Full question: Which institution respondent thinks ought to make most of the important decisions for Scotland about… The basic rate of income tax?

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

• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland’s best interests?
• Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?
• How good is the UK government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions?
• How much have you seen or heard about the work of the Scottish Government in the last 12 months?
• Party political identification
• Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values?
• Who should make government decisions for Scotland?
• Has the quality of education in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
• Should the old age pension always be same in Scotland as England is it or OK to be different?
• ‘Moreno’ national identity
• Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?
• Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in how Scotland is governed?
• 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 it have a stronger or weaker voice in the world?
• Do you agree or disagree that management will always try to get the better of employees if it gets the chance?
• Would you be in favour or against independence if it would make little difference to the standard of living, and on average people would be no better or worse off?
• Who ought to make decisions for Scotland about the the old age pension paid out by government?
• At the Scottish Parliamentary 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?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would the standard of living in Scotland be higher or lower?
• Should tuition fees always be the same in Scotland as in England or is it OK for them to be different?
• Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run?
• How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way in which the NHS runs nowadays?
• How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three)
• How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests?
• Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes)
• Has the standard of the health service in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to make decisions that are fair to different groups of people in Scotland?
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about university tuition fees?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would taxes in Scotland be higher or lower?
• Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)
• Has Scotland’s economy got stronger or weaker in the last 12 months?
• Should the basic rate of income tax always be same in England as Scotland or is it OK to be different?
• Should tuition fees always be the same in England as in Scotland or is it OK for them to be different?
• ‘Forced choice’ national identity
• Has the standard of public transport in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
• Should the old age pension always be same in England as Scotland is it or OK to be different?
• How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
• Has the general standard of living in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
• Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?
• Would you be in favour or against independence if the standard of living would be higher and people were £500 better off on average?
• Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers?
• How good is the Scottish Government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions?
• Do you think England’s economy or Scotland’s economy benefits more from the Union?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would people have more or less pride in their country?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would Scotland’s economy be better or worse?
• Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?
• Who ought to make decisions for Scotland about the basic rate of income tax?
• Would you be in favour or against independence if the standard of living would be lower and people were £500 worse off on average?
• Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK?
• How much interest do you have in politics?
• How much do you trust the UK government make decisions that are fair to different groups of people in the UK?
• Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards?
• If Scotland were to become independent would you feel confident or worried about Scotland’s future?
• Should the basic rate of income tax always be same in Scotland as England or is it OK to be different?
• Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich and one for the poor?
• Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences?
• Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run?
• Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending?