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Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

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Does the Scottish Parliament give ordinary people more or less say in how Scotland is governed?
Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards?
Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences?
Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?
How much interest do you have in politics?
‘Forced choice’ national identity
How should Scotland be governed? (five options)
‘Moreno’ national identity
Does having a Scottish Parliament mean that Scotland’s economy will become better or worse?
Is the Scottish Parliament giving Scotland a stronger or weaker voice in the UK?
How should England be governed?
How much do you trust the UK government to work in Scotland’s best long-term interests?
What should Britain’s long-term policy on the European Union be?
Does Scotland get more, less, or pretty much its fair share of government spending?
Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values?
Does having a Scottish Parliament mean taxes in Scotland will be higher or lower?
Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers?
Are benefits for unemployed people too low and cause hardship, or too high and discourage them from finding jobs?
Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?
Do you think England’s economy or Scotland’s economy benefits more from the Union?
Do you agree or disagree that large numbers of people these days falsely claim benefits?
Which institution ought to have most influence over how Scotland is run?
Do you agree or disagree that Scottish MPs should not be allowed to vote on English-only laws?
Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth?
Is the gap between those with high incomes and those with low incomes in Britain too large, too small, or about right?
Which institution do you think has most influence over how Scotland is run?
Do you agree or disagree that large numbers of people who are eligible for benefits these days fail to claim them?
How much do you trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland’s best interests?
Should the government increase taxes and spending, reduce taxes and spending, or keep them the same?
Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?
Party political identification
Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?
How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three)
Position on libertarian-authoritarian scale (see notes for details)
Would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful dealing with people?
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 ‘The Scottish Parliament should be given more powers’?
Position on left-right scale (derived from other variables – see notes)
Do you agree or disagree that there is one law for the rich and one for the poor?

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

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

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

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

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

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

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

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

About these data

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

Full question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?

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