The Sheffield Equality Group has conducted a pilot survey of attitudes twoard basic income. The sample-size was small, and it was gathered without employing randomized sampling techniques. Therefore, the results cannot be considered representative; the author’s “primary aim was to assess the diversity of response, pilot the survey and explore possible results and consideration for a wider scale survey.”
Nevertheless, these initial results are interesting. Only 15% of respondents thought the current welfare system works well for the UK as a whole. 79% agreed People would do more voluntary or unwaged work if they got a basic income. 81% agreed it should be introduced for every UK citizen. And 85% agreed it would help businesses find temporary and flexible workers.
The author, Jason Leman, has worked in survey design and analysis for over a decade. He has researched political involvement and activity as part of gaining a Masters in Research.
An info graphic with some of the results and a link to the full report can be found at:
Sheffield Equality Group, “Basic Income Survey”, Sheffield Equality Group, April 2014.
The full report is online in PDF format:
Jason Leman, “Exploring a Future Welfare State: A Pilot Survey on the Basic Income.” Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Equality Group, March 2013.
Sheffield Equality Group Survey Results
