Scottish Referendum Study Questionnaire
post-referendum wave, 2014
[scotReferendumTurnout]{single} Many people don't vote in elections these days. Did you vote in the
referendum on Scottish independence that was held on 18th September 2014?
<1> Yes, I voted
<2> No, I did not vote
<3> No, I was not eligible to vote
<99>Don't know
[scotReferendumVote if scotReferendumTurnout==1]{single} And how did you vote in the
independence referendum?
<1> I voted "Yes" (Scotland should be an independent country)
<111> I voted "No" (Scotland should not be an independent country)
<99>Don't know
[reasonSwitchYes if (scotReferendumVote==1 #AND IN PRE-SURVEY# (scotReferendumIntention==2
OR scotReferendumLeaning==2)]{open} In an earlier survey, you mentioned that you were thinking of
voting ‘No’. Please could you briefly explain the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT reason why you changed
your mind and went for ‘Yes’?
<1> [reasonSwitchYes_text] {open rows=1 cols=63 prompt="Please write in"}
<98> None
<99> Don't know
[reasonSwitchNo if (scotReferendumVote==2 #AND IN PRE-SURVEY# (scotReferendumIntention==1
OR scotReferendumLeaning==1)]{open} In an earlier survey, you mentioned that you were thinking of
voting ‘Yes’. Please could you briefly explain the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT reason why you changed
your mind and went for ‘No’?
<1> [reasonSwitchNo_text] {open rows=1 cols=63 prompt="Please write in"}
<98> None
<99> Don't know
[reasonReferendumYes if scotReferendumVote==1]{single} Which of these best describes the *single
most important* reason why you voted Yes?
<1>Because it would have made Scotland better off economically
<2> Because of the current coalition government at Westminster
<3>Because it would have helped to protect public services
<4>Because the whole Westminster system is rotten
<5>So that Scotland always gets the governments it votes for
<6>Because independence is the natural state of nations like Scotland
<7> Something else (please write in) [reasonReferendumYeso]{open}
[reasonReferendumNo if scotReferendumVote==111]{single} Which of these best describes the *single
most important* reason why you voted No?
<1>Because independence would have made Scotland worse off economically
<2>I wanted to vote ‘Yes’ but in the end it seemed a bit too risky
<3>Because Scotland is going to get the extra powers I want anyway
<4>Because I didn’t trust Alex Salmond
<5>Because I feel British and believe in the Union
<6>Because there were too many unanswered questions
<7> Something else (please write in) [reasonReferendumNoo]{open}
[happyScotIndepResultNo]{scale 0 10 dk=1 dk_text="Don't know"} Overall, how happy or how
disappointed are you that the "No" side won the referendum?
-[happyScotIndepResultNoScale] Extremely disappointed | Extremely happy
[emotScotIndep]{gridroworder=randomize} And, on a similar scale from 0 to 10, could you say how
much you feel each of the following now that Scotland has voted to remain in the UK?
-[emotScotIndepFear] Afraid
-[emotScotIndepExcite] Excited
-[emotScotIndepRelief] Relieved
-[emotScotIndepAngry] Angry
-[emotScotIndepHope] Hopeful
<111> 0 – Not at all
<1> 1
<2> 2
<3> 3
<4> 4
<5> 5
<6> 6
<7> 7
<8> 8
<9> 9
<10> 10 – Extremely
[refContactWhoPost if refContactPost==2] {multiple} Could you indicate which campaigning
organizations or parties have contacted you during the past four weeks? *Please select all that apply*.
<1> Better Together
<2> Yes Scotland
<3> Scottish National Party
<4> Scottish Labour Party
<5> Scottish Liberal Democrats
<6> Scottish Conservative Party
<7> Scottish Green Party
<8> Any other organization campaigning *for* independence
<9> Any other organization campaigning *against* independence
<111 xor> None of these
{module rongrid if refContactWhoPost.has_any([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9])}
[refContactHowPost] {grid-check roworder=randomize colorder=randomize} Could you indicate all the
ways that you have been contacted, again selecting all that apply?
-[refContactHowPost_g1] Telephone call
-[refContactHowPost_g2] Leaflet or letter delivered to your home
-[refContactHowPost_g4] A visit to your home
-[refContactHowPost_g5] Contact in the street
-[refContactHowPost_g6] Email
-[refContactHowPost_g7] Twitter
-[refContactHowPost_g8] Facebook
-[refContactHowPost_g9] Text message (SMS)
-[refContactHowPost_g10]{fixed=1} Other Ways
<1 if 1 in refContactWhoPost> Better Together
<2 if 2 in refContactWhoPost> Yes Scotland
<3 if 3 in refContactWhoPost > Scottish National Party
<4 if 4 in refContactWhoPost > Scottish Labour Party
<5 if 5 in refContactWhoPost > Scottish Liberal Democrats
<6 if 6 in refContactWhoPost > Scottish Conservative Party
<7 if 7 in refContactWhoPost > Scottish Green Party
<8 if 8 in refContactWhoPost > Any other organization campaigning *for* independence
<9 if 9 in refContactWhoPost > Any other organization campaigning *against* independence
<10 fixed> None
{end module rongrid}
[campaignTone]{gridroworder=randomize} Campaigning is said to be ‘positive’ when it focuses on the
benefits of the campaigners’ own ideas and proposals. ‘Negative’ campaigning is focused on attacking
the ideas and proposals of the other side. Leaving aside how you voted for a moment, how would you
rate the two referendum campaigns on a scale from ‘very positive’ to ‘very negative’?
-[campaignToneYes] Yes Scotland
-[campaignToneNo] Better Together
<1> Very positive
<2> Fairly positive
<3> Neither positive nor negative
<4> Fairly negative
<5> Very negative
<6> Don’t know
[campaignVision]{gridroworder=randomize} And again leaving aside how you voted, how successful
would you say that each side was in putting forward a clear vision of the Scotland it wants?
-[campaignVisionYes] Yes Scotland
-[campaignVisionNo] Better Together
<1> Very successful
<2> Fairly successful
<3> Neither successful nor unsuccessful
<4> Fairly unsuccessful
<5> Very unsuccessful
<6> Don’t know
[campaignAssessPost]{gridroworder=randomize}To what extent do you agree or disagree with the
following statements?
-[refFairnessW2] Both sides of the referendum debate have had a fair chance to present their point of
view
-[otherSideW2] Although I was on one side of the debate, I must admit that the other side had some
strong points
-[ScotEmpwrW2] The independence debate has given ordinary people a say in Scotland's future.
-[refUnder18W2] It was a good idea to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the referendum
-[refImportantW2] This Independence referendum was more important than any other vote in
Scotland in the last fifty years
<1>Strongly agree
<2>Agree
<3>Neither agree nor disagree
<4>Disagree
<5>Strongly disagree
[fairConductRefW2]{gridroworder=randomize} How fairly or unfairly do you think the following have
behaved during the referendum process?
-[fairElecCommW2] The Electoral Commission
-[fairBBCW2] The BBC
-[fairYesCampW2] The ‘Yes Scotland’ campaign
-[fairNoCampW2] The ‘Better Together’ campaign
-[fairUKGovtW2] The UK government
-[fairScotGovtW2] The Scottish government
<1> Very fairly
<2> Quite fairly
<3>Neither fairly nor unfairly
<4> Quite unfairly
<5> Very unfairly
<99>Don’t know
[refElecStakesW2]{single} People disagree about the importance of different types of elections.
Overall, how much difference do you think it will make which side won the 2014 referendum on
Scottish independence?
<1>A great deal
<2>Quite a lot
<3>Some
<4>Not very much
<5>None at all
<6>Don’t know
[efficGeneral2]{grid roworder=randomize}To what extent do you agree or disagree with these
statements?
-[efficDontCare2] Politicians don’t care much about what people like me think.
-[efficNoSay2] People like me don’t have any say about what the government does
-[efficComplicated2] Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me
can’t really understand what’s going on
-[dutyToVote22] It is every citizen's duty to vote in an election
-[dutyToVoteRef2] It was every citizen’s duty to vote in the Scottish independence referendum
<1>Strongly agree
<2>Agree
<3>Neither agree nor disagree
<4>Disagree
<5>Strongly disagree
{page satDemPage}
[satDem]{grid width=100} On the whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that
democracy works in:
-[satDemUK] The UK as a whole
-[satDemScot] Scotland
-[satDemWales if country==3] Wales
-[satDemEng if country==1] England
-[satDemEU] The European Union
<222>
<1> Very dissatisfied
<2> A little dissatisfied
<3> Fairly satisfied
<4> Very satisfied
<98>
<99> Don't know
{end page satDemPage}
{pageapprovalRatingPage}
[approvalRating]{dyngrid} How far do you approve or disapprove of the job that these governments
are doing?
-[approveUKGovt] The UK government
-[approveScotGovt] The Scottish government
<1>Strongly disapprove
<2> Disapprove
<3>Neither approve nor disapprove
<4> Approve
<5>Strongly approve
<99><<span style="color:FireBrick">Don't know</span>>
{end page approvalRatingPage}
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[scotIndepGoodEng] {single} In general, how good or bad do you think it is for England that Scotland
will remain part of the United Kingdom?
<5> Very good
<4> Good
<3> Neither good nor bad
<2> Bad
<1> Very bad
<99> Don't know
[scotIndepGoodWal] {single} In general, how good or bad do you think it is for Wales that Scotland will
remain part of the United Kingdom?
<5> Very good
<4> Good
<3> Neither good nor bad
<2> Bad
<1> Very bad
<99> Don't know
[scotIndepGoodNE] {single} In general, how good or bad do you think it is for the north of England that
Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom?
<5> Very good
<4> Good
<3> Neither good nor bad
<2> Bad
<1> Very bad
<99> Don't know
[fairShareGrid]{grid width=100} Would you say that each of these nations gets more or less than its fair
share of UK government spending?
-[engFairShare] England
-[scotFairShare] Scotland
-[walesFairShare] Wales
-[londonFairShare] London
<222>
<1> Much less than its fair share
<2> A little less than its fair share
<3> More or less its fair share
<4> A little more than its fair share
<5>Much more than its fair share
<98>
<99>Don't know
[certaintyScotUnion]{single} Now that it has voted to remain in the Union, how sure are you about
what will happen to Scotland?
<1> I am very unsure what will happen
<2> I am quite unsure what will happen
<3> I am quite sure what will happen
<4> I am very sure what will happen
<99>Don't know
[scotDevoMax]{single} Now that Scotland has voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, *should*
the Scottish Parliament have more powers than it does at present, fewer powers, or should the
Parliament's powers stay about the same as they are now.
<5>It should have many more powers
<4>It should have some more powers
<3>It should have about the same powers as it does now
<2>It should have fewer powers than it does now
<1>It should have many fewer powers than it does now
<99>Don't know
[expectationDevoScot]{single} And do you think that the powers devolved to the Scottish parliament
*will* change?
<5>It will get many more powers
<4>It will get some more powers
<3>It will neither gain nor lose any powers
<2>It will lose some powers
<1>It will lose many powers
<99>Don't know
{page unionRisks2Page}
[unionRisks2]{dyngrid roworder=randomize} Now that Scotland has voted to stay in the UK, how likely
do you think it is that...
-[unionEconomy2] The general economic situation in Scotland will be worse
-[unionInequality2] The gap between rich and poor will get wider
-[unionMeBetterOff2] I personally will be better off
-[unionBudgetCuts2] A UK government will cut the spending available for Scottish public services
-[unionMorePowers2] Westminster will transfer substantially more powers to the Scottish Parliament
-[unionEULeave2] The UK will vote in a referendum to leave the European Union
-[unionBenefitsDown2] Welfare benefits will go down
<1> Very unlikely
<2>Fairly unlikely
<3>Neither likely nor unlikely
<4>Fairly likely
<5> Very likely
<99><<span style="color:FireBrick">Don't know</span>>
{end page unionRisks2Page}
[nationalIdentities]{scale 1 7 dk = 1 dk_text="Don't know"} Finally, a few questions about you. First,
where would you place yourself on these scales?
-[britishness] Not at all British | Very strongly British
-[scottishness] Not at all Scottish | Very strongly Scottish
-[englishness] Not at all English | Very strongly English
[leftRight]{scale 0 10 dk = 1 dk_text="Don't know"} In politics people sometimes talk of left and right.
Where would you place yourself on the following scale?
-[leftrightresponse] Left | Right
[scotElectionVoteConst if country ==2]{single} In Scottish Parliament elections, voters receive two
separate ballot papers. One is to vote for an individual member to represent your CONSTITUENCY.
The other is to vote for a party list for your REGION. If there was a Scottish Parliament election
tomorrow, which party’s candidate would you vote for to represent your local _constituency_?
<1> Scottish Labour
<2> Scottish Conservative
<3> Scottish Liberal Democrat
<4> Scottish National Party (SNP)
<6> Scottish Green Party
<7> United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
<8>Other[scotElectionVoteConstOth]{open prompt = "please specify"}
<111> I would not vote
<99>Don't know
[scotElectionVoteList if country ==2]{single} And which party are you most likely to vote for in your
_region_?
<1> Scottish Labour
<2> Scottish Conservative
<3> Scottish Liberal Democrat
<4> Scottish National Party (SNP)
<6> Scottish Green Party
<7> United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
<8>Other[scotElectionVoteListOth]{open prompt = "please specify"}
<111> I would not vote
<99>Don't know