If there is a YES vote in the referendum, which two or three of these, if any, do you most fear would happen as a result?

Fieldwork dates: 2 September 2014 - 27 January 2020
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 3 polls

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Results for: If there is a YES vote in the referendum, which two or three of these, if any, do you most fear would happen as a result?
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27 January 2020
Poll by YouGov
17 September 2014
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5 September 2014
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Scotland would not be able to afford to maintain current levels of public spending without a rise in taxes 18% 17% 19%
Scottish families will face a higher cost of living 15% 15% 13%
British and international companies now operating in Scotland would move jobs and investment out of Scotland 14% 15% 15%
The quality of care in the NHS in Scotland would get worse 9% 6% 5%
Scotland would be unable to keep on using the pound in the way the Scottish government wants to 8% 13% 12%
Tax revenues from North Sea oil might fall and badly damage the finances of an independent Scotland 8% 9% 9%
Scotland would be outside the European Union, and have less influence in the rest of the world 7% 5% 5%
Scotland might stay in the European Union 5% 0% 0%
The quality of education in Scotland would get worse 3% 1% 1%
Scottish children will find it harder to get a decent job when they grow up 2% 4% 4%
The full range of BBC programmes and services might not be available – or would cost more for Scots to obtain 2% 3% 2%
None of these 9% 14% 15%

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If there is a YES vote in the referendum, which two or three
of these, if any, do you MOST fear would happen as a
result?

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