NatCenAug 19, 2024

Our latest British Social Attitudes report found people are at least as distrustful of government and politicians as ever.

A record high of 45% now say they 'almost never' trust governments of any party to place the needs of the nation above the interests of their political party. #NatCenDataBites #Trust

NatCenJul 4, 2024
Since 2016 we have been asking people whether they agree or disagree with the proposition, 'A person who is transgender should be able to have the sec recorded on ther birth certificate changed if they want'. This relatively new debate about an issue of identity has also become something of a dividing line in Britain’s electoral politics. #GE24 #Identity #NatCenDataBites
NatCenJul 2, 2024
Our latest #BritishSocialAttitudes survey found the public is as critical now of how Britain is governed as they have ever been. A record high of 45% now say they ‘almost never’ trust governments of any party to place the needs of the nation above the interests of their own political party. #NatCenDataBites #Trust #GE24
NatCenJun 7, 2024
The latest #SocietyWatch report shows Gen Z faces the biggest gap of any generation between housing aspiration and reality. The majority (81%) want to buy a home despite 78% of Gen Z expecting house prices to increase in their area. #BritishSocialAttitudes #NatCenDataBites
NatCenJun 4, 2024

On #SocialCare, our latest #SocietyWatch2024 report found that Gen Z is the only generation where a majority (59%) want to see the government pick up the whole of the adult Social Care bill.

Our #BritishSocialAttitudes data suggests #GenZ wants a progressive approach to funding adult social care, more likely to support the idea that society's most well-off pay the most, whether through general taxation or individual contributions.
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Read the full chapter:
https://natcen.ac.uk/publications/society-watch-2024-understanding-new-generation-voters

Society Watch 2024: Understanding the new generation of voters | National Centre for Social Research

This election edition of our annual Society Watch report focuses on Gen Z’s attitudes to three contested policy issues of our time.

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NatCenMay 30, 2024
Our #BritishSocialAttitudes survey shows that spending on Health and Education is consistently the highest priority for the public and a minority prioritise Social Security Benefits and Help for industry. #NatCenDataBites #TaxAndSpend
NatCenApr 24, 2024
Over 3 in 4 people think a person's social class affects his or her opportunities in Britain today. Our recent #BritishSocialAttitudes chapter discusses that people are more aware of class inequalities today. https://natcen.ac.uk/publications/bsa-40-social-class #SocialClass #Inequality #NatCenDataBites
BSA 40: Social class | National Centre for Social Research

This chapter analyses long-term trends in middle and working-class identity and in awareness of class inequality.

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NatCenApr 18, 2024
We have been asking the public in our British Social Attitudes survey if they would like to see more or less government spending on military and defence. A record high of around 2 in 5 want to see more spending. #BSA #Defence #NatCenDataBites
NatCenApr 15, 2024
For the first time since British Social Attitudes began in the 1980s, more think that we should change the voting system for the House of Commons than those who think it should be kept as it is. #BSA #NatCenDataBites #Voting
NatCenMar 12, 2024
Our British Social Attitudes survey collects data on the public's attitudes to the income gap. The latest survey shows there is a near record high that agrees the government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off #NatCenDataBites #BritishSocialAttitudes