Public Perceptions of Poverty Research
The three-year 'Public Perceptions of Poverty' research programme, started in 2004, is being carried out by independent researcher Andrew Darnton for Comic Relief.
Public Perceptions of Poverty has been funded by DFID's Development Awareness Fund and has three objectives:
- Assess levels of public awareness and understanding of world poverty.
- Explore barriers and drivers to public empathy and action.
- Investigate the role of the media, of Red Nose Day, and MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY.
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 6 Findings (word, 349 KB) - 18 June 2007
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 5 Findings (word, 292 KB) - 30 January 2006
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 4 Findings (word, 189 KB) - 22 December 2005
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 3 Findings (word, 234 KB) - 5 August 2005
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 2 Findings (word, 195 KB) - 16 April 2005
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 1 Findings (word, 170 KB) - 24 January 2005
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 4 Qualitative Findings (pdf, 4.2 MB) May 2007
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Wave 3 Qualitative Findings (powerpoint, 4.8 MB) February 2006
Public Perceptions of Poverty - Waves 1&2 Qualitative Findings (powerpoint, 304 KB) from 2005
Debrief Charts from the Final Research Seminar on PPP, 20th June 2007:
AD part 1 - Summary of the Quantitative Market Research (powerpoint)
AF part 1 - Summary of the Qualitative Market Research (pdf)
AD part 2 - Introduction to the Story Research, and Staff Findings (powerpoint)
AF part 2 - Story Research Findings from the Public, and Artists/Media (pdf)
You can also read a note which focuses on the role of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY:
End of Year Notes focusing on MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY (pdf, 128 KB) - April 2006
There are also three short summary articles written by Andrew Darnton for the BOND Networker magazine:
Public Perceptions of Poverty in 2005 - May 2006
Public Development Awareness in the UK - September 2005
Public Awareness - Understanding International Development Issues - May 2005