Attitudes to Joining the Euro 1996-2003
Q Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?
| |
20-25
Aug
1996
|
23-26
Jan
1998
|
19-22
Feb
1999
|
19-22
Mar
1999
|
10-11
Jun
1999
|
26 Aug-
1 Sep
1999
|
22-27
Jun
2000
|
3-7
Aug
2000
|
29
May
2001
|
14-19
Jun
2001
|
1-3
Feb
2002
|
19-21
Apr
2002
|
14-19
Nov
2002
|
10-15
Apr
2003
|
20-22
Jun
2003
|
11-16
Sep
2003
|
| |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| I strongly support British participation |
10 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
| I am generally in favour of British participation, but could be persuaded against it if I thought it would be bad for the British economy |
27 |
27 |
29 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
26 |
20 |
| I am generally opposed to British participation, but could be persuaded in favour of it if I thought it would good for the British economy |
21
|
24
|
21
|
26
|
36
|
25
|
24
|
23
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
22
|
22
|
23
|
26
|
22
|
| I strongly oppose British participation |
33
|
23
|
24
|
28
|
23
|
27
|
33
|
32
|
36
|
31
|
29
|
29
|
32
|
33
|
31
|
38
|
| None of these/don't know |
9
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
11
|
9
|
10
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
| |
| Support |
37
|
44
|
46
|
39
|
35
|
36
|
34
|
34
|
33
|
35
|
42
|
43
|
39
|
37
|
39
|
34
|
| Oppose |
54
|
47
|
45
|
54 |
59
|
52
|
58
|
55
|
60
|
55
|
53
|
51
|
54
|
56
|
57
|
60
|
| |
| Net support |
-17
|
-3
|
+1
|
-15
|
-24
|
-16
|
-24
|
-21
|
-27
|
-20
|
-11
|
-9
|
-15
|
-19
|
-18
|
-26
|
| Waverers (could be persuaded) |
48
|
51
|
50
|
50
|
59
|
48
|
45
|
44
|
47
|
46
|
48
|
46
|
45
|
45
|
52
|
42
|
See also How would you vote in a referendum? trends
|