Full question: I am going to read you the names of some political leaders. Please rate each one on this scale where 0 means very bad and 10 means very good. If I come to a leader you haven’t heard of or don’t feel you know enough about, just say so. First, how good or bad a job do you think David Cameron is doing as Prime Minister?

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

• Do you agree or disagree if Scotland becomes independent, Britain’s nuclear weapons submarines should continue to be based here?
• Where should the money to pay benefits to people in Scotland who lose job come from?
• Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?
• If Scotland became independent which currency do you think it should use? (2014 version of question)
• How likely is it that you will vote in the independence referendum?
• How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three)
• How much do you feel you know about Scottish independence?
• ‘Forced choice’ national identity
• What is your second choice regarding who would make decisions for Scotland?
• How much difference do you think Scotland becoming independent would make to your everyday life?
• If Scotland became independent should it be a member of the European Union?
• Who should make government decisions for Scotland?
• What should Britain’s long-term policy on the European Union be?
• Do you think the number of immigrants to Britain should be increased, remain the same as it is, or reduced?
• Party political identification
• How much interest do you have in politics?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would Scotland’s economy be better or worse?
• Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences?
• Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth?
• If Scotland were to become independent would you feel confident or worried about Scotland’s future?
• ‘Moreno’ national identity
• If Scotland were to become an independent country, do you think you would be better or worse off?
• On a scale of 1 to 10 how good or bad a job do you think David Cameron is doing as Prime Minister?
• How Scottish would you describe yourself as on a scale of 1 to 7?
• Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values?
• If a bank needed bailing out and Scotland was independent, would it be in a stronger or weaker position to ensure customers didn’t lose any money?
• Are benefits for unemployed people too low and cause hardship, or too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would it have a stronger or weaker voice in the world?
• On a scale of 1 to 10 how good or bad a job do you think Alex Salmond is doing as First Minister?
• How British would you describe yourself as on a scale of 1 to 7?
• Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?
• Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers?
• Should Scotland be an independent country? If you do vote in the referendum, how will you vote?
• Should the government increase taxes and spending, reduce taxes and spending, or keep them the same?
• How much do you trust British governments to place the needs of the nation above party interests?
• How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
• If Scotland became independent which currency do you think it would be using after a few years? (2014 version of question)
• If Scotland were to become independent, how sure or unsure are you about what would happen?
• Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?
• Do you agree or disagree that management will always try to get the better of employees if it gets the chance?
• Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?
• Do you think England’s economy or Scotland’s economy benefits more from the Union?
• If Scotland became independent, how confident would you be that there are enough people with the expertise to run the country well?
• Where should the money to pay pensions to people in Scotland come from?
• Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending?
• Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich and one for the poor?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would people have more or less pride in their country?
• At the moment, which way do you think you are most likely to vote, Yes or No? (only asked of those who say they haven’t decided yet)
• If Scotland were to become independent, would the gap between rich and poor be bigger or smaller?
• Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards?
• Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes)
• Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)