Survey of the British public about their views and attitudes towards the UK Water industry
- Approaching nine in ten (86%) of British adults say they trust the company that provides their water and sewerage services, whilst 14% say they do not trust their water company; these results are the same as those from August 2018.
- British adults are most likely to support nationalisation in England for National rail services, with three in five (60%) saying they support this. Over half say they support nationalising mail and postal services (56%) and energy services (54%), and half say they support nationalising water and sewerage services (50%).
- Overall, two in five (42%) British adults say they support the nationalisation of water and sewerage services in England, with 37% saying they oppose it. This is after having seen key messages for and against nationalisation, and shows a lower percentage support nationalisation after having seen these (42% vs. 50%).
Date Published: March 2019
Categories: Consumer | Energy | GB | Infrastructure | Public and communities
Client: Water UK
Methodology
ComRes interviewed 2,034 GB adults aged 18+ online between 15th and 16th February 2019. Data were weighted to be nationally representative of all GB adults by age, gender, region and social grade. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.