What are the other important issues facing Scotland today?
Question details
"And what do you see as other important issues facing Scotland today?"
Survey years
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23 November 2009:
Ipsos Mori
survey for Self-Funded or Unknown
with 1009 respondents,
18 and older.
Further info
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14 June 2012:
Ipsos Mori
survey for Future of Scotland
with 1003 respondents,
18 and older.
Further info
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End Date Nov 2009 Jun 2012 Education/schools 22% 21% National Health Service/Hospitals/ Health care 21% 16% Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry 20% 3% Economy/economic situation/'credit crisis'/crunch 18% 20% Crime/law & order/violence/ vandalism/ anti-social (yob) behaviour 11% 7% Environment/climate change/global warming/pollution 9% 5% Scottish Independence/constitution/Devolution 7% 1% Housing 7% 7% Transport/public transport 6% 0.5% Immigration/immigrants (race relations) 6% 5% Pensions/social security/benefits 5% 5% Drug abuse 4% 3% Ageing population 4% 3% Poverty/inequality 4% 3% Local government/council tax 3% 2% Public services in general 3% 2% Terrorism/war in Iraq/Afghanistan/foreign affairs/Defence 3% 3% Common Market/EU/Europe/EURO 3% 3% Lack of facilities/opportunities for young people/young people have nothing to do 2% 6% Family breakdown/lack of discipline taught to young people 2% 1% Taxation 2% 0% Nationalisation/Government control of institutions 2% 1% Obesity/ill health 2% 2% Fishing industry 2% 1% MPs/MSPs expenses/expenses scandal 1% 1% Inflation/prices/rising cost of living 1% 2% Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages 1% 1% Petrol prices/fuel prices 1% 2% Countryside/rural life 1% 1% Oil 1% 1% Scottish National Party (SNP) 1% 0.5% Energy/Renewable Energy 1% 3% Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament 1% 1% Child abuse/protection of children 1% 0% Religion/religious tolerance 1% 1% Government spending 1% 0.5% Forth Bridge/building of the Forth Bridge 1% 0.5% Lack of funding/funding issues 1% 0.5% Roads/pavements 1% 0.5% Morality/individual behaviour/lifestyle 1% 2% Care for the elderly 1% 1% Alcohol abuse 0.5% 1% Help/support for businesses 0.5% 0.5% Scotland's Reputation/our status in the World 0.5% 0.5% Sectarianism 0.5% 10% Government/Gordon Brown/quality of Government 0.5% 0% More Nuclear Power Stations 0.5% 0% Policing 0.5% 1% Discrimination/Racism 0.5% 0.5% Banks/not lending money 0.5% 0.5% Foot and mouth outbreak/farming crisis 0.5% 0.5% Financial issues/poor distribution of finances 0.5% 1% Public sector jobs/pay 0.5% 0.5% Rights/help for the disabled 0.5% 1% Trade unions/strikes 0.5% 2% People taking advantage/frauding of benefit system 0.5% 1% Tourism 0.5% 1% Privatisation 0.5% 0.5% Flooding 0.5% 0% Commonwealth Games/all funding going to Commonwealth Games 0.5% 0.5% Identity crisis/no longer feel Scottish 0.5% 0% Pound/exchange rate/ value of pound 0.5% 0.5% Trams/Edinburgh trams 0.5% 0.5% Politicians/political interference 0% 1% Prison service 0% 0.5% Relationship with America 0% 0% Lack of future planning 0% 0.5% Public spending cuts 0% 23% Social care/care 0% 2% Swine flu/Flu pandemic 0% 1% Justice system 0% 1% Childcare facilities/cost 0% 1% Lack of revenue from Scottish resources (ie - oil) 0% 1% Money/resources being wasted 0% 1% Developing/ investing in infrastructure 0% 2% International trading/ importing/exporting 0% 0.5% Rising energy prices 0% 0.5% Animal welfare 0% 0.5% GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods 0% 0.5% Homelessness 0% 0.5% Keeping the streets clean/ dealing with litter 0% 0.5% Armed forces 0% 0.5% Underage/early pregnancies 0% 0.5% AIDS 0% 0.5% Size of public sector/councils 0% 0.5% Other 8% 4% None 5% 7% Don't know 5% 5% Refused 1% 1%
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