Britain's Attitudes To Cancer

Wednesday 22 October 2003

Three quarters of people in Britain (76%) see cancer as a national health priority, according to new research from MORI. The survey, commissioned by CancerBACUP, aims to help determine Britain's attitudes to cancer.

The survey also shows almost three in five (58%) feel the government should set up a national budget to tackle cancer, with that budget spent only on cancer.

Technical details

2035 men and women , aged 15 and over were interviewed, from all social grades. The interviews took place throughout Great Britain, face-to-face in people's homes between 3–10 October 2003. The data have been weighted to reflect the population profile of Great Britain.

Topline Results

• 2,035 adults aged 15+
• Interviewed face-to-face in-home
• Between 03 — 10 October 2003
• An asterisk (*) indicates a percentage of less than 0.5% but greater than zero
• Data have been weighted to reflect the national profile
• Base all, unless otherwise stated

Q1 Which, if any, illnesses or diseases do you think should be a national health priority?

Q2 Which illness or disease, if any, do you feel the government should set up a national budget to tackle, if that meant that that particular budget would be spent on that disease alone?

Q3 Which, if any, of these do you feel should be funded locally and which should be funded nationally? By 'funded locally' I mean paid for from local funds, that is, by local health bodies and by 'funded nationally' I mean paid for from national or central government funds.