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Are the Armed F orces understood and supported by the public?

Are the Armed F orces understood and supported by the public? . British social attitudes towards the military and contemporary conflict. British Social Attitudes Survey. 2011 BSA Survey. 3,311 responded Response rate = 54% Data collection June to Sept 2011 bsa-29.natcen.ac.uk.

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Are the Armed F orces understood and supported by the public?

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  1. Are the Armed Forces understood and supported by the public? British social attitudes towards the military and contemporary conflict

  2. British Social Attitudes Survey

  3. 2011 BSA Survey • 3,311 responded • Response rate = 54% • Data collection June to Sept 2011 • bsa-29.natcen.ac.uk

  4. Public opinion of Iraq and Afghanistan Success of the missions 27%30%

  5. Perceived purposes of Iraq

  6. Perceived purposes of Afghanistan

  7. British troops out now?

  8. Public opinion of the Armed Forces

  9. Role of the media

  10. Heroes or victims?

  11. Veteran charities • Almost 2/3 knew of veteran charity or organisation • Two largest charities were the most well-known • Royal British Legion & poppy charities • Help for Heroes • More than 75% had bought a Poppy

  12. Government support for veterans

  13. Who is a veteran?

  14. The UK civil-military gap

  15. Future role of the UK Armed Forces

  16. Summary Public support UK Armed Forces but not missions Public believe military service to have an impact on mental health outcomes Public support priority government health & welfare services for veterans Differences between public and military opinions may have implications for civil-military relations Reluctance of public to support UK military action may be legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan missions

  17. Further information Website: www.kcl.ac.uk/kcmhr Email: kcmhr@kcl.ac.uk Twitter: @kcmhr

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