Party best for improving NHS by gender

This statistic shows the most suitable political parties for dealing with issues concerning the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom according to an opinion poll among adults in Great Britain in June 2017, broken down by gender. Of male respondents, 42 percent reported they believed the Labour Party to be the most able at improving the national healthcare system, compared with 40 percent of female respondents. By comparison, 25 percent of male respondents were sure the Conservative Party would be best at dealing with issues facing the NHS, while 19 percent of female respondents reported believing in the Conservative Party's abilities.

Distribution of opinion in Great Britain regarding the most suitable UK political party for improving the National Health Service (NHS) by gender in 2017

Characteristic	Male	Female
Don't know	16%	27%
None	9%	7%
Other	2%	2%
UKIP	1%	2%
Liberal Democrat	4%	3%
Conservative	25%	19%
Labour	42%	40%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

June 5 to June 7, 2017

Number of respondents

2,130 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Here is a list of problems facing the country. Could you say for each of them which political party you think would handle the problem best? - National Health Service"

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