Full question: Would you say that, as a result of being part of the United Kingdom, Scotland’s ability to influence its future is strengthened, weakened, or is it neither strengthened nor weakened?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland’s best interests?
• How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests?
• How much do you trust the UK government make decisions that are fair to different groups of people in the UK?
• How much do you trust the Scottish Government to make decisions that are fair to different groups of people in Scotland?
• Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run?
• Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run?
• How important do you think it is to vote in Scottish Parliament elections?
• How important do you think it is to vote in UK General Elections?
• Do you think Britain’s economy will be better or worse off as a result of leaving the EU?
• Do you think Britain will have more or less influence in the world as a result of leaving the EU?
• Do you agree or disagree that being a member of the EU undermines Britain’s distinctive identity?
• Do you agree or disagree that being a member of the EU undermines Britain’s right to be an independent country that makes its own laws?
• Do you think Scotland’s ability to influence its future is strengthened or weakened by being part of the UK?
• Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in how Scotland is governed?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would it have a stronger or weaker voice in the world?
• Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK?
• How good is the Scottish Government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions?
• How good is the UK government at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions?
• How good is your Local Council at listening to people’s views before it takes decisions?
• How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way in which the NHS runs nowadays?
• Has the standard of the health service in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would people have more or less pride in their country?
• If Scotland were to become independent, would Scotland’s economy be better or worse?
• How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
• How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three)
• Has the general standard of living in Scotland increased or fallen in the last 12 months?
• Has Scotland’s economy got stronger or weaker in the last 12 months?
• Who should make government decisions for Scotland?
• What should Britain’s long-term policy on the European Union be?
• If Scotland became independent should it be a member of the European Union?
• How close or remote a relationship do you think the UK should have with the EU in the future?
• Should the government increase taxes and spending, reduce taxes and spending, or keep them the same?
• ‘Moreno’ national identity
• How much interest do you have in politics?
• Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?
• Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences?
• Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?
• Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?
• Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards?
• Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values?
• Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich and one for the poor?
• Do you agree or disagree that management will always try to get the better of employees if it gets the chance?
• Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth?
• Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers?
• Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?
• ‘Forced choice’ national identity
• Party political identification
• Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes)
• Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)
• How Scottish would you describe yourself as on a scale of 1 to 7?