This chart shows results from an online survey conducted in Great Britain in 2016 on whether Brexit supporters would still be in favor of Brexit if Scotland left the UK as a consequence, by age group. The strongest support was found in the older age groups, in which more than 90 percent of respondents still insisted on Brexit under the given circumstances.
Would you still support a Brexit if Britain leaving the European Union (EU) meant Scotland leaving the UK?
* People who responded "Right to leave" to the question "In hindsight, do you think Britain was right or wrong to vote to leave the European Union?"
Source question: There will probably be several years of planning and negotiation before Britain leaves the EU. If the following things happened between now and Britain leaving the EU, how would it affect your views?
- If Britain leaving the EU will mean Scotland leaving the UK?
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YouGov. (November 3, 2016). Would you still support a Brexit if Britain leaving the European Union (EU) meant Scotland leaving the UK? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/634938/pro-brexit-attitudes-on-scotland-leaving-the-uk-post-brexit-2016-by-age-group/
YouGov. "Would you still support a Brexit if Britain leaving the European Union (EU) meant Scotland leaving the UK?." Chart. November 3, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/634938/pro-brexit-attitudes-on-scotland-leaving-the-uk-post-brexit-2016-by-age-group/
YouGov. (2016). Would you still support a Brexit if Britain leaving the European Union (EU) meant Scotland leaving the UK?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/634938/pro-brexit-attitudes-on-scotland-leaving-the-uk-post-brexit-2016-by-age-group/
YouGov. "Would You Still Support a Brexit If Britain Leaving The European Union (Eu) Meant Scotland Leaving The Uk?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/634938/pro-brexit-attitudes-on-scotland-leaving-the-uk-post-brexit-2016-by-age-group/
YouGov, Would you still support a Brexit if Britain leaving the European Union (EU) meant Scotland leaving the UK? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/634938/pro-brexit-attitudes-on-scotland-leaving-the-uk-post-brexit-2016-by-age-group/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Would you still support a Brexit if Britain leaving the European Union (EU) meant Scotland leaving the UK? [Graph], YouGov, November 3, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/634938/pro-brexit-attitudes-on-scotland-leaving-the-uk-post-brexit-2016-by-age-group/
