Questions asked on this Poll:

• Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth? Policy issues
• Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run? How Scotland should be governed
• Has the general standard of living in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Are benefits for unemployed people too low and cause hardship, or too high and discourage them from finding jobs? Policy issues
• Has the quality of education in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Policy issues
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about schools? How Scotland should be governed
• 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 agree or disagree that management will always try to get the better of employees if it gets the chance? Policy issues
• Is the gap between those with high incomes and those with low incomes in Britain too large, too small, or about right? Policy issues
• 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 to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Should we pay for public services in Scotland out of a sum of money decided by the UK Government and funded out of taxes collected across the UK, or out of taxes decided and collected by the Scottish Government in Scotland? How Scotland should be governed
• Do you think it is true or false that ‘The Scottish Executive/Government decides the level of unemployment benefit’? Perceptions of government & the Union
• ‘Moreno’ national identity National identity and cultural issues
• Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in how Scotland is governed? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How good is the UK government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How should Scotland be governed? (five options) How Scotland should be governed
• Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about defence and foreign affairs? How Scotland should be governed
• Do you think it is true or false that ‘The Scottish Parliament has around 70 elected members’? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you think England’s economy or Scotland’s economy benefits more from the Union? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How much have you seen or heard about the work of the Scottish Government in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Has Scotland’s economy got stronger or weaker in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong? Policy issues
• If Scotland were to become independent, would Scotland’s economy be better or worse? Expectations of constitutional change
• 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 there is one law for the rich and one for the poor? Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that ‘The Scottish Parliament should be given more powers’? How Scotland should be governed
• How much interest do you have in politics? Elections, parties & leaders
• Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence? Policy issues
• 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
• Has the standard of the health service in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Policy issues
• Would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful dealing with people? National identity and cultural issues
• 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 agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers? Policy issues
• Party political identification Elections, parties & leaders
• Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values? Policy issues
• Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details) Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences? Policy issues
• Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority? Policy issues
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about taxes? How Scotland should be governed
• Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes) 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
• 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
• Should the government increase taxes and spending, reduce taxes and spending, or keep them the same? Policy issues
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about the NHS? How Scotland should be governed
• 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
• How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three) How Scotland should be governed
• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland’s best interests? Perceptions of government & the Union
• ‘Forced choice’ national identity National identity and cultural issues
• Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run? Perceptions of government & the Union
• If Scotland were to become independent, would taxes in Scotland be higher or lower? Expectations of constitutional change
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about welfare benefits? How Scotland should be governed
• Do you agree or disagree that Scottish MPs should not be allowed to vote on English-only laws? Perceptions of government & the Union
• If Scotland were to become independent, would people have more or less pride in their country? Expectations of constitutional change
• Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards? Policy issues