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Sunday Times

/Behaviour &

Attitudes

Post Budget

Opinion Poll 7th – 12th December 2011

Prepared for

Prepared by Ian McShane

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Technical Appendix

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Technical Appendix

The results of this opinion poll are based upon a representative sample of 921

eligible Irish voters aged 18 years +.

As such, the results can be deemed to be accurate to within plus or minus 3.3

percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

Fieldwork was conducted over the period 7th – 12th December, 2011, with

interviewing carried out at the Behaviour & Attitudes Computer Aided Telephone

Interviewing (CATI) Unit at Milltown House in Dublin.

Interviewing was conducted across all 43 constituencies in the country with

households selected for interview by way of Random Digit Dialling (RDD).

The sample is split across RDD landline numbers and RDD mobile telephone numbers,

so as to ensure that individuals living in landline only households, mobile only

households, and households with both a landline and mobile telephone are

represented in their correct proportions.

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Technical Appendix

The subsequent survey results are weighted to reflect the known demographic profile

of Irish adults, utilising the most recently published census population estimates

from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

All aspects of the survey are conducted in accordance with the technical and ethical

guidelines set down by the Association of Irish Market Research Organisations

(AIMRO) and the European Society of Opinion & Market Research (ESOMAR).

Charted Summary

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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Government

and Party Leader Satisfaction Levels 12th February

2011 (f/w: 31st Jan – 12th

Feb, 2011)

24th August,

2011 (f/w 16th – 24th August,

2011)

2nd October,

2011 (f/w 20th Sept – 2nd

Oct, 2011)

18th October,

2011 (f/w 16th – 18th Oct,

2011)

12th December,

2011 (f/w 7th-12th Dec,

2011)

The

Government

5% 42% 34% 36% 26%

Brian Cowen (as

Taoiseach)

11% - - - -

Mary Coughlan

(as Tánaiste)

14% - - - -

Micheál Martin 43% 40% 31% 36% 40%

Enda Kenny 40% 62% 51% 58% 44%

Eamon Gilmore 55% 52% 43% 46% 35%

Gerry Adams 40% 48% 50% 50% 48%

John Gormley 27% - - - -

Eamon Ryan - 34% 30% 30% 30%

Q.2

Q.3

Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the

country?

Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way (…..) is doing his job as (…….)?

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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Core Party

Support Levels

12th February

2011 (f/w: 31st Jan –

12th Feb, 2011)

24th August,

2011 (f/w 16th – 24th

August, 2011)

2nd October,


Oct, 2011)

18th October,

2011 (f/w 16th – 18th Oct,

2011)

12th December,

2011 (f/w 7th-12th Dec,

2011)

Fianna Fáil 11% 12% 11% 11% 15%

Fine Gael 26% 35% 26% 27% 22%

Labour 17% 9% 10% 11% 8%

Sinn Féin 10% 10% 12% 14% 15%

Green Party 1% 2% 3% 1% 1%

Independents/Others 10% 10% 10% 9% 12%

Undecided 25% 22% 28% 27% 27%

Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?

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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Party Support

Levels (Excluding Undecideds)

12th

February,

2011 (f/w: 31st Jan – 12th

Feb, 2011)

General

Election

Result 25th

February

24th August,

2011 (f/w 16th – 24th

August, 2011)

2nd October,


Oct, 2011)

18th

October,

2011 (f/w 16th – 18th Oct,

2011)

12th

December,

2011 (f/w 7th-12th Dec,

2011)

Fianna Fáil 15% 17% 15% 15% 15% 20%

Fine Gael 34% 36% 44% 36% 37% 30%

Labour 23% 19% 12% 14% 15% 11%

Sinn Féin 14% 10% 13% 17% 19% 21%

Green Party 2% 2% 2% 4% 1% 3%

Independents/

Others

14% 16% 12% 13% 13% 15%

Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?

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Reactions to the 2012 Budget

Q.8 Which of the following best describes your view of the levies and cuts recently announced in the 2012 budget

Base: All

Eligible Voters

Total

Gender Age Class Region Area

Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leins

ter

Munster Conn/

Ulster

Urban Rural

Base: 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

More severe

than I expected 24 24 24 27 21 24 18 29 20 29 16 28 22 26 21

Less severe

than I expected 13 13 12 16 10 12 16 11 9 18 12 11 9 15 10

Pretty much in

line with what I

expected

63 62 63 56 68 64 66 59 71 53 71 61 69 59 69

Don’t know/

no opinion 0 0 1 1 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - - 1 -

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Levels of Any Concern for 2012

Q.9 I would now like you to tell me how worried or not you are about a number of issues for 2012. Firstly how worried or not are you about……….. Are you very worried, quite worried, not particularly worried or not worried at all?

Base : All Eligible

Voters

Not being

able to

afford a

holiday

Not being

able to

afford a

new car

Not being

able to

afford the

weekly

groceries

I need

Not being

able to

afford to

pay the

household

bills

Not being

able to

afford

medical/

doctors

bills

Not being

able to

pay the

mortgage

Not being

able to

pay the

rent

Losing my

job

Someone

in the

household

(other

than

myself)

losing

their job

Not being

able to

pay for

childcare

Being

forced to

emigrate

Base: 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921

% % % % % % % % % % %

Worried 33 31 50 60 62 43 39 39 55 29 33

Very worried 16 20 25 32 35 27 25 24 35 19 23

Quite worried 16 12 25 28 27 17 14 15 19 10 10

Not particularly

worried

36 30 28 25 22 15 18 18 15 13 22

Not worried at all 27 33 22 14 14 27 28 27 22 36 43

Not Worried 64 63 50 39 37 42 46 45 36 49 65

Don’t know/no

opinion

4 6 0 1 1 14 15 16 9 22 2

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Single Issue of Greatest Concern for 2012

Q.10 And which one of the issues we just discussed are you most worried about for 2012?

23

14

10

19

16

13

8

6

5

3

2

1

Any Job Loss Concern

Losing my job

Someone in the household (other than myself) losing their job

Not being able to afford medical/doctors bills

Not being able to pay the mortgage

Not being able to afford to pay the household bills

Not being able to afford the weekly groceries I need

Being forced to emigrate

Not being able to pay the rent

Not being able to pay for childcare

Not being able to afford a new car

Not being able to afford a holiday

%

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Single Issue of Greatest Concern for 2012 x

Demographics


Base : All Irish

Voters

Total Gender Age Class Region Area

Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leins

ter

Muns

ter

Conn/

Ulster

Urban Rural

Base: 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

Any Job Loss

Concern 23 23 23 29 25 14 33 17 13 26 22 23 21 23 23

Not being able to

afford medical/

doctors bills

19 16 22 8 17 33 19 17 33 15 22 19 20 18 20

Not being able to

pay the mortgage 16 17 14 13 24 9 12 18 14 18 15 14 15 15 16

Losing my job 14 15 12 16 17 6 18 12 5 17 10 14 12 15 12

Not being able to

afford to pay the

household bills

13 10 15 12 10 16 9 15 17 12 11 14 13 13 12

Someone in the

household (other

than myself) losing

their job

10 8 11 13 8 7 15 5 9 9 12 9 9 8 12

Not being able to

afford the weekly

groceries I need

8 8 7 8 9 6 3 11 10 5 7 10 10 7 9

Being forced to

emigrate 6 7 5 11 4 3 7 5 5 3 8 5 8 5 7

Not being able to

pay the rent 5 5 5 6 3 5 2 7 - 7 7 3 1 7 1

Not being able to

pay for childcare 3 3 2 5 3 0 5 1 - 4 2 2 3 3 2

Not being able to

afford a new car 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2

Not being able to

afford a holiday 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1

None of these 6 8 4 3 3 12 5 7 4 7 4 5 6 6 6

Commentary

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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes

Opinion Poll Series

Background

Fieldwork for today’s poll was conducted over the period Wednesday 7th – Monday, 12th

December, 2011. As such, interviewing was conducted in the immediate aftermath of

the 2012 budget, which had been announced in the Dáil over the preceding two days.

In tandem with the unveiling of Ireland’s 2012 Budget, public opinion will also have been

strongly influenced by the on-going attempts within the Eurozone to avoid a catastrophic

break-up of the Euro, and the drastic effect such an event would have on the Irish

economy.

Given the background to today’s Poll, its findings reflect the views of the Electorate as

to how the Government is perceived to be managing the Irish economy during its darkest

hour, and the extent to which it can hope to maintain the support of the general public

as it takes even tougher decisions over the coming years.

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Opinion Poll Series

Party Support & Government/Leaders Satisfaction

As might be expected, following one of the toughest budgets in the history of the State,

levels of satisfaction with the Government, Enda Kenny as Taoiseach and Eamon Gilmore

as Tánaiste have all dropped significantly since the last comparable Behaviour &

Attitudes/Sunday Times Poll in October.

Over two-thirds of the Electorate is now decidedly dissatisfied with the manner in which

the Government is running the country, a proportion which rises to three-quarters of

those aged 18-34 years, and three-quarters of the particularly vulnerable C2DE socio-

economic category which includes blue collar workers and those dependent on social

welfare benefits to make ends meet.

A majority of grassroots Labour Party supporters (60%) are also unhappy with their

party’s performance in Government. The reverse is true of Fine Gael supporters, two-

thirds of whom express satisfaction with the coalition.

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Opinion Poll Series

While Enda Kenny’s personal satisfaction rating has dropped 14 percentage points over

the past eight weeks, he still commands the second highest such rating of all party

leaders, trailing Gerry Adams by just 4 points in this regard.

All things being equal, it could be argued that Kenny is faring quite well in the mind of

the electorate given the remarkably unpopular measures he has presided over in recent

days. Almost nine in ten Fine Gael supporters are satisfied with the job he is doing as

Taoiseach, as are almost three-quarters of Labour supporters, and even 50% of all likely

Fianna Fáil voters.

In line with the drop in Government and Government party leader satisfaction, support

for both Fine Gael and Labour has declined to 30% and 11% respectively. Fianna Fáil is by

far the greatest beneficiary of this drop, rising five percentage points to 20% support.

Fianna Fáil support is highest amongst C2DEs (24%) and those living in rural areas (25%).

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Opinion Poll Series

Indeed, today’s poll is the first in the Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes series which

has seen Fianna Fáil support exceed the 17% it achieved at last February’s General

Election. Allied with the modest improvement in Micheál Martin’s personal satisfaction

rating, the party will be striving to claw its way back to the mid 20’s or even higher in

the polls over the next year or so, with a view to the 2014 local elections.

Finally, while we are a long way out from a General Election, it is of interest to note

that combined Fine Gael/Labour support stands at 41% in today’s poll, precisely the

level of support commanded by the combined Sinn Fein/Fianna Fáil bloc!

Budget 2012 – Voter Reactions

Much of the detail surrounding the 2012 Budget submission had already been leaked by

the Government in the weeks and even months leading up to its announcement.

In addition, further detail emerged following discussion of the draft Budget at a German

Government Finance Committee meeting.

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Opinion Poll Series

As a result, it is perhaps no surprise that almost two-thirds of all Irish voters felt that

the levies and cuts announced in the 2012 Budget were pretty much in line with what

they had expected, with just 24% suggesting it was more severe than they had

envisaged.

This does not of course suggest that people are comfortable with the content of the

Budget. In fact, when asked how worried or not they are in relation to a series of

financial-related issues for 2012, a majority of Irish adults expressed concern regarding

the prospect of either themselves or someone else in their family becoming unemployed

(63%), not being able to afford medical/doctors bills (62%), and/or not being able to pay

the household bills (60%).

Significant proportions (between 4 and 5 in 10 of all adults) also admitted to being

worried about the prospect of not being able to afford the weekly groceries they need,

and/or not being able to pay the mortgage or rent. Some issues will of course be of

greater concern to certain sections of the population than are others.

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Opinion Poll Series

For example, the single greatest concern amongst over 55s is not being able to afford

their medical/doctor’s bills.

Second only to concerns regarding job losses in the family, the 35-54 years age cohort is

most worried about not being able to pay their mortgage in the months and years ahead.

Meanwhile, the hard-pressed C2DE socio-economic grouping is plagued by a whole range

of concerns in equal measure, the most worrying being worries over job losses, a

potential inability to pay the mortgage, a fear of not being able to afford

medical/doctor’s bills, as well as not being able to afford to pay basic household bills.

The message is clear – most people may have had a good idea as to the content of the

budget before it was announced, but they are still in a state of despair with regard to

their personal finances, and their prospects for 2012.

Voters do not expect to witness a recovery in the economy for quite some years to

come, with the mood of the nation as we draw towards the end of the year at an all-

time low.

Tabular Report

Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll

15/12/2011 11:29

Page 1

Title Table Page

Q1 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not? 1 2Q2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country? 2 4Q3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach? 3 6Q4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Gilmore is doing his job as Tanaiste? 4 8Q5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job as leader of Fianna Fail? 5 10Q6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job as leader of Sinn Fein? 6 12Q7 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job as leader of The Green Party? 7 14Q8 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote? 8 16Q8 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote? 9 18Q9 Which of the following best describes your view of the levies and cuts recently announced in the 2012 Budget? 10 20Q10 How worried or not are you about..... 11 22Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford a holiday? 12 23Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford a new car? 13 25Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford the weekly groceries I need? 14 27Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford to pay the household bills? 15 29Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford medical/doctors bills? 16 31Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay the mortgage? 17 33Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay the rent? 18 35Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Losing my job? 19 37Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Someone in the household (other than myself) losing their job? 20 39Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay for childcare? 21 41Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Being forced to emigrate? 22 43Q11 And which one of the issues we just discussed are you most worried about for 2012? 1 45Q11 And which of these would be your second greatest worry? 2 49Q11 And the next? 3 53Q11 And which one of the issues we just discussed are you worried about for 2012? - ANY MENTION - 4 57Q12 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow? 5 61Q13 And finally, to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in last February’s General Election? 6 63

Q13 And finally, to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in last February’s General Election? 7 65


Page 2 Table : 1

Q1 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not?

Base : All Irish Adults 18+ Total Gender Age Class Region Area

Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster

Urban Rural

Total 3,421 1,677 1,744 1,166 1,263 993 1,369 1,798 254 986 873 946 616 2,095 1,326

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 964 473 491 291 366 307 443 470 51 271 256 285 152 648 315Yes, eligible 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

96% 95% 96% 92% 96% 99% 95% 96% 98% 93% 96% 97% 97% 94% 98%

No – not eligible 127 72 55 83 38 7 49 74 4 54 21 31 21 97 304% 4% 3% 7% 3% 1% 4% 4% 2% 5% 2% 3% 3% 5% 2%

Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT) 20 4 16 9 11 1 18 2 - 10 10 - - 18 21% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% - 1% 1% - - 1% 0%


Page 3 Table : 1

Q1 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not?

Base : All Irish Adults 18+ Total Party Support Likelihood

Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,421 494 744 268 69 5 516 376 949 2,679 214 505

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 964 127 233 83 18 1 132 115 255 769 61 129Yes, eligible 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

96% 96% 98% 99% 64% 100% 98% 98% 93% 98% 87% 88%

No – not eligible 127 19 6 2 22 - 11 8 60 37 22 554% 4% 1% 1% 31% - 2% 2% 6% 1% 11% 11%

Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT) 20 - 8 - 3 - - - 9 9 6 61% - 1% - 5% - - - 1% 0% 3% 1%


Page 4 Table : 2

Q2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country?

Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area


Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Satisfied 858 473 385 215 313 330 406 371 81 218 212 248 180 475 383

26% 30% 23% 20% 26% 33% 31% 22% 32% 24% 25% 27% 30% 24% 30%

Dissatisfied 2,268 1,075 1,192 803 867 598 846 1,281 141 658 583 622 405 1,415 85269% 67% 71% 75% 71% 61% 65% 74% 56% 71% 69% 68% 68% 72% 66%

No opinion 148 52 96 57 34 58 49 70 29 45 47 44 11 90 585% 3% 6% 5% 3% 6% 4% 4% 11% 5% 6% 5% 2% 5% 5%


Page 5 Table : 2

Q2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country?

Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood

Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Satisfied 858 113 469 100 2 - 33 40 101 795 32 30

26% 24% 64% 38% 5% - 7% 11% 11% 30% 17% 7%

Dissatisfied 2,268 356 223 159 35 5 472 311 706 1,714 149 39469% 75% 31% 60% 80% 100% 93% 85% 80% 65% 81% 89%

No opinion 148 7 39 6 6 - - 16 73 125 4 195% 2% 5% 2% 15% - - 4% 8% 5% 2% 4%


Page 6 Table : 3

Q3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Satisfied 1,449 705 744 472 491 486 620 678 151 416 394 362 277 834 615

44% 44% 44% 44% 40% 49% 48% 39% 60% 45% 47% 40% 46% 42% 48%

Dissatisfied 1,683 839 845 530 676 477 622 962 99 463 408 511 302 1,044 63951% 52% 50% 49% 56% 48% 48% 56% 40% 50% 48% 56% 51% 53% 49%

No opinion 141 57 85 72 47 22 59 83 - 43 40 42 17 102 404% 4% 5% 7% 4% 2% 5% 5% - 5% 5% 5% 3% 5% 3%


Page 7 Table : 3

Q3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Satisfied 1,449 237 621 190 9 - 92 73 227 1,273 49 116

44% 50% 85% 72% 20% - 18% 20% 26% 48% 26% 26%

Dissatisfied 1,683 224 105 65 26 5 399 277 582 1,264 130 29051% 47% 14% 25% 59% 100% 79% 75% 66% 48% 70% 65%

No opinion 141 15 6 10 9 - 14 18 70 97 7 384% 3% 1% 4% 21% - 3% 5% 8% 4% 4% 9%


Page 8 Table : 4

Q4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Gilmore is doing his job as Tanaiste?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Satisfied 1,137 612 525 335 438 365 523 505 110 273 320 325 219 612 526

35% 38% 31% 31% 36% 37% 40% 29% 44% 30% 38% 36% 37% 31% 41%

Dissatisfied 1,759 839 919 560 663 535 645 995 119 521 413 493 332 1,107 65254% 52% 55% 52% 55% 54% 50% 58% 47% 57% 49% 54% 56% 56% 50%

No opinion 377 149 229 180 113 85 134 222 21 128 109 96 45 261 11612% 9% 14% 17% 9% 9% 10% 13% 8% 14% 13% 10% 7% 13% 9%


Page 9 Table : 4

Q4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Gilmore is doing his job as Tanaiste?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Satisfied 1,137 166 502 158 4 - 98 53 156 1,048 47 42

35% 35% 69% 60% 10% - 19% 15% 18% 40% 25% 10%

Dissatisfied 1,759 224 180 94 32 5 367 278 580 1,353 133 27354% 47% 25% 35% 72% 100% 73% 76% 66% 51% 72% 61%

No opinion 377 86 50 13 8 - 40 36 144 233 5 12912% 18% 7% 5% 18% - 8% 10% 16% 9% 3% 29%


Page 10 Table : 5

Q5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job as leader of Fianna Fail?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Satisfied 1,326 734 592 390 464 471 573 614 138 310 351 449 216 738 588

40% 46% 35% 36% 38% 48% 44% 36% 55% 34% 42% 49% 36% 37% 45%

Dissatisfied 1,546 700 846 504 634 408 578 867 101 443 394 387 322 947 59947% 44% 51% 47% 52% 41% 44% 50% 40% 48% 47% 42% 54% 48% 46%

No opinion 402 166 236 180 116 106 149 241 11 169 97 79 57 295 10712% 10% 14% 17% 10% 11% 11% 14% 5% 18% 12% 9% 10% 15% 8%


Page 11 Table : 5

Q5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job as leader of Fianna Fail?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Satisfied 1,326 339 366 115 7 - 162 110 227 1,177 72 65

40% 71% 50% 43% 17% - 32% 30% 26% 45% 39% 15%

Dissatisfied 1,546 77 298 112 30 - 293 229 506 1,169 107 26947% 16% 41% 42% 68% - 58% 62% 58% 44% 58% 61%

No opinion 402 59 67 39 7 5 50 28 147 287 6 10912% 12% 9% 15% 15% 100% 10% 8% 17% 11% 3% 25%


Page 12 Table : 6

Q6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job as leader of Sinn Fein?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Satisfied 1,575 898 677 508 624 443 577 836 161 410 420 485 260 853 722

48% 56% 40% 47% 51% 45% 44% 49% 64% 44% 50% 53% 44% 43% 56%

Dissatisfied 1,261 512 749 398 446 417 539 653 70 361 319 344 237 842 41939% 32% 45% 37% 37% 42% 41% 38% 28% 39% 38% 38% 40% 43% 32%

No opinion 438 191 247 169 144 125 185 233 19 151 103 85 99 285 15313% 12% 15% 16% 12% 13% 14% 14% 8% 16% 12% 9% 17% 14% 12%


Page 13 Table : 6

Q6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job as leader of Sinn Fein?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Satisfied 1,575 240 317 125 5 5 454 168 261 1,370 87 118

48% 50% 43% 47% 11% 100% 90% 46% 30% 52% 47% 26%

Dissatisfied 1,261 184 304 97 16 - 51 158 451 921 80 24939% 39% 42% 37% 37% - 10% 43% 51% 35% 43% 56%

No opinion 438 52 110 44 23 - - 41 167 343 18 7713% 11% 15% 16% 52% - - 11% 19% 13% 10% 17%


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Q7 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job as leader of The Green Party?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Satisfied 976 487 489 304 365 307 396 520 60 231 283 273 188 579 397

30% 30% 29% 28% 30% 31% 30% 30% 24% 25% 34% 30% 32% 29% 31%

Dissatisfied 1,544 755 789 545 631 368 589 814 141 437 381 457 269 905 63947% 47% 47% 51% 52% 37% 45% 47% 56% 47% 45% 50% 45% 46% 49%

No opinion 754 358 396 226 218 310 316 388 49 254 177 185 138 495 25923% 22% 24% 21% 18% 31% 24% 23% 20% 28% 21% 20% 23% 25% 20%


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Q7 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job as leader of The Green Party?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Satisfied 976 159 318 83 34 - 117 79 186 834 59 71

30% 33% 44% 31% 77% - 23% 21% 21% 32% 32% 16%

Dissatisfied 1,544 211 214 124 3 - 317 218 456 1,195 91 25847% 44% 29% 47% 8% - 63% 59% 52% 45% 49% 58%

No opinion 754 106 199 58 7 5 71 71 238 604 35 11523% 22% 27% 22% 15% 100% 14% 19% 27% 23% 19% 26%


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Q8 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Fianna Fail 476 274 202 131 183 161 131 275 70 99 110 161 106 212 264

15% 17% 12% 12% 15% 16% 10% 16% 28% 11% 13% 18% 18% 11% 20%

Fine Gael 731 364 367 224 242 264 364 265 101 147 225 201 158 368 36322% 23% 22% 21% 20% 27% 28% 15% 41% 16% 27% 22% 26% 19% 28%

Labour 265 106 159 119 96 51 167 97 2 110 69 60 27 199 678% 7% 10% 11% 8% 5% 13% 6% 1% 12% 8% 7% 4% 10% 5%

Green Party 44 17 27 18 27 - 17 28 - 22 9 2 11 42 31% 1% 2% 2% 2% - 1% 2% - 2% 1% 0% 2% 2% 0%

Workers Party 5 5 - - - 5 - 5 - - 5 - - 5 -0% 0% - - - 1% - 0% - - 1% - - 0% -

Sinn Fein 505 346 159 158 237 110 145 318 41 131 109 144 121 290 21515% 22% 9% 15% 20% 11% 11% 18% 17% 14% 13% 16% 20% 15% 17%

Independent 345 184 161 79 122 144 151 180 14 85 82 125 53 200 14511% 12% 10% 7% 10% 15% 12% 10% 6% 9% 10% 14% 9% 10% 11%

Others 22 15 8 7 11 4 3 19 - 17 - 5 - 19 31% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% - 2% - 1% - 1% 0%

Undecided 880 289 590 339 296 245 323 535 22 311 233 216 119 645 23427% 18% 35% 32% 24% 25% 25% 31% 9% 34% 28% 24% 20% 33% 18%


Page 17 Table : 8



Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Fianna Fail 476 476 - - - - - - - 389 25 63

15% 100% - - - - - - - 15% 13% 14%

Fine Gael 731 - 731 - - - - - - 673 34 2422% - 100% - - - - - - 26% 18% 6%

Labour 265 - - 265 - - - - - 261 5 -8% - - 100% - - - - - 10% 3% -

Green Party 44 - - - 44 - - - - 30 1 141% - - - 100% - - - - 1% 1% 3%

Workers Party 5 - - - - 5 - - - 5 - -0% - - - - 100% - - - 0% - -

Sinn Fein 505 - - - - - 505 - - 447 30 2815% - - - - - 100% - - 17% 16% 6%

Independent 345 - - - - - - 345 - 304 16 2511% - - - - - - 94% - 12% 9% 6%

Others 22 - - - - - - 22 - 22 - -1% - - - - - - 6% - 1% - -

Undecided 880 - - - - - - - 880 503 75 29027% - - - - - - - 100% 19% 41% 65%


Page 18 Table : 9


Base : All voters excluding undecided Total Gender Age Class Region Area


Urban Rural

Total 2,472 1,350 1,122 783 947 742 1,018 1,225 229 653 625 708 486 1,403 1,068

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


20% 21% 19% 18% 20% 22% 13% 24% 30% 17% 18% 24% 22% 16% 25%

Fine Gael 744 370 375 230 250 264 376 267 101 149 237 201 158 378 36730% 27% 33% 29% 26% 36% 37% 22% 44% 23% 38% 28% 32% 27% 34%

Labour 268 106 162 119 98 51 169 97 2 110 69 62 27 199 6911% 8% 14% 15% 10% 7% 17% 8% 1% 17% 11% 9% 6% 14% 6%

Green Party 69 33 36 36 33 - 30 39 - 44 12 2 11 63 63% 2% 3% 5% 3% - 3% 3% - 7% 2% 0% 2% 5% 1%

Workers Party 5 5 - - - 5 - 5 - - 5 - - 5 -0% 0% - - - 1% - 0% - - 1% - - 0% -

Sinn Fein 516 356 159 162 243 110 152 322 41 137 110 144 125 300 21521% 26% 14% 21% 26% 15% 15% 26% 18% 21% 18% 20% 26% 21% 20%

Independent 353 187 166 87 122 144 154 186 14 88 82 125 59 209 14514% 14% 15% 11% 13% 19% 15% 15% 6% 13% 13% 18% 12% 15% 14%

Others 22 15 8 7 11 4 3 19 - 17 - 5 - 19 31% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 2% - 3% - 1% - 1% 0%


Page 19 Table : 9


Base : All voters excluding undecided Total Party Support Likelihood

Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 2,472 494 744 268 69 5 516 376 2,165 136 168

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 709 127 233 83 18 1 132 115 630 36 42Fianna Fail 494 494 - - - - - - 391 33 70

20% 100% - - - - - - 18% 24% 42%

Fine Gael 744 - 744 - - - - - 683 37 2430% - 100% - - - - - 32% 28% 15%

Labour 268 - - 268 - - - - 263 5 -11% - - 100% - - - - 12% 3% -

Green Party 69 - - - 69 - - - 46 6 143% - - - 100% - - - 2% 5% 8%

Workers Party 5 - - - - 5 - - 5 - -0% - - - - 100% - - 0% - -

Sinn Fein 516 - - - - - 516 - 451 30 3421% - - - - - 100% - 21% 22% 20%

Independent 353 - - - - - - 353 304 24 2514% - - - - - - 94% 14% 18% 15%

Others 22 - - - - - - 22 22 - -1% - - - - - - 6% 1% - -


Page 20 Table : 10

Q9 Which of the following best describes your view of the levies and cuts recently announced in the 2012 Budget?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306More severe than I expected 784 388 395 286 258 240 233 501 49 263 136 254 131 515 269

24% 24% 24% 27% 21% 24% 18% 29% 20% 29% 16% 28% 22% 26% 21%

Less severe than I expected 420 215 205 176 126 118 209 188 23 163 102 101 53 288 13113% 13% 12% 16% 10% 12% 16% 11% 9% 18% 12% 11% 9% 15% 10%

Pretty much in line with what I expected

2,057 996 1,060 600 829 627 855 1,024 178 486 599 560 412 1,163 89463% 62% 63% 56% 68% 64% 66% 59% 71% 53% 71% 61% 69% 59% 69%

Don’t know/no opinion (DO NOT READ OUT)

14 1 12 12 1 - 4 9 - 9 4 - - 14 -0% 0% 1% 1% 0% - 0% 1% - 1% 0% - - 1% -


Page 21 Table : 10

Q9 Which of the following best describes your view of the levies and cuts recently announced in the 2012 Budget?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109More severe than I expected 784 160 69 50 17 - 131 107 249 555 35 193

24% 34% 9% 19% 38% - 26% 29% 28% 21% 19% 44%

Less severe than I expected 420 43 143 61 - - 48 46 79 366 24 3013% 9% 20% 23% - - 9% 12% 9% 14% 13% 7%

Pretty much in line with what I expected

2,057 269 520 154 27 5 326 213 543 1,711 126 20963% 56% 71% 58% 62% 100% 65% 58% 62% 65% 68% 47%


14 4 - - - - - 1 8 1 - 120% 1% - - - - - 0% 1% 0% - 3%


Page 22 Table : 11

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....

Base : All Irish Voters Total BQ8L

Not being able to afford aholiday

Not being able to afford anew car

Not beingable to

afford theweekly

groceries I need

Not being able to afford to pay

the household bills

Not being able to afford medical

/doctors

bills

Not being able to pay themortga

ge

Not being able to pay the

rent

Losing my job

Someone in the

household(other than

myself) losing

their job

Not beingable to pay for childcare

Being forced to emigrate

Total 36,008 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 10,131 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921 921Worried 15,

5201,070 1,023 1,621 1,972 2,039 1,423 1,286 1,272 1,793 946 1,075

43% 33% 31% 50% 60% 62% 43% 39% 39% 55% 29% 33%

Very worried 9,202 536 646 805 1,055 1,152 869 819 788 1,158 620 75326% 16% 20% 25% 32% 35% 27% 25% 24% 35% 19% 23%

Quite worried 6,318 534 377 816 917 887 553 466 483 636 326 32318% 16% 12% 25% 28% 27% 17% 14% 15% 19% 10% 10%

Not particularly worried 7,919 1,190 985 924 813 733 494 575 593 490 409 71222% 36% 30% 28% 25% 22% 15% 18% 18% 15% 13% 22%

Not worried at all 9,619 896 1,075 717 468 466 883 928 893 704 1,183 1,40627% 27% 33% 22% 14% 14% 27% 28% 27% 22% 36% 43%

Not Worried 17,539

2,086 2,060 1,642 1,281 1,199 1,377 1,504 1,486 1,194 1,592 2,118

49% 64% 63% 50% 39% 37% 42% 46% 45% 36% 49% 65%

Don’t know/no opinion 2,949 117 191 11 20 36 474 484 516 286 735 808% 4% 6% 0% 1% 1% 14% 15% 16% 9% 22% 2%

Mean 2.46 2.23 2.19 2.52 2.79 2.84 2.50 2.42 2.42 2.75 2.15 2.13


Page 23 Table : 12

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford a holiday?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,070 543 528 360 451 260 377 630 63 330 271 287 182 730 340

33% 34% 32% 33% 37% 26% 29% 37% 25% 36% 32% 31% 31% 37% 26%

Very worried 536 272 264 168 239 129 180 321 35 179 154 115 87 382 15416% 17% 16% 16% 20% 13% 14% 19% 14% 19% 18% 13% 15% 19% 12%

Quite worried 534 271 263 192 211 131 197 309 28 151 117 172 95 348 18616% 17% 16% 18% 17% 13% 15% 18% 11% 16% 14% 19% 16% 18% 14%

Not particularly worried 1,190 516 674 401 422 367 549 570 72 354 293 331 213 720 47136% 32% 40% 37% 35% 37% 42% 33% 29% 38% 35% 36% 36% 36% 36%

Not worried at all 896 520 376 267 319 310 325 479 92 192 224 287 193 459 43727% 32% 22% 25% 26% 31% 25% 28% 37% 21% 27% 31% 32% 23% 34%

Not Worried 2,086 1,036 1,050 669 741 677 873 1,049 164 545 517 618 406 1,179 90764% 65% 63% 62% 61% 69% 67% 61% 66% 59% 61% 68% 68% 60% 70%


117 21 96 46 22 48 51 43 23 46 54 9 8 70 464% 1% 6% 4% 2% 5% 4% 2% 9% 5% 6% 1% 1% 4% 4%

Mean 2.23 2.19 2.26 2.25 2.31 2.08 2.19 2.28 2.02 2.36 2.26 2.13 2.13 2.34 2.05


Page 24 Table : 12

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford a holiday?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,070 121 173 73 12 5 212 108 366 832 68 158

33% 25% 24% 28% 26% 100% 42% 29% 42% 32% 37% 36%

Very worried 536 55 76 27 12 5 112 49 201 386 25 11416% 12% 10% 10% 26% 100% 22% 13% 23% 15% 14% 26%

Quite worried 534 66 97 46 - - 101 58 166 446 43 4516% 14% 13% 17% - - 20% 16% 19% 17% 23% 10%

Not particularly worried 1,190 199 290 125 22 - 155 130 270 954 79 15736% 42% 40% 47% 49% - 31% 35% 31% 36% 43% 35%

Not worried at all 896 153 246 63 11 - 126 126 171 765 38 9327% 32% 34% 24% 25% - 25% 34% 19% 29% 20% 21%

Not Worried 2,086 352 536 188 33 - 281 256 442 1,719 117 25064% 74% 73% 71% 74% - 56% 70% 50% 65% 63% 56%


117 4 22 4 - - 12 4 72 82 - 354% 1% 3% 2% - - 2% 1% 8% 3% - 8%

Mean 2.23 2.05 2.00 2.14 2.28 4.00 2.40 2.09 2.49 2.18 2.30 2.44


Page 25 Table : 13

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford a new car?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,023 549 473 385 418 220 396 563 64 261 245 301 217 571 451

31% 34% 28% 36% 34% 22% 30% 33% 26% 28% 29% 33% 36% 29% 35%

Very worried 646 376 270 269 264 113 221 382 43 160 155 176 154 367 27920% 23% 16% 25% 22% 11% 17% 22% 17% 17% 18% 19% 26% 19% 22%

Quite worried 377 174 203 116 154 107 175 181 21 101 89 125 62 205 17212% 11% 12% 11% 13% 11% 13% 11% 8% 11% 11% 14% 10% 10% 13%

Not particularly worried 985 447 539 335 309 341 426 486 73 289 262 256 178 633 35230% 28% 32% 31% 25% 35% 33% 28% 29% 31% 31% 28% 30% 32% 27%

Not worried at all 1,075 544 531 294 427 354 405 572 98 280 304 309 182 638 43733% 34% 32% 27% 35% 36% 31% 33% 39% 30% 36% 34% 31% 32% 34%

Not Worried 2,060 991 1,069 629 736 695 831 1,058 171 569 566 564 360 1,271 78963% 62% 64% 59% 61% 71% 64% 61% 68% 62% 67% 62% 60% 64% 61%


191 60 131 61 60 70 74 102 15 92 31 49 19 138 536% 4% 8% 6% 5% 7% 6% 6% 6% 10% 4% 5% 3% 7% 4%

Mean 2.19 2.25 2.14 2.35 2.22 1.98 2.17 2.23 2.04 2.17 2.12 2.19 2.33 2.16 2.24


Page 26 Table : 13

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford a new car?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,023 142 143 97 16 5 195 86 339 838 42 143

31% 30% 20% 36% 36% 100% 39% 23% 39% 32% 23% 32%

Very worried 646 95 70 46 16 5 141 56 216 529 9 10720% 20% 10% 17% 36% 100% 28% 15% 25% 20% 5% 24%

Quite worried 377 47 73 51 - - 54 30 123 309 32 3612% 10% 10% 19% - - 11% 8% 14% 12% 18% 8%

Not particularly worried 985 148 260 65 13 - 146 128 224 808 79 9930% 31% 36% 24% 30% - 29% 35% 25% 31% 43% 22%

Not worried at all 1,075 164 311 97 12 - 121 139 230 840 62 16233% 34% 43% 37% 27% - 24% 38% 26% 32% 34% 36%

Not Worried 2,060 312 572 162 25 - 268 268 453 1,647 141 26063% 65% 78% 61% 57% - 53% 73% 52% 63% 76% 59%


191 22 16 7 3 - 42 13 87 148 2 406% 5% 2% 2% 7% - 8% 4% 10% 6% 1% 9%

Mean 2.19 2.16 1.86 2.18 2.48 4.00 2.46 2.01 2.41 2.21 1.94 2.22


Page 27 Table : 14

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford the weekly groceries I need?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,621 762 859 574 633 414 480 1,036 104 491 418 449 262 999 622

50% 48% 51% 53% 52% 42% 37% 60% 42% 53% 50% 49% 44% 50% 48%

Very worried 805 399 406 283 280 242 197 554 53 224 228 210 142 512 29325% 25% 24% 26% 23% 25% 15% 32% 21% 24% 27% 23% 24% 26% 23%

Quite worried 816 363 453 291 353 172 283 482 51 267 190 238 120 487 32825% 23% 27% 27% 29% 17% 22% 28% 20% 29% 23% 26% 20% 25% 25%



Not Worried 1,642 836 806 494 578 570 811 685 146 429 417 465 331 969 67250% 52% 48% 46% 48% 58% 62% 40% 58% 47% 49% 51% 56% 49% 52%


11 3 8 7 3 2 10 2 - 2 7 - 3 11 -0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% - 0% 1% - 0% 1% -

Mean 2.52 2.47 2.57 2.60 2.58 2.37 2.26 2.74 2.39 2.56 2.57 2.48 2.47 2.56 2.48


Page 28 Table : 14

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford the weekly groceries I need?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,621 243 221 106 8 5 353 184 501 1,220 121 268

50% 51% 30% 40% 18% 100% 70% 50% 57% 46% 66% 60%

Very worried 805 103 104 32 5 - 218 102 242 620 37 13625% 22% 14% 12% 12% - 43% 28% 27% 24% 20% 31%

Quite worried 816 140 117 74 3 5 135 83 259 600 84 13225% 29% 16% 28% 6% 100% 27% 22% 29% 23% 45% 30%



Not Worried 1,642 233 507 160 36 - 145 183 378 1,405 61 17550% 49% 69% 60% 82% - 29% 50% 43% 53% 33% 40%


11 - 3 - - - 7 - 2 8 3 -0% - 0% - - - 1% - 0% 0% 2% -

Mean 2.52 2.54 2.10 2.15 2.20 3.00 3.04 2.64 2.65 2.46 2.79 2.73


Page 29 Table : 15

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford to pay the household bills?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,972 951 1,021 693 762 518 640 1,186 146 581 489 543 359 1,218 754

60% 59% 61% 64% 63% 53% 49% 69% 58% 63% 58% 59% 60% 62% 58%

Very worried 1,055 576 479 354 365 336 287 681 87 294 289 255 217 667 38832% 36% 29% 33% 30% 34% 22% 40% 35% 32% 34% 28% 36% 34% 30%

Quite worried 917 375 542 339 396 182 353 505 59 287 200 288 143 552 36628% 23% 32% 31% 33% 19% 27% 29% 24% 31% 24% 31% 24% 28% 28%



Not Worried 1,281 636 645 366 448 467 657 520 104 333 346 371 231 746 53439% 40% 39% 34% 37% 47% 50% 30% 42% 36% 41% 41% 39% 38% 41%


20 13 7 16 5 - 4 16 - 8 7 - 6 15 61% 1% 0% 1% 0% - 0% 1% - 1% 1% - 1% 1% 0%

Mean 2.79 2.79 2.79 2.86 2.81 2.69 2.53 2.98 2.78 2.82 2.81 2.69 2.86 2.82 2.74


Page 30 Table : 15

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford to pay the household bills?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,972 285 274 137 19 5 426 226 600 1,514 128 319

60% 60% 37% 52% 43% 100% 84% 62% 68% 57% 69% 72%

Very worried 1,055 147 123 41 19 5 285 120 316 821 55 16832% 31% 17% 16% 43% 100% 56% 33% 36% 31% 29% 38%

Quite worried 917 138 151 96 - - 142 106 284 692 74 15128% 29% 21% 36% - - 28% 29% 32% 26% 40% 34%



Not Worried 1,281 191 455 128 22 - 74 141 268 1,105 57 11939% 40% 62% 48% 50% - 15% 38% 31% 42% 31% 27%


20 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 11 14 - 61% - 0% - 7% - 1% - 1% 1% - 1%

Mean 2.79 2.74 2.29 2.53 2.90 4.00 3.35 2.85 2.94 2.73 2.88 3.03


Page 31 Table : 16

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford medical/doctors bills?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 2,039 1,005 1,034 655 779 604 719 1,152 167 538 539 556 406 1,202 837

62% 63% 62% 61% 64% 61% 55% 67% 67% 58% 64% 61% 68% 61% 65%

Very worried 1,152 591 561 379 438 335 376 678 98 302 330 332 188 703 44935% 37% 34% 35% 36% 34% 29% 39% 39% 33% 39% 36% 32% 36% 35%

Quite worried 887 414 473 276 342 269 343 475 69 236 209 224 218 499 38827% 26% 28% 26% 28% 27% 26% 28% 28% 26% 25% 24% 37% 25% 30%



Not Worried 1,199 585 613 409 430 360 576 539 83 374 291 344 190 756 44237% 37% 37% 38% 35% 37% 44% 31% 33% 41% 35% 38% 32% 38% 34%


36 10 26 11 5 21 6 30 - 9 11 15 - 21 151% 1% 2% 1% 0% 2% 0% 2% - 1% 1% 2% - 1% 1%

Mean 2.84 2.83 2.85 2.84 2.89 2.79 2.70 2.94 2.87 2.77 2.90 2.83 2.88 2.83 2.87


Page 32 Table : 16

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to afford medical/doctors bills?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 2,039 318 335 130 21 5 395 269 566 1,604 140 295

62% 67% 46% 49% 47% 100% 78% 73% 64% 61% 76% 67%

Very worried 1,152 164 160 52 13 5 241 179 338 879 94 17935% 35% 22% 20% 29% 100% 48% 49% 38% 33% 51% 40%

Quite worried 887 153 175 77 8 - 154 91 228 725 46 11627% 32% 24% 29% 18% - 31% 25% 26% 28% 25% 26%



Not Worried 1,199 158 390 136 24 - 100 98 293 1,006 45 13737% 33% 53% 51% 53% - 20% 27% 33% 38% 24% 31%


36 - 6 - - - 9 - 21 24 - 121% - 1% - - - 2% - 2% 1% - 3%

Mean 2.84 2.88 2.41 2.51 2.73 4.00 3.21 3.17 2.94 2.80 3.20 2.96


Page 33 Table : 17

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay the mortgage?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,423 713 709 533 610 280 522 809 92 441 363 375 243 874 549

43% 45% 42% 50% 50% 28% 40% 47% 37% 48% 43% 41% 41% 44% 42%

Very worried 869 432 437 324 348 197 312 502 55 287 252 165 165 571 29827% 27% 26% 30% 29% 20% 24% 29% 22% 31% 30% 18% 28% 29% 23%

Quite worried 553 281 272 208 262 83 210 306 37 155 111 210 78 303 25017% 18% 16% 19% 22% 8% 16% 18% 15% 17% 13% 23% 13% 15% 19%



Not Worried 1,377 724 653 456 498 423 631 646 101 339 345 436 257 836 54042% 45% 39% 42% 41% 43% 48% 37% 40% 37% 41% 48% 43% 42% 42%


474 163 311 86 106 282 148 268 58 141 134 103 96 269 20514% 10% 19% 8% 9% 29% 11% 16% 23% 15% 16% 11% 16% 14% 16%

Mean 2.50 2.48 2.53 2.57 2.64 2.20 2.39 2.61 2.36 2.67 2.54 2.33 2.48 2.53 2.46


Page 34 Table : 17

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay the mortgage?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,423 205 177 120 8 5 311 187 409 1,080 109 234

43% 43% 24% 45% 18% 100% 62% 51% 46% 41% 59% 53%

Very worried 869 125 109 47 8 5 214 84 276 608 52 21027% 26% 15% 18% 18% 100% 42% 23% 31% 23% 28% 47%

Quite worried 553 79 68 73 - - 97 102 133 472 57 2417% 17% 9% 28% - - 19% 28% 15% 18% 31% 5%



Not Worried 1,377 184 423 125 27 - 150 122 346 1,142 68 16742% 39% 58% 47% 61% - 30% 33% 39% 43% 36% 38%


474 88 131 20 9 - 43 59 124 412 9 4314% 18% 18% 8% 21% - 9% 16% 14% 16% 5% 10%

Mean 2.50 2.58 1.98 2.41 1.97 4.00 2.88 2.66 2.63 2.44 2.63 2.80


Page 35 Table : 18

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay the rent?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,286 641 644 534 454 297 381 816 89 418 313 327 227 889 397

39% 40% 39% 50% 37% 30% 29% 47% 36% 45% 37% 36% 38% 45% 31%

Very worried 819 402 417 323 284 213 220 545 55 269 214 187 150 570 24925% 25% 25% 30% 23% 22% 17% 32% 22% 29% 25% 20% 25% 29% 19%

Quite worried 466 239 227 211 170 85 161 271 34 150 100 140 77 318 14814% 15% 14% 20% 14% 9% 12% 16% 14% 16% 12% 15% 13% 16% 11%



Not Worried 1,504 789 715 439 583 482 719 656 128 394 382 484 245 858 64646% 49% 43% 41% 48% 49% 55% 38% 51% 43% 45% 53% 41% 43% 50%


484 170 314 101 177 206 201 251 33 110 147 104 124 233 25115% 11% 19% 9% 15% 21% 15% 15% 13% 12% 17% 11% 21% 12% 19%

Mean 2.42 2.40 2.44 2.61 2.41 2.20 2.14 2.66 2.22 2.52 2.45 2.27 2.47 2.53 2.23


Page 36 Table : 18

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay the rent?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,286 194 167 74 10 5 308 147 381 909 104 262

39% 41% 23% 28% 23% 100% 61% 40% 43% 34% 56% 59%

Very worried 819 131 106 40 7 5 203 97 230 558 69 19325% 28% 15% 15% 16% 100% 40% 26% 26% 21% 37% 44%

Quite worried 466 62 60 34 3 - 105 50 151 351 36 6914% 13% 8% 13% 7% - 21% 14% 17% 13% 19% 15%



Not Worried 1,504 227 450 164 28 - 136 159 340 1,298 59 14746% 48% 62% 62% 64% - 27% 43% 39% 49% 32% 33%


484 55 115 27 6 - 62 62 158 427 22 3515% 12% 16% 10% 13% - 12% 17% 18% 16% 12% 8%

Mean 2.42 2.42 1.93 2.09 2.42 4.00 2.97 2.51 2.57 2.30 2.85 2.88


Page 37 Table : 19

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Losing my job?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,272 663 609 487 557 228 442 736 93 366 354 326 226 818 454

39% 41% 36% 45% 46% 23% 34% 43% 37% 40% 42% 36% 38% 41% 35%

Very worried 788 382 406 322 330 137 283 452 54 231 206 185 166 504 28424% 24% 24% 30% 27% 14% 22% 26% 22% 25% 24% 20% 28% 25% 22%

Quite worried 483 281 203 165 227 91 160 285 39 134 148 141 60 314 17015% 18% 12% 15% 19% 9% 12% 17% 16% 15% 18% 15% 10% 16% 13%



Not Worried 1,486 734 752 490 507 490 734 637 116 423 362 436 265 841 64645% 46% 45% 46% 42% 50% 56% 37% 46% 46% 43% 48% 45% 42% 50%


516 203 312 98 151 267 125 349 42 133 126 152 105 321 19516% 13% 19% 9% 12% 27% 10% 20% 17% 14% 15% 17% 18% 16% 15%

Mean 2.42 2.40 2.44 2.55 2.58 2.02 2.28 2.57 2.28 2.45 2.50 2.31 2.45 2.50 2.30


Page 38 Table : 19

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Losing my job?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,272 206 171 106 23 5 250 133 378 939 96 237

39% 43% 23% 40% 52% 100% 49% 36% 43% 36% 52% 53%

Very worried 788 97 85 40 14 - 185 91 276 549 65 17424% 20% 12% 15% 31% - 37% 25% 31% 21% 35% 39%

Quite worried 483 109 86 66 9 5 65 41 102 390 31 6315% 23% 12% 25% 21% 100% 13% 11% 12% 15% 16% 14%



Not Worried 1,486 212 448 137 19 - 151 178 341 1,265 66 15545% 45% 61% 52% 44% - 30% 49% 39% 48% 36% 35%


516 58 112 22 2 - 105 56 161 430 24 5116% 12% 15% 8% 5% - 21% 15% 18% 16% 13% 12%

Mean 2.42 2.45 1.92 2.33 2.50 3.00 2.82 2.43 2.64 2.33 2.74 2.82


Page 39 Table : 20

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Someone in the household (other than myself) losing their job?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,793 825 968 671 685 438 644 1,023 127 503 442 477 371 1,083 711

55% 52% 58% 62% 56% 44% 49% 59% 51% 55% 53% 52% 62% 55% 55%

Very worried 1,158 499 659 458 409 291 396 688 74 328 274 310 246 706 45235% 31% 39% 43% 34% 30% 30% 40% 30% 36% 33% 34% 41% 36% 35%

Quite worried 636 326 310 213 276 147 248 334 53 175 169 166 125 376 25919% 20% 19% 20% 23% 15% 19% 19% 21% 19% 20% 18% 21% 19% 20%



Not Worried 1,194 660 534 361 431 403 559 523 112 310 312 383 189 704 49036% 41% 32% 34% 35% 41% 43% 30% 45% 34% 37% 42% 32% 36% 38%


286 115 171 43 99 144 99 176 11 108 87 55 36 193 939% 7% 10% 4% 8% 15% 8% 10% 5% 12% 10% 6% 6% 10% 7%

Mean 2.75 2.61 2.89 2.91 2.77 2.53 2.62 2.88 2.60 2.78 2.75 2.65 2.88 2.75 2.76


Page 40 Table : 20

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Someone in the household (other than myself) losing their job?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,793 275 300 160 17 5 322 202 513 1,388 123 283

55% 58% 41% 60% 38% 100% 64% 55% 58% 53% 66% 64%

Very worried 1,158 190 170 109 10 5 261 93 320 858 89 21135% 40% 23% 41% 23% 100% 52% 25% 36% 33% 48% 48%

Quite worried 636 85 130 51 7 - 62 109 193 530 34 7219% 18% 18% 19% 15% - 12% 30% 22% 20% 18% 16%



Not Worried 1,194 177 381 101 18 - 135 128 255 1,017 49 12836% 37% 52% 38% 40% - 27% 35% 29% 39% 26% 29%


286 24 50 5 10 - 48 38 112 229 14 339% 5% 7% 2% 22% - 9% 10% 13% 9% 7% 7%

Mean 2.75 2.80 2.35 2.86 2.51 4.00 3.07 2.67 2.89 2.69 3.10 2.98


Page 41 Table : 21

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay for childcare?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 946 494 452 363 380 204 310 540 96 238 266 250 192 586 360

29% 31% 27% 34% 31% 21% 24% 31% 38% 26% 32% 27% 32% 30% 28%

Very worried 620 306 314 231 260 129 204 363 54 164 170 160 126 407 21319% 19% 19% 22% 21% 13% 16% 21% 21% 18% 20% 17% 21% 21% 16%

Quite worried 326 188 138 131 119 76 107 177 42 74 96 90 65 179 14710% 12% 8% 12% 10% 8% 8% 10% 17% 8% 11% 10% 11% 9% 11%



Not Worried 1,592 835 757 576 555 461 706 769 118 439 391 515 247 932 66049% 52% 45% 54% 46% 47% 54% 45% 47% 48% 46% 56% 41% 47% 51%


735 271 464 136 279 320 285 414 36 244 184 149 158 462 27322% 17% 28% 13% 23% 32% 22% 24% 14% 26% 22% 16% 26% 23% 21%

Mean 2.15 2.16 2.14 2.16 2.27 1.97 1.99 2.27 2.17 2.06 2.24 2.07 2.28 2.18 2.11


Page 42 Table : 21

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Not being able to pay for childcare?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 946 183 132 55 6 5 216 80 268 676 55 204

29% 39% 18% 21% 14% 100% 43% 22% 31% 26% 30% 46%

Very worried 620 125 79 16 1 5 148 56 190 411 38 16019% 26% 11% 6% 2% 100% 29% 15% 22% 16% 21% 36%

Quite worried 326 58 53 39 5 - 68 24 79 266 17 4410% 12% 7% 15% 12% - 13% 6% 9% 10% 9% 10%


Not worried at all 1,183 163 326 117 15 - 134 129 299 974 85 12536% 34% 45% 44% 33% - 27% 35% 34% 37% 46% 28%

Not Worried 1,592 217 414 151 17 - 184 206 404 1,311 101 18049% 46% 57% 57% 38% - 36% 56% 46% 50% 54% 41%


735 76 184 60 21 - 104 82 207 646 29 5922% 16% 25% 23% 48% - 21% 22% 24% 25% 16% 13%

Mean 2.15 2.36 1.79 1.77 1.67 4.00 2.58 2.02 2.24 2.06 2.05 2.62


Page 43 Table : 22

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Being forced to emigrate?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Worried 1,075 517 558 502 351 223 383 621 71 295 322 270 188 666 410

33% 32% 33% 47% 29% 23% 29% 36% 28% 32% 38% 30% 32% 34% 32%

Very worried 753 381 372 346 234 172 249 447 56 182 247 207 117 454 29923% 24% 22% 32% 19% 17% 19% 26% 22% 20% 29% 23% 20% 23% 23%

Quite worried 323 136 186 156 116 50 134 174 15 113 75 64 71 212 11110% 9% 11% 14% 10% 5% 10% 10% 6% 12% 9% 7% 12% 11% 9%



Not Worried 2,118 1,043 1,075 572 846 700 892 1,048 179 587 504 625 402 1,254 86465% 65% 64% 53% 70% 71% 69% 61% 72% 64% 60% 68% 67% 63% 67%


80 40 40 - 18 62 27 53 - 39 15 19 6 60 202% 2% 2% - 1% 6% 2% 3% - 4% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2%

Mean 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.49 2.01 1.87 2.06 2.21 1.99 2.13 2.23 2.08 2.07 2.17 2.07


Page 44 Table : 22

Q10 How worried or not are you about.....Being forced to emigrate?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Worried 1,075 148 178 86 19 - 197 107 341 836 57 171

33% 31% 24% 32% 43% - 39% 29% 39% 32% 31% 38%

Very worried 753 109 100 54 14 - 151 87 237 584 20 13823% 23% 14% 20% 31% - 30% 24% 27% 22% 11% 31%

Quite worried 323 38 77 32 6 - 47 20 104 253 37 3310% 8% 11% 12% 13% - 9% 5% 12% 10% 20% 7%


Not worried at all 1,406 232 388 84 12 5 191 153 341 1,137 90 17943% 49% 53% 32% 28% 100% 38% 42% 39% 43% 49% 40%

Not Worried 2,118 315 538 177 25 5 297 234 528 1,720 126 27165% 66% 74% 67% 57% 100% 59% 64% 60% 65% 68% 61%


80 14 15 3 - - 11 27 11 77 1 22% 3% 2% 1% - - 2% 7% 1% 3% 1% 0%

Mean 2.13 2.05 1.85 2.21 2.46 1.00 2.32 2.12 2.27 2.11 1.93 2.29


Page 45 Table : 23

Q11 And which one of the issues we just discussed are you most worried about for 2012?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Not being able to afford a holiday 40 16 23 19 10 11 32 4 4 8 10 18 4 33 7

1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1%

Not being able to afford a new car 59 27 32 21 19 19 33 23 3 20 10 21 8 35 252% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2%


256 131 125 89 106 60 36 195 24 44 57 92 62 136 1208% 8% 7% 8% 9% 6% 3% 11% 10% 5% 7% 10% 10% 7% 9%


410 168 243 134 119 158 117 250 44 112 93 126 79 253 15713% 10% 15% 12% 10% 16% 9% 15% 17% 12% 11% 14% 13% 13% 12%


622 260 361 90 211 321 245 295 82 141 186 178 117 357 26519% 16% 22% 8% 17% 33% 19% 17% 33% 15% 22% 19% 20% 18% 20%

Not being able to pay the mortgage 513 270 243 141 286 85 160 317 35 166 127 128 92 301 21216% 17% 14% 13% 24% 9% 12% 18% 14% 18% 15% 14% 15% 15% 16%

Not being able to pay the rent 153 73 80 69 32 52 27 125 - 60 55 32 5 138 145% 5% 5% 6% 3% 5% 2% 7% - 7% 7% 3% 1% 7% 1%

Any Job Loss Concern 754 368 386 313 307 135 431 289 34 239 187 206 123 451 30323% 23% 23% 29% 25% 14% 33% 17% 13% 26% 22% 23% 21% 23% 23%

Losing my job 443 241 202 176 206 61 232 200 11 161 86 126 71 294 14914% 15% 12% 16% 17% 6% 18% 12% 5% 17% 10% 14% 12% 15% 12%


311 127 184 137 101 74 200 89 22 79 101 80 52 157 15410% 8% 11% 13% 8% 7% 15% 5% 9% 9% 12% 9% 9% 8% 12%

Not being able to pay for childcare 88 51 37 50 36 2 67 21 - 32 16 21 19 57 313% 3% 2% 5% 3% 0% 5% 1% - 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2%


Page 46 Table : 23




Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Being forced to emigrate 190 109 81 114 46 29 89 87 14 32 66 43 49 102 88

6% 7% 5% 11% 4% 3% 7% 5% 5% 3% 8% 5% 8% 5% 7%

None of these (DO NOT READ OUT) 189 127 62 34 41 114 64 115 10 69 35 48 38 117 726% 8% 4% 3% 3% 12% 5% 7% 4% 7% 4% 5% 6% 6% 6%


Page 47 Table : 23



Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Not being able to afford a holiday 40 8 16 6 - - 8 - 3 38 - 2

1% 2% 2% 2% - - 2% - 0% 1% - 0%

Not being able to afford a new car 59 4 9 5 - - 6 9 27 51 4 42% 1% 1% 2% - - 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1%


256 28 18 13 3 - 96 29 68 185 20 518% 6% 3% 5% 7% - 19% 8% 8% 7% 11% 12%


410 59 100 52 2 5 51 36 106 361 14 3513% 13% 14% 20% 5% 100% 10% 10% 12% 14% 8% 8%


622 95 161 50 18 - 74 93 131 536 54 3119% 20% 22% 19% 40% - 15% 25% 15% 20% 29% 7%

Not being able to pay the mortgage 513 107 58 25 4 - 115 58 144 386 29 9716% 22% 8% 9% 10% - 23% 16% 16% 15% 16% 22%

Not being able to pay the rent 153 20 12 2 1 - 27 26 65 88 18 355% 4% 2% 1% 2% - 5% 7% 7% 3% 10% 8%

Any Job Loss Concern 754 91 185 83 7 - 82 92 216 624 32 9923% 19% 25% 31% 15% - 16% 25% 25% 24% 17% 22%

Losing my job 443 56 101 44 3 - 56 57 126 377 15 5114% 12% 14% 17% 6% - 11% 16% 14% 14% 8% 12%


311 35 83 39 4 - 25 35 89 247 16 4810% 7% 11% 15% 9% - 5% 9% 10% 9% 9% 11%

Not being able to pay for childcare 88 18 29 3 2 - 8 2 26 58 2 283% 4% 4% 1% 5% - 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 6%


Page 48 Table : 23



Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Being forced to emigrate 190 29 69 19 - - 26 20 26 153 6 31

6% 6% 9% 7% - - 5% 5% 3% 6% 3% 7%

None of these (DO NOT READ OUT) 189 17 75 7 7 - 13 2 68 154 7 296% 4% 10% 2% 17% - 2% 1% 8% 6% 4% 6%


Page 49 Table : 24

Q11 And which of these would be your second greatest worry?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


3% 4% 3% 3% 5% 2% 4% 3% 2% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 3%



374 173 201 122 113 139 78 257 39 93 103 129 49 208 16611% 11% 12% 11% 9% 14% 6% 15% 16% 10% 12% 14% 8% 11% 13%


538 217 321 156 218 165 192 311 35 121 162 143 113 333 20516% 14% 19% 15% 18% 17% 15% 18% 14% 13% 19% 16% 19% 17% 16%


542 271 271 91 192 259 154 328 59 155 120 153 114 330 21217% 17% 16% 8% 16% 26% 12% 19% 24% 17% 14% 17% 19% 17% 16%


Not being able to pay the rent 146 80 66 108 28 10 68 68 10 54 39 25 28 108 384% 5% 4% 10% 2% 1% 5% 4% 4% 6% 5% 3% 5% 5% 3%


Losing my job 237 146 91 117 89 32 94 123 20 83 81 41 32 166 717% 9% 5% 11% 7% 3% 7% 7% 8% 9% 10% 4% 5% 8% 6%


288 125 163 119 106 62 145 120 23 96 52 95 45 182 1069% 8% 10% 11% 9% 6% 11% 7% 9% 10% 6% 10% 8% 9% 8%

Not being able to pay for childcare 38 9 30 17 12 10 20 18 - 2 13 12 11 22 171% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% - 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1%


Page 50 Table : 24




Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


6% 7% 5% 7% 7% 4% 6% 6% 6% 5% 8% 6% 5% 5% 7%

None of These 299 186 113 68 73 158 123 161 15 105 63 76 55 184 1159% 12% 7% 6% 6% 16% 9% 9% 6% 11% 7% 8% 9% 9% 9%


Page 51 Table : 24



Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Not being able to afford a holiday 114 20 28 5 - - 9 4 49 81 - 33

3% 4% 4% 2% - - 2% 1% 6% 3% - 7%



374 68 80 31 1 - 64 30 100 299 20 5511% 14% 11% 12% 2% - 13% 8% 11% 11% 11% 12%


538 74 100 26 6 - 128 48 158 445 56 3716% 16% 14% 10% 12% - 25% 13% 18% 17% 30% 8%


542 91 80 42 2 5 83 91 148 442 38 5117% 19% 11% 16% 5% 100% 16% 25% 17% 17% 20% 11%

Not being able to pay the mortgage 403 36 95 64 - - 52 59 97 335 24 4512% 8% 13% 24% - - 10% 16% 11% 13% 13% 10%

Not being able to pay the rent 146 3 24 8 12 - 35 17 48 108 - 384% 1% 3% 3% 26% - 7% 5% 5% 4% - 9%

Any Job Loss Concern 525 125 140 47 11 - 56 75 72 405 19 10116% 26% 19% 18% 25% - 11% 20% 8% 15% 10% 23%

Losing my job 237 47 53 15 8 - 41 23 49 176 11 517% 10% 7% 6% 18% - 8% 6% 6% 7% 6% 11%


288 77 87 31 3 - 15 52 23 230 8 509% 16% 12% 12% 6% - 3% 14% 3% 9% 4% 11%

Not being able to pay for childcare 38 - 4 1 - - 10 1 21 22 8 81% - 1% 0% - - 2% 0% 2% 1% 4% 2%


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Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Being forced to emigrate 193 8 49 25 3 - 44 16 48 177 - 16

6% 2% 7% 9% 7% - 9% 4% 6% 7% - 4%

None of These 299 28 101 14 10 - 18 22 106 230 11 589% 6% 14% 5% 24% - 4% 6% 12% 9% 6% 13%


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Q11 And the next?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


6% 8% 5% 7% 4% 8% 5% 7% 4% 8% 5% 7% 3% 7% 5%



455 209 246 149 179 126 165 249 41 134 110 104 106 303 15214% 13% 15% 14% 15% 13% 13% 14% 16% 15% 13% 11% 18% 15% 12%


542 240 302 150 230 162 176 304 62 103 193 137 109 278 26417% 15% 18% 14% 19% 16% 14% 18% 25% 11% 23% 15% 18% 14% 20%


495 228 268 199 183 113 209 258 28 146 139 141 69 321 17515% 14% 16% 19% 15% 11% 16% 15% 11% 16% 17% 15% 12% 16% 13%




Losing my job 160 68 92 59 70 31 73 70 17 26 39 61 34 79 815% 4% 5% 5% 6% 3% 6% 4% 7% 3% 5% 7% 6% 4% 6%


234 106 128 86 88 59 126 95 14 98 39 54 42 146 887% 7% 8% 8% 7% 6% 10% 5% 6% 11% 5% 6% 7% 7% 7%

Not being able to pay for childcare 60 24 36 24 16 20 30 20 10 23 9 10 18 43 172% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 4% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1%


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Q11 And the next?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


3% 3% 4% 2% 4% 4% 2% 5% 1% 1% 4% 4% 5% 3% 4%

None of These 582 339 243 121 196 265 239 308 34 190 115 182 95 367 21518% 21% 15% 11% 16% 27% 18% 18% 14% 21% 14% 20% 16% 19% 17%


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Q11 And the next?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Not being able to afford a holiday 205 24 53 4 - - 41 29 53 174 8 23

6% 5% 7% 2% - - 8% 8% 6% 7% 4% 5%



455 101 75 20 22 5 62 64 105 318 31 10614% 21% 10% 8% 49% 100% 12% 17% 12% 12% 17% 24%


542 63 123 51 4 - 99 64 137 454 23 5417% 13% 17% 19% 10% - 20% 18% 16% 17% 13% 12%


495 55 124 38 1 - 85 30 163 385 31 7915% 11% 17% 14% 2% - 17% 8% 18% 15% 17% 18%

Not being able to pay the mortgage 185 38 28 39 3 - 25 22 30 145 9 316% 8% 4% 15% 7% - 5% 6% 3% 6% 5% 7%

Not being able to pay the rent 105 15 19 11 - - 10 25 25 71 14 203% 3% 3% 4% - - 2% 7% 3% 3% 8% 5%

Any Job Loss Concern 394 48 77 48 - - 76 34 111 339 26 2812% 10% 11% 18% - - 15% 9% 13% 13% 14% 6%

Losing my job 160 26 20 6 - - 23 22 62 142 11 65% 5% 3% 2% - - 5% 6% 7% 5% 6% 1%


234 22 57 42 - - 52 12 49 197 15 227% 5% 8% 16% - - 10% 3% 6% 7% 8% 5%

Not being able to pay for childcare 60 11 19 4 - - 7 3 16 48 4 82% 2% 3% 2% - - 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2%


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Q11 And the next?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Being forced to emigrate 107 9 25 1 - - 21 21 30 86 12 9

3% 2% 3% 0% - - 4% 6% 3% 3% 7% 2%

None of These 582 81 165 38 14 - 55 54 176 488 22 7118% 17% 23% 14% 32% - 11% 15% 20% 19% 12% 16%


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Q11 And which one of the issues we just discussed are you worried about for 2012? - ANY MENTION -



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


11% 12% 10% 12% 9% 11% 11% 11% 9% 13% 10% 12% 7% 13% 8%



1,085 512 572 360 398 326 279 701 105 271 271 325 218 647 43733% 32% 34% 34% 33% 33% 21% 41% 42% 29% 32% 36% 37% 33% 34%


1,491 625 866 440 566 485 485 865 141 335 449 406 300 865 62646% 39% 52% 41% 47% 49% 37% 50% 56% 36% 53% 44% 50% 44% 48%


1,658 759 899 381 586 692 608 881 169 442 445 471 301 1,007 65151% 47% 54% 35% 48% 70% 47% 51% 68% 48% 53% 52% 50% 51% 50%

Not being able to pay the mortgage 1,101 547 554 334 595 173 506 530 66 341 278 276 205 637 46434% 34% 33% 31% 49% 18% 39% 31% 26% 37% 33% 30% 34% 32% 36%


Any Job Loss Concern 1,515 704 811 600 613 302 764 652 99 476 356 417 266 912 60346% 44% 48% 56% 50% 31% 59% 38% 40% 52% 42% 46% 45% 46% 47%

Losing my job 840 455 385 352 365 124 399 393 48 270 206 228 137 539 30126% 28% 23% 33% 30% 13% 31% 23% 19% 29% 24% 25% 23% 27% 23%


833 359 475 342 296 195 470 304 59 273 192 229 139 485 34825% 22% 28% 32% 24% 20% 36% 18% 24% 30% 23% 25% 23% 24% 27%

Not being able to pay for childcare 187 83 103 90 64 32 118 59 10 57 38 44 49 121 656% 5% 6% 8% 5% 3% 9% 3% 4% 6% 4% 5% 8% 6% 5%


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Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


15% 17% 14% 20% 14% 11% 14% 16% 12% 9% 19% 15% 18% 13% 18%

None of these (DO NOT READ OUT) 582 339 243 121 196 265 239 308 34 190 115 182 95 367 21518% 21% 15% 11% 16% 27% 18% 18% 14% 21% 14% 20% 16% 19% 17%


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Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Not being able to afford a holiday 359 51 97 15 - - 57 34 105 293 8 58

11% 11% 13% 6% - - 11% 9% 12% 11% 4% 13%



1,085 197 174 64 26 5 222 123 274 802 70 21233% 41% 24% 24% 58% 100% 44% 34% 31% 30% 38% 48%


1,491 196 322 129 12 5 278 148 401 1,260 93 12646% 41% 44% 49% 27% 100% 55% 40% 46% 48% 50% 28%


1,658 240 365 130 21 5 242 214 441 1,363 123 16151% 50% 50% 49% 46% 100% 48% 58% 50% 52% 67% 36%

Not being able to pay the mortgage 1,101 181 181 128 7 - 193 139 272 866 62 17334% 38% 25% 48% 16% - 38% 38% 31% 33% 33% 39%

Not being able to pay the rent 404 38 55 21 13 - 72 68 138 268 32 9312% 8% 7% 8% 28% - 14% 19% 16% 10% 17% 21%

Any Job Loss Concern 1,515 241 360 166 11 - 195 187 355 1,243 77 19546% 51% 49% 63% 25% - 39% 51% 40% 47% 41% 44%

Losing my job 840 129 175 66 11 - 121 102 237 695 38 10826% 27% 24% 25% 25% - 24% 28% 27% 26% 20% 24%


833 135 227 112 7 - 92 99 162 674 39 12125% 28% 31% 42% 15% - 18% 27% 18% 26% 21% 27%

Not being able to pay for childcare 187 29 52 9 2 - 25 6 64 129 13 446% 6% 7% 3% 5% - 5% 2% 7% 5% 7% 10%


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Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Being forced to emigrate 490 47 144 45 3 - 90 58 104 416 18 56

15% 10% 20% 17% 7% - 18% 16% 12% 16% 10% 13%

None of these (DO NOT READ OUT) 582 81 165 38 14 - 55 54 176 488 22 7118% 17% 23% 14% 32% - 11% 15% 20% 19% 12% 16%


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Q12 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 452 469 266 351 304 420 451 50 252 245 277 147 614 306Would definitely vote 2,269 1,209 1,061 631 867 772 968 1,120 182 616 560 664 429 1,300 969

69% 76% 63% 59% 71% 78% 74% 65% 73% 67% 67% 73% 72% 66% 75%

Would probably vote 364 154 210 149 132 83 127 199 38 113 112 102 37 225 13911% 10% 13% 14% 11% 8% 10% 12% 15% 12% 13% 11% 6% 11% 11%

Might/might not vote 185 65 120 73 75 37 77 94 14 26 46 66 48 115 716% 4% 7% 7% 6% 4% 6% 5% 5% 3% 5% 7% 8% 6% 5%

Would probably not vote 171 72 98 106 47 18 60 100 11 40 52 35 43 112 595% 5% 6% 10% 4% 2% 5% 6% 4% 4% 6% 4% 7% 6% 5%

Would definitely not vote 273 100 173 115 94 64 69 199 5 126 61 48 38 217 568% 6% 10% 11% 8% 7% 5% 12% 2% 14% 7% 5% 6% 11% 4%

Don’t know 11 - 11 - - 11 - 11 - - 11 - - 11 -0% - 1% - - 1% - 1% - - 1% - - 1% -


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Q12 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow?


Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Would definitely vote 2,269 341 612 234 20 5 407 289 361 2,269 - -

69% 72% 84% 88% 46% 100% 81% 79% 41% 86% - -

Would probably vote 364 47 61 27 9 - 40 37 142 364 - -11% 10% 8% 10% 21% - 8% 10% 16% 14% - -

Might/might not vote 185 25 34 5 1 - 30 16 75 - 185 -6% 5% 5% 2% 2% - 6% 4% 9% - 100% -

Would probably not vote 171 15 17 - 1 - 5 9 124 - - 1715% 3% 2% - 2% - 1% 2% 14% - - 38%

Would definitely not vote 273 47 8 - 13 - 22 17 166 - - 2738% 10% 1% - 29% - 4% 5% 19% - - 62%

Don’t know 11 - - - - - - - 11 - - -0% - - - - - - - 1% - - -


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Q13 And finally, to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in last February’s General Election?



Urban Rural

Total 3,273 1,600 1,673 1,075 1,214 985 1,301 1,722 250 922 842 914 596 1,980 1,294

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


12% 17% 8% 9% 11% 17% 10% 13% 22% 7% 13% 16% 15% 10% 16%

Fine Gael 1,131 595 536 216 503 412 473 518 140 231 324 323 252 577 55435% 37% 32% 20% 41% 42% 36% 30% 56% 25% 39% 35% 42% 29% 43%

Labour 431 179 252 158 152 120 247 175 9 186 112 106 27 312 11913% 11% 15% 15% 13% 12% 19% 10% 4% 20% 13% 12% 4% 16% 9%

Green Party 23 13 10 15 1 7 16 7 - 14 4 5 - 23 -1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% - 2% 0% 1% - 1% -

Sinn Fein 301 208 94 105 129 68 111 175 15 78 74 67 82 177 1249% 13% 6% 10% 11% 7% 9% 10% 6% 8% 9% 7% 14% 9% 10%

Independent 222 95 127 46 92 84 84 118 20 50 37 77 59 139 847% 6% 8% 4% 8% 9% 6% 7% 8% 5% 4% 8% 10% 7% 6%

Others 12 6 7 2 5 6 1 11 - 2 1 7 2 9 30% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% - 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%

Don’t know/Refused 263 64 199 131 81 51 86 168 9 71 78 80 35 163 1008% 4% 12% 12% 7% 5% 7% 10% 4% 8% 9% 9% 6% 8% 8%

Did not vote 488 165 323 301 117 70 156 332 - 225 106 106 51 391 9715% 10% 19% 28% 10% 7% 12% 19% - 24% 13% 12% 9% 20% 7%


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Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 3,273 476 731 265 44 5 505 367 880 2,634 185 444

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 921 122 229 82 13 1 129 113 232 757 54 109Fianna Fail 402 264 15 6 3 - 12 22 80 331 23 48

12% 55% 2% 2% 7% - 2% 6% 9% 13% 12% 11%

Fine Gael 1,131 64 604 27 - - 112 92 233 1,019 47 6535% 13% 83% 10% - - 22% 25% 26% 39% 26% 15%

Labour 431 26 27 209 7 - 31 67 66 393 12 2613% 5% 4% 79% 15% - 6% 18% 7% 15% 7% 6%

Green Party 23 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 10 23 - -1% - 1% - 13% - 0% - 1% 1% - -

Sinn Fein 301 3 - 2 - 5 250 28 13 274 13 149% 1% - 1% - 100% 50% 8% 2% 10% 7% 3%

Independent 222 5 17 1 9 - 20 102 68 191 18 137% 1% 2% 1% 21% - 4% 28% 8% 7% 10% 3%

Others 12 2 3 - - - - 7 - 8 2 20% 0% 0% - - - - 2% - 0% 1% 0%

Don’t know/Refused 263 45 20 8 - - 31 22 138 221 20 228% 9% 3% 3% - - 6% 6% 16% 8% 11% 5%

Did not vote 488 68 40 13 20 - 47 28 272 174 50 25315% 14% 5% 5% 44% - 9% 8% 31% 7% 27% 57%


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Base : All Irish VotersAll Voters Excluding did not vote (Last Gen Election)

Total Gender Age Class Region Area


Urban Rural

Total 2,522 1,371 1,151 642 1,016 864 1,059 1,223 241 626 658 728 510 1,425 1,097

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


16% 20% 11% 16% 13% 19% 12% 18% 23% 10% 16% 20% 17% 13% 19%

Fine Gael 1,131 595 536 216 503 412 473 518 140 231 324 323 252 577 55445% 43% 47% 34% 50% 48% 45% 42% 58% 37% 49% 44% 49% 40% 50%

Labour 431 179 252 158 152 120 247 175 9 186 112 106 27 312 11917% 13% 22% 25% 15% 14% 23% 14% 4% 30% 17% 15% 5% 22% 11%

Green Party 23 13 10 15 1 7 16 7 - 14 4 5 - 23 -1% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% - 2% 1% 1% - 2% -

Sinn Fein 301 208 94 105 129 68 111 175 15 78 74 67 82 177 12412% 15% 8% 16% 13% 8% 10% 14% 6% 12% 11% 9% 16% 12% 11%

Independent 222 95 127 46 92 84 84 118 20 50 37 77 59 139 849% 7% 11% 7% 9% 10% 8% 10% 8% 8% 6% 11% 11% 10% 8%

Others 12 6 7 2 5 6 1 11 - 2 1 7 2 9 30% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% - 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0%


Page 66 Table : 29


Base : All Irish VotersAll Voters Excluding did not vote (Last Gen Election)

Total Party Support Likelihood

Fianna Fail

Fine Gael

Labour Green Party

Workers Party

Sinn Fein

Independent/Others

Would not/

Don't Know

Would vote

Might/might

not

Would not Vote

Total 2,522 363 670 244 25 5 427 317 470 2,238 116 168

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

UNWTD 730 101 211 77 7 1 108 98 127 650 32 48Fianna Fail 402 264 15 6 3 - 12 22 80 331 23 48

16% 73% 2% 2% 12% - 3% 7% 17% 15% 20% 29%

Fine Gael 1,131 64 604 27 - - 112 92 233 1,019 47 6545% 18% 90% 11% - - 26% 29% 49% 46% 41% 39%

Labour 431 26 27 209 7 - 31 67 66 393 12 2617% 7% 4% 85% 27% - 7% 21% 14% 18% 11% 15%

Green Party 23 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 10 23 - -1% - 1% - 24% - 1% - 2% 1% - -

Sinn Fein 301 3 - 2 - 5 250 28 13 274 13 1412% 1% - 1% - 100% 59% 9% 3% 12% 11% 8%

Independent 222 5 17 1 9 - 20 102 68 191 18 139% 1% 2% 1% 37% - 5% 32% 14% 9% 15% 8%

Others 12 2 3 - - - - 7 - 8 2 20% 1% 1% - - - - 2% - 0% 2% 1%

Questionnaire

BEHAVIOUR & ATTITUDES POLL QUESTIONNAIRE

Good Morning/afternoon/evening my name is ………………… (Name) and I am calling from

Behaviour and Attitudes, the independent market research company based in Dublin.

We are currently conducting a study on a number of issues. The study will take less than 10

minutes to complete.

The interview will be conducted in accordance with Market Research Society guidelines - all

results will be shown in aggregate form and for quality control purposes this call may be

monitored by a supervisor.

ASK ALL ADULTS 18YRS+

Q.1 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the

Government is running the country?

Satisfied 1

Dissatisfied 2

No opinion 3

Q.2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job

as Taoiseach?

Satisfied 1

Dissatisfied 2

No opinion 3

Q.3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Gilmore is doing his

job as Tanaiste?

Satisfied 1

Dissatisfied 2

No opinion 3

Q.4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job

as leader of Fianna Fail?

Satisfied 1

Dissatisfied 2

No opinion 3

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Q.5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job

as leader of Sinn Fein?

Satisfied 1

Dissatisfied 2

No opinion 3

Q.6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job

as leader of The Green Party?

Satisfied 1

Dissatisfied 2

No opinion 3

Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate

would you give your first preference vote? DO NOT READ OUT

Fianna Fail 1

Fine Gael 2

Labour Party 3

Green Party 4

Workers Party 5

Sinn Fein 6

Independent 7

Other specify _________________ 8

Don’t know 9

Would not vote 10

Q.8 Which of the following best describes your view of the levies and cuts recently

announced in the 2012 Budget? READ OUT

More severe than I expected 1

Less severe than I expected 2

Pretty much in line with what I expected 3

Don’t know/no opinion 4

Q.9 I would now like you to tell me how worried or not you are about a number of issues

for 2012. Firstly how worried or not are you about……….. Are you very worried, quite

worried, not particularly worried or not worried at all? (READ OUT EACH OPTION IN

TURN. ROTATE ORDER)

Very

worried Quite

worried

Not particularly

worried

Not worried at

all

Don’t know/no opinion

Not being able to afford a holiday

1 2 3 4 5

Not being able to afford a new car

1 2 3 4 5


1 2 3 4 5


1 2 3 4 5


1 2 3 4 5

Not being able to pay the mortgage

1 2 3 4 5

Not being able to pay the rent

1 2 3 4 5

Losing my job 1 2 3 4 5


1 2 3 4 5

Not being able to pay for childcare

1 2 3 4 5

Being forced to emigrate 1 2 3 4 5


And which of these would be your second greatest worry? And the next?

First

mention Second mention

Third mention

Not being able to afford a holiday 1 1 1

Not being able to afford a new car 2 2 2

Not being able to afford the weekly groceries I need 3 3 3

Not being able to afford to pay the household bills 4 4 4

Not being able to afford medical/doctors bills 5 5 5

Not being able to pay the mortgage 6 6 6

Not being able to pay the rent 7 7 7

Losing my job 8 8 8

Someone in the household (other than myself) losing their job 9 9 9

Not being able to pay for childcare 10 10 10

Being forced to emigrate 11 11 11

None of these 12 12 12

Q.11 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow? PROBE TO

APPROPRIATE CODE

Would definitely vote 1

Would probably vote 2

Might/might not vote 3

Would probably not vote 4

Would definitely not vote 5

Don’t know 6

Q.12 And finally, to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference

vote in last February’s General Election? DO NOT READ OUT

Q.13 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not?

Yes, eligible 1

No – not eligible 2

Don’t know 3

Fianna Fail 1

Fine Gael 2

Labour 3

Green Party 4

Workers Party 5

Sinn Fein 6

Independent 7

Other specify _________________ 8

Don’t know 9

Did not vote 10

Thank You

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