This statistic shows the voting intention of Scottish people in the upcoming referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. This will take place on September 18, 2014. 23 percent of respondents, however, were still undecided. Voters such as these could prove crucial to the final result.
How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
"Yes"
38%
"No"
39%
Don't know
23%
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During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "There will be a referendum on Scottish Independence on the 18th of September 2014. How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?"
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Kantar. (September 9, 2014). How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297385/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum/
Kantar. "How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?." Chart. September 9, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297385/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum/
Kantar. (2014). How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297385/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum/
Kantar. "How Do You Intend to Vote in Response to The Question: Should Scotland Be An Independent Country?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297385/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum/
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