Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)

Fieldwork dates: 18 June 2000 - 18 March 2020
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 16 polls

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Results for: Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)
Fieldwork end date
Pollster
18 March 2020
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
28 February 2018
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
23 December 2016
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
31 January 2016
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
31 August 2014
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 October 2011
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
4 October 2010
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 September 2009
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 November 2007
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
21 January 2007
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
19 December 2005
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
17 December 2004
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 October 2003
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 October 2002
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 November 2001
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
4 November 2000
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
1 Most libertarian 21% 21% 25% 26% 20% 23% 23% 26% 23% 22% 23% 25% 25% 24% 25% 23%
2 24% 22% 22% 24% 25% 14% 17% 19% 17% 18% 18% 18% 18% 21% 19% 17%
3 18% 19% 19% 11% 22% 19% 22% 22% 24% 23% 24% 24% 24% 22% 24% 27%
4 22% 23% 17% 25% 16% 18% 18% 18% 19% 20% 16% 18% 17% 17% 15% 17%
5 Most authoritarian 16% 16% 19% 15% 16% 26% 20% 15% 17% 17% 20% 14% 16% 16% 16% 16%
Don't know 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Refused 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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Summary position on libertarian-authoritarian scale - derived from responses to 6 questions that ask respondents how much they agree or disagree that (a) Young people today don't have enough respect for traditional British values (b) People who break the law should be given stiffer sentences (c) For some crimes, the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence (d) Schools should teach children to obey authority (e) The law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong (f) Censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards. Responses to these questions are combined to give an overall position on a libertarian-authoritarian scale. Scores have then been divided into quintiles based on responses.

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