This statistic shows the best national characteristics of the United Kingdom (UK) according to respondents to a survey conducted in five global country markets in 2014. Almost half of respondents rated politeness and good manners as one of the best characteristics of people in the UK. The total share of respondents rating the best national traits in the UK was higher than the share of those rating the worst national characteristics.
Thinking about the people from the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the best characteristics from the UK as a whole?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Polite/good manners
46%
Educated and skilled
37%
Friendly
31%
Respect the rule of law
27%
Sense of humour
25%
Tolerant of people from other countries/with different beliefs
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British Council. (July 29, 2014). Thinking about the people from the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the best characteristics from the UK as a whole? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323577/best-characteristics-of-people-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Council. "Thinking about the people from the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the best characteristics from the UK as a whole?." Chart. July 29, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323577/best-characteristics-of-people-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Council. (2014). Thinking about the people from the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the best characteristics from the UK as a whole?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323577/best-characteristics-of-people-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Council. "Thinking about The People from The Uk, from This List, Which Three, If Any, Do You Think Are The Best Characteristics from The Uk as a Whole?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323577/best-characteristics-of-people-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Council, Thinking about the people from the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the best characteristics from the UK as a whole? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323577/best-characteristics-of-people-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Thinking about the people from the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the best characteristics from the UK as a whole? [Graph], British Council, July 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323577/best-characteristics-of-people-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
