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- Perceptions of government & the Union (25)
- Policy issues (7)
- National identity and cultural issues (5)
- How Scotland should be governed (4)
- How England should be governed (1)
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- 2007 (49)
- 2006 (49)
- 2009 (48)
- 2011 (45)
- 2010 (44)
- 2004 (44)
- 2001 (41)
- 2003 (37)
- 2000 (32)
- 2012 (31)
- 1999 (28)
- 2002 (24)
- 2013 (20)
- 2014 (20)
- 2008 (3)
- 1996 (2)
- 1998 (2)
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Questions (57)
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'Moreno' national identity
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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'Forced choice' national identity
Including results from 15 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
Including results from 15 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Party political identification
Including results from 15 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Do you think England's economy benefits more from the Union, Scotland's, or about equal?
Including results from 11 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that sometimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that censorship is necessary to uphold morals?
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that people should always obey the law, even if a law is wrong?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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How should Scotland be governed (five response categories collapsed to three)
Including results from 15 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables - see notes)
Including results from 11 surveys from 2000 to 2012
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What should be Britain’s long-term policy on the European Union?
Including results from 7 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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True or false? 'The Scottish Executive/Government is just another name for Scottish Parliament'
Including results from 6 surveys from 2004 to 2012
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Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)
Including results from 11 surveys from 2000 to 2011
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If you had to make a choice, would you call yourself middle class or working class? (asked only of those who did not say middle or working to first question)
Including results from 6 surveys from 1999 to 2013
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Will/Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland stronger or weaker voice in UK?
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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What have changes in the standard of living in Scotland in last 12 months been the result of?
Including results from 11 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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Do you think it makes a difference or not which party wins in UK elections?
Including results from 3 surveys from 2001 to 2005
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Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run?
Including results from 11 surveys from 2000 to 2012
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Do you think of yourself as belonging to any particular class?
Including results from 6 surveys from 1999 to 2013
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How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with way NHS runs nowadays?
Including results from 4 surveys from 2005 to 2011
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What is your national identity? (Forced choice, English views)
Including results from 16 polls from Sep 1996 to Sep 2013
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How much interest do you have in politics?
Including results from 14 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Did you vote in the last election?
Including results from 6 surveys from 1999 to 2011
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Will/Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in government?
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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What is your national identity? (Multiple options possible, English views)
Including results from 16 polls from Sep 1996 to Sep 2013
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How much do you agree or disagree that the Scottish Parliament should be given more powers?
Including results from 7 surveys from 1999 to 2009
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What have changes in NHS standards in Scotland in last 12 months been the result of?
Including results from 11 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland's long-term interests?
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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True or false? 'The Scottish Parliament has around 70 elected members'
Including results from 6 surveys from 2004 to 2012
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Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from better-off to less well off?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that young people don't have enough respect for traditional values?
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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How should England be governed? (English views)
Including results from 15 polls from Sep 1999 to Sep 2013
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How good is the UK government at listening to views before deciding?
Including results from 6 surveys from 2004 to 2011
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Has Scotland's economy got stronger, weaker or no difference in the last 12 months?
Including results from 8 surveys from 2004 to 2012
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Do you agree or disagree that lawbreakers should get stiffer sentences?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run?
Including results from 12 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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Does Scotland get more, less or pretty much its fair share of government spending?
Including results from 11 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that working people don't get fair share of the nation's wealth?
Including results from 13 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you think it makes a difference or not which party wins in Scottish Parliament elections?
Including results from 3 surveys from 2001 to 2005
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How much have you seen or heard about work of the Scottish Government in last 12 months?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2005 to 2011
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Have NHS standards increased, fallen or stayed the same in last 12 months?
Including results from 11 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland's long-term interests?
Including results from 13 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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Do you agree or disagree that bosses always try to get better of workers?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at workers' expense?
Including results from 12 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Was your general election vote based on Scottish or British issues?
Including results from 3 surveys from 2001 to 2010
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How good is the Scottish Government at listening to views before deciding?
Including results from 7 surveys from 2004 to 2011
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True or false? 'The Scottish Executive/Government makes most decisions about money spent on health'
Including results from 6 surveys from 2004 to 2012
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What have changes in quality of education in Scotland in last 12 months been the result of?
Including results from 10 surveys from 1999 to 2011
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Has the general standard of living increased, fallen or stayed the same in last 12 months?
Including results from 11 surveys from 1999 to 2012
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Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich, one for the poor?
Including results from 13 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Do you think of yourself as belonging to any particular class?
Including results from 6 surveys from 1999 to 2013
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Has the quality of education increased, fallen or stayed the same in last 12 months?
Including results from 10 surveys from 1999 to 2011
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True or false? 'The Scottish Executive/Government decides the level of unemployment benefit'
Including results from 6 surveys from 2004 to 2012
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What do you think changes in standard of public transport in Scotland in last 12 months have been the result of?
Including results from 7 surveys from 2004 to 2011
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Has the standard of public transport increased, fallen or stayed the same in last 12 months?
Including results from 7 surveys from 2004 to 2011
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What do you think the standard of Scotland's economy in last 12 months is the result of?
Including results from 8 surveys from 2004 to 2012