This statistic shows the results of a survey on the public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Of respondents, 68 percent believed that protecting and defending the UK and its economy was a role of the UK Armed Forces. By comparison, 25 percent of respondents viewed peacekeeping as one of the forces' tasks.
Public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
Original survey question: "Now I’d like you to think about the role that the Armed Forces play in Britain and the rest of the world today. By the Armed Forces, I mean the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and the Royal Air Force. What do you actually think the Armed Forces do? "
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UK Ministry of Defence. (March 1, 2018). Public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814190/armed-forces-public-perception-on-role-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814190/armed-forces-public-perception-on-role-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence. (2018). Public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814190/armed-forces-public-perception-on-role-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Public Perception of The Role of The Uk Armed Forces in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814190/armed-forces-public-perception-on-role-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence, Public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814190/armed-forces-public-perception-on-role-uk/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Public perception of the role of the UK Armed Forces in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], UK Ministry of Defence, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/814190/armed-forces-public-perception-on-role-uk/
