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- The Scottish independence referendum (21)
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- How Scotland should be governed (7)
- Expectations of constitutional change (7)
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- ICM (48)
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- Survation (7)
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- BMG Research (5)
- Populus (3)
- Opinium (3)
- Scottish Opinion (3)
- Progressive Scottish Opinion (2)
- British Election Study (1)
- Kantar (1)
- Angus Reid (1)
- Lord Ashcroft Polls (1)
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- Scotsman (31)
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- Better Together (1)
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Age Groups
Questions (57)
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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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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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If held tomorrow, how would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum?
Including results from 19 polls from Jul 2008 to Jun 2013
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If there were a referendum on EU membership tomorrow, would you vote to stay?
Including results from 4 polls from Jan 2014 to Jul 2014
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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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Would you vote Yes or No if you thought the UK would leave the EU in a few years' time?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Jul 2014
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 16 and older -
How good or bad a job is Alex Salmond doing as First Minister? (Five response options)
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2009 to Apr 2010
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What should happen next if Scotland votes No?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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How do you think you would vote in the European election?
Including results from 7 polls from Jan 2014 to May 2014
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If a majority of people in the UK voted for the UK to leave the EU, would you support another referendum on Scottish independence?
Including results from 7 polls from Jan 2016 to May 2016
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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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If Scotland became an independent country, do you think this would mean that there would be more or less inequality in Scotland?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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If Scotland became an independent country, do you think this would be good or bad for Scotland's economy?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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Would you support or oppose Scottish independence if you were convinced it would leave you personally no better and no worse off financially?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Sep 2013
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 16 and older -
Would you support or oppose Scotland becoming independent if you were convinced you would be £500 a year better off as a result.
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Sep 2013
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 16 and older -
How good or bad a job is Gordon Brown doing as UK Prime Minister?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2009 to Apr 2010
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People are much more interested in the independence debate than they ever are in what the parties say at elections
Including results from 3 polls from Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
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Should an independent Scotland apply to join the EU?
Including results from 2 polls from Feb 2014 to Aug 2014
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How good or bad a job is David Cameron doing as Conservative leader?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2010 to Apr 2010
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Should Scotland vote to remain in the EU but the UK votes to leave, should Scots know whether an independent Scotland could remain in the EU before a second independence referendum is held?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016
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Do you think leaving the EU would be good or bad for trade, jobs and the economy?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016
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Which best represents your view on one or two party governments?
Scotland on Sunday poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1520 respondents 18 and older -
On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to vote in the European election?
Including results from 4 polls from Jan 2014 to May 2014
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How much of a risk would it be if Scotland remained in the UK?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2014 to Sep 2014
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How good or bad a job is Nick Clegg doing as Liberal Democrat leader?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2010 to Apr 2010
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Which monetary option would be in Scotland's best interests?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2014 to Sep 2014
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Has Scotland benefited or not from being a member of the European Union?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, May 2014
Online Panel interview with 1003 respondents 16 and older -
What share of the vote do you think Yes will get?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Jul 2014
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 16 and older -
Who do you think won the TV debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling?
Including results from 3 polls from Aug 2014 to Aug 2014
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How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (excluding Greens)
Including results from 8 polls from Aug 2007 to Jan 2012
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Who would be the best First Minister for Scotland, Alex Salmond or Iain Gray?
Including results from 3 polls from Oct 2010 to Apr 2011
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Do you agree with Alex Salmond's suggestion that "more nats means less cuts"?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2010 to Apr 2010
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If Scotland became an independent country, do you think this would mean that old age pensions would be higher or lower?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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Would you support or oppose Scottish independence if you were convinced that you would be £500 a year worse off as a result?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Sep 2013
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 16 and older -
How would you vote in the referendum if you thought the Conservatives were going to win the next UK general election?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2014 to May 2014
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How would you vote in the referendum if you thought the Labour were going to win the next UK general election?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2014 to May 2014
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Whatever the outcome, Scotland will be left badly divided after 18th September
Including results from 3 polls from Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
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Where are you on this 1-10 scale regarding independence?
Including results from 3 polls from Jul 2014 to Sep 2014
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What do you think would happen to the Scottish Parliament after a No vote?
Including results from 7 polls from Mar 2014 to Sep 2014
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Do you think Better Together presents a positive or negative picture of Scotland's future?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Apr 2014
Online Panel interview with 1004 respondents 16 and older -
If the UK votes to remain in the European Union, will the number of immigrants into Scotland be higher or will it fall?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016
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On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely are you to vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
Scotland on Sunday poll by YouGov, Apr 2011
Online Panel interview with 1135 respondents 18 and older -
If Scotland were to become independent, would it be allowed to be part of the European Union?
Including results from 2 polls from Feb 2014 to Aug 2014
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Have had lots of conversations with friends and family about the referendum
Including results from 3 polls from Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
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Members of my family have different views on independence
Including results from 3 polls from Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
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Do you think that the deal agreed by David Cameron with other EU leaders makes you more or less likely to vote to remain in the EU?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Mar 2016
Online Panel interview with 1000 respondents 16 and older -
Do you agree or disagree that UK elections should use a proportionally representative voting system?
Scotland on Sunday poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1520 respondents 18 and older -
Would an independent Scotland be able to use the pound in much the same way as it does now?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2014 to Sep 2014
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If UKIP come first in the European Election how will you be more likely to vote
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, May 2014
Online Panel interview with 1003 respondents 16 and older -
Some conversations about independence with friends and family have ended in a row
Including results from 3 polls from Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
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How much of a risk would it be if Scotland became independent?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2014 to Sep 2014
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Which of these options regarding migrants from the EU do you most agree with?
Scotland on Sunday poll by ICM, Jan 2014
Online Panel interview with 1004 respondents 16 and older -
In the event of the UK, including Scotland leaving the EU, do you think that we would be more or less vulnerable to terrorism?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016