Annual London Survey

The Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority have released the latest London Survey, a survey carried out by MORI into the attitudes of Londoners to living in the city in regard to quality of life issues such as housing, transport, crime and jobs.

Predictably with a survey they’ve commissioned the Mayor’s office is talking up the areas that reflect positively on him, 44% expressed satisfaction with the job the Mayor was doing while 22% were dissatisfied and the GLA trumpets that as a +22 rating. Here are a selection of the other questions asked on the survey.

Q. And how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with London as a city to live in?
Very Satisfied 22%
Fairly satisfied 51%
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 13%
Fairly dissatisfied 10%
Very dissatisfied 3%
No opinion 1%

Q. What, if anything, would you say are the two or three best things about living in London?
The range of shops 34%
Job opportunities 31%
The mixture of people who live here 29%
Transport 30%
The range of museums and art galleries 26%
Health services 17%

Q. What, if anything, would you say are the two or three worst things about living in London?
The cost of living 49%
Traffic congestion 43%
The cost of housing 45%
Safety in London/Crime rates 45%
Transport 14%

Q. Housing and accommodation in London is too expensive
Strongly agree 67%
Tend to agree 27%
Niether agree nor disagree 4%
Tend to disagree 1%

Q. London may not be perfect but I enjoy living here
Strongly agree 35%
Tend to agree 51%
Niether agree nor disagree 7%
Tend to disagree 4%

Q. How much of a problem, if at all, do you consider each of the following to be?
Safety in London 22% major problem
Assault/physical attack 21% major problem
Fear of crime 23% major problem
The cost of living 33% major problem
Unemployment 11% major problem
The cost of housing 59% major problem