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- Elections, parties & leaders (69)
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- The Scottish independence referendum (19)
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Age Groups
Questions (105)
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How would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum if held now? (asked after the EU referendum)
Including results from 32 polls from Jun 2016 to Jun 2017
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How would you be likely to vote in a UK General Election?
Including results from 99 polls from Jan 2007 to Jun 2017
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How would you vote in the in the Scottish independence referendum if held now? (asked after the referendum)
Including results from 40 polls from Oct 2014 to May 2016
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Should Scotland be an independent country?
Including results from 99 polls from Feb 2013 to Sep 2014
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How would you use your constituency vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
Including results from 175 polls from Jan 2007 to Mar 2017
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If a majority of people in the UK voted for the UK to leave the EU, how would you vote in another Scottish independence referendum?
Including results from 8 polls from Jan 2016 to May 2016
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Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
Including results from 27 polls from Jul 2015 to Jun 2016
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How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (including greens)
Including results from 146 polls from Jan 2007 to Mar 2017
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Which party would you give your first vote to in a local council election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
How likely would you be to vote in a referendum on Scottish independence? (1 to 10 scale)
Including results from 22 polls from Aug 2011 to Mar 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Nicola Sturgeon as (Deputy) First Minister?
Including results from 15 polls from May 2013 to May 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Ruth Davidson as Scottish Conservative leader? (Two response options)
Including results from 18 polls from Jun 2012 to May 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with David Cameron as Prime Minister?
Including results from 16 polls from Jun 2012 to Apr 2016
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Jim Murphy is doing his job as leader of the Scottish Labour party? (Two response options)
Including results from 2 polls from Jan 2015 to Apr 2015
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Did the UK vote to leave the EU change how you would vote in a future referendum on Scottish independence?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Sep 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Theresa May is doing her job as Prime Minister?
Including results from 2 polls from Sep 2016 to May 2017
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Do you think the current Scottish Government has done a good job or a bad job at improving the standard of living for poor people?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think the current Scottish Government has done a good job or a bad job at handling public expenditure?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Are you satisfied / dissatisfied with Kezia Dugdale as leader of Scottish Labour?
Including results from 6 polls from Aug 2015 to May 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Jeremy Corbyn is doing his job as leader of the UK Labour Party?
Including results from 4 polls from Feb 2016 to May 2017
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Have you definitely decided to vote that way or might you change your mind? (excluding those who don't know how they will vote)
Including results from 15 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Patrick Harvie as Scottish Green Party leader? (Two response options)
Including results from 18 polls from Jun 2012 to May 2017
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a General Election?
Including results from 6 polls from Nov 2009 to May 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Willie Rennie as Scottish Liberal Democrat leader? (Two response options)
Including results from 18 polls from Jun 2012 to May 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister, and Leader of the Lib Dems?
Including results from 3 polls from Oct 2014 to Apr 2015
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Have the Commonwealth Games made you more likely to vote Yes, No or made no difference?
Including results from 2 polls from Aug 2014 to Aug 2014
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Do you agree or disagree that there should be another referendum on Scottish independence within the next two years?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Sep 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Swinney is doing his job as Deputy First Minister?
Including results from 8 polls from Jan 2015 to May 2017
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Alex Salmond as First Minister? (Two response options)
Including results from 12 polls from May 2008 to Oct 2014
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To what extent would you support or oppose 'English votes for English laws'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jan 2015
Telephone interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
Which of the following comes closest to your view about income tax in Scotland?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Feb 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think the current Scottish Government has done a good job or a bad job at improving your standard of living?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you support or oppose keeping income tax rates in Scotland the same as they are in the rest of the UK?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Would you support or oppose another referendum being held if a Conservative government is elected in the 2015 general election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Oct 2014
Telephone interview with 1026 respondents 18 and older -
Has the reduction in the price of oil affected your support for Scottish independence?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jan 2015
Telephone interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
How confident are you that David Cameron will get a good deal for Britain in negotiations with other EU leaders?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Nov 2015
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Johann Lamont as Scottish Labour Party leader? (Two response options)
Including results from 9 polls from Jun 2012 to Aug 2014
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How successful have the Commonwealth Games been overall?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Aug 2014
Telephone interview with 1006 respondents 16 and older -
Would you support or oppose another independence referendum being held in the event of a vote for the UK to leave the EU in 2017?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Oct 2014
Telephone interview with 1026 respondents 18 and older -
Could you please tell me whether you support or oppose the policy to get rid of all nuclear weapons in Britain ?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Feb 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Do you support or oppose increasing the basic rate and higher rate of income tax each by 1p in the pound?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you support or oppose increasing the top rate of income tax from 45p to 60p in the pound for those earning over £150,000 per year?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
What impact will the currency announcement have on how you plan to vote?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Feb 2014
Telephone interview with 1001 respondents 16 and older -
Have you been registered to vote before or is this the first time?
Including results from 2 polls from Sep 2014 to Sep 2014
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What effect, if any, will the Smith Commission proposals have on how you would vote in a future independence referendum? (Asked only of people who had at least heard of the report)
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jan 2015
Telephone interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party do you think best understands the problems facing Scotland?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think the current Scottish Government has done a good job or a bad job at managing the economy in Scotland?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think Britain’s influence in the world would be better or worse if the UK votes to leave the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jun 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Ed Miliband as leader of the Labour Party?
Including results from 3 polls from Oct 2014 to Apr 2015
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Do you support or oppose another referendum being held in the the next ten years?
Including results from 2 polls from Oct 2014 to Aug 2015
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Would you support or oppose another referendum being held if a Conservative government is elected in 2015 with no Conservative MPs in Scotland?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Oct 2014
Telephone interview with 1026 respondents 18 and older -
If the SNP have more influence in Westminster, do you think that would be a good thing or a bad thing for the UK as a whole?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2015
Telephone interview with 1071 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement 'I know what the Scottish Labour Party stands for these days'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Which political party do you think would be best at looking after the interests of people like you?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Which political party do you think is the most clear and united about what its policies should be?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
Including results from 27 polls from Jan 2007 to Apr 2016
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Do you think Scotland should become an independent country?
STV poll by Scottish Opinion, May 2007
Telephone interview with 1051 respondents 18 and older -
Do you support or oppose another referendum being held in the the next five years?
Including results from 2 polls from Oct 2014 to Aug 2015
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Regardless of how you intend to vote in the referendum, what do you think the result will be?
Including results from 2 polls from Sep 2014 to Sep 2014
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Does Jim Murphy's election as leader make you more likely or less likely to vote for Labour at the UK General Election in May?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jan 2015
Telephone interview with 1001 respondents 18 and older -
If the SNP have more influence in Westminster, do you think that would be a good thing or a bad thing for Scotland?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2015
Telephone interview with 1071 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement 'I know what the Scottish Green Party stands for these days'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Which political party do you think has the best team of leaders to deal with the country's problems?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Alastair Darling as Better Together campaign leader?
Including results from 6 polls from May 2013 to Aug 2014
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What impact will the White Paper 'Scotland's Future' have on how you plan to vote in the referendum?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Dec 2013
Telephone interview with 1006 respondents 16 and older -
As far as you know, are you registered to vote in the Scottish independence referendum?
Including results from 2 polls from Sep 2014 to Sep 2014
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Do you think the current Scottish Government has done a good job or a bad job at improving the standard of living for rich people?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think Scotland's influence in the world would be better or worse if the UK votes to leave the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jun 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement 'I know what the Scottish Liberal Democrats stand for these days'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Which political party do you think has the best policies for the country as a whole?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you support or oppose increasing the top rate of income tax from 45p to 50p in the pound for those earning over £150,000 per year?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you support or oppose setting the income threshold at which the higher rate of income tax begins to be paid at £43,000 per year plus inflation?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that there should be another referendum on Scottish independence within two years if the UK leaves the EU and voters in Scotland vote to remain in the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jun 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Could you please tell me whether you support or oppose the policy to get rid of all nuclear weapons in Britain even if other countries keep theirs?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Feb 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement 'I know what the Scottish National Party stands for these days'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement 'I know what UKIP stands for these days'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think Scotland’s economy over the next five years would be better or worse if the UK votes to leave the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jun 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Do you think the UK's vote to leave the EU will have a positive or negative impact on the EU's influence on the world stage?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Sep 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
For the general election, which of the following statements comes closest to your view for the SNP?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2015
Telephone interview with 1071 respondents 18 and older -
Do you think Scotland’s public services would be better or worse if the UK votes to leave the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jun 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Do you think your own standard of living would be better or worse if the UK votes to leave the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Jun 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Do you think the UK's vote to leave the EU will have a positive or negative impact on the UK economy?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Sep 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think the UK's vote to leave the EU will have a positive or negative impact on the UK's influence on the world stage?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Sep 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement 'I know what the Scottish Conservative Party stands for these days'?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Apr 2016
Telephone interview with 1015 respondents 16 and older -
Do you think the UK's vote to leave the EU will have a positive or negative impact on the economy in the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Sep 2016
Telephone interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
If Scotland becomes independent following a second independence referendum, what should the relationship be between Scotland and the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
Where would you place yourself on a scale between the statements ‘I completely support Scotland becoming independent' and ‘I completely support Scotland staying part of the UK’?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that Nicola Sturgeon is doing a good job in representing Scotland's interests in the process of the UK leaving the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that Theresa May is doing a good job in representing Scotland's interests in the process of the UK leaving the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that Theresa May is doing a good job in representing the UK's interests in the process of leaving the EU?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that once the negotiations for the UK leaving the EU finish, there should be another referendum across the UK to either accept or reject the deal?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
How likely would you be to vote in a local council election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, Mar 2017
Telephone interview with 1029 respondents 16 and older -
What is your attitude towards voting for the SNP in a general election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
What is your attitude towards voting for the Conservatives in a general election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
What is your attitude towards voting for Scottish Labour in a general election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, the Conservative’s Theresa May, or Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party has the best policies for Scotland on health and the NHS?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party has the best policies for Scotland on education?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party has the best policies for Scotland on crime and anti-social behaviour?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party has the best policies for Scotland on the environment?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party has the best policies for Scotland on defence?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party has the best policies for Scotland on Europe?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that there should be an independence referendum in the next two years if the SNP gains the majority of seats in Scotland at the general election?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that there should not be an independence referendum in the next two years regardless of the general election results
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that there should be an independence referendum in the next two years regardless of the general election result?
STV poll by Ipsos Mori, May 2017
Telephone interview with 1016 respondents 18 and older