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- Elections, parties & leaders (38)
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- How Scotland should be governed (15)
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- Cross border attitudes (1)
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Pollster
- ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes) (64)
- YouGov (34)
- Populus (15)
- ICM (7)
- Ipsos Mori (6)
- NatCen (British Social Attitudes) (5)
- Survation (4)
- Panelbase (4)
- BMG Research (3)
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Published By
- Multiple funders (69)
- Scotsman (29)
- The Times (16)
- Scotland on Sunday (13)
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- Daily Telegraph (7)
- Sky (7)
- Scottish National Party (6)
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- The Times and The Sun (2)
- The Fabian Society (2)
- The Observer (2)
- Scottish Greens (2)
- Scottish Daily Mail (1)
- Wings Over Scotland (1)
- Channel 4 (1)
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Age Groups
Questions (116)
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How would you be likely to vote in a UK General Election? (up to 2017 General Election)
Including results from 99 polls from Jan 2007 to Jun 2017
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How would you use your constituency vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (up to 2016 Scottish Parliament election)
Including results from 170 polls from Jan 2007 to May 2016
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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 would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (including greens) (up to 2016 Scottish Parliament election)
Including results from 141 polls from Jan 2007 to May 2016
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How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
Including results from 15 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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If held tomorrow, how would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum?
Including results from 19 polls from Jul 2008 to Jun 2013
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What is your national identity? (Multiple options possible, English views)
Including results from 20 polls from Sep 1996 to Nov 2017
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Do you agree or disagree that now that Scotland has its own parliament, Scottish MPs should no longer be allowed to vote in the UK House of Commons on laws that only affect England? (English views)
Including results from 8 polls from Sep 2000 to Nov 2015
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On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a General Election?
Including results from 23 polls from May 2010 to Mar 2019
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What is your national identity? (Forced choice, English views)
Including results from 20 polls from Sep 1996 to Nov 2017
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How should England be governed? (English views)
Including results from 16 polls from Sep 1999 to Nov 2015
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Who should make decisions for Scotland?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2010 to 2014
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How good or bad a job is Alex Salmond doing as First Minister? (Five response options)
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2009 to Apr 2010
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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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Who ought to make most important decisions for Scotland about welfare benefits level?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2007 to 2013
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Who ought to make most important decisions for Scotland about defence & foreign affairs?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2007 to 2013
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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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Who should pay towards the costs of student's tuition?
Including results from 3 surveys from 2007 to 2013
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
Including results from 28 polls from Jan 2007 to Oct 2018
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How well do the SNP look after interests of Scottish people in general?
Including results from 4 surveys from 2001 to 2010
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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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Should the government increase taxes and spending, reduce taxes and spending, or keep them the same?
Including results from 10 surveys from 2000 to 2014
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Who ought to make most important decisions for Scotland about schools?
Including results from 4 surveys from 2007 to 2012
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Do you agree or disagree that large numbers falsely claim benefits?
Including results from 7 surveys from 1999 to 2013
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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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Would you agree or disagree that Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more black and Asian came to live here?
Including results from 3 surveys from 2006 to 2013
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How good or bad a job is Gordon Brown doing as UK Prime Minister?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2009 to Apr 2010
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Who ought to make most important decisions for Scotland about taxes?
Including results from 4 surveys from 2009 to 2013
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Are benefits for the unemployed too low or too high?
Including results from 10 surveys from 1999 to 2014
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Would you agree or disagree that Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more people from Eastern Europe came to live here?
Including results from 3 surveys from 2006 to 2013
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If the Conservatives win the 2010 UK general election, will you be more or less likely to vote for independence?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2009 to Feb 2010
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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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How should Scotland be governed?
Including results from 3 polls from Nov 2009 to Jun 2011
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If the Conservatives win the General Election, how would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum?
Sky poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
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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Would you agree or disagree that Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more Muslims came to live here?
Including results from 2 surveys from 2010 to 2013
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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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Would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful dealing with people?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2000 to 2010
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If Scotland were to become independent would you feel confident, worried or neither?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2010 to 2014
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How good or bad a job is David Cameron doing as Conservative leader?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2010 to Apr 2010
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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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If Scotland were to become independent, would taxes would be higher, lower or no difference?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2009 to 2013
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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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Which best represents your view on one or two party governments?
Scotland on Sunday poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1520 respondents 18 and older -
Should government or the public carry more responsibility regarding health, crime and education?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
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 good or bad a job is Nick Clegg doing as Liberal Democrat leader?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2010 to Apr 2010
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Who ought to make most important decisions for Scotland about NHS?
Including results from 4 surveys from 2007 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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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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Is the gap between high and low income too large, too small or about right?
Including results from 8 surveys from 1999 to 2013
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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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If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place Alex Salmond?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (excluding Greens)
Including results from 8 polls from Aug 2007 to Jan 2012
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Which political party is best at handling issues relating to asylum and immigration?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Do you believe SNP supporters should or should not vote for the party at the forthcoming General Election?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Who would be the best First Minister for Scotland, Alex Salmond or Iain Gray?
Including results from 3 polls from Oct 2010 to Apr 2011
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Do you support or oppose an end to the council tax freeze?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Oct 2010
Online Panel interview with 1405 respondents 18 and older -
How much do you trust the Labour Party to fulfil their manifesto promises?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
Compared with other parts of the UK, does Scotland receive more, less or pretty much its fair share of government spending? (English views)
Including results from 11 polls from Sep 2000 to Sep 2013
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How well does Scottish Labour look after interests of people in general?
Including results from 5 surveys from 1999 to 2010
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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 of these statements comes closest to your view on what kind of secondary school children should go to?
Including results from 5 surveys from 1999 to 2013
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Which of these represents the best scenario following the 2010 UK General Election?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to education?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree with Alex Salmond's suggestion that "more nats means less cuts"?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2010 to Apr 2010
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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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Should the SNP have been included in TV debates before the 2010 UK General Election?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Should parents be allowed to set up and run their own school with government funding?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
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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If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place Gordon Brown?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
How should Scotland be governed?
Including results from 5 polls from Apr 2007 to Nov 2010
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How much do you trust the Conservative Party to fulfil their manifesto promises?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
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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If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place Annabel Goldie?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place Iain Gray?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place Tavish Scott?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
How should Scotland be governed? (constitutional preference, five options)?
Including results from 4 polls from Mar 2007 to Apr 2010
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Do you agree or disagree that UK elections should use a proportionally representative voting system?
Scotland on Sunday poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1520 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to health?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to unemployment?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
If the 2010 UK General Election led to a coalition, would you like the SNP to join it?
Sky poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
How much do you trust the UK government make decisions that are fair to different groups?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2006 to 2011
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How much do you trust the Scottish Government to make decisions that are fair to different groups?
Including results from 5 surveys from 2006 to 2011
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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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Which political party is best at handling issues relating to law and order?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
How much do you trust the Liberal Democrats to fulfil their manifesto promises?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
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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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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Does the Scottish or UK Parliament have most influence on your life?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place Nick Clegg?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
How would you be likely to vote in an election?
Including results from 18 polls from Jan 2008 to Jul 2012
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If taxes had to rise, which one would you prefer?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
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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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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If 100 is a very positive view and 0 a very negative view, where would you place David Cameron?
The Times poll by Populus, Apr 2010
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to tax?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Which leader do you trust most to steer Scotland through the economic downturn?
Sky poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
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
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Do you agree or disagree that large numbers fail to claim benefits?
Including results from 7 surveys from 1999 to 2013