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Japan Image among European Opinion Leaders
Final Report
Nobody’s Unpredictable
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Japan Image among European Opinion LeadersMISSION OF JAPAN 1
Survey Objectives
Working on behalf of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Mission of Japan wished to evaluate the European public opinion about Japan image, especially among opinion leaders and people holding outstanding positions
Ipsos Public Affairs and its Brussels based International Coordination Office was selected to design and carry out the survey
A robust methodology was implemented as follows:• 300 interviews per country
• 10 minute phone questionnaire on CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews)
• Fieldwork: 15/02/2007 to 09/03/2007
• Sampling of various opinion leaders in business, university, public and media spheres (see sample description here after)
• Questionnaire provided by the Mission of Japan, and fine-tuned in collaboration with Ipsos (see questionnaire in appendix)
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Japan Image among European Opinion LeadersMISSION OF JAPAN 2
Sample Profile
France UK Italy Germany
University professors 40 40 39 40
Business leaders of various sectors 98 100 105 101
Politicians 20 20 20 20
Lawyers 41 40 40 43
Doctors 50 51 50 56
Journalists 20 21 19 20
Consumer association leaders 31 27 27 30
TOTAL 300 299 300 310
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Statements about Japan
Q.1 . For each of the following statements about Japan, please indicate on a scale from 1 to 10 the extent to which you agree with it.
Average score
TOTAL FR DE IT UK N=1209 N=300 N=299 N=300 N=310 Japan is one of the most peaceful countries in the world 6.89 5.46 8.03 6.70 7.31 It is a free and democratic country 7.18 6.42 7.92 7.10 7.26 It is a country with a rich tradition and culture 8.75 8.74 8.51 9.12 8.63 It is a country with a leadership in the international society 7.37 6.94 7.67 7.61 7.25 Japan has an economic power 8.28 8.32 8.01 8.57 8.23 Japan has a high standard of living 7.45 7.51 8.07 6.49 7.65 It is a country with a growth potential 7.61 7.33 7.84 7.60 7.68 Japan sets the pace in the area of high technology 8.61 8.48 8.70 9.00 8.24 The Japanese culture is hard to understand for me 6.07 5.50 6.82 5.90 6.02 Japan is a Western-oriented country 6.73 6.04 7.52 6.87 6.44 The Japanese culture is constantly evolving 6.94 6.08 7.71 7.07 6.85 Japan is innovative in the area of animation 7.40 7.20 7.59 7.18 7.59 Japan is innovative in the area of fashion 6.16 5.68 6.76 5.60 6.57 Japan is innovative in the area of cooking/cuisine 6.27 5.44 6.93 6.03 6.65 There are beautiful landscapes in Japan 8.07 7.66 8.67 8.04 7.86 It is a militant country i.e. it is prone to approach problems from a militaristic standpoint 5.38 5.09 6.34 4.85 5.24
It is a country which one should be wary of 4.58 4.68 5.44 3.31 4.90
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Information sources to be informed about Japan
Q.2. From the following list, which are the sources that you use the most to inform yourself about Japan?
53%
51%
41%
25%
17%
16%
11%
4%
Television and Radio
Publications (newspapers, magazines and books)
Internet and other multi media
Movies
Japanese friends or acquaintances
Other friends or acquaintances
Traveling in Japan
Don't know
Total
N = 1209
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Information sources to be informed about Japan
Q.2. From the following list, which are the sources that you use the most to inform yourself about Japan?
69%
55%
33%
30%
28%
26%
24%
3%
Internet and other multi media
Publications (newspapers, magazines and books)
Television and Radio
Other friends or acquaintances
Movies
Japanese friends or acquaintances
Traveling in Japan
Don't know
France
N = 300
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Information sources to be informed about Japan
Q.2. From the following list, which are the sources that you use the most to inform yourself about Japan?
62%
45%
31%
20%
15%
12%
5%
5%
Television and Radio
Publications (newspapers, magazines and books)
Movies
Internet and other multi media
Japanese friends or acquaintances
Other friends or acquaintances
Traveling in Japan
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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Information sources to be informed about Japan
Q.2. From the following list, which are the sources that you use the most to inform yourself about Japan?
64%
52%
50%
16%
13%
13%
6%
1%
Television and Radio
Publications (newspapers, magazines and books)
Internet and other multi media
Movies
Japanese friends or acquaintances
Other friends or acquaintances
Traveling in Japan
Don't know
Italy
N = 300
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Information sources to be informed about Japan
Q.2. From the following list, which are the sources that you use the most to inform yourself about Japan?
54%
53%
24%
23%
14%
8%
7%
4%
Television and Radio
Publications (newspapers, magazines and books)
Internet and other multi media
Movies
Japanese friends or acquaintances
Other friends or acquaintances
Traveling in Japan
Don't know
United Kingdom
N = 299
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Areas of interest for having more information about Japan
Q.3. In which of the following areas would you be interested in having more information about Japan?
40%
36%
34%
30%
24%
21%
20%
6%
3%
Traditional art and culture
Science / Technology
History
Economy
Contemporary / pop culture
Politics / Diplomacy
Food / Cuisine
None, I do not want to know more (SPONTANEOUS)
Don't know
Total
N = 1209
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Areas of interest for having more information about Japan
Q.3. In which of the following areas would you be interested in having more information about Japan?
56%
52%
47%
40%
37%
33%
33%
4%
3%
Traditional art and culture
Contemporary / pop culture
History
Economy
Science / Technology
Politics / Diplomacy
Food / Cuisine
None, I do not want to know more (SPONTANEOUS)
Don't know
France
N = 300
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Areas of interest for having more information about Japan
Q.3. In which of the following areas would you be interested in having more information about Japan?
44%
33%
31%
22%
20%
16%
15%
5%
4%
Science / Technology
Traditional art and culture
History
Economy
Politics / Diplomacy
Contemporary / pop culture
Food / Cuisine
None, I do not want to know more (SPONTANEOUS)
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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Areas of interest for having more information about Japan
Q.3. In which of the following areas would you be interested in having more information about Japan?
41%
40%
34%
29%
23%
23%
18%
3%
3%
Economy
Traditional art and culture
Science / Technology
History
Contemporary / pop culture
Food / Cuisine
Politics / Diplomacy
None, I do not want to know more (SPONTANEOUS)
Don't know
Italy
N = 300
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Areas of interest for having more information about Japan
Q.3. In which of the following areas would you be interested in having more information about Japan?
32%
31%
28%
18%
15%
13%
10%
5%
6%
Traditional art and culture
Science / Technology
History
Economy
Politics / Diplomacy
None, I do not want to know more (SPONTANEOUS)
Food / Cuisine
Contemporary / pop culture
Don't know
United Kingdom
N = 299
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To what extent is Japan dependable
Q.4. To what extent do you think Japan is dependable? Would you say it is completely dependable, somewhat dependable, not very dependable or not dependable at all?
26%
60%
8%
1%
5%
Completely dependable
Somewhat dependable
Not very dependable
Not dependable at all
Don't know
Total
N = 1209
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To what extent is Japan dependable
Q.4. To what extent do you think Japan is dependable? Would you say it is completely dependable, somewhat dependable, not very dependable or not dependable at all?
24%
65%
6%
2%
4%
Completely dependable
Somewhat dependable
Not very dependable
Not dependable at all
Don't know
France
N = 300
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To what extent is Japan dependable
Q.4. To what extent do you think Japan is dependable? Would you say it is completely dependable, somewhat dependable, not very dependable or not dependable at all?
23%
65%
8%
0%
4%
Completely dependable
Somewhat dependable
Not very dependable
Not dependable at all
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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To what extent is Japan dependable
Q.4. To what extent do you think Japan is dependable? Would you say it is completely dependable, somewhat dependable, not very dependable or not dependable at all?
46%
50%
2%
0%
3%
Completely dependable
Somewhat dependable
Not very dependable
Not dependable at all
Don't know
Italy
N = 300
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To what extent is Japan dependable
Q.4. To what extent do you think Japan is dependable? Would you say it is completely dependable, somewhat dependable, not very dependable or not dependable at all?
12%
60%
15%
2%
11%
Completely dependable
Somewhat dependable
Not very dependable
Not dependable at all
Don't know
United Kingdom
N = 299
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Level of overall relations between Japan and the EU
Q.5. In your opinion, how would rate the present level of overall relations between Japan and the EU? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, poor or bad?
6%
60%
26%
4%
0%
4%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Bad
Don't know
Total
N = 1209
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Level of overall relations between Japan and the EU
Q.5. In your opinion, how would rate the present level of overall relations between Japan and the EU? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, poor or bad?
1%
49%
33%
11%
0%
6%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Bad
Don't know
France
N = 300
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Level of overall relations between Japan and the EU
Q.5. In your opinion, how would rate the present level of overall relations between Japan and the EU? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, poor or bad?
10%
67%
19%
1%
0%
3%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Bad
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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Level of overall relations between Japan and the EU
Q.5. In your opinion, how would rate the present level of overall relations between Japan and the EU? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, poor or bad?
8%
62%
24%
2%
0%
4%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Bad
Don't know
Italy
N = 300
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Level of overall relations between Japan and the EU
Q.5. In your opinion, how would rate the present level of overall relations between Japan and the EU? Would you say they are excellent, good, fair, poor or bad?
5%
61%
27%
4%
0%
4%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Bad
Don't know
United Kingdom
N = 299
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Closer cooperation for Japan and the EU Member States
Q.6. In which of the following areas do you feel it is most important for Japan and the EU Member States to have a closer cooperation?
28%
18%
18%
14%
11%
8%
3%
0%
Economy and business
Security policy
Science and technology
Environment
Diplomacy
Cultural exchange
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Total
N = 1209
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Closer cooperation for Japan and the EU Member States
Q.6. In which of the following areas do you feel it is most important for Japan and the EU Member States to have a closer cooperation?
33%
16%
16%
12%
12%
8%
2%
0%
Economy and business
Science and technology
Environment
Security policy
Diplomacy
Cultural exchange
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
France
N = 300
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Closer cooperation for Japan and the EU Member States
Q.6. In which of the following areas do you feel it is most important for Japan and the EU Member States to have a closer cooperation?
30%
20%
14%
13%
9%
8%
5%
0%
Security policy
Science and technology
Economy and business
Diplomacy
Cultural exchange
Environment
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Germany
N = 310
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Closer cooperation for Japan and the EU Member States
Q.6. In which of the following areas do you feel it is most important for Japan and the EU Member States to have a closer cooperation?
32%
22%
17%
15%
7%
6%
1%
0%
Economy and business
Environment
Security policy
Science and technology
Cultural exchange
Diplomacy
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Italy
N = 300
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Closer cooperation for Japan and the EU Member States
Q.6. In which of the following areas do you feel it is most important for Japan and the EU Member States to have a closer cooperation?
33%
19%
14%
11%
9%
8%
4%
1%
Economy and business
Science and technology
Diplomacy
Security policy
Cultural exchange
Environment
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
United Kingdom
N = 299
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Non-EU Member States who is the most important partner for the EU
Q.7. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think is the most important partner for the EU?
58%
21%
6%
5%
5%
1%
3%
1%
USA
China
Japan
India
Russia
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Total
N = 1209
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Non-EU Member States who is the most important partner for the EU
Q.7. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think is the most important partner for the EU?
56%
24%
6%
4%
3%
2%
4%
2%
USA
China
Russia
India
Japan
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
France
N = 300
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Non-EU Member States who is the most important partner for the EU
Q.7. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think is the most important partner for the EU?
55%
24%
14%
3%
2%
0%
1%
1%
USA
China
Japan
Russia
India
Brazil
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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Non-EU Member States who is the most important partner for the EU
Q.7. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think is the most important partner for the EU?
59%
19%
11%
5%
3%
0%
2%
1%
USA
China
India
Russia
Japan
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Italy
N = 300
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Non-EU Member States who is the most important partner for the EU
Q.7. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think is the most important partner for the EU?
62%
18%
6%
4%
2%
1%
6%
1%
USA
China
Japan
Russia
India
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
United Kingdom
N = 299
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Non-EU Member States who will be the most important partner for the EU
Q.8. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think will be the most important partner for the EU in a near future?
39%
27%
12%
9%
7%
1%
3%
1%
China
USA
India
Japan
Russia
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Total
N = 1209
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Non-EU Member States who will be the most important partner for the EU
Q.8. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think will be the most important partner for the EU in a near future?
51%
16%
13%
7%
5%
3%
2%
1%
China
USA
India
Russia
Japan
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
France
N = 300
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Non-EU Member States who will be the most important partner for the EU
Q.8. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think will be the most important partner for the EU in a near future?
40%
30%
13%
6%
5%
0%
3%
2%
USA
China
Japan
Russia
India
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Germany
N = 310
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Non-EU Member States who will be the most important partner for the EU
Q.8. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think will be the most important partner for the EU in a near future?
43%
23%
16%
8%
6%
1%
3%
1%
China
India
USA
Russia
Japan
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
Italy
N = 300
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Non-EU Member States who will be the most important partner for the EU
Q.8. Which one of the following non-EU Member States do you think will be the most important partner for the EU in a near future?
35%
30%
13%
7%
7%
1%
5%
1%
USA
China
Japan
India
Russia
Brazil
Don't know
None of these (SPONTANEOUS)
United Kingdom
N = 299
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New permanent member of the UN Security Council
Q.9. Do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Don't know /Not sure
13%
No18%
Yes69%
TOTALN = 1209
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New permanent member of the UN Security Council
Q.9. Do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Don't know /
Not sure10%
No21%
Yes69%
N = 300
Don't know /
Not sure14%
No19%
Yes67%
Don't know /
Not sure6%
No17%Yes
77%
Don't know /
Not sure22%
No14%
Yes64%
FRANCE GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM
N = 310
N = 299N = 300ITALY
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Why new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10A. Why do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?Is it because…?
39%
31%
13%
13%
3%
As an economic power, Japan will strengthen theeffectiveness of UN Security Council's functions
As member of the UN Security Council, Japan can beexpected to contribute significantly to international peace
and security
Japan has made major contribution to international peaceand security
Japan shares values such as democracy and human rights
Don't know
Total
N = 1209
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Why new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10A. Why do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?Is it because…?
48%
33%
11%
7%
1%
As an economic power, Japan will strengthen theeffectiveness of UN Security Council's functions
As member of the UN Security Council, Japan can beexpected to contribute significantly to international peace
and security
Japan has made major contribution to international peaceand security
Japan shares values such as democracy and human rights
Don't know
France
N = 300
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Why new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10A. Why do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?Is it because…?
31%
27%
21%
16%
5%
As member of the UN Security Council, Japan can beexpected to contribute significantly to international peace
and security
Japan shares values such as democracy and human rights
As an economic power, Japan will strengthen theeffectiveness of UN Security Council's functions
Japan has made major contribution to international peaceand security
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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Why new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10A. Why do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?Is it because…?
42%
34%
19%
3%
2%
As an economic power, Japan will strengthen theeffectiveness of UN Security Council's functions
As member of the UN Security Council, Japan can beexpected to contribute significantly to international peace
and security
Japan has made major contribution to international peaceand security
Japan shares values such as democracy and human rights
Don't know
Italy
N = 300
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Why new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10A. Why do you think Japan should be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?Is it because…?
44%
26%
17%
5%
7%
As an economic power, Japan will strengthen theeffectiveness of UN Security Council's functions
As member of the UN Security Council, Japan can beexpected to contribute significantly to international peace
and security
Japan shares values such as democracy and human rights
Japan has made major contribution to international peaceand security
Don't know
United Kingdom
N = 299
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Why not a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10B. Why do you think Japan should not be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council? Is it because…?
19%
15%
13%
12%
42%
Japan’s permanent membership may involve othercountries also becoming permanent members
No increase should be made to the number of UN SecurityCouncil permanent members
Japan does not possess qualifications necessary toassume the role of permanent member of the UN Security
Council
Japan will not make sufficient contributions to internationalpeace and security in the UN Security Council
Don't know
Total
N = 1209
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Why not a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10B. Why do you think Japan should not be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council? Is it because…?
29%
23%
17%
9%
22%
Japan’s permanent membership may involve othercountries also becoming permanent members
Japan will not make sufficient contributions to internationalpeace and security in the UN Security Council
No increase should be made to the number of UN SecurityCouncil permanent members
Japan does not possess qualifications necessary toassume the role of permanent member of the UN Security
Council
Don't know
France
N = 300
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Why not a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10B. Why do you think Japan should not be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council? Is it because…?
18%
14%
13%
13%
43%
No increase should be made to the number of UN SecurityCouncil permanent members
Japan does not possess qualifications necessary toassume the role of permanent member of the UN Security
Council
Japan’s permanent membership may involve othercountries also becoming permanent members
Japan will not make sufficient contributions to internationalpeace and security in the UN Security Council
Don't know
Germany
N = 310
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Why not a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10B. Why do you think Japan should not be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council? Is it because…?
36%
19%
14%
6%
25%
Japan’s permanent membership may involve othercountries also becoming permanent members
No increase should be made to the number of UN SecurityCouncil permanent members
Japan does not possess qualifications necessary toassume the role of permanent member of the UN Security
Council
Japan will not make sufficient contributions to internationalpeace and security in the UN Security Council
Don't know
Italy
N = 300
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Why not a new permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Q.10B. Why do you think Japan should not be a new permanent member of the UN Security Council? Is it because…?
15%
7%
6%
4%
68%
Japan does not possess qualifications necessary toassume the role of permanent member of the UN Security
Council
No increase should be made to the number of UN SecurityCouncil permanent members
Japan’s permanent membership may involve othercountries also becoming permanent members
Japan will not make sufficient contributions to internationalpeace and security in the UN Security Council
Don't know
United Kingdom
N = 299