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Europeans and populism
COMPAR
Methodology
2
GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
Fieldwork June 19th - 22nd From 21th to 26nd June 2017
Interviewing was conducted
by online self-completion from
20th - 22nd June 2017
16-20 June
Sample
1.000 persons randomly
selected from the universe
(=persons entitled to vote in
federal elections in Germany
(Germans 18+)).
Sample weighted on age, sex,
and level of education.
A sample of 1524 French
adults aged 18+ were
interviewed.
A sample of 1229 UK adults
aged 18+ were interviewed.n=1.059
MethodCATI (Dual-Frame: 70%
landline and 30% mobile
numbers).
CAWI
This study was conducted in
The UK via OnLineBus, an
Internet omnibus survey
Online, CAWI
Satisfaction with the way democracy works
3
Q1 All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied
with the way democracy works in (COUNTRY)?
7
57
28
8Total SatisfiedTotal Not satisfied
36% 64%
Not at all satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Not very satisfied
Don’t know
Very satisfied
GERMANY
Satisfaction with the way democracy works
4
Q1 All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied
with the way democracy works in (COUNTRY)?
6
45
30
15
4Total SatisfiedTotal Not satisfied
45% 51%
Not at all satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Not very satisfied
Don’t know
Very satisfied
FRANCE
Satisfaction with the way democracy works
5
Q1 All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied
with the way democracy works in (COUNTRY)?
9
38
30
11
12Total SatisfiedTotal Not satisfied
41% 47%
Not at all satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Not very satisfied
Don’t know
Very satisfied
UK
Satisfaction with the way democracy works
6
Q1 All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied
with the way democracy works in (COUNTRY)?
7
52
24
11
5Total SatisfiedTotal Not satisfied
35% 60%
Not at all satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Not very satisfied
Don’t know
Very satisfied
NETHERLANDS
Satisfaction with the way democracy works
7
GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
Very satisfied 7% 6% 9% 7%
Fairly satisfied 57% 45% 38% 52%
Total Satisfied 64% 51% 47% 60%
Not very satisfied 28% 30% 30% 24%
Not at all satisfied 8% 15% 11% 11%
Total Not satisfied 36% 45% 41% 35%
Don’t know 0% 4% 12% 5%
Q1 All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied
with the way democracy works in (COUNTRY)?
ALL COUNTRIES
Don’t know
NOT SATISFIED
SATISFIED
64
36
0
GERMANY
51 45
4
France
60
35
5
NL
47 41
12
UK
8
All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly
satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all
satisfied with the way democracy works in
(COUNTRY)?
Satisfaction with the way democracy works
Feelings toward different terms
9
5
11
47
45
45
49
49
53
54
43
54
48
42
35
1
3
3
7
11
8
12
13
13
32
25
33
47
55
29
49
37
31
31
31
31
26
25
17
15
13
9
7
63
28
8
10
6
8
3
5
5
7
2
4
1
2
2
9
5
7
7
4
5
3
3
1
4
2
1
1Democracy
Elections
European Union
Trade unions
The Euro
Media
Globalisation
Political Parties
Immigration
Multinationals
Refugees
Political leaders
Brexit
Donald Trump
90
89
81
79
75
67
66
61
57
56
52
50
14
6
Total Positive
Q2 Could you please tell me for each of the following, whether the term brings to mind
something very positive, fairly positive, fairly negative or very negative?
Very positiveFairly negative Fairly positiveDon’t know Very negative
GERMANY
Feelings toward different terms
10
45
48
45
43
43
33
31
33
19
19
18
16
16
8
22
12
11
9
4
3
5
2
6
2
1
2
1
2
20
22
25
27
31
36
34
40
33
32
45
35
47
22
8
11
14
15
12
19
23
20
25
38
30
36
30
61
5
7
5
6
10
9
7
5
17
9
6
11
6
7
FRANCE
Democracy
The Euro
European Union
Elections
Multinationals
Globalisation
Trade unions
Media
Brexit
Immigration
Political leaders
Refugees
Political parties
Donald Trump
67
60
56
52
47
36
36
35
25
21
19
18
17
10
Total Positive
Q2 Could you please tell me for each of the following, whether the term brings to mind
something very positive, fairly positive, fairly negative or very negative?
Very positiveFairly negative Fairly positiveDon’t know Very negative
Feelings toward different terms
11
41
23
33
29
31
31
24
27
25
22
22
20
18
16
13
16
6
8
4
4
10
6
6
6
5
3
2
4
28
26
37
33
40
37
33
37
39
38
37
43
45
23
8
27
17
17
19
14
23
15
20
23
26
26
27
49
10
8
7
13
6
14
10
15
10
11
10
8
8
8
UK
Democracy
Brexit
Elections
Trade Unions
Media
Globalisation
The European Union
Multinationals
The Euro
Refugees
Immigration
Political parties
Political leaders
Donald Trump
54
39
39
37
35
35
34
33
31
28
27
23
20
20
Total Positive
Q2 Could you please tell me for each of the following, whether the term brings to mind
something very positive, fairly positive, fairly negative or very negative?
Very positiveFairly negative Fairly positiveDon’t know Very negative
Feelings toward different terms
12
20
21
26
26
31
35
29
39
39
34
38
37
33
22
4
8
13
7
9
6
6
11
14
20
14
19
30
67
8
8
10
15
10
9
25
10
10
10
18
13
20
6
49
49
44
46
41
47
37
37
35
33
29
28
12
4
19
15
8
5
9
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
5
1
NETHERLANDS
68
63
52
52
50
50
39
40
36
35
31
31
17
5
Total Positive
Q2 Could you please tell me for each of the following, whether the term brings to mind
something very positive, fairly positive, fairly negative or very negative?
Very positiveFairly negative Fairly positiveDon’t know Very negative
Democracy
The Euro
European Union
Trade unions
Elections
Media
Globalisation
Political parties
Political leaders
Refugees
Multinationals
Immigration
Brexit
Donald Trump
Feelings toward different terms
13
ALL COUNTRIES
Total Positive GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
Political parties 61% 17% 23% 39%
Media 67% 35% 35% 50%
Globalisation 66% 36% 35% 40%
Immigration 57% 21% 27% 31%
Refugees 52% 18% 28% 35%
Elections 89% 52% 39% 50%
European Union 81% 56% 34% 52%
The Euro 75% 60% 31% 63%
Donald Trump 6% 10% 20% 5%
Brexit 14% 25% 39% 17%
Political leaders 50% 19% 20% 39%
Democracy 90% 67% 54% 68%
Multinationals 56% 47% 33% 31%
Trade unions 79% 36% 37% 52%
Q2 Could you please tell me for each of the following, whether the term brings to mind
something very positive, fairly positive, fairly negative or very negative?
14
31
27
34
35
33
33
11
28
26
39
45
54
45
36
28
19
18
9
10
8
8
3
3
2
3
1
4
4
1
2The politicians in the German parliament
need to follow the will of the people
Elected officials talk too much and take too
little action
The elite has a totally different view on
political issues than the people
I would rather be represented by a citizen
than by a professional politician
The people and not politicians should make
our most important policy decisions
If politicians accept a compromise, they are
selling out on their principles
87
78
74
60
55
42
Statements related to populism (1/3)
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
GERMANY
Total agree
15
47
41
48
43
39
37
42
47
37
31
34
20
6
7
9
14
17
27
1
1
1
3
3
7
4
4
5
9
7
9
Total agree
The politicians in the French parliament need
to follow the will of the people
Elected officials talk too much and take too
little action
The elite has a totally different view on
political issues than the people
I would rather be represented by a citizen
than by a professional politician
The people and not politicians should make
our most important policy decisions
If politicians accept a compromise, they are
selling out on their principles
89
88
85
74
73
57
Statements related to populism (1/3)FRANCE
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
16
43
46
42
40
39
34
36
33
33
19
19
11
9
11
11
23
25
36
2
2
3
3
4
4
10
8
11
15
13
15
The politicians in the UK parliament need to
follow the will of the people.
Elected officials talk too much and take too
little action.
The elite has a totally different view on
political issues than the people
I would rather be represented by a citizen
than by a professional politician
The people and not politicians should make
our most important policy decisions
If politicians accept a compromise, they are
selling out on their principles.
79
79
75
59
58
45
Statements related to populism (1/3)UK
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
Total agree
17
11
20
16
35
36
36
2
4
2
4
11
12
5
11
15
16
9
18
61
51
49
38
32
27
21
15
17
7
12
8
82
67
66
45
44
35
Statements related to populism (1/3)NETHERLANDS
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
Total agree
The politicians in the Dutch parliament need
to follow the will of the people
Elected officials talk too much and take too
little action
The elite has a totally different view on
political issues than the people
If politicians accept a compromise, they are
selling out on their principles
The people and not politicians should make
our most important policy decisions
I would rather be represented by a citizen
than by a professional politician
Statements related to populism (1/3)
18
ALL COUNTRIES
Total agree GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
The politicians in our parliament need
to follow the will of the people87% 89% 79% 82%
The people and not politicians should
make our most important policy
decisions
55% 73% 58% 44%
The elite has a totally different view on
political issues than the people74% 85% 75% 67%
I would rather be represented by a
citizen than by a professional politician60% 74% 59% 35%
Elected officials talk too much and take
too little action78% 88% 79% 66%
If politicians accept a compromise, they
are selling out on their principles42% 57% 45% 45%
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
19
11
20
17
33
29
13
8
20
4
32
30
49
39
45
33
44
16
23
14
5
2
7
1
4
1Most politicians do not understand the
problems of people like us
Most political leaders are honest
Nowadays in our country more is done for
foreigners than for German people
For more than twenty years, the elites in
Germany have completely failed
What we need in Germany is a strong leader
who restores order
Statements related to populism (2/3)
61
37
37
28
24
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
GERMANY
Total agree
20
43
44
41
32
24
43
37
36
28
4
9
10
12
21
34
1
2
5
12
31
4
7
6
7
7
FRANCE
Total agree
Most politicians do not understand the
problems of people like us
For more than twenty years, the elites in
France have completely failed
What we need in France is a strong leader who
restores order
Nowadays in our country more is done for
foreigners than for French people
Most political leaders are honest
Statements related to populism (2/3)
86
81
77
60
28
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
21
40
44
34
29
24
38
30
23
24
4
10
14
18
23
38
3
4
3
11
23
9
8
22
13
11
UK
Total agree
What we need in the UK is a strong leader
who restores order
Most politicians do not understand the
problems of people
For more than twenty years, the elites in the
UK have completely failed
Nowadays in the United Kingdom more is
done for foreigners than for British people
Most political leaders are honest
Statements related to populism (2/3)
78
74
57
53
28
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
22
18
33
27
26
42
5
3
12
5
14
9
9
11
26
16
48
42
35
31
27
19
13
15
12
1
NETHERLANDS
Statements related to populism (2/3)
67
55
50
43
28
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
What we need in Netherlands is a strong
leader who restores order
Most politicians do not understand the
problems of people like us
Nowadays in our country more is done for
foreigners than for the Dutch people
For more than twenty years, the elites in
Netherlands have completely failed
Most political leaders are honest
Total agree
Statements related to populism (2/3)
23
ALL COUNTRIES
Total agree GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
Most political leaders are honest 37% 28% 28% 28%
Nowadays in our country more is done
for foreigners than for the
German/French/Dutch/British
37% 60% 53% 50%
Most politicians do not understand the
problems of people like us61% 86% 74% 55%
For more than twenty years, the elites in
our country have completely failed 28% 81% 57% 43%
What we need in our country is a strong
leader who restores order 24% 77% 78% 67%
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
24
9
19
18
25
24
50
8
8
9
6
20
32
36
49
51
42
37
13
46
21
18
13
14
2
1
3
4
14
5
3
Total agree
Globalisation is an opportunity for our
economy
Germany is a better place to live than 10
years ago
Germany will be a better place to live in 10
years from now
Globalisation threatens our social and welfare
systems
Globalisation threatens Germany's identity
You feel marginalised in your own country
82
44
31
27
27
17
Statements related to populism (3/3)
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
GERMANY
25
36
46
34
23
25
21
19
9
16
11
4
3
30
26
31
33
22
40
5
9
9
24
19
22
10
10
10
9
30
14
Total agree
Globalisation threatens our social and
welfare systems
Globalisation is an opportunity for our
economy
Globalisation threatens France's identity
You feel marginalised in your own country
France will be a better place to live in 10
years from now
France is a better place to live than 10 years
ago
55
55
50
34
29
24
Statements related to populism (3/3) FRANCE
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
26
40
30
32
30
25
23
10
16
11
11
6
6
24
29
31
33
32
38
6
9
6
6
13
19
20
16
21
20
24
14
Total agree
Globalisation is an opportunity for our
economy
You feel marginalised in your own country
Globalisation threatens the United
Kingdom's identity
Globalisation threatens our social and
welfare systems
The United Kingdom will be a better place to
live in 10 years from now
The United Kingdom is a better place to live
than 10 years ago
50
46
42
41
31
29
Statements related to populism (3/3) UK
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
27
18
32
33
43
39
26
3
6
6
21
10
10
29
27
31
10
27
44
43
29
24
21
21
17
7
6
6
5
3
3
Total agree
49
35
30
26
24
20
Statements related to populism (3/3) NETHERLANDS
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Totally agreeTend to disagree Tend to agreeDon’t know Totally disagree
Globalisation is an opportunity for our
economy
Globalisation threatens Netherlands' identity
Globalisation threatens our social and welfare
systems
You feel marginalised in your own country
Netherlands are a better place to live than 10
years ago
Netherlands will be a better place to live in 10
years from now
Statements related to populism (3/3)
28
ALL COUNTRIES
Total agree GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
Globalisation threatens our country's
identity27% 50% 42% 35%
Globalisation is an opportunity for our
economy82% 55% 50% 49%
Globalisation threatens our social and
welfare systems27% 55% 41% 30%
You feel marginalised in your own
country17% 34% 46% 26%
Our country is a better place to live than
10 years ago44% 24% 29% 24%
Our country will be a better place to live
in 10 years from now31% 29% 31% 20%
Q3 To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements :
Opinion about political leaders
29
25
27
31
33
32
45
41
50
48
52
52
55
62
64
65
68
4
6
4
3
9
6
11
8
10
10
13
12
11
15
16
15
58
48
54
48
43
40
40
34
32
30
29
29
20
16
12
13
11
16
8
14
10
5
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
6
4
1
1
4
3
2
1
4
4
5
2Growing our country’s economy
Strengthening the role and influence of our country in the
world
Developing our country’s relations with the European Union
Preserving our country’s patrimony and culture
Caring for the environment and climate change issues
Providing good Health care and social security
Fighting unemployment
Fighting terrorism
Fighting crime and improving security
Ensuring good education
Fighting discrimination
Fighting corruption
Regulating immigration and integration
Reducing inequalities
Securing pensions
Fighting poverty and exclusion
Very goodRather bad Rather goodDon’t know Very bad
Q4 Would you say that political leaders are very good, rather good, rather bad or very bad in
dealing with these issues:
83
81
79
73
67
65
62
58
58
52
51
41
36
35
33
29
GERMANY
Total Good
Opinion about political leaders
30
48
45
42
38
36
30
29
27
24
22
20
16
14
14
13
10
5
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
26
26
32
35
31
40
37
44
44
48
41
39
35
47
48
48
12
19
18
16
26
22
27
23
23
22
32
39
43
34
33
38
9
6
4
9
4
6
5
4
7
7
6
5
6
4
4
3
FRANCE
Developing our country’s relations with the European Union
Preserving our country’s patrimony and culture
Providing good Health care and social security
Strengthening the role and influence of our country in the world
Fighting terrorism
Caring for the environment and climate change issues
Fighting crime and improving security
Ensuring good education
Fighting discrimination
Growing our country’s economy
Securing pensions
Fighting corruption
Regulating immigration and integration
Reducing inequalities
Fighting poverty and exclusion
Fighting unemployment
Very goodRather bad Rather goodDon’t know Very bad
Q4 Would you say that political leaders are very good, rather good, rather bad or very bad in
dealing with these issues:
53
49
46
40
39
32
31
29
26
23
21
17
16
15
15
11
Total Good
Opinion about political leaders
31
30
31
33
30
29
29
30
29
28
26
23
22
22
21
19
16
9
7
5
6
7
5
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
31
38
40
37
37
38
37
38
34
40
40
40
41
41
44
42
19
13
12
17
14
19
15
16
18
14
17
20
18
17
21
28
11
11
10
11
14
9
14
13
15
14
15
13
14
16
12
10
UK
Fighting terrorism
Fighting crime and improving security
Ensuring good education
Fighting unemployment
Growing our country’s economy
Providing good health care and social security
Strengthening the role and influence of our country in the world
Caring for the environment and climate change issues
Preserving our country’s patrimony and culture
Fighting discrimination
Reducing inequality
Fighting corruption
Securing pensions
Developing our country’s relations with the European Union
Fighting poverty and exclusion
Regulating immigration and integration
Very goodRather bad Rather goodDon’t know Very bad
Q4 Would you say that political leaders are very good, rather good, rather bad or very bad in
dealing with these issues:
39
38
38
36
36
34
34
33
33
32
28
27
27
26
23
20
Total Good
Opinion about political leaders
32
16
19
22
20
23
31
37
36
37
40
38
42
44
45
45
50
5
9
7
5
5
10
13
8
17
12
15
11
16
17
20
13
14
16
17
23
26
16
9
15
7
10
15
13
12
14
13
15
59
52
48
49
44
41
37
39
35
36
29
31
25
23
19
21
6
3
6
3
2
2
4
2
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
NETHERLANDS
Very goodRather bad Rather goodDon’t know Very bad
Q4 Would you say that political leaders are very good, rather good, rather bad or very bad in
dealing with these issues:
65
56
53
52
46
43
41
41
39
39
33
33
28
24
23
22
Growing our country’s economy
Preserving our country’s patrimony and culture
Fighting terrorism
Developing our country’s relations with the European Union
Strengthening the role and influence of our country in the world
Caring for the environment and climate change issues
Ensuring good education
Fighting unemployment
Providing good Health care and social security
Fighting crime and improving security
Fighting corruption
Fighting discrimination
Fighting poverty and exclusion
Regulating immigration and integration
Securing pensions
Reducing inequalities
Total Good
33
ALL COUNTRIES
Total Good GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
Fighting unemployment 62% 11% 36% 41%
Fighting crime and improving security 58% 31% 38% 39%
Regulating immigration and integration 36% 16% 20% 24%
Reducing inequalities 35% 15% 28% 22%
Fighting discrimination 51% 26% 32% 33%
Fighting corruption 41% 17% 27% 33%
Ensuring good education 52% 29% 38% 41%
Providing good Health care and social security 65% 46% 34% 39%
Securing pensions 33% 21% 27% 23%
Fighting poverty and exclusion 29% 15% 23% 28%
Caring for the environment and climate change issues 67% 32% 33% 43%
Strengthening the role and influence of our country in the
world81% 40% 34% 46%
Developing our country’s relations with the European
Union79% 53% 26% 52%
Fighting terrorism 58% 39% 39% 53%
Preserving our country’s patrimony and culture 73% 49% 33% 56%
Growing our country’s economy 83% 23% 36% 65%
Opinion about political leaders
Q4 Would you say that political leaders are very good, rather good, rather bad or very bad in
dealing with these issues:
Voter’s motivation
34
50
41
9
Don’t know
Q5 For the last/next election, did you/will you vote for a party/candidate mainly because:
GERMANY
You share their views
You are frustrated with others
Voter’s motivation
35
5537
8
You share their views
You are frustrated with others
Don’t know
Q5 For the last/next election, did you/will you vote for a party/candidate mainly because:
FRANCE
Voter’s motivation
36
43
23
34
You share their views
You are frustrated with others
Don’t know
Q5 For the last/next election, did you/will you vote for a party/candidate mainly because:
UK
Voter’s motivation
37
6215
23 You share their views
You are frustrated with others
Don’t know
Q5 For the last/next election, did you/will you vote for a party/candidate mainly because:
NETHERLANDS
Voter’s motivation
38
GERMANY FRANCE UK THE NETHERLANDS
You share their views 50% 55% 43% 62%
You are frustrated with
others41% 37% 23% 15%
Don’t know 9% 8% 34% 23%
Q5 For the last/next election, did you/will you vote for a party/candidate mainly because:
ALL COUNTRIES
Don’t know
You are frustrated with others
You share their views
50 41
9
GERMANY
5537
8
France
62
15 23
NL
4323
34
UK
39
For the last/next election, did you/will you
vote for a party/candidate mainly because:
Voter’s motivation
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