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

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Topic: EU membership: good or bad deal?

Is being in the EU thought to be beneficial or not?

Broadly speaking, do you agree or disagree that UK should leave the EU?

12 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


Do you think the UK would be better off remaining in the EU or outside the EU?

12 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


People like yourself, who work in similar jobs and have similar interests, what is their attitude towards EU membership?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


How often, if ever, do you discuss Britain’s membership of the European Union with people you know?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


How risky, if at all, do you think it would be for Britain to remain part of the EU?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


How convincing do you find the argument that staying in EU makes Britain more influential globally as by working together European countries can be as influential as the US and China?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


How convincing do you find the argument that staying in EU gives Britain access to a huge market for our exports, bringing jobs and prosperity?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


How convincing do you find the argument that staying in the EU would offer British people many advantages, such as working in Europe, being able to retire there and free healthcare if needed on holiday?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal? Migration and freedom of movement


How convincing do you find the argument that staying in EU allows Britain to better tackle international problems like terrorism and climate change?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal?


How convincing do you find the argument that staying in EU means being stuck as part of a European trading block, when we would be better off trading with other countries outside the EU?

7 October 2015 Question EU membership: good or bad deal? The economic debate


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