scotland: attitudes towards eu membership
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January 2013: Over half of Scots (58%) think there should be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU) compared with just over a third who disagree (36%). Support for a referendum is highest among those living in Scotland’s most deprived areas, those aged 55 and over (64%) and men (62%). Conservative and SNP voters are also more likely to think there should be a referendum (65% and 63% respectively).TRANSCRIPT
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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor – Attitudes towards EU membership February 2013
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Should there be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union?
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Q: Do you think there should be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, or not?
The majority of Scots think there should be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union
Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
58%
36%
6%
Yes
No
Don’t know
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Q: Do you think there should be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, or not?
Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
34% 38% 43% 37% 40% 30% 32%
42% 30%
53%
62% 54% 47% 54% 56%
64% 63% 52%
65%
43% Yes No
Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ SNP Labour Cons. Lib Dem
Support for a referendum is highest among men and older people
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Should Britain stay in or leave the European Union?
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Q: If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or leave the European Union, how would you vote?
The majority of Scots would vote for Britain to remain a member of the European Union
Base: All (1,003). Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
53% 34%
13%
Stay in
Leave
Don’t know
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Q: If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or leave the European Union, how would you vote?
Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
37% 30% 26% 29% 33% 38% 39%
28% 37%
20%
54% 53% 68%
57% 53% 48% 51% 60%
46%
70% Stay in
Leave
Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ SNP Labour Cons. Lib Dem
Support for Britain remaining in the EU is highest among younger people
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Should an independent Scotland be a member of the European Union?
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Q: Regardless of how you intend to vote in the Scottish independence referendum, which of the following comes closest to your view?
Six in ten think an independent Scotland should be a member of the European Union
Base: All (1,003). Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
61%
33%
6%
An independent Scotland should be a member of the European Union
An independent Scotland should not be a member of the
European Union
Don’t know
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Q: Regardless of how you intend to vote in the Scottish independence referendum, which of the following comes closest to your view?
Base: All certain to vote in the independence referendum (735). Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
65% 59%
34% 35%
An independent Scotland should be a member of the European Union An independent Scotland should not be a member of the European Union
Support independence Oppose independence
There are similar levels of support for an independent Scotland being an EU member between those who support and oppose independence
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Technical details
• This presents the topline results from Scotland
• Results are based on a survey of 1,003 respondents (adults aged 18+) conducted by telephone
• Fieldwork dates: 4th February – 9th February 2013
• Data are weight by: age, sex and working status using census data; tenure using SHS data; and public-private sector employment using Scottish Government Quarterly Public Sector Employment series data
• Where results do not sum to 100%, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of “don’t know” categories
• Results are based on all respondents (1,003) unless otherwise stated
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