13th September 2014 Comment
The Scottish independence referendum
…last twelve months for Scotsman Newspapers, and indeed has a smaller sample size (705) than is common in any poll. That smaller sample size means that it is more vulnerable…
4th September 2013 Comment
The Scottish independence referendum
…2011 is bound to raise questions about whether TNS’s sample adequately reflects the nation’s political balance. Still, leaving all caveats and qualifications asides, what sense, if any, can be made…
3rd November 2014 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders Expectations of constitutional change How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum
…first established in 1999) and embryo research, while only 40% are opposed. However, the poll does raise questions about the scale of support for more devolution in two areas of…
7th November 2013 Comment
The Scottish independence referendum
…they did. TNS BMRB’s face to face sample contains far more such people (33%) than does Panelbase’s (19%). Moreover, TNS BMRB (unlike Panelbase) then go on to weight their data…
18th September 2013 Comment
The Scottish independence referendum
…have previously indicated a willingness to reply to questions over the internet. Advocates of the former approach argue that it is more likely to secure a representative sample. Advocates of…
19th June 2013 Comment
The Scottish independence referendum
…on any empirical research. Until now there has not been any investigation of the attitudes of a representative sample of 14-17 year olds towards Scottish independence – even though all…
8th March 2018 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders
…amongst those who voted No. As a result, the party still finds itself straddling two horses on the constitutional question. According to the most recent YouGov poll, for example, nearly…
28th April 2021 Comment
…EU ballot. In an analysis paper published today on WhatScotlandThinks we use data from the Scottish Social Attitudes survey to examine how the role of identity and values has changed…
23rd March 2014 Comment
Expectations of constitutional change How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum
…that the referendum race has become, from their perspective at least, all too close for comfort. The poll puts Yes on 39%, No on 46%. That represents a two point…
6th July 2014 Comment
How Scotland should be governed
Today sees the publication of a second poll to be conducted by TNS BMRB for Sir Tom Hunter’s scotlandseptember18.com website, the stated aim of which is to improve the quality…