Questions asked on this Poll:

• 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 schools should teach children to obey authority? Policy issues
• How good is the UK government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions? 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
• 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
• Who should make government decisions for Scotland? Expectations of constitutional change How Scotland should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union
• Has the quality of education in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Policy issues
• Should the old age pension always be same in Scotland as England is it or OK to be different? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• ‘Moreno’ national identity National identity and cultural issues
• Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong? Policy issues
• 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 ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth? Policy issues
• If Scotland were to become independent, would it have a stronger or weaker voice in the world? Expectations of constitutional change
• Do you agree or disagree that management will always try to get the better of employees if it gets the chance? Policy issues
• Would you be in favour or against independence if it would make little difference to the standard of living, and on average people would be no better or worse off? Expectations of constitutional change
• Who ought to make decisions for Scotland about the the old age pension paid out by government? 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
• If Scotland were to become independent, would the standard of living in Scotland be higher or lower? Expectations of constitutional change
• Should tuition fees always be the same in Scotland as in England or is it OK for them to be different? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run? How Scotland should be governed
• How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way in which the NHS runs nowadays? Policy issues
• How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three) How Scotland should be governed
• How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes) Policy issues
• Has the standard of the health service in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? 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
• Who ought to make important decisions for Scotland about university tuition fees? How Scotland should be governed
• If Scotland were to become independent, would taxes in Scotland be higher or lower? Expectations of constitutional change
• Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details) Policy issues
• Has Scotland’s economy got stronger or weaker in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Should the basic rate of income tax always be same in England as Scotland or is it OK to be different? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• Should tuition fees always be the same in England as in Scotland or is it OK for them to be different? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• ‘Forced choice’ national identity National identity and cultural issues
• Has the standard of public transport in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• Should the old age pension always be same in England as Scotland is it or OK to be different? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• How should Scotland be governed? (five options) 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
• Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence? Policy issues
• Would you be in favour or against independence if the standard of living would be higher and people were £500 better off on average? Expectations of constitutional change
• Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers? Policy issues
• How good is the Scottish Government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions? 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
• If Scotland were to become independent, would people have more or less pride in their country? Expectations of constitutional change
• If Scotland were to become independent, would Scotland’s economy be better or worse? Expectations of constitutional change
• Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off? Policy issues
• Who ought to make decisions for Scotland about the basic rate of income tax? How Scotland should be governed
• Would you be in favour or against independence if the standard of living would be lower and people were £500 worse off on average? Expectations of constitutional change
• Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK? Perceptions of government & the Union
• How much interest do you have in politics? Elections, parties & leaders
• 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 censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards? Policy issues
• If Scotland were to become independent would you feel confident or worried about Scotland’s future? Expectations of constitutional change
• Should the basic rate of income tax always be same in Scotland as England or is it OK to be different? Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues
• 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 people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences? Policy issues
• Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run? Perceptions of government & the Union
• Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending? Perceptions of government & the Union