Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

If Britain left the EU, do you think unemployment in Britain would be higher or lower?

Fieldwork dates: 1 July 2015 - 1 November 2018
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 3 polls

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Results for: If Britain left the EU, do you think unemployment in Britain would be higher or lower?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster		 1 November 2018
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen) 		1 November 2017
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen) 		1 November 2015
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
A lot higher 12% 9% 7%
A little higher 25% 23% 18%
Wouldn’t make much difference 44% 44% 46%
A little lower 13% 17% 21%
A lot lower 2% 3% 4%
Don't know 5% 3% 5%
Refusal 0% 0% 0%

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And if Britain were to leave the EU, do you think unemployment in Britain would be higher, lower, or wouldn’t it make much difference?

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Perceived consequences of leaving the EU