Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the EU?

Fieldwork dates: 13 February 2012 - 12 January 2024
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 39 polls

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Very optimistic	7%	6%	8%	6%	6%	8%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	4%	5%	3%	5%	6%	4%	5%	2%	6%	3%	5%	3%	2%	6%	5%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	2%	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Fairly optimistic	33%	33%	33%	31%	30%	28%	27%	28%	25%	26%	26%	23%	25%	23%	27%	26%	21%	23%	23%	23%	23%	24%	23%	20%	26%	25%	27%	25%	21%	31%	28%	29%	20%	20%	22%	19%	19%	24%	20%
Fairly pessimistic	27%	28%	26%	28%	26%	26%	27%	30%	34%	33%	30%	33%	31%	38%	33%	33%	33%	32%	37%	31%	33%	32%	37%	39%	35%	35%	36%	37%	38%	26%	32%	32%	40%	39%	42%	41%	41%	36%	42%
Very pessimistic	13%	10%	10%	13%	14%	14%	12%	13%	12%	13%	18%	14%	15%	16%	13%	16%	18%	20%	18%	22%	22%	20%	18%	19%	16%	17%	16%	18%	22%	20%	21%	20%	25%	26%	24%	27%	27%	25%	23%
Don't know	21%	24%	23%	22%	24%	24%	28%	24%	23%	24%	20%	26%	24%	20%	22%	19%	24%	19%	19%	18%	20%	20%	20%	20%	17%	18%	17%	17%	14%	19%	16%	16%	14%	14%	11%	11%	11%	13%	13%

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Would you say that you are very optimistic, fairly optimistic, fairly pessimistic or very pessimistic about the future of the European Union?

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