Scottish Social Attitudes 2012

Chapters and authors

• 'Will 16 and 17 year olds make a difference in the referendum?' authored by Jan Eichhorn, University of Edinburgh

• 'What does England want?' authored by John Curtice 

• 'The English question How is England responding to devolution?' authored Rachel Ormston

• 'The option not on the table Attitudes to more devolution' authored by John Curtice

• 'Public Attitudes to Gaelic in Scotland' authored by Fiona O’Hanlon & Lindsay Paterson (Edinburgh University) and Rachel Ormston & Susan Reid

• 'Why don’t more women support independence?' authored by Rachel Ormston

• 'More devolution: an alternative road?' authored by John Curtice and Rachel Ormston

• 'Attitudes towards Scotland’s Constitutional Future' authored by John Curtice and Rachel Ormston

• 'Who supports and opposes independence – and why?' authored by John Curtice

Methods

The Scottish Social Attitudes survey (SSA) is carried out by ScotCen Social Research, an independent research organisation based in Edinburgh. The 2012 survey involved 1,229 interviews with a representative probability sample of the Scottish population (a response rate of 54%).

Interviews were conducted faceto-face in people’s home, with a self-completion element for questions that were particularly sensitive or where there were concerns about respondents giving ‘socially desirable’ answers. Data are weighted to adjust for known nonresponse bias and to ensure they reflect the sex-age profile of the Scottish population

About

The Scottish Social Attitudes survey aims to produce high quality survey data to inform both public policy and academic study. It has a long time series (dating back to 1999) on public attitudes towards devolution and independence. Further details about ScotCen Social Research and the Scottish Social Attitudes survey are available at www.scotcen.org.uk