Opinion on effectiveness of the UK political system 2016 survey

This statistic shows results from an online survey conducted in Great Britain in October 2016 on the effectiveness of the political system. From the respondents, 30 percent believed that the system was broken and it would take a total change to put things right.

Thinking about how the political system currently works in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The system works fairly well and only needs minor reforms	25%
The system works badly but if we elected the right people, they could put things right	28%
The system is broken and it would take a total change of system to put things right	30%
Don't know	13%
None of these	4%

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Release date

October 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

October 9 to October 10, 2016

Number of respondents

1,694 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
Thinking about how the political system currently works in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

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