Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?

Fieldwork dates: 18 June 2000 - 18 March 2020
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 16 polls

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Results for: Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?
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Pollster
18 March 2020
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
28 February 2018
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23 December 2016
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31 January 2016
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31 August 2014
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
31 October 2013
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
30 November 2012
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 October 2011
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
4 October 2010
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 September 2009
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 November 2007
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
21 January 2007
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
19 December 2005
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
17 December 2004
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 October 2002
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
4 November 2000
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
Agree strongly 26% 23% 21% 22% 17% 17% 14% 20% 12% 7% 10% 9% 7% 12% 12% 14%
Agree 30% 33% 30% 27% 29% 31% 35% 33% 31% 30% 27% 29% 24% 28% 33% 36%
Neither agree nor disagree 24% 25% 23% 22% 27% 28% 29% 24% 28% 30% 25% 26% 29% 30% 25% 24%
Disagree 13% 14% 20% 20% 20% 18% 19% 16% 21% 25% 28% 26% 30% 23% 24% 22%
Disagree strongly 7% 4% 6% 9% 5% 5% 4% 6% 5% 6% 8% 7% 7% 5% 3% 2%
Don't know 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Refused 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2%

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Please choose an answer to show how much you agree or disagree that 'Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off.'

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