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UK politics: opinion on importance of Parliament for democracy United Kingdom 2017

To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?

The data displays public perception on whether the UK Parliament is essential to democracy in Great Britain in 2017. It appears that 73% of respondents either tended to agree or strongly agreed. Of those who saw the parliament as essential to the country's democracy, 37% strongly agreed with the statement. By comparison, 7% of respondents disagreed in some form with the statement and a further 19% of respondents neither agreed nor disagreed.

Strongly agree 37
Tend to agree 36
Neither agree nor disagree 19
Tend to disagree 5
Strongly disagree 2
Don't know 2