Voting intention by work situation June 2014 referendum

This statistic shows voting intentions for the Catalan referendum on independence planned to take place on November 9, according to a survey carried out in June 2014, by employment situation. Those who were most likely to vote 'Yes' for both Catalonia becoming a state and becoming independent were those with a job (46.5 percent) and students (an absolute majority of almost 51 percent). There were more unemployed people against the idea of a Catalan state than were pro-independence.

Voting intention for the Catalan referendum as of June 2014, by employment situation*

Voting options	Working	Unemployed	Retired	Homemaker	Student
Yes + Yes	46.5%	38.6%	40.4%	42.2%	50.9%
No	29.2%	40%	28.8%	37.8%	27.3%
Abstain	4.3%	1.4%	10.6%	4.4%	1.8%
Yes + No	3.4%	1.4%	3.8%	0%	10.9%
Yes + Undecided/No response	3.4%	1.4%	2.9%	4.4%	1.8%
Undecided/No response/None of the above	13.3%	17.1%	13.5%	11.1%	7.3%

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Release date

June 2014

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Region

Spain

Survey time period

June 16 to 18, 2014

Number of respondents

800 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Residents in Catalonia with the right to vote

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* The Catalan referendum will have two questions: 1. Do you want Catalonia to become a state? 2. Do you want this state to be independent?
A 'Yes + Yes' vote is in favor of Catalonia becoming an independent state, a 'Yes + No' vote is in favor of Catalonia becoming a state, but not independent from Spain.

Surveys of respodents up to 44 years were carried out via computer-assisted web interviews. Those aged 45 or over were surveyed through computer-assisted telephone interviews.

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