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Full question: Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in elections to the Scottish Parliament?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

Has the quality of education in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
Should the government increase taxes and spending, reduce taxes and spending, or keep them the same?
Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich and one for the poor?
At the general election, did you vote mostly according to what was going on in Scotland or mostly according to what was going on in Britain as a whole?
How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests?
Do you agree or disagree that Scottish MPs should not be allowed to vote on English-only laws?
How well does the Conservative party in Scotland look after interests of Scottish people in general?
Has the general standard of living in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending?
‘Forced choice’ national identity
How much interest do you have in politics?
How should England be governed?
Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?
Has the standard of the health service in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
How much of a difference do you think it makes which party wins in Scottish Parliament elections?
How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three)
Should children go to a different kind of secondary school according to how well they do at primary school, or should all children should go to the same kind of secondary school no matter how they do at primary school?
Do you think England’s economy or Scotland’s economy benefits more from the Union?
Does having a Scottish Parliament mean taxes in Scotland will be higher or lower?
Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards?
Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values?
Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)
Party political identification
Do you agree or disagree that ‘The Scottish Parliament should be given more powers’?
Do you agree or disagree that ‘Now Scotland has its own parliament, it should pay for its services out of taxes collected in Scotland’?
Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences?
How much of a difference do you think it makes which party wins in UK general elections?
How well does the SNP look after the interests of Scottish people in general?
Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth?
Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?
Do you agree or disagree that large numbers of people these days falsely claim benefits?
‘Moreno’ national identity
Does having a Scottish Parliament mean that the NHS in Scotland will become better or worse?
Are benefits for unemployed people too low and cause hardship, or too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?
Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run?
Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run?
Do you agree or disagree that large numbers of people who are eligible for benefits these days fail to claim them?
Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK?
Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in how Scotland is governed?
How well does Scottish Labour look after the interests of Scottish people in general?
Is the gap between those with high incomes and those with low incomes in Britain too large, too small, or about right?
Does having a Scottish Parliament mean that Scotland’s economy will become better or worse?
How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland’s best interests?
Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes)

Full question: Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in elections to the Scottish Parliament?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

Full question: Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in elections to the Scottish Parliament?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

About these data

Full question: Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in elections to the Scottish Parliament?

Full question: Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in elections to the Scottish Parliament?

Full question: Some people say that it makes no difference which party wins in elections, things go on much the same. Using this card, please say how much of a difference you think it makes who wins in elections to the Scottish Parliament?

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