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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor
Scottish Government Approval Rating
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The majority of Scots are satisfied with the way the Scottish brand logo
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Scottish Government is running the country?
October February Change
Don’t know 2012 2013 (Oct-Feb)
Satisfied 54% 53% -1
6%
Dissatisfied 39% 41% +2
Net approval +15 +12 -3
Net UK Government
satisfaction
41% +12 53% 9%
Satisfied 25%
Net
satisfaction
Dissatisfied -41
66%
Base: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013 Source: Ipsos MORI
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Scottish Government is running the country?
Satisfied Dissatisfied
65% 61%
58% 58% 52% 54%
48% 50% 51% 51%
23%
37% 35% 32%
44% 46% 43% 42% 40% 44%
Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ Children No Private Public
children sector sector
Net
approval +21 +4 +42 +23 +4 +8 +10 +14 +8 +29
Base: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013 Source: Ipsos MORI
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Scottish Government is running the country?
Satisfied Dissatisfied
85%
76%
53%
38% 36%
30%
15% 20%
43%
53% 57%
65%
SNP Labour Lib Dem Conservatives Support Oppose
independence independence
Net
satisfaction +70 -15 +10 -35 +56 -21
Base: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 4-9 February 2013 Source: Ipsos MORI
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• 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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