Recent poll results
We want to know what you think about a range of issues and you can take part in our latest poll on our homepage.
Here are the results of some of our recent polls:
We asked: Do you think the social care green paper has captured the key points for change? Yes - 3% No - 57% Don't know - 40%
We asked: Should social care be paid through general taxation or through personal contributions?
You said
General taxation - 58%
Personal contributions - 4%
A combination of both - 38%
We asked: Are you able to easily find about and go on accessible holidays in the UK?
You said
Yes - 16%
No - 61%
I haven't tried - 23%
We asked: Has the European Union been more effective at standing up for disabled people’s human rights than the UK Government?
You said
Yes - 48%
No - 8%
Don't know - 44%
We asked: Are you in favour of retaining the Human Rights Act?
You said
Yes - 100%
No - 0%
We asked: Do you think Parliament accurately reflects the needs of disabled people?
You said
Yes - 12%
No - 88%
We asked: Do you think that social care is changing for the better?
You said:
Yes - 43%
No - 43%
No change - 14%
We asked: Do you think that the ratification of the UN treaty will make a difference on an everyday level for disabled people?
You said:
Yes - 57%
No - 29%
Don't know - 14%
We asked: Do you think the recession will affect disabled people more than other groups?
You said:
Yes - 73%
No - 17%
Don't know - 11%
We asked: Do disability issues impact upon the way you vote in an election?
You said:
- Yes - 59%
- No - 33%
- I don't vote - 8%
We asked: Have you ever witnessed disablism?
You said:
- Yes - 76%
- No - 6%
- Don't know - 18%
