If there is a YES vote in the referendum, which two or three of these, if any, do you most fear would happen as a result?

Fieldwork dates: 2 September 2014 - 27 January 2020
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 3 polls

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Results for: If there is a YES vote in the referendum, which two or three of these, if any, do you most fear would happen as a result?
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27 January 2020
Poll by YouGov
17 September 2014
Poll by YouGov
5 September 2014
Poll by YouGov
Scotland would not be able to afford to maintain current levels of public spending without a rise in taxes 33% 34% 39%
Scottish families will face a higher cost of living 29% 30% 26%
British and international companies now operating in Scotland would move jobs and investment out of Scotland 26% 30% 30%
The quality of care in the NHS in Scotland would get worse 16% 11% 10%
Scotland would be unable to keep on using the pound in the way the Scottish government wants to 15% 26% 24%
Tax revenues from North Sea oil might fall and badly damage the finances of an independent Scotland 15% 17% 18%
Scotland would be outside the European Union, and have less influence in the rest of the world 13% 10% 10%
Scotland might stay in the European Union 10% 0% 0%
The quality of education in Scotland would get worse 6% 2% 3%
Scottish children will find it harder to get a decent job when they grow up 4% 7% 8%
The full range of BBC programmes and services might not be available – or would cost more for Scots to obtain 4% 5% 5%
None of these 17% 28% 30%
Don't know 15% 7% 4%

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If there is a YES vote in the referendum, which two or three
of these, if any, do you MOST fear would happen as a
result?

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