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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor – Attitudes towards EU membership February 2013


Should there be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union?


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


Q: Do you think there should be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, or not?


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


Should Britain stay in or leave the European Union?


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


Q: If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or leave the European Union, how would you vote?


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


Should an independent Scotland be a member of the European Union?


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


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


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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