HOW YOU VOTED ON THE FUTURE OF THE UK
SCOTTISH SURVEY
If there was a referendum tomorrow with the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” how would you vote?
Yes – 43%
No – 45%
Undecided – 11%
Prefer not to say – 1%
Without undecideds or those not expressing a view:
Yes – 49%
No – 51%
When should the next independence referendum be held?
In the next year – 17%
Next 2 years – 16%
Next 5 years – 14%
Next 10 years – 9%
Longer than next 10 years – 17%
Never – 19%
Don’t Know – 8%
●Savanta ComRes interviewed 1,004 Scottish adults aged 18+ online from February 26 to March 4.
ENGLISH SURVEY
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
It would be better for Scotland if it left the UK and became an independent country – 14%
It would be worse for Scotland if it left the UK and became an independent country – 44%
It would be no better or worse for Scotland if it left the UK and became an independent country – 19%
Don’t know – 23%
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
It would be better for the UK if Scotland left the UK and became an independent country – 22%
It would be worse for the UK if Scotland left the UK and became an independent country – 32%
It would be no better or worse for the UK if Scotland left the UK and became an independent country – 25%
Don’t know – 21%
Imagine that Scotland was able to join the EU as an independent country.
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
It would be better for Scotland if it was in the EU rather than the UK – 24%
It would be worse for Scotland if it was in the EU rather than the UK – 32%
It would be no better or worse for Scotland if it was in the EU rather than the UK – 19%
Don’t know – 25%
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
It would be better for England if it was an independent
country, and not part of the UK with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – 15%
It would be worse for England if it was an independent country, and not part of the UK with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – 41%
It would be no better or worse for England if it was independent, and not part of the UK with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – 21%
Don’t know – 23%
Which of the following do you think would suffer the most if Scotland became independent from the rest of the UK?
Family and friends separated between Scotland and the rest of the UK – 19%
The UK’s economy – 17%
History and culture – 15%
The UK’s standing on the world stage – 12%
The UK’s Armed Forces – 7%
Something else – 2%
Don’t know – 28%
●Savanta ComRes interviewed 1,870 English adults aged 18+ online from February 26 to 28.