Sentences with phrase «cent of the public believed»

The British Social Attitudes Survey published earlier this year revealed that only 55 per cent of the public believed there was a democratic duty to vote.

Just six per cent of the public believe the government has made a compelling case for the communication data bill, better known as the snoopers» charter.

By that time too, 67per cent of the public believed the government should have done more to prevent a war over the Falklands.

Not exact matches

In 2002, an Ipsos - Reid poll found that 86 per cent of Canadians believed that the federal government should do something to alleviate public concerns about media concentration.

Christian Aid has taken a stand after a new ComRes poll found that 80 per cent of public agree it is morally wrong for banks to profit from investments that pollute the environment, while 77 per cent believe banks should be stopped from doing so.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

More than 50 per cent of women believed it would be uncomfortable to breastfeed in public, and a majority of men and women did not want their child to be breastfed in public for fear of embarrassment.

Nearly 70 per cent of MPs believe that recent stories in the media about expenses have lost them, and politicians in general, trust in the public's eyes, a survey by ComRes for Total Politics revealed.

The survey, which looked at the public's perception of the leaders» personalities, also found 36 per cent of the population believe Mr Miliband would have been bullied at school.

A quarter of the public believe the radical left - winger is turning out to be a good leader of the Labour Party compared with 17 per cent for his predecessor in the months after he was elected, according to the study.

A national opinion poll conducted immediately after the 2012 Olympics found that 55 per cent of respondents believed that the public expenditure of the Games had been well worth the investment.

Public Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for thePublic Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for thepublic support for the idea.

As a result, 83.4 per cent of respondents believed that more funding should be allocated to public play facilities, and 81 per cent thought there should be more investment in parks and green spaces.

The latest survey follows a 2017 study by the Public Service Commission which found that only 40 per cent of teachers believed that their level of work - related stress was acceptable, leaving 60 per cent to deal with what they believed to be unacceptable stress levels.

This is particularly pertinent in relation to the recruitment of management level staff, as surveys have found that 93 per cent of public sector workers believe a lack of effective leaders is the biggest challenge that they face.

Mikaela Kiner, Founder / CEO of UniquelyHR, says that «first time professionals may also seek training in topics around workplace etiquette to help them get familiar with what's expected in a work environment,» while Devay Campbell, Career Coach at Career 2 Cents, believes that «taking a public speaking course or joining Toastmasters is helpful to develop oral communication skills» and taking a creative writing course and reading often can help with written communication.

John Wright, senior vice-president for Ipsos Public Affairs presented the results, which indicate that 70 per cent of Torontonians approve of the overall performance of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and that 65 per cent believe that Toronto City Council is on the right track managing taxpayer dollars.