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The insights come from analysis of the results of a 香港六合彩-commissioned YouGov survey to test responses to the 'build back better' concept, favoured by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic to talk about addressing inequalities exposed and exacerbated by Covid-19.

While the findings show that the public feel the concept is of great importance and they predominantly support prioritising investment in the NHS, analysis also shows that views are highly divergent across different population groups.

Over 6,900 people across the UK responded to questions focusing on attitudes towards rebuilding after the pandemic, areas of priority for investment and levels of confidence that 鈥榖uilding back better鈥� can be achieved.

The researchers explored how public attitudes听differed听by UK region, gender, ethnicity (categorised as White or Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME)), age (categorised as 18-24, 25-49, 50-64, 65+), and other equalities characteristics, with data weighted to match the UK population. This enabled the researchers to take an intersectional approach to their analysis, exploring how ethnicity, gender, age and other characteristics interconnect and influence opinions.

Their analysis revealed that, across all population groups and all regions of the UK, 鈥榖uilding back better鈥� was viewed as important, with over half (53%) of respondents saying it was either 鈥榲ery important鈥� or 鈥榝airly important鈥� to them personally. Just 8% of respondents answered that it was 鈥榥ot at all important鈥� to them.

However, the findings also highlight that attitudes vary by age and gender, with a greater proportion of older age groups reporting that it is 鈥榩ersonally important鈥� to them than younger age groups; 57% of those aged 65 or over answered that it was either 鈥榲ery important鈥� or 鈥榝airly important鈥�, compared with 49% of 18鈥�24-year-olds. Likewise, women rated 鈥榖uilding back better鈥� as important by 8 percentage points more compared to men (57% women vs 49% men).

Study lead, Professor Ann听Phoenix听(香港六合彩 Institute of Education),听said: 鈥淥ur findings show the importance of taking an intersectional approach to understanding how people feel about a post-pandemic world and of listening to what different groups in the population have to say.听

鈥淢oving forward, we want to see improved cross-cutting analysis by equalities characteristics in debates regarding recovery from the pandemic to fully understand the breadth of the public鈥檚 perceptions of inequality and renewal, and their aspirations around 鈥榖uilding back鈥�.鈥�

Overall, the researchers found that confidence that a better post-pandemic UK can be delivered was low, with only a quarter of respondents either 鈥榲ery confident鈥� or 鈥榝airly confident鈥� (25%). Women were more likely to be confident than men (26% compared with 23%).

Confidence was found to be higher among BAME groups, with BAME women expressing greatest confidence (35%) compared with white women (26%). However, significant differences were found across age groups; 65% of BAME women aged 65+ expressed they were 鈥榥ot very confident鈥�, as opposed to just 2% of BAME women aged 18-24 reporting they were 鈥榥ot at all confident鈥�.

Study co-lead, Siobhan Morris (香港六合彩 Grand Challenge of Justice & Equality), said: 鈥淐ovid-19 has shone a very clear light on 鈥� and frequently exacerbated - the stark structural inequalities embedded in UK society. Rhetoric here and across the world has focused on an opportunity to establish a programme for renewal centred on 鈥榖uilding back better鈥� after the pandemic.

鈥淗owever, there has been little detailed interrogation of public perceptions of what exactly is meant by the term, what areas should be prioritised within this agenda, and if or how opinions and ideas differ by intersecting equalities characteristics. Our analysis highlights that much more needs to be done to understand public opinions and include in recovery plans.鈥�

When asked to select areas for priority investment, the NHS was revealed as the biggest priority area for all groups in the survey 鈥� with rates highest amongst respondents from Northern Ireland at 49% and BAME women aged 65 years+ at 67%.听14% ranked 'tackling inequalities' as one of their top two priorities for investment.

Both听national and local government听were听seen as holding close to equal听responsibility听for 鈥榖uilding back better鈥櫶�(73% and 69%听respectively) with figures rising听and narrowing slightly听when asked who听should听hold responsibility (75% and 72%).听This was the case across听all population groups and across听every region of the UK.听

However, the findings reveal regional differences in engagement with the phrase 鈥榖uild back better鈥�, with 72% of respondents in Wales reporting they had never heard of the phrase or had heard the phrase but knew very little about it. Analysing through gender and age lenses also revealed significantly differing levels of awareness with the phrase 鈥� not a single female respondent aged between 18 and 24 years of age said they 鈥榟ad heard this phrase and know a lot about it鈥�.

Chair of the new Structural Inequalities Alliance, a diverse group of organisations joining forces to tackle inequalities in the UK, Dr Wanda Wyporska (Executive Director of The Equality Trust), said: 鈥淭he polling shows an appetite for change for the better and that people hold local and national government responsible for improving society. There is a growing consensus across business, the public sector and amongst campaigners that structural inequality is real and growing.听We are at a pivotal moment when we can create the more equal society that people want and need.鈥�
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