WAR — HOW LONG?
OPINIONS IN ENGLAND More than half the population of Britain thinks that the war will last anything from another year to three years, or even longer. Thirty per cent think the Avar will be over by this time next year. These conclusions have been reached by the British Institute of Public Opinion, which in January sent out its 250 interviewers to ask the question: "How long do you think the war will continue from now." 30 per cent replied: Under 12 months. 42 per- cent replied: 12 months to three years. 13 per cent replied-: More than three years. 15 per cent replied: Don't know. An optimistic 12 per cent think that the war will be over in six months; a pessimistic 13 per cent think it will last more than three years One man said that he thought the war would last 35 years. Men think the war-will last longer than do women, and young people are not so hopeful of a short' war as elderly people. The British Institute of Public Opinion is an independent, factfinding organisation which samples the views of the public by personal interviews with a carefully-balanc-ed cross-section of the whole population representative of all shades of opinion.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 131, 4 March 1940, Page 7
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206WAR — HOW LONG? Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 131, 4 March 1940, Page 7
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