Water UK – public polling

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 15^th and 16^th 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.