Fieldwork dates: 2 September 2014 - 27 January 2020
Data from: Scotland
Results from:
3 polls
| Fieldwork end date Pollster |
27 January 2020 Poll by YouGov | 17 September 2014 Poll by YouGov | 5 September 2014 Poll by YouGov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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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