46% of Brits Want Country Out of EU - Poll

World | August 15, 2012, Wednesday // 11:13
Bulgaria: 46% of Brits Want Country Out of EU - Poll Photo by The Guardian

Almost half of all Brits would vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union if there was a referendum, according to a poll conducted by Canadian firm Angus Reid.

According to 54% of those surveyed, the last 40 years of British EU membership has had a "negative" effect on the country, while 81% are happy they do not use the Euro.

The proportion of Britons who would be willing to adopt the Euro as the national currency remains in single digits (6%).

Respondents aged 18-to-34 are more likely to believe that EU membership has been positive for Britain (45%) than middle-aged respondents (31%) and those over the age of 55 (24%). Still, the notion of joining the Eurozone is rejected by sizeable majorities in all three age demographics.

In 2010, 48% of people wanted Britain to leave the bloc, EUobserver has reminded.

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