This statistic shows a distribution of respondents to a survey question designed to find out how the Scottish would vote in the upcoming referendum on independence from the United Kingdom if people would, as a result, be 500 British pounds a year better off. There is a great deal of campaigning taking place on both sides of the independence argument. The Scottish National Party want a completely autonomous Scotland whilst the Conservative led United Kingdom government is fighting for the centuries old union to remain. Standard of living and the economy are important points being discussed by both groups with claims being made which often contradict those of the opposition. When assuming they would be better off, the majority (52 percent) would be in favour of independence. There were 7 percent more respondents strongly in favour than when given the scenario of no change to standard of living.
Would you be in favour or against independence if people were 500 GBP a year better off on average?*
* Full question: "Say it was clear that if Scotland became an independent country (separate from the rest of the UK) the standard of living would be higher and people would on average be £500 a year better off. In those circumstances would you be in favour or against Scotland becoming an independent country?"
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ScotCen. (January 31, 2014). Would you be in favour or against independence if people were 500 GBP a year better off on average?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309516/scottish-independence-if-financially-better-off-survey/
ScotCen. "Would you be in favour or against independence if people were 500 GBP a year better off on average?*." Chart. January 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309516/scottish-independence-if-financially-better-off-survey/
ScotCen. (2014). Would you be in favour or against independence if people were 500 GBP a year better off on average?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309516/scottish-independence-if-financially-better-off-survey/
ScotCen. "Would You Be in Favour or against Independence If People Were 500 Gbp a Year Better off on Average?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309516/scottish-independence-if-financially-better-off-survey/
ScotCen, Would you be in favour or against independence if people were 500 GBP a year better off on average?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309516/scottish-independence-if-financially-better-off-survey/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Would you be in favour or against independence if people were 500 GBP a year better off on average?* [Graph], ScotCen, January 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309516/scottish-independence-if-financially-better-off-survey/