留学生Essay写作—脱欧和留欧选民的人口统计数据

www.hotessay.com.cn 留学生论文专业定制代写网站留学生Essay写作脱欧和留欧选民的人口统计数据Does the public portrayal of who voted either way in the EU referendum and why,match the reality of people in north-east London and surrounding areas?公众对谁在欧盟公投中投了哪一种票以及为什么投这两种票的描述，与伦敦东北部及周边地区民众的现实相符吗?IntroductionThe European Union(EU)referendum on 23rd June 2016 left both the media, politicians on either side of the debate,and professional researchers taken aback at the outcome.Leading up to the voting day there was a large amount media coverage,and comment from politicians and newspapers on why the British public should vote either way.After the vote there was extensive analysis on why people voted the way they did.Results showed that factors such as gender,age group,employment,level of education or training,ethnic group and where the voters lived,played a key role.The media and researchers also examined the main influences for the publics vote,and the results ranged across family,friends, colleagues,social media,general media,politiciansor entirely longstanding personal views.These views were often around immigration, the economy,employment,personal identity,national sovereignty,the environment,and national security.This essay will cover these points in further detail,examining studies of why people voted either way,from a variety of sources,including the media,university,and professional research results,before comparing these with a survey taken in north-east London by the author.As London voted overall to remain,with an average of nearly 60%to stay part of the EU and in some areas over 70%(Donovan,2017)1,the question of why Londons vote to remain was so much higher than that of the rest of England arises(the rest of the country with only a 46%vote to remain and the overall UK percentage was 48.1%)(Goodwin and Heath,2016)2.A conclusion will then be drawn to decide if the public and media portrayal of who voted either way in the EU referendum and why matches with the reality of people in north-east London and surrounding areas.Reasons for any mismatch will be suggested.Research after the voteThere has been a large amount of research on why people voted either way,and it has become clear that different demographic groups had vastly different opinions on EU membership and the option of“Brexit”.Results from polling all over the country has revealed deep divisions in the United Kingdom and its constituent countries,most evidently through age and education(Kirk and Dunford,2016)3as well as areas the voters live in.Opinions on the EU and immigration through membership of it vary greatly,with clear divides based on age,education,and ethnicity.It became evident that white,older,and more lower paid people without high levels of education were much more likely to vote for Brexit than younger people,degree-holders,ethnic minorities,and the more secure middle-and upper-classes(Goodwin and Heath,2016)4.Research has also revealed that many of those who voted to leave the EU did so due to a belief that this would lead to improvements in the economy,international investment,and the UKs influence in the world(Ashcroft,2016)5,amongst the other factors.At the same time many people voted to remain as they felt Brexit would adversely affect these things.Unchangeable factors which may have led to a leave/remain voteThis section focuses on the characteristics of British voters that they have no choice over and have no ability to change.That is to say,who the voter is and how that may have affected their vote,as opposed to their reasoning for voting either way(these being things they may have been influenced into thinking or made a conscious decision to believe).This section will include:AgeEducationEthnicityAgeThis had a clear impact on the referendum.Leaving the EU was strongly supported by the UKs older population with those aged over 60 being the most likely group to want to leave the EU,according the polls before the vote(Kirk and Dunford,2016)6.In the actual referendum,73%of 18 to 24-year-olds voted to remain,dropping to 62%among 25-34s and the number of remain voters falling again with those aged over 45,only 44%voting to remain.Those aged 65 or over were the age group most likely to vote to leave,with only 40%voting remain(Ashcroft,2016)7.Apart from two,each of the top thirty areas of the UK in terms of aging population voted for Brexit.Higher pensioner areas showed the largest enthusiasm to leave the EU(Kirk and Dunford,2016)8.Put simply,the older the voters,the more likely they were to have voted to leave the EU.Types of pension also affected the vote decision,with around two thirds of those retired on a state pension voting to leave and more than half of those retired on a private pension.(Ashcroft,2016)9However,it is not as simple asthe elder generations vote to leave swung itas there are many overlaps with other factors.Even the increase of Leave voters with a state