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).

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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor – Attitudes towards EU membership
February 2013
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2. Should there be a referendum
on Britain’s membership of the
European Union?
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3. The majority of Scots think there should 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?
Don’t know
6%
No 36%
58% Yes
Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
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4. Support for a referendum is highest among men and older people
Q: Do you think there should be a referendum on Britain’s membership of the
European Union, or not?
Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ SNP Labour Cons. Lib
Dem
62% 64% 63% 65%
54% 54% 56% 52%
47% 43% Yes
No
34% 30% 32% 30%
38% 37% 40% 42%
43%
53%
Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
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5. Should Britain stay in or leave
the European Union?
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6. The majority of Scots would vote for Britain to remain a member
of 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?
Don’t know
13%
53% Stay in
34%
Leave
Base: All (1,003). Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
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7. Support for Britain remaining in the EU is highest among
younger people
Q: If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or leave the
European Union, how would you vote?
Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ SNP Labour Cons. Lib
Dem
68% 70% Stay
57% 60%
54% 53% 53% 51% in
48% 46%
Leave
20%
30% 26% 29% 28%
37% 33% 38% 37%
39%
Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
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8. Should an independent
Scotland be a member of the
European Union?
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9. Six in ten think an independent Scotland should 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?
Don’t know
6%
An independent
Scotland should not
33%
be a member of the
European Union
An independent
61% Scotland should be a
member of the
European Union
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10. There are similar levels of support for an independent Scotland being an EU
member between those who support and oppose independence
Q: Regardless of how you intend to vote in the Scottish independence referendum,
which of the following comes closest to your view?
An independent Scotland should be a member of the European Union
An independent Scotland should not be a member of the European Union
65%
59%
34% 35%
Support independence Oppose independence
Base: All certain to vote in the independence referendum (735). Data collected among 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013
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11. 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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