This statistic shows the voting intention of Scottish people in the upcoming referendum on independence from the United Kingdom, by socio-demographic classification. The referendum will take place on September 18, 2014. If the majority of voters say "yes", Scotland will become an independent nation. The ABC1 group was predominantly made up of those in the "no" camp.
How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?
(by socio-demographic classification)
Socio-demographic classification
"Yes"
"No"
Don't know
ABC1
33%
43%
23%
C2DE
44%
33%
24%
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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? (by socio-demographic classification) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297390/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum-by-demographic/
Kantar. "How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? (by socio-demographic classification)." Chart. September 9, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297390/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum-by-demographic/
Kantar. (2014). How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? (by socio-demographic classification). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297390/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum-by-demographic/
Kantar. "How Do You Intend to Vote in Response to The Question: Should Scotland Be An Independent Country? (by Socio-demographic Classification)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297390/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum-by-demographic/
Kantar, How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? (by socio-demographic classification) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297390/voting-intention-in-scottish-independence-referendum-by-demographic/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
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