Questions asked on this Poll:

• Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about schools? How Scotland should be governed
• How well does Scottish Labour look after the interests of Scottish people in general? Elections, parties & leaders
• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to make decisions that are fair to different groups of people in Scotland? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How much interest do you have in politics? Elections, parties & leaders
• Do you think England’s economy or Scotland’s economy benefits more from the Union? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers? Policy issues
• Do you think it is true or false that ‘The Scottish Executive/Government is just another name for Scottish Parliament’? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that ‘Now Scotland has its own parliament, it should pay for its services out of taxes collected in Scotland’? How Scotland should be governed
• Do you support or oppose private companies or businesses running NHS hospitals? Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences? Policy issues
• How should Scotland be governed? (five options) How Scotland should be governed
• Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority? Policy issues
• How well does the Conservative party in Scotland look after interests of Scottish people in general? Elections, parties & leaders
• Who should pay towards the costs of university or college students’ tuition? Policy issues
• Do you think it is true or false that ‘The Scottish Parliament has around 70 elected members’? Perceptions of government & the Union
• ‘Moreno’ national identity National identity and cultural issues
• How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you support or oppose charities or other ‘non-profit’ organisations running state schools? Policy issues
• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland’s best interests? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that ‘The Scottish Parliament should be given more powers’? How Scotland should be governed
• Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes) Policy issues
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about defence and foreign affairs? How Scotland should be governed
• Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong? Policy issues
• ‘Forced choice’ national identity National identity and cultural issues
• Party political identification Elections, parties & leaders
• Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details) Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich and one for the poor? Policy issues
• Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you think it is true or false that ‘The Scottish Executive/Government makes most decisions about money spent on health’? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you think it is true or false that ‘The Scottish Executive/Government decides the level of unemployment benefit’? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in how Scotland is governed? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values? Policy issues
• How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three) How Scotland should be governed
• 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? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards? Policy issues
• Has the standard of public transport in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about welfare benefits? How Scotland should be governed
• How good is the Scottish Government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How much do you trust the UK government make decisions that are fair to different groups of people in the UK? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence? Policy issues
• How well do the Liberal Democrats in Scotland look after interests of Scottish people in general? Elections, parties & leaders
• Do you agree or disagree that Scottish MPs should not be allowed to vote on English-only laws? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How well does the SNP look after the interests of Scottish people in general? Elections, parties & leaders
• Do you agree or disagree that the UK should introduce proportional representation so that the number of MPs each party gets in the House of Commons matches more closely the number of votes each party gets? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run? How Scotland should be governed
• Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way in which the NHS runs nowadays? Policy issues
• Has the standard of the health service in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Policy issues
• Has the general standard of living in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that the Scottish Parliament should be elected using proportional representation? Elections, parties & leaders
• Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off? Policy issues
• Do you support or oppose charities or other ‘non-profit’ organisations running NHS hospitals? Policy issues
• Has the quality of education in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that management will always try to get the better of employees if it gets the chance? Policy issues
• How good is the UK government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Has Scotland’s economy got stronger or weaker in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about the NHS? How Scotland should be governed
• Do you support or oppose private companies or businesses running state schools? Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth? Policy issues