UK opinion on politicians’ involvement in project decisions, by age 2016

This statistic shows the general public attitude towards politicians in the United Kingdom (UK) taking part in the decision making process for controversial projects, by age. From the respondents aged 18 to 24, 12 percent strongly agreed that decisions for controversial projects should be taken only from experts.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement "Politicians shouldn't be in charge of making decisions about projects - it should be left to the experts"? by age

Characteristic	Strongly agree	Agree a little	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree a little	Strongly disagree	Don't know
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Release date

September 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

August 24th to August 25th, 2016

Number of respondents

2,033 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: In government, politicians often have to make difficult decisions about new infrastructure projects such as new railway lines, housing developments or airports, especially when local people oppose those projects. Thinking about how politicians make those decisions, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Politicians shouldn't be in charge of making decisions about projects - it should be left to the experts.

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