7%

14
3%

15
3%

4
1%

19
2%

8
1%

8
2%

27
5%

6
8%

2
8%

9
10%

22
2%

24
4%

19
9%

3
7%

Black

35
2%

17
3%

8
3%

9
2%

8
2%

4
1%

3
1%

7
1%

1
*

10
2%

9
2%

2
2%

7
8%

18
2%

12
2%

3
2%

*
1%

Chinese

10
*

1
*

1
*

1
*

2
*

6
2%

8
1%

6
1%

1
1%

3
3%

2
*

5
1%

3
1%

7
*

3
*

3
1%

4
1%

1
*

1
*

2
*

3
1%

1
1%

2
*

4
1%

34
2%

12
2%

4
2%

8
2%

9
2%

5
1%

5
1%

10
1%

4
1%

13
2%

1
1%

1
1%

8
1%

8
4%

1
1%

Total

NET: Non-white

Other ethnic group


Prefer not to answer

Prepared by Populus

13
2%

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Table 36

To which of the following religious groups do you consider yourself to be a member of?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Christian

1124
551
55%
55%

125
49%

147
100
177
415
56%
53%
54%
51%

NET: Other

573
55%

83
135
188
206
205
307
307
337
234
246
104
34%
41%
48%
59%
67%
71%
55%
57%
54%
52%
58%

160
8%

77
8%

83
8%

24
10%

51
16%

38
10%

25
7%

Muslim

36
2%

10
1%

26
2%

13
5%

16
5%

6
1%

Hindu

26
1%

9
1%

17
2%

5
2%

10
3%

7
2%

Jewish

25
1%

20
2%

5
*

5
2%

Sikh

10
*

9
1%

1
*

2
1%

Buddhist

13
1%

9
1%

4
*

2
1%

Other

50
2%

20
2%

31
3%

711
351
35%
35%

359
34%

None
Prefer not to say

55
3%

Prepared by Populus

25
3%

30
3%

1
*

14
6%

86
47%

111
58%

92
58%

22
9%

12
6%

7
4%

11
7%

14
3%

46
8%

43
7%

30
7%

41
9%

8
5%

3
3%

1
*

9
2%

5
1%

5
1%

16
3%

2
1%

7
3%

2
1%

1
1%

3
1%

10
2%

8
1%

4
1%

5
1%

*
*

1
1%

6
1%

5
1%

10
2%

11
2%

6
1%

4
1%

4
1%

2
1%

3
1%

5
1%

3
1%

1
*

3
1%

5
1%

*
*

1
1%

4
1%

3
1%

2
1%

1
*

*
*

2
*

5
1%

3
1%

3
1%

12
4%

13
3%

15
4%

6
2%

3
1%

13
2%

15
3%

10
2%

12
3%

3
2%

92
104
186
189
162
173
30%
24%
34%
32%
38%
37%

125
123
153
113
51%
38%
39%
32%
18
5%

11
3%

5
1%

8
2%

49
141
53%
59%

2
1%

6
1%

15
3%

25
4%

4
1%

11
2%

66
103
61%
53%
3
3%

9
5%

56
22%

18
7%

11
6%

37
11%

62
7%

4
2%

1
1%

16
6%

2
1%

1
*

17
2%

*
*

16
6%

6
2%

1
1%

7
2%

10
1%

1
1%

1
*

1
1%

15
6%

2
1%

6
2%

8
1%

4
2%

3
2%

2
1%

5
2%

5
1%

1
1%

*
*

1
1%

4
2%

4
2%

1
1%

2
1%

7
2%

5
1%

3
3%

10
4%

8
4%

1
1%

3
2%

2
2%

3
2%

3
1%

7
2%

8
4%

11
3%

16
2%

65
36%

40
43%

71
30%

83
46%

64
34%

54
34%

38
35%

77
40%

51
20%

93
35%

1
1%

1
1%

6
2%

1
1%

8
4%

2
1%

1
1%

3
2%

25
10%

6
2%

75
102
320
40%
31%
39%
2
1%

10
3%

26
3%

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Table 36

To which of the following religious groups do you consider yourself to be a member of?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Christian

1124
55%

336
55%

133
56%

204
55%

247
49%

314
63%

187
52%

501
58%

452
62%

271
59%

259
48%

39
50%

6
26%

37
39%

5
76%

624
58%

343
54%

97
46%

20
39%

160
8%

71
12%

25
10%

46
12%

30
6%

28
6%

26
7%

53
6%

30
4%

30
6%

63
12%

9
11%

6
24%

13
14%

60
6%

64
10%

29
14%

3
7%

Muslim

36
2%

15
2%

6
2%

9
2%

6
1%

6
1%

4
1%

10
1%

6
1%

4
1%

11
2%

4
5%

8
9%

13
1%

9
1%

7
3%

3
7%

Hindu

26
1%

15
2%

2
1%

13
3%

8
1%

2
*

*
*

2
*

1
*

4
1%

14
3%

2
8%

2
3%

9
1%

11
2%

6
3%

Jewish

25
1%

9
2%

5
2%

4
1%

3
1%

1
*

12
3%

13
2%

4
1%

3
1%

16
3%

2
3%

7
1%

13
2%

5
2%

Sikh

10
*

6
1%

1
*

5
1%

4
1%

4
*

2
*

1
*

*
*

*
1%

1
1%

3
*

1
*

6
3%

Buddhist

13
1%

4
1%

*
*

4
1%

8
2%

1
*

9
1%

1
*

3
1%

6
1%

2
10%

1
1%

6
1%

4
1%

3
1%

Other

50
2%

21
4%

11
5%

11
3%

13
3%

7
1%

8
2%

16
2%

15
2%

14
3%

16
3%

3
3%

1
6%

1
1%

21
2%

26
4%

2
1%

None

711
35%

181
30%

72
30%

108
29%

208
41%

152
30%

141
39%

293
34%

246
34%

149
33%

198
37%

26
33%

12
50%

43
45%

2
24%

372
35%

220
34%

73
35%

26
52%

55
3%

20
3%

8
3%

12
3%

20
4%

7
1%

5
1%

12
1%

4
1%

10
2%

14
3%

4
6%

3
3%

20
2%

14
2%

11
5%

1
3%

Total

NET: Other

Prefer not to say

Prepared by Populus

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Table 37

Which of the following best describes where you live?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Urban - Population over


10,000

746
414
36%
41%

332
32%

112
160
137
110
46% 49%
35%
31%

81
146
204
230
156
155
26%
34%
37%
39%
36%
33%

67
38%

32
35%

74
31%

57
32%

68
36%

43
27%

34
31%

37
19%

200
78%

87
33%

45
141
311
24%
43%
38%

Town and Fringe

861
380
42%
38%

481
46%

106
121
167
158
147
162
214
229
182
236
43% 37%
43%
45% 48%
38%
39%
38%
42%
50%

71
40%

42
122
46%
51%

83
46%

93
49%

68
43%

37
34%

82
43%

52
20%

125
47%

84
123
344
45%
38%
42%

Village

389
179
19%
18%

211
20%

27
11%

45
14%

78
20%

69
20%

67
104
117
119
22%
24%
21%
20%

81
19%

73
15%

32
18%

17
18%

43
18%

38
21%

24
13%

44
28%

31
29%

62
32%

4
2%

47
18%

47
25%

22
2%

1
*

2
1%

7
2%

12
3%

12
4%

11
3%

7
2%

8
4%

1
2%

1
*

3
1%

5
3%

4
2%

6
6%

11
6%

1
*

4
2%

11
6%

Hamlet & Isolated


Dwelling

54
3%

Prepared by Populus

32
3%

20
5%

18
3%

17
3%

58
144
18%
17%
4
1%

24
3%

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Absolutes/col percents

Table 37

Which of the following best describes where you live?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

1075

641

210

51

Total

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

Urban - Population over


10,000

746
36%

211
35%

85
36%

125
34%

174
35%

177
35%

151
42%

328
38%

211
29%

149
32%

240
45%

36
46%

7
29%

52
54%

4
60%

337
31%

256
40%

94
45%

25
49%

Town and Fringe

861
42%

258
42%

91
38%

167
45%

232
46%

214
43%

124
35%

338
39%

360
49%

204
44%

174
33%

30
38%

7
30%

35
36%

3
40%

503
47%

234
37%

79
38%

18
36%

Village

389
19%

121
20%

50
21%

71
19%

96
19%

95
19%

64
18%

159
19%

147
20%

91
20%

99
19%

11
15%

9
36%

9
9%

209
19%

128
20%

32
15%

8
15%

54
3%

19
3%

12
5%

6
2%

2
*

14
3%

20
5%

34
4%

15
2%

15
3%

20
4%

1
1%

1
6%

26
2%

22
3%

5
2%

Hamlet & Isolated


Dwelling

Prepared by Populus

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Table 38

Which of the following best describes your current working status?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

NET: Working

1148
596
56%
59%

552
53%

141
249
302
244
150
57%
76% 78%
70%
49%

62
331
361
293
163
14%
60%
61% 68%
35%

93
52%

57
136
62% 57%

103
57%

96
51%

87
55%

59
109
55%
57%

168
65%

144
55%

95
326
822
51% 100% 100%

Working full time working 30 hours per


week or more

902
525
44%
52%

377
36%

106
206
254
195
106
43%
63% 65%
56%
34%

36
269
298
227
108
8%
49%
50% 53%
23%

65
36%

47
100
51% 42%

82
45%

83
44%

69
44%

45
42%

93
48%

131
51%

110
42%

77
257
645
41% 79%
78%

Working part time working between 8 and


29 hours per week

246
12%

70
7%

176
17%

36
15%

43
13%

48
12%

26
6%

55
12%

28
16%

10
11%

36
15%

22
12%

13
7%

18
11%

14
13%

16
8%

38
15%

34
13%

18
9%

NET: Not working

902
409
44%
41%

493
47%

105
43%

79
24%

88
104
158
369
222
233
138
309
22%
30%
51% 86%
40%
39% 32%
65%

85
48%

36
105
38% 43%

77
43%

94
49%

72
45%

49
45%

83
43%

90
35%

119
45%

92
49%

Not working but seeking


work or temporarily
unemployed or sick

148
7%

67
7%

80
8%

33
13%

33
10%

25
6%

30
9%

27
9%

*
*

14
3%

20
3%

20
5%

94
20%

18
10%

10
10%

14
6%

10
6%

10
5%

11
7%

7
7%

8
4%

27
10%

18
7%

14
8%

95
5%

35
3%

60
6%

55
22%

5
2%

10
2%

15
4%

10
3%

11
2%

26
4%

18
4%

40
8%

10
5%

3
3%

6
3%

8
5%

14
7%

7
4%

7
7%

7
4%

16
6%

12
5%

4
2%

Retired on a state
pension only

107
5%

43
4%

63
6%

*
*

17
5%

90
21%

6
1%

28
5%

5
1%

67
14%

4
2%

4
5%

16
7%

10
5%

15
8%

9
6%

11
11%

5
3%

10
4%

14
5%

8
4%

Retired with a private


pension

370
245
18%
24%

125
12%

12
4%

81
276
164
127
26% 64%
30%
21%

55
13%

25
5%

33
18%

13
14%

34
14%

32
18%

37
20%

37
23%

14
13%

47
25%

23
9%

51
19%

47
25%

House person,
housewife,
househusband, etc.

183
9%

165
16%

17
7%

41
13%

53
14%

46
13%

23
7%

39
9%

83
18%

21
12%

6
6%

34
14%

17
9%

18
9%

9
6%

9
8%

15
8%

13
5%

24
9%

19
10%

Not working and not


seeking work

Prepared by Populus

18
2%

50
14%

44
14%

3
1%

62
11%

27
5%

63
11%

33
6%

66
15%

68
178
21%
22%

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Table 38

Which of the following best describes your current working status?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

NET: Working

1148
56%

347
57%

122
51%

225
61%

312
62%

264
53%

186
52%

450
52%

350
48%

277
60%

344
64%

51
65%

13
55%

35
37%

3
50%

572
53%

379
59%

141
67%

16
31%

Working full time working 30 hours per


week or more

902
44%

257
42%

96
40%

161
43%

247
49%

207
41%

159
44%

366
43%

279
38%

212
46%

281
53%

44
56%

6
25%

16
16%

3
50%

439
41%

314
49%

115
55%

4
8%

Working part time working between 8 and


29 hours per week

246
12%

90
15%

26
11%

64
17%

65
13%

57
11%

27
8%

84
10%

70
10%

65
14%

63
12%

7
9%

7
30%

20
20%

133
12%

65
10%

26
13%

12
24%

NET: Not working

902
44%

261
43%

116
49%

145
39%

192
38%

237
47%

172
48%

409
48%

383
52%

182
40%

190
36%

27
35%

11
45%

61
63%

3
50%

503
47%

261
41%

69
33%

35
69%

Not working but seeking


work or temporarily
unemployed or sick

148
7%

54
9%

21
9%

34
9%

31
6%

31
6%

23
6%

54
6%

53
7%

32
7%

30
6%

4
5%

3
11%

6
7%

2
24%

90
8%

34
5%

11
5%

3
6%

95
5%

21
3%

14
6%

7
2%

19
4%

34
7%

17
5%

51
6%

27
4%

7
2%

5
1%

1
1%

1
5%

54
56%

38
4%

20
3%

6
3%

32
63%

Retired on a state
pension only

107
5%

39
6%

16
7%

23
6%

28
6%

22
4%

15
4%

37
4%

80
11%

10
2%

9
2%

*
*

2
9%

81
8%

19
3%

3
2%

Retired with a private


pension

370
18%

91
15%

43
18%

48
13%

61
12%

110
22%

100
28%

210
25%

150
20%

91
20%

104
19%

16
20%

3
13%

2
26%

176
16%

140
22%

45
21%

House person,
housewife,
househusband, etc.

183
9%

56
9%

22
9%

33
9%

52
10%

39
8%

18
5%

56
7%

73
10%

43
9%

42
8%

6
8%

2
7%

118
11%

49
8%

4
2%

Total

Not working and not


seeking work

Prepared by Populus

*
1%

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Table 39

Do you work in any of the following occupations?


Base: All respondents who work
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

Employment
Sector

Region

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

1080

502

578

105

233

298

238

146

60

411

294

200

175

93

52

135

93

89

81

50

99

157

145

86

307

773

Weighted base

1148

596

552

141

249

302

244

150

62

331

361

293

163

93

57

136

103

96

87

59

109

168

144

95

326

822

Central government
including all
administrative
departments and central
government agencies
such as the Bank of
England

37
3%

24
4%

13
2%

7
1%

5
1%

2
*

National Health Service

77
7%

26
4%

Universities and
Academies funded by
government

18
2%

11
2%

5
*

Local government
administration
Police service

HM Forces

Courts service

Public sector housing


Teaching employed by
local education
authority including
voluntary aided schools
and foundation schools

17
7%

5
2%

4
2%

6
4%

2
3%

9
3%

1
*

6
2%

50
9%

14
10%

17
7%

21
7%

20
8%

1
1%

3
5%

7
1%

5
2%

11
4%

1
1%

3
*

3
*

1
1%

2
1%

2
1%

45
4%

22
4%

23
4%

2
2%

17
7%

10
3%

15
1%

8
1%

7
1%

1
1%

3
1%

7
1%

2
*

5
1%

53
5%

11
2%

42
8%

Prepared by Populus

3
2%

6
4%

18
5%

10
3%

2
3%

6
11%

3
3%

2
2%

*
*

10
17%

1
1%

7
4%

4
3%

*
*

4
1%

3
1%

18
5%

32
9%

13
5%

14
8%

7
7%

9
3%

8
2%

1
*

1
*

5
1%

10
4%

5
4%

15
4%

19
5%

3
1%

6
3%

1
1%

4
1%

1
*

4
1%

2
1%

14
6%

12
4%

10
4%

9
6%

2
4%

37
11%

2
2%

3
3%

2
2%

7
2%

1
1%

11
8%

9
9%

5
5%

5
6%

4
7%

7
6%

9
5%

12
8%

8
8%

77
24%

1
1%

1
1%

1
1%

4
4%

1
1%

4
3%

6
4%

1
1%

18
6%

1
1%

3
2%

1
1%

1
1%

5
2%

7
2%

5
3%

6
7%

2
3%

6
4%

2
2%

6
6%

3
3%

6
9%

1
1%

7
4%

2
2%

3
3%

45
14%

6
2%

4
2%

1
*

2
1%

1
1%

3
5%

4
3%

1
1%

4
4%

15
5%

5
1%

1
*

1
*

2
2%

1
1%

1
1%

2
2%

1
*

1
1%

7
2%

25
7%

17
5%

10
3%

2
1%

3
3%

1
1%

8
6%

8
8%

2
2%

2
2%

5
8%

4
3%

6
3%

53
16%

11
7%

6
6%

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Table 39

Do you work in any of the following occupations?


Base: All respondents who work
Gender

Total
Weighted base

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64


141

244

AB

C1

C2

DE

331

163

93

249

302

150

62

361

293

136

103

168

144

95

1
1%

1
*

1
*

4
2%

2
1%

2
*

1
*

3
2%

1
1%

1
2%

*
*

1
1%

1
1%

1
1%

2
1%

1
*

7
2%

Bradford and Bingley or


Northern Rock Building
societies

1
*

1
*

1
1%

*
*

1
*

1
3%

1
*

53
5%

22
4%

31
6%

2
1%

9
4%

15
5%

19
8%

5
4%

3
5%

14
4%

23
6%

10
6%

8
8%

3
6%

3
2%

6
6%

2
3%

5
6%

6
10%

3
3%

10
6%

4
3%

3
3%

53
16%

822
457
72%
77%

365
66%

52
230
228
235
129
84%
70%
63%
80%
79%

64
69%

41
101
72%
74%

72
70%

78
82%

67
77%

25
41%

83
76%

116
69%

107
74%

68
72%

822
100%

110
159
213
168
120
78%
64%
70%
69%
80%

96

87

59

109

326

Private

2
*

7
2%

57

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

5
1%

Prepared by Populus

552

65+

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

7
1%

None of the above

596

Employment
Sector

Region

Public corporations
such as the Royal Mail
or British Nuclear
fuels or Driving
Standards agency

Other public sector


occupation (please
specify as much detail
as possible)

1148

Age

822

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Table 39

Do you work in any of the following occupations?


Base: All respondents who work
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

1080

343

121

222

286

248

167

415

304

259

343

57

13

31

514

375

143

14

Weighted base

1148

347

122

225

312

264

186

450

350

277

344

51

13

35

572

379

141

16

Total

Central government
including all
administrative
departments and central
government agencies
such as the Bank of
England

37
3%

12
3%

10
4%

11
4%

5
2%

9
5%

7
1%

1
*

1
*

2
1%

4
2%

National Health Service

77
7%

25
7%

9
8%

16
7%

17
5%

Universities and
Academies funded by
government

18
2%

6
2%

2
2%

4
2%

5
*

Local government
administration

45
4%

22
6%

7
5%

Police service

15
1%

4
1%
1
*

HM Forces

Courts service

Public sector housing

7
1%

Prepared by Populus

2
2%

14
3%

9
3%

2
1%

17
5%

4
1%

2
1%

4
1%

1
*

15
6%

15
8%

31
7%

20
6%

26
9%

2
1%

2
1%

5
3%

7
2%

1
*

5
2%

1
*

5
1%

15
7%

7
2%

9
3%

5
3%

3
3%

1
*

2
1%

7
3%

1
1%

2
1%

3
1%

*
*

2
5%

*
1%

10
2%

17
5%

3
2%

1
*

6
2%

19
6%

3
6%

1
5%

3
8%

30
5%

36
10%

7
5%

3
18%

1
*

9
2%

3
6%

1
4%

2
*

5
1%

9
7%

1
*

3
1%

1
1%

4
1%

2
1%

14
3%

4
1%

9
3%

21
6%

3
6%

2
14%

2
5%

16
3%

19
5%

8
6%

2
10%

2
1%

9
2%

3
1%

6
2%

3
1%

2
6%

8
1%

1
*

5
4%

3
1%

1
*

2
1%

3
1%

2
*

4
1%

1
*

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Table 39

Do you work in any of the following occupations?


Base: All respondents who work
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total
Weighted base

1148

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

347

122

225

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree
312

264

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16
186

450

Teaching employed by
local education
authority including
voluntary aided schools
and foundation schools

53
5%

18
5%

3
3%

14
6%

18
6%

9
4%

8
4%

17
4%

Public corporations
such as the Royal Mail
or British Nuclear
fuels or Driving
Standards agency

7
1%

2
1%

1
1%

1
*

2
1%

2
1%

1
1%

Bradford and Bingley or


Northern Rock Building
societies

1
*

1
*

53
5%

15
4%

4
3%

12
5%

14
4%

13
5%

822
72%

240
69%

91
74%

150
67%

234
75%

189
72%

Other public sector


occupation (please
specify as much detail
as possible)
None of the above

Prepared by Populus

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

350

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

277

344

51

13

35

572

379

141

16

5
1%

8
3%

23
7%

5
10%

3
23%

6
18%

14
2%

21
5%

17
12%

1
7%

3
1%

*
*

5
2%

1
*

2
12%

3
1%

2
1%

2
1%

1
*

*
*

1
*

8
4%

21
5%

17
5%

19
7%

12
4%

*
1%

*
3%

1
3%

34
6%

15
4%

2
2%

132
71%

321
71%

288
82%

194
70%

231
67%

33
66%

5
39%

21
59%

3
100%

447
78%

253
67%

85
60%

10
65%

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Table 40

Do you have any children aged 18 or under? If so, how old are they?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

No children aged 18 or
under

1424
749
69%
75%

676
65%

129
71%

137
118
72%
74%

192
74%

184
127
185
530
70%
68%
57%
64%

NET: Yes

612
248
30%
25%

365
35%

43
149
253
130
18%
45%
65%
37%

Yes - children aged


under 5 years old

249
12%

91
9%

158
15%

38
107
15%
33%

Yes - children aged 5


to 10 years old

247
103
12%
10%

145
14%

Yes - children aged 11


to 15 years old

217
11%

87
9%

129
12%

Yes - children aged 16


to 18 years old

141
7%

60
6%

81
8%

2
1%

2
1%

13
1%

8
1%

5
1%

6
3%

2
1%

Refused

Prepared by Populus

196
177
133
217
273
428
388
446
273
317
128
80%
54%
34%
62%
89%
99%
70%
75%
63%
67%
72%
34
11%

68
154
73%
64%

72
117
66%
61%

3
162
145
154
151
1%
29%
24%
36%
32%

50
28%

25
27%

86
36%

50
28%

53
28%

39
24%

35
33%

73
38%

64
25%

78
30%

60
137
289
32%
42%
35%

93
24%

10
3%

72
13%

61
10%

57
13%

59
13%

20
12%

13
14%

27
11%

21
12%

22
12%

19
12%

15
14%

25
13%

33
13%

30
11%

22
12%

51
110
16%
13%

6
2%

83
127
25%
33%

25
7%

6
2%

69
12%

50
8%

60
14%

68
14%

19
11%

8
8%

38
16%

21
12%

21
11%

12
7%

14
12%

33
17%

24
9%

33
12%

25
13%

54
118
17%
14%

20
112
6%
29%

66
19%

18
6%

1
*

62
11%

44
7%

56
13%

54
11%

17
9%

8
9%

37
15%

17
10%

22
12%

16
10%

11
10%

17
9%

22
9%

26
10%

24
13%

47
14%

99
12%

56
14%

63
18%

17
5%

2
1%

32
6%

33
5%

45
10%

32
7%

14
8%

5
6%

23
9%

14
7%

9
5%

7
4%

6
5%

19
10%

9
4%

19
7%

16
8%

35
11%

72
9%

4
1%

1
*

1
*

4
1%

3
1%

3
1%

4
1%

1
*

3
1%

*
*

2
1%

2
1%

3
1%

2
1%

1
*

4
1%

4
*

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Table 40

Do you have any children aged 18 or under? If so, how old are they?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

No children aged 18 or
under

1424
69%

407
67%

169
71%

239
65%

354
70%

347
69%

272
76%

619
72%

547
75%

300
65%

347
65%

51
65%

19
79%

86
90%

4
63%

744
69%

449
70%

141
67%

48
94%

NET: Yes

612
30%

198
33%

68
28%

130
35%

144
29%

152
30%

85
24%

237
28%

185
25%

159
35%

187
35%

27
35%

5
21%

8
8%

2
37%

327
30%

192
30%

66
31%

2
4%

Yes - children aged


under 5 years old

249
12%

78
13%

27
11%

51
14%

75
15%

52
10%

24
7%

76
9%

49
7%

57
12%

107
20%

8
10%

5
6%

2
37%

112
10%

95
15%

27
13%

2
4%

Yes - children aged 5


to 10 years old

247
12%

74
12%

26
11%

47
13%

59
12%

66
13%

30
8%

95
11%

69
9%

63
14%

77
14%

12
15%

1
5%

3
3%

1
22%

124
12%

78
12%

33
16%

Yes - children aged 11


to 15 years old

217
11%

70
12%

25
11%

45
12%

50
10%

56
11%

32
9%

88
10%

91
12%

54
12%

48
9%

12
15%

2
9%

*
*

133
12%

58
9%

22
11%

Yes - children aged 16


to 18 years old

141
7%

52
9%

18
8%

34
9%

20
4%

40
8%

24
7%

64
7%

57
8%

44
10%

25
5%

9
11%

2
8%

1
1%

90
8%

37
6%

8
4%

13
1%

2
*

2
1%

1
*

6
1%

1
*

1
*

2
*

1
*

*
*

1
2%

4
*

3
2%

1
1%

Total

Refused

Prepared by Populus

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Table 41

Which of the following ITV regions do you live in?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Anglia
Border

221
119
11%
12%

15
6%

29
9%

57
15%

35
10%

31
10%

53
12%

65
12%

60
10%

49
11%

47
10%

1
1%

3
1%

1
1%

2
1%

1
*

2
1%

6
2%

4
1%

6
2%

7
2%

10
2%

6
1%

6
1%

3
1%

12
6%

1
1%

32
20%

164
85%

18
7%

1
*

26
8%

97
12%

13
5%

3
1%

13
2%

96
60%

1
*

5
2%

4
2%

31
124
10%
15%

1
*

31
9%

69
146
21%
18%

18
2%

7
1%

Central

287
145
14%
14%

142
14%

39
16%

44
13%

53
14%

45
13%

34
11%

72
17%

82
15%

68
12%

78
18%

58
12%

2
1%

*
*

2
1%

178
94%

Granada

216
11%

96
10%

119
11%

14
6%

35
11%

41
11%

44
13%

44
14%

38
9%

62
11%

70
12%

35
8%

48
10%

3
204
4%
85%

3
1%

1
*

5
4%

London

340
176
17%
18%

163
16%

59
24%

83
25%

72
19%

37
11%

33
11%

56
105
114
13%
19%
19%

53
12%

67
14%

1
*

*
*

2
2%

*
*

19
10%

257
100%

59
23%

1
*

Meridian

211
108
10%
11%

103
10%

18
7%

32
10%

38
10%

45
13%

30
10%

49
11%

63
11%

49
8%

50
12%

49
10%

1
1%

*
*

181
69%

29
15%

29
9%

86
10%

3
2%

16
5%

39
5%

1
1%

34
11%

27
3%

TyneTees

25
1%

102
10%

89
11%

89
4%

47
5%

43
4%

15
6%

17
5%

11
3%

15
4%

11
3%

20
5%

14
3%

29
5%

21
5%

25
5%

1
*

86
93%

Wales

107
5%

48
5%

59
6%

20
8%

20
6%

12
3%

17
5%

18
6%

20
5%

28
5%

33
6%

16
4%

29
6%

2
1%

103
95%

West

76
4%

30
3%

46
4%

7
3%

12
4%

15
4%

14
4%

15
5%

12
3%

11
2%

26
4%

13
3%

25
5%

14
6%

5
3%

2
1%

1
*

54
29%

14
4%

27
3%

Westcountry

100
5%

48
5%

52
5%

12
5%

11
3%

17
4%

16
5%

13
4%

31
7%

34
6%

29
5%

18
4%

19
4%

1
1%

1
*

98
52%

13
4%

35
4%

Yorkshire

216
11%

93
9%

123
12%

29
12%

24
7%

43
11%

41
12%

37
12%

42
10%

39
7%

65
11%

60
14%

52
11%

1
1%

2
2%

2
1%

177
98%

27
17%

7
4%

34
10%

83
10%

STV

163
8%

76
8%

86
8%

16
7%

19
6%

25
6%

35
10%

37
12%

31
7%

40
7%

44
7%

31
7%

48
163
10%
91%

25
8%

56
7%

Prepared by Populus

1
1%
-

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Table 41

Which of the following ITV regions do you live in?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total

Anglia

221
11%

56
9%

22
9%

33
9%

52
10%

57
11%

42
12%

99
12%

75
10%

56
12%

59
11%

5
7%

3
12%

Border

25
1%

10
2%

5
2%

5
1%

4
1%

7
1%

4
1%

11
1%

11
1%

6
1%

5
1%

1
2%

Central

287
14%

85
14%

31
13%

55
15%

79
16%

63
13%

47
13%

110
13%

131
18%

53
12%

58
11%

10
13%

Granada

216
11%

70
12%

23
10%

48
13%

50
10%

44
9%

47
13%

91
11%

76
10%

50
11%

58
11%

London

340
17%

128
21%

54
23%

75
20%

78
16%

67
13%

52
15%

120
14%

74
10%

70
15%

Meridian

211
10%

57
9%

22
9%

35
9%

54
11%

55
11%

41
11%

95
11%

67
9%

TyneTees

89
4%

23
4%

9
4%

14
4%

31
6%

16
3%

16
4%

32
4%

Wales

107
5%

24
4%

8
4%

16
4%

29
6%

37
7%

16
4%

West

76
4%

23
4%

12
5%

11
3%

19
4%

16
3%

Westcountry

100
5%

31
5%

15
6%

16
4%

22
4%

Yorkshire

216
11%

52
9%

19
8%

33
9%

56
11%

Prepared by Populus

4
4%

110
10%

77
12%

18
9%

1
1%

12
1%

12
2%

2
8%

14
15%

1
11%

161
15%

79
12%

25
12%

13
25%

12
15%

2
7%

4
5%

1
13%

114
11%

67
10%

26
13%

2
5%

119
22%

18
23%

4
15%

26
27%

1
22%

156
15%

114
18%

44
21%

10
19%

49
11%

68
13%

10
13%

3
12%

8
8%

106
10%

77
12%

22
11%

4
8%

48
6%

11
2%

23
4%

2
2%

1
2%

3
3%

1
15%

50
5%

29
5%

7
3%

3
5%

52
6%

31
4%

30
7%

27
5%

2
3%

2
10%

4
4%

60
6%

24
4%

14
7%

2
4%

12
3%

28
3%

31
4%

17
4%

13
2%

2
3%

1
4%

5
5%

38
4%

20
3%

12
6%

3
5%

22
4%

21
6%

43
5%

35
5%

26
6%

27
5%

1
1%

4
4%

50
5%

34
5%

11
5%

1
2%

62
12%

38
11%

101
12%

100
14%

42
9%

40
8%

7
9%

1
5%

17
18%

129
12%

56
9%

18
9%

7
15%

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Table 41

Which of the following ITV regions do you live in?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total
Weighted base
STV

2050
163
8%

Prepared by Populus

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

607

238

370

48
8%

19
8%

30
8%

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree
504
29
6%

500
53
11%

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16
358
23
6%

859
76
9%

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

732
55
7%

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

459

534

78

24

48
10%

36
7%

7
9%

6
25%

96
7
7%

6
2
39%

1075
87
8%

641
52
8%

210
12
6%

51
6
11%

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Table 42

Marital Status
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Single

464
235
23%
23%

229
22%

NET: Married/ Civil


partnership/ co
habiting

1351
686
66%
68%

665
64%

Married

1041
555
51%
55%

487
47%

Civil Partnership

95
24%

57
16%

30
10%

14
3%

91
154
17%
26%

75
144
17%
31%

38
21%

53
22%

30
16%

69
205
265
242
221
348
416
369
320
247
116
28%
63%
68%
70%
72%
81%
75%
62%
74%
52%
65%

55
166
59%
69%

133
74%

16
123
197
191
185
328
354
272
233
182
7%
38%
51%
55%
60%
76%
64%
46%
54%
39%

41
131
45%
54%

94
52%

92
49%

81
51%

95
53%

28
30%

48
25%

27
17%

122
110
64%
69%

23
21%

28
15%

123
48%

40
15%

26
14%

91
203
28%
25%

74
144
68%
75%

106
41%

185
140
203
538
70%
75%
62%
65%

61
110
56%
57%

85
33%

142
110
157
372
54%
59%
48%
45%

9
1%

7
1%

4
1%

5
1%

5
1%

1
*

2
1%

1
*

5
1%

2
*

3
1%

6
1%

3
2%

1
1%

1
*

1
*

5
3%

1
*

1
*

1
*

2
1%

Co Habiting

294
122
14%
12%

172
16%

49
20%

77
24%

63
16%

51
15%

34
11%

20
5%

57
10%

94
16%

85
20%

58
12%

18
10%

13
14%

35
15%

39
21%

29
15%

24
15%

13
12%

34
17%

20
8%

42
16%

28
15%

42
160
13%
19%

NET: Widowed/
separated/ divorced

207
10%

71
7%

136
13%

10
3%

28
7%

47
13%

55
18%

68
16%

35
6%

64
11%

33
8%

75
16%

20
11%

10
11%

20
8%

15
9%

15
8%

20
13%

11
10%

16
8%

26
10%

35
13%

19
10%

25
8%

66
8%

Widowed

49
2%

15
1%

34
3%

*
*

1
*

4
1%

7
2%

36
8%

9
2%

22
4%

4
1%

14
3%

4
2%

2
2%

7
3%

3
2%

8
4%

5
3%

1
1%

3
2%

7
3%

5
2%

4
2%

4
1%

6
1%

Separated

27
1%

13
1%

14
1%

3
1%

7
2%

5
2%

7
2%

5
1%

5
1%

7
1%

8
2%

6
1%

1
1%

3
4%

3
1%

3
1%

*
*

2
1%

2
1%

5
2%

5
2%

3
1%

2
1%

15
2%

132
6%

43
4%

88
8%

6
2%

20
5%

37
11%

41
13%

26
6%

21
4%

34
6%

21
5%

55
12%

14
8%

5
6%

10
4%

9
5%

7
4%

13
8%

9
8%

11
6%

14
5%

25
9%

12
6%

19
6%

46
6%

28
1%

12
1%

16
2%

16
6%

6
2%

1
*

2
1%

1
*

1
*

12
2%

8
1%

2
1%

6
1%

5
3%

3
1%

2
1%

4
2%

1
1%

1
1%

4
2%

3
1%

2
1%

2
1%

6
2%

15
2%

Divorced
Prefer not to answer

16
1%

162
107
66%
33%

Prepared by Populus

4
1%

7
1%

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Marital Status
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

459

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total

859

732

534

78

464
23%

143
24%

49
21%

94
25%

148
29%

93
19%

63
18%

157
18%

120
16%

91
20%

128
24%

12
15%

2
8%

74
77%

2
39%

238
22%

126
20%

44
21%

43
85%

NET: Married/ Civil


partnership/ co
habiting

1351
66%

381
63%

153
64%

228
62%

306
61%

347
69%

267
74%

614
71%

509
69%

320
70%

358
67%

61
78%

16
66%

17
17%

3
50%

702
65%

446
70%

147
70%

5
10%

Married

1041
51%

296
49%

132
55%

164
44%

231
46%

269
54%

213
59%

482
56%

396
54%

256
56%

272
51%

42
54%

13
53%

8
8%

2
37%

546
51%

335
52%

120
57%

16
1%

4
1%

3
1%

1
*

3
1%

1
*

4
1%

5
1%

4
1%

4
1%

2
*

2
*

2
1%

Co Habiting

294
14%

81
13%

18
8%

63
17%

73
14%

77
15%

50
14%

127
15%

108
15%

59
13%

84
16%

18
24%

3
13%

9
10%

1
13%

148
14%

108
17%

25
12%

5
10%

NET: Widowed/
separated/ divorced

207
10%

78
13%

32
13%

46
12%

40
8%

54
11%

25
7%

79
9%

103
14%

45
10%

40
8%

5
6%

6
27%

1
2%

1
11%

127
12%

62
10%

13
6%

Widowed

49
2%

18
3%

7
3%

11
3%

13
3%

10
2%

6
2%

16
2%

26
4%

11
2%

9
2%

1
3%

32
3%

12
2%

4
2%

Separated

27
1%

6
1%

4
2%

2
1%

7
1%

8
2%

5
2%

13
2%

12
2%

5
1%

9
2%

*
*

15
1%

10
2%

2
1%

132
6%

54
9%

22
9%

32
9%

20
4%

36
7%

14
4%

50
6%

65
9%

29
6%

21
4%

28
1%

5
1%

4
2%

1
*

9
2%

7
1%

3
1%

9
1%

1
*

3
1%

8
1%

Single

Civil Partnership

Divorced
Prefer not to answer

Prepared by Populus

5
6%
-

8
1%

6
24%

1
2%

1
11%

80
7%

41
6%

8
4%

4
4%

9
1%

6
1%

5
3%

2
5%

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Table 43

Which of the following cities do you live in, or nearest to?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Employment
Sector

Region

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Glasgow

87
4%

47
5%

40
4%

12
5%

15
4%

13
3%

13
4%

15
5%

19
4%

18
3%

25
4%

11
3%

33
7%

82
46%

5
2%

12
4%

29
3%

Edinburgh

70
3%

34
3%

36
3%

5
2%

8
2%

8
2%

20
6%

18
6%

10
2%

20
4%

18
3%

12
3%

19
4%

69
39%

1
1%

13
4%

26
3%

Newcastle

93
5%

48
5%

45
4%

18
7%

17
5%

12
3%

15
4%

11
3%

20
5%

16
3%

30
5%

20
5%

27
6%

87
94%

6
2%

16
5%

42
5%

Leeds

98
5%

44
4%

55
5%

14
6%

15
5%

15
4%

23
6%

11
4%

21
5%

21
4%

29
5%

29
7%

19
4%

98
54%

15
5%

43
5%

Hull

41
2%

20
2%

21
2%

6
2%

2
1%

6
1%

7
2%

10
3%

11
3%

7
1%

13
2%

10
2%

11
2%

35
20%

5
3%

1
1%

8
2%

9
1%

Sheffield

48
2%

15
2%

32
3%

6
3%

5
1%

11
3%

7
2%

12
4%

7
2%

9
2%

13
2%

13
3%

13
3%

41
23%

*
*

6
4%

7
2%

17
2%

170
8%

78
8%

92
9%

13
5%

29
9%

36
9%

33
9%

34
11%

25
6%

49
9%

54
9%

32
7%

35
7%

1
1%

3
148
3%
61%

1
1%

11
6%

4
2%

2
1%

20
6%

79
10%

Liverpool

83
4%

36
4%

47
4%

7
3%

13
4%

15
4%

15
4%

14
5%

18
4%

24
4%

34
6%

10
2%

15
3%

63
26%

1
1%

18
17%

17
5%

26
3%

Nottingham

91
4%

48
5%

43
4%

8
3%

14
4%

13
3%

13
4%

13
4%

29
7%

20
4%

23
4%

28
7%

19
4%

1
1%

84
53%

*
*

4
2%

1
*

11
3%

41
5%

Birmingham

174
8%

84
8%

90
9%

29
12%

29
9%

33
8%

27
8%

17
5%

39
9%

51
9%

38
6%

43
10%

42
9%

*
*

1
*

156
82%

14
9%

3
1%

*
*

17
5%

74
9%

Norwich

98
5%

56
6%

42
4%

6
2%

4
1%

28
7%

19
5%

14
4%

27
6%

27
5%

22
4%

27
6%

23
5%

1
1%

1
1%

92
48%

3
1%

11
4%

43
5%

Milton Keynes

66
3%

37
4%

29
3%

3
1%

12
4%

13
3%

11
3%

11
3%

17
4%

24
4%

25
4%

9
2%

8
2%

3
2%

23
14%

27
14%

13
5%

11
3%

30
4%

Brighton

54
3%

22
2%

32
3%

9
4%

7
2%

8
2%

10
3%

8
3%

13
3%

19
3%

10
2%

10
2%

16
3%

1
1%

53
20%

11
3%

22
3%

Manchester

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Table 43

Which of the following cities do you live in, or nearest to?


Base: All respondents
Gender

Total
Weighted base
Oxford
London

2050
21
1%

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64


1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

12
1%

9
1%

5
2%

1
*

5
1%

3
1%

3
1%

415
217
20%
22%

199
19%

67
27%

94
29%

92
24%

53
15%

40
13%

Employment
Sector

Region

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

431

553

594

430

472

North
East

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands

Private
822

178

93

241

181

159

109

192

258

4
1%

6
1%

4
1%

2
1%

*
*

15
6%

70
125
139
16%
23%
23%

67
16%

84
18%

1
1%

1
*

2
2%

1
1%

40
21%

256
99%

114
43%

3
1%

7
1%

190

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public
263

187
3
2%

326
2
1%

10
1%

80
178
25%
22%

Southampton

75
4%

40
4%

34
3%

1
1%

14
4%

18
5%

13
4%

9
3%

19
4%

19
3%

17
3%

22
5%

17
4%

2
1%

45
17%

27
15%

9
3%

28
3%

Bristol

85
4%

37
4%

48
5%

6
2%

13
4%

18
5%

14
4%

19
6%

15
4%

18
3%

27
5%

17
4%

23
5%

2
1%

1
1%

1
*

81
44%

20
6%

32
4%

Plymouth

62
3%

28
3%

34
3%

7
3%

5
2%

10
3%

7
2%

8
2%

24
6%

22
4%

13
2%

12
3%

15
3%

62
33%

5
1%

20
2%

Cardiff

77
4%

35
3%

42
4%

12
5%

17
5%

8
2%

15
4%

12
4%

12
3%

19
3%

29
5%

11
2%

19
4%

1
*

74
68%

1
*

1
1%

29
9%

17
2%

144
7%

67
7%

76
7%

11
4%

14
4%

27
7%

30
9%

31
10%

30
7%

40
7%

30
5%

42
10%

32
7%

25
14%

10
5%

18
11%

12
11%

23
12%

20
8%

12
6%

12
4%

59
7%

None of these

Prepared by Populus

1
1%

17
7%

5
3%

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Table 43

Which of the following cities do you live in, or nearest to?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

Unweighted base

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

Weighted base

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total

Glasgow

87
4%

23
4%

7
3%

15
4%

16
3%

27
5%

11
3%

38
4%

29
4%

22
5%

21
4%

2
3%

1
5%

5
5%

2
24%

44
4%

23
4%

7
3%

5
9%

Edinburgh

70
3%

22
4%

9
4%

13
3%

12
2%

25
5%

10
3%

35
4%

29
4%

19
4%

16
3%

2
3%

1
4%

2
2%

1
14%

41
4%

24
4%

3
1%

1
2%

Newcastle

93
5%

20
3%

5
2%

15
4%

34
7%

18
4%

18
5%

36
4%

48
7%

13
3%

22
4%

2
2%

1
2%

3
3%

1
15%

53
5%

31
5%

6
3%

3
5%

Leeds

98
5%

24
4%

10
4%

14
4%

23
4%

31
6%

16
5%

47
5%

42
6%

21
5%

23
4%

2
2%

9
9%

59
6%

25
4%

7
3%

7
15%

Hull

41
2%

10
2%

4
2%

6
2%

12
2%

9
2%

10
3%

19
2%

20
3%

7
1%

7
1%

1
2%

6
6%

23
2%

10
2%

8
4%

Sheffield

48
2%

14
2%

5
2%

8
2%

16
3%

11
2%

7
2%

17
2%

25
3%

7
2%

6
1%

3
4%

1
5%

3
3%

30
3%

14
2%

1
1%

170
8%

51
8%

20
8%

31
8%

39
8%

37
7%

40
11%

77
9%

63
9%

30
7%

48
9%

10
12%

7
8%

1
13%

82
8%

55
9%

21
10%

5
10%

Liverpool

83
4%

30
5%

12
5%

18
5%

16
3%

19
4%

16
4%

35
4%

30
4%

18
4%

21
4%

4
6%

2
7%

1
1%

46
4%

26
4%

8
4%

Nottingham

91
4%

31
5%

16
7%

15
4%

27
5%

21
4%

8
2%

29
3%

45
6%

20
4%

15
3%

2
3%

5
5%

1
11%

61
6%

19
3%

7
3%

Birmingham

174
8%

54
9%

17
7%

38
10%

53
11%

31
6%

26
7%

58
7%

70
10%

34
7%

36
7%

6
8%

12
13%

86
8%

51
8%

19
9%

11
22%

98
5%

33
5%

17
7%

16
4%

19
4%

20
4%

20
6%

40
5%

35
5%

32
7%

21
4%

1
1%

1
6%

1
1%

54
5%

33
5%

4
2%

1
1%

Manchester

Norwich

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Table 43

Which of the following cities do you live in, or nearest to?


Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Total
Weighted base

2050

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

607

238

370

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree
504

500

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16
358

859

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

732

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Milton Keynes

66
3%

8
1%

2
1%

6
2%

20
4%

24
5%

13
4%

37
4%

18
2%

18
4%

24
4%

3
3%

29
3%

26
4%

7
4%

Brighton

54
3%

17
3%

10
4%

6
2%

8
2%

15
3%

13
4%

27
3%

24
3%

9
2%

17
3%

1
4%

2
3%

27
2%

22
3%

3
1%

2
3%

Oxford

21
1%

3
*

3
1%

6
1%

5
1%

5
1%

10
1%

8
1%

6
1%

3
1%

1
2%

2
2%

13
1%

4
1%

2
1%

2
3%

London

415
20%

138
23%

52
22%

86
23%

101
20%

86
17%

72
20%

158
18%

96
13%

83
18%

144
27%

24
31%

7
28%

28
29%

1
22%

189
18%

140
22%

58
28%

12
24%

Southampton

75
4%

23
4%

9
4%

15
4%

16
3%

20
4%

10
3%

31
4%

21
3%

24
5%

23
4%

2
3%

*
1%

42
4%

25
4%

4
2%

Bristol

85
4%

27
4%

13
6%

13
4%

18
4%

20
4%

17
5%

36
4%

36
5%

22
5%

17
3%

2
3%

1
4%

2
2%

39
4%

27
4%

13
6%

Plymouth

62
3%

18
3%

8
3%

10
3%

11
2%

15
3%

16
4%

31
4%

21
3%

15
3%

20
4%

1
1%

31
3%

21
3%

8
4%

Cardiff

77
4%

19
3%

5
2%

14
4%

23
4%

28
6%

7
2%

34
4%

20
3%

21
5%

19
4%

1
1%

2
10%

5
5%

41
4%

17
3%

11
5%

2
4%

144
7%

43
7%

15
6%

28
8%

35
7%

39
8%

24
7%

63
7%

52
7%

38
8%

32
6%

9
12%

6
24%

2
2%

84
8%

47
7%

12
6%

None of these

Prepared by Populus

1
2%
-

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Table 44

What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total

Age

Social Grade

Male Female 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

Employment
Sector

Region

DE

Scotland

Yorkshire
&
West
North North Humb- MidEast West erside lands

East
MidEastSouth South
lands Wales ern London East West Public

Private

Unweighted base

2050

927

1123

196

331

417

358

317

431

697

493

308

552

184

95

247

180

198

160

93

183

236

285

189

307

773

Weighted base

2050

1004

1046

246

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

93

241

181

190

159

109

192

258

263

187

326

822

Up to 7,000

(3.5)

93
5%

29
3%

65
6%

29
12%

15
5%

13
3%

16
5%

15
5%

5
1%

2
*

12
2%

7
2%

73
15%

14
8%

5
5%

6
3%

7
4%

11
6%

5
3%

6
6%

5
2%

17
6%

8
3%

9
5%

4
1%

15
2%
80
10%

7,001 to
14,000

(10.5)

290
128
14% 13%

162
15%

38
15%

43
13%

37
10%

54
16%

49
16%

69
16%

25
4%

86
14%

45
134
11% 28%

25
14%

17
18%

44
18%

24
13%

27
14%

26
16%

22
20%

25
13%

33
13%

25
10%

22
12%

21
6%

14,001 to
21,000

(17.5)

295
135
14% 13%

159
15%

36
15%

42
13%

55
14%

45
13%

58
19%

59
14%

39
7%

97
16%

64
15%

94
20%

31
17%

14
15%

45
19%

27
15%

25
13%

35
22%

17
15%

25
13%

26
10%

27
10%

25
13%

44
108
14% 13%

21,001 to
28,000

(24.5)

318
179
16% 18%

139
13%

34
14%

41
13%

60
15%

48
14%

49
16%

86
20%

67
12%

98
16%

97
23%

57
12%

25
14%

18
19%

24
10%

27
15%

33
17%

20
13%

16
15%

33
17%

43
17%

48
18%

31
17%

44
136
13% 17%

28,001 to
34,000

(31)

206
10%

85
8%

120
12%

28
11%

24
7%

38
10%

43
12%

36
12%

37
9%

64
12%

73
12%

46
11%

23
5%

17
10%

6
7%

17
7%

34
19%

16
9%

10
6%

10
9%

19
10%

25
10%

23
9%

27
14%

41
13%

90
11%

34,001 to
41,000

(37.5)

200
108
10% 11%

91
9%

8
3%

36
11%

53
14%

37
11%

23
7%

42
10%

80
14%

62
10%

46
11%

12
2%

18
10%

11
12%

35
15%

16
9%

15
8%

18
12%

5
4%

28
15%

18
7%

20
7%

16
8%

40
12%

95
12%

41,001 to
48,000

(44.5)

105
5%

53
5%

53
5%

14
6%

15
5%

27
7%

16
5%

18
6%

15
3%

43
8%

31
5%

28
6%

3
1%

9
5%

6
7%

10
4%

9
5%

10
5%

10
6%

3
3%

9
5%

12
5%

12
5%

14
7%

21
7%

58
7%

48,001 to
55,000

(51.5)

141
7%

74
7%

68
6%

11
5%

39
12%

27
7%

32
9%

13
4%

18
4%

51
9%

37
6%

40
9%

13
3%

6
4%

4
4%

15
6%

13
7%

14
7%

7
4%

9
8%

17
9%

16
6%

29
11%

11
6%

35
11%

82
10%

55,001 to
62,000

(58.5)

55
3%

35
3%

20
2%

*
*

9
3%

21
5%

8
2%

8
3%

9
2%

29
5%

17
3%

9
2%

3
1%

2
2%

13
5%

4
2%

3
2%

2
2%

7
4%

10
4%

4
2%

9
5%

15
5%

32
4%

62,001 to
69,000

(65.5)

39
2%

24
2%

15
1%

3
1%

9
3%

10
3%

10
3%

2
1%

5
1%

26
5%

8
1%

2
1%

3
1%

4
2%

1
1%

3
1%

5
3%

1
*

7
4%

3
1%

12
4%

3
2%

10
3%

19
2%

69,001 to
76,000

(72.5)

30
1%

18
2%

12
1%

2
1%

6
2%

7
2%

3
1%

5
1%

7
2%

23
4%

7
1%

1
1%

1
*

1
*

3
1%

4
3%

4
4%

3
1%

4
2%

7
3%

2
1%

8
2%

14
2%

76,001 to
83,000

(79.5)

19
1%

10
1%

9
1%

6
2%

4
1%

4
1%

2
1%

3
1%

11
2%

4
1%

4
1%

1
1%

2
1%

1
1%

1
1%

1
*

9
3%

2
1%

2
1%

8
3%

9
1%

(86)

30
1%

21
2%

9
1%

3
1%

7
2%

10
2%

4
1%

5
1%

24
4%

4
1%

2
*

3
1%

1
1%

1
1%

5
3%

2
1%

4
2%

2
2%

1
*

6
2%

5
2%

7
2%

19
2%

83,001 or more

Prepared by Populus

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Absolutes/col percents

Table 44

What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents
Gender

Total
Weighted base
Prefer not to answer
Average income (000's)

2050
229
11%
29.75

Prepared by Populus

Male
1004
105
10%
31.76

Age

Female 18-24
1046
124
12%
27.80

246
40
16%
24.30

Social Grade

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

AB

C1

C2

DE

Scotland

328

389

348

308

431

553

594

430

472

178

36
11%
32.92

27
7%
33.68

27
8%
30.26

31
10%
26.41

69
16%
28.48

69
13%
41.60

59
10%
29.12

42
10%
29.43

Employment
Sector

Region

58
12%
17.00

24
13%
26.44

North
East
93
8
8%
26.24

Yorkshire
&
West
North Humb- MidWest erside lands
241
22
9%
28.83

181
14
8%
29.07

190
24
12%
28.98

East
Midlands

Wales

Eastern

London

South
East

159

109

192

258

263

18
11%
27.94

13
12%
27.31

14
7%
31.47

36
14%
31.75

39
15%
34.15

South
West Public
187
17
9%
29.82

326
28
9%
36.65

Private
822
66
8%
34.04

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Table 44

What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

2050

634

244

390

502

480

353

833

734

451

549

88

23

83

1057

664

215

43

2050

607

238

370

504

500

358

859

732

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

Total
Unweighted base
Weighted base
Up to 7,000

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1
tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4,
NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

Strongly
NET:
disagree Disagree Under 16

(3.5)

93
5%

38
6%

19
8%

18
5%

18
4%

28
6%

9
2%

37
4%

35
5%

22
5%

14
3%

*
*

7,001 to
14,000

(10.5)

290
14%

87
14%

36
15%

51
14%

87
17%

64
13%

37
10%

101
12%

137
19%

64
14%

52
10%

14,001 to
21,000

(17.5)

295
14%

88
14%

27
11%

61
17%

73
14%

71
14%

46
13%

117
14%

139
19%

64
14%

21,001 to
28,000

(24.5)

318
16%

105
17%

40
17%

65
18%

74
15%

85
17%

46
13%

131
15%

114
16%

28,001 to
34,000

(31)

206
10%

60
10%

21
9%

39
10%

56
11%

48
10%

31
9%

79
9%

34,001 to
41,000

(37.5)

200
10%

45
7%

17
7%

28
8%

46
9%

58
12%

47
13%

41,001 to
48,000

(44.5)

105
5%

26
4%

8
3%

18
5%

26
5%

28
6%

48,001 to
55,000

(51.5)

141
7%

41
7%

18
7%

23
6%

36
7%

55,001 to
62,000

(58.5)

55
3%

12
2%

4
2%

8
2%

62,001 to
69,000

(65.5)

39
2%

11
2%

4
2%

69,001 to
76,000

(72.5)

30
1%

7
1%

3
1%

Prepared by Populus

1
5%

15
15%

2
39%

61
6%

18
3%

4
2%

5
9%

3
4%

5
19%

13
14%

2
26%

189
18%

68
11%

13
6%

8
15%

57
11%

11
14%

1
4%

6
6%

196
18%

65
10%

22
10%

2
4%

69
15%

87
16%

5
7%

8
32%

15
15%

174
16%

97
15%

28
13%

11
21%

58
8%

51
11%

60
11%

10
13%

3
13%

13
14%

1
13%

102
9%

67
10%

26
12%

6
11%

105
12%

59
8%

67
15%

52
10%

11
14%

4
4%

102
9%

73
11%

20
9%

2
3%

20
5%

48
6%

32
4%

22
5%

44
8%

4
5%

3
3%

41
4%

47
7%

15
7%

2
3%

37
7%

26
7%

63
7%

47
6%

29
6%

41
8%

11
15%

5
6%

1
22%

59
5%

59
9%

14
7%

3
6%

13
3%

10
2%

20
6%

30
3%

21
3%

15
3%

16
3%

2
2%

*
*

24
2%

22
3%

10
5%

7
2%

7
1%

6
1%

14
4%

20
2%

10
1%

5
1%

17
3%

2
2%

2
7%

1
1%

6
1%

24
4%

8
4%

4
1%

5
1%

7
1%

11
3%

18
2%

3
*

2
*

14
3%

5
6%

1
6%

4
5%

5
*

15
2%

11
5%

1
1%
-

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Absolutes/col percents

Table 44

What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents
Q.14 Agreement:- "Developing Genetically Modified (GM) foods is wrong
in principle and should therefore be opposed"

Weighted base
76,001 to
83,000
83,001 or more

Total

NET:
Agree

Strongly
agree

Slightly
agree

2050

607

238

370

Neither
agree nor Slightly
disagree disagree
504

500

Strongly
disagree
358

NET:
Disagree Under 16
859

What is the highest educational level


that you have achieved to date?
Universit
y degree
or
Secondary equivalen
school,
t
Higher
high
professio universit
school,
nal
y degree,
Never had
NVQ
qualifica doctorate
Still in
any full
levels 1 tion, NVQ
, MBA,
Still in
full time
time
to 3,
level 4, NVQ level full time
education
education education
etc.
etc.
5, etc.

At what age did you finish your full time education?

732

17-18

19-24

25-34

35+

459

534

78

24

96

1075

641

210

51

(79.5)

19
1%

6
1%

1
*

5
1%

2
*

4
1%

8
2%

12
1%

2
*

3
1%

12
2%

3
4%

3
*

11
2%

5
3%

(86)

30
1%

9
2%

2
1%

7
2%

8
2%

9
2%

17
2%

3
*

4
1%

13
2%

4
5%

2
7%

2
2%

5
*

7
1%

13
6%

2
4%

229
11%

73
12%

37
15%

37
10%

61
12%

45
9%

36
10%

81
9%

74
10%

44
10%

55
10%

7
10%

2
8%

14
15%

108
10%

68
11%

23
11%

11
21%

Prefer not to answer


Average income (000's)

29.75

Prepared by Populus

28.33

27.41

28.88

27.71

29.49

35.81

32.12

25.91

28.91

34.88

41.50

31.50

26.88

19.54

25.40

34.27

40.21

27.46

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