Three in four football supporters call for video technology to be used in the sport Three quarters (75%) of football fans want video replays to decide contentious issues in matches, a YouGov survey shows. The poll shows that three in four supporters want video technology to be involved for offside ...
Read more...

Nearly one in 10 (9.3%) British mothers can be classified as ‘Alpha Mums’, according to a recent YouGov SixthSense report. The market intelligence report found that Alpha Mums have an above average drive ‘to succeed in every aspect’ of their life (32% versus 25% of all mothers), and are more ...
Read more...

Seven in ten Britons are scared of going into a care home, a YouGov survey commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Society shows. An overwhelming majority (70%) of the public say they would be scared of going into a care home, compared to under a fifth (19%) that would not be fearful. ...
Read more...

Almost three-quarters of employed Brits would favour longer working days for a four day week. An overwhelming majority (72%) of Britons in employment would choose to work for two more hours each workday in exchange for another day off a week. In contrast, one-fifth (20%) would rather work their current ...
Read more...

This Sunday is the 85th Annual Academy Awards, and to mark the occasion we asked the British public for their predictions on which films, actors and actresses will walk away with the coveted golden statuettes this year. Some media commentators have declared that the race to win the Oscar for ...
Read more...

A majority of Britons favour opt-in internet filters but if they were brought in, almost half of men would choose to opt-out. Over half (54%) of the public think they should be allowed to choose whether or not to opt into an internet filtering service, a YouGov survey commissioned by ...
Read more...

A third of Britons think David Beckham's decision to give his wages to charity is a PR stunt  Brits are split about David Beckham’s motivation to donate his wages to charity, a YouGov poll finds. More than a third (34%) think Beckham’s decision to give away his pay for his ...
Read more...

16% French men don’t brush their teeth in the morning, and twice as many Brits than French skip breakfast One in 10 people in France do not brush their teeth in the morning, our recent poll has found. And 16% of French men say they don’t brush their teeth when ...
Read more...

A plurality believes human life begins at conception and almost as many favour keeping the time limit for abortion at 24 weeks More than four in ten (44%) people believe human life begins at conception, new research by YouGov for the University of Lancaster shows. The research for this week’s ...
Read more...

A plurality of Brits plan to eat pancakes today, and a lemon and sugar combo is the public’s favourite filling Today is Shrove Tuesday, commonly known as Pancake Day, and to mark the occasion a plurality of Brits (45%) say they will be eating pancakes. Almost three in ten (29%) ...
Read more...