MARKET RESEARCH WALES LTD MARKET RESEARCH 7 St Andrew’s Crescent WALES LTD Cardiff CF10 3DA OFFICE USE ONLY Serial No: (1) (2) (3) (4) WALES & BRITTANY OPINION POLLS JOB NO. CW 5108 FINAL WALES QUESTIONNAIRE (12/6/01) INTERVIEWER I.D. NO. NAME _________________________________________________ () () () () ADDRESS ____________________________________________ REGION () ____________________________________________ NW Wales 1 NE Wales 2 POSTCODE ____________________________________________ SW & Mid Wales 3 Valleys 4 TEL NO. _____________________________ SE Wales 5 Cardiff 6 GENDER () Male 1 Female 2 Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is ………………. from Market Research Wales Ltd. We are an independent market research company conducting an opinion survey about Wales. We’d also like your views on the Welsh language and education and training. I’d like to ask you a few questions - it won’t take longer than 10 minutes or so and all the information provided will be kept confidential. I declare that this interview was conducted within the Code of Conduct of the Market Research Society and that the respondent was unknown to me. I declare that all information given to me must be kept confidential. Interviewer Sign ................................................................. Date ............................................... Interviewer Print .................................................................. © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 1 ROUTE S1 Would you prefer to be interviewed in English or Welsh? () English 1 Welsh 2 INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION: PROCEED IN CHOSEN LANGUAGE; IF WELSH, MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR CALLBACK IF NOT WELSH SPEAKING INTERVIEWER S2 Firstly, can I just check, do you live within any of these local authority areas? (PLEASE ORDER BY REFERRING TO REGION) (READ OUT) () () NW Wales - Conwy 0 1 Gwynedd 0 2 Anglesey 0 3 NE Wales - Denbighshire 0 4 Flintshire 0 5 Wrexham 0 6 SW & Mid Wales - Pembrokeshire 0 7 Carmarthenshire 0 8 Swansea 0 9 Ceredigion 1 0 Powys 1 1 Valleys - Blaenau Gwent 1 2 Caerphilly 1 3 Neath Port Talbot 1 4 Rhondda Cynon Taff 1 5 Torfaen 1 6 Merthyr Tydfil 1 7 SE Wales - Bridgend 1 8 Monmouthshire 1 9 Newport 2 0 Vale of Glamorgan 2 1 Cardiff - Cardiff 2 2 INSTRUCTION None of these THANK &CLOSE INSTRUCTION:CHECK REGION QUOTA & THEN GO TO Q1 © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 2 ROUTE SECTION A Firstly, I’d like to ask you some questions about Wales and the way it is governed Q1 What are your personal views on devolution for Wales, that is the creation of the National Assembly for Wales, which has taken over responsibility for areas such as health and education in Wales? Would you say you are….? READ OUT () Strongly in favour 1 In favour 2 Against 3 Strongly against 4 Don’t know 5 Q2 Q2 Would you please indicate your opinion on the following statements about the National Assembly for Wales. Do you agree strongly, agree , disagree or disagree strongly that…? Q3 Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Don’t strongly strongly know The quality of public services 1 2 3 4 5 has improved under the Assembly The say of people in decision- 1 2 3 4 5 making has improved under the Assembly The existence of the Assembly 1 2 3 4 5 has given Wales more lobbying power within the UK government The Assembly treats all 1 2 3 4 5 regions within Wales fairly Q3A If the Assembly had more money to spend, what do you think should be its first priority in terms of spending? DO NOT PROMPT - SINGLE CODE IN COLUMN A BELOW INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION: IF NOTHING/DON’T KNOW GO TO Q4; ALL OTHERS GO TO Q3B Q3B And what should be its second priority for spending? DO NOT PROMPT - SINGLE CODE IN COLUMN B BELOW Q4 © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 3 ROUTE Column A Column B 1st Priority 2nd Priority () () () () Assistance to rural areas 0 1 0 1 Cultural activities 0 2 0 2 Environmental Issues 0 3 0 3 Getting people into jobs 0 4 0 4 Health service/hospitals 0 5 0 5 Improving the economy 0 6 0 6 Improving the roads 0 7 0 7 Promoting the Welsh Language 0 8 0 8 Public transport 0 9 0 9 Schools/education 1 0 1 0 Sport 1 1 1 1 Tourism 1 2 1 2 Training 1 3 1 3 Urban development 1 4 1 4 Other (please write in) 1 5 1 5 Nothing 1 6 Don’t know 1 7 Q4 Which one of these statements comes closest to your view on what you’d like to see happen in future in Wales? READ OUT – SINGLE CODE () Wales should become independent 1 Wales should remain part of the UK, with its own elected parliament, which has law-making and taxation powers 2 Wales should remain part of the UK, with its own elected assembly, which has limited law-making powers only 3 Wales should remain part of the UK without an elected assembly 4 Don’t Know 5 Q5 Q5 Should the Assembly develop closer ties across Europe with similar bodies ? Are you..?. READ OUT () Strongly in favour 1 In favour 2 Against 3 Strongly against 4 Don’t know 5 Q6 © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 4 ROUTE SECTION B Next, I’d like to ask a few questions about the Welsh language Q6 Which of the following best describes the amount of Welsh you can speak and understand? READ OUT- SINGLE CODE () I am fluent in Welsh 1 I can speak and understand Welsh fairly well 2 I can speak and understand some Welsh 3 I can say and understand a few basic words of Welsh 4 I can’t speak or understand any Welsh at all 5 Don’t know 6 Q7 Q7 Now, I’m going to read out some statements about the Welsh language and I’d like you to tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each. Do you agree strongly, agree, disagree or disagree strongly that…? READ OUT – ROTATE ORDER Q8 READ OUT Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Don’t strongly strongly know The Welsh language is an important part of 1 2 3 4 5 () Welsh identity Wales needs to train more bilingual Welsh 1 2 3 4 5 () and English speakers to fulfil the requirements in politics, business and the professions in Wales Children in Wales should be taught Welsh 1 2 3 4 5 () until the age of 16 All children in Wales should be educated 1 2 3 4 5 () bilingually, in Welsh and English, until the age of 16 Certain jobs in Wales should be reserved for 1 2 3 4 5 () bilingual Welsh and English speakers There should be restrictions on in-migrants 1 2 3 4 5 () buying properties in predominantly Welsh- speaking areas Welsh national life should increasingly be 1 2 3 4 5 () bilingual, that is Welsh and English Q8 Which should be the primary political institution that makes decisions on the Welsh language? Should it be…? READ OUT – SINGLE CODE The UK Government 1 The Assembly 2 Local government 3 The European Union 4 Another body (PLEASE SPECIFY) 5 Don’t know 6 Q9 © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 5 ROUTE SECTION C The next few questions are about training Q9 Have you personally been on any sort of training course, that is a course that was related to improving your skills, how you work or your employability in the last 24 months? () Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 Q10 Q10 Here are a series of statements about priorities for spending money on training in Wales. Please indicate whether you agree strongly, agree, disagree, or disagree strongly with each one. Q11 READ OUT – ROTATE Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Don’t ORDER Strongly Strongly know Training Funds should be 1 2 3 4 5 managed directly by business leaders Training funds should be 1 2 3 4 5 distributed mainly to the poorer parts of Wales Training funds should be 1 2 3 4 5 given to the unemployed as a priority Training funds should be 1 2 3 4 5 available to everybody Q11 There follows a series of statements about who should make decisions concerning training policy in Wales. Please indicate which one you most strongly agree with READ OUT – SINGLE CODE. () Business leaders should mainly decide on training priorities in Wales 1 Social partners (i.e. employers and trade unions) should mainly decide on training priorities in Wales 2 Government agencies should mainly decide on training priorities in Wales 3 Q12 © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 6 ROUTE Q12 Which of the following measures do you think would be most effective in improving the training of young people in Wales? You can choose up to 2 of the following. READ OUT – CODE NO MORE THAN 2 Giving all young people training grants 1 () Increasing the number of apprenticeships 1 () Strengthening local careers services 1 () Strengthening vocational education, that is training for specific occupations 1 () Making it easier to get into higher education 1 () Don’t know 1 () Q13 Q13 Which one of the following is the better type of training, in your opinion ? READ OUT - SINGLE CODE () One that secures paid employment straight away 1 One that leads to a lasting qualification 2 Don’t know/depends 3 Q14 Q14 Should the Government impose a training tax on businesses with over 10 employees in Wales, based on a percentage of companies’ wage bills, to improve the general skills level? () Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 Q15 Q15 Should there be a legal requirement that organisations with over 10 employees train their workforce? () Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 Q16 © Market Research Wales Ltd 2001 Page 7 ROUTE Q16 Which one of the following political institutions do you think should make the most important decisions about training policy in Wales? By training policy, I mean the promotion and financing of learning activities leading to the acquisition of work based skills.