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Public Attitudes: Most Important Issues Facing Scotland

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Scotland's constitutional future seen as the key long-term issue facing ...

1. Main points. The following information is from data collected from 2 to 27 October 2024, based on adults in Great Britain. When asked about the important issues facing

Warm Welcome? Understanding public attitudes to asylum seekers in Scotland

These help us to understand levels of support for (and predictors of) constitutional change and independence, attitudes to future referendums (including the right to call and

The tracker surveys Scots every quarter of a year to measure behaviours and attitudes towards society, the economy and the environment. The latest survey, conducted in

Most important issues facing the country. The economy continues to hold the top spot in the list of public concerns, with 52% of Britons including it in their list of up to three top

  • Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2021-2022
  • Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: January 2025
  • Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: October 2024
  • Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: February 2025

We highlight some of the key changes in attitudes uncovered by the 2023 Scottish Social Attitudes survey.

Immigration ranks well behind the economy on the most important issues facing Scotland. But immigration was ranked more important than crime, Europe, education and

This event brings together three fresh perspectives, each based on new findings on migration to Scotland and public attitudes. So this is your barometer data on what do you

Scottish Social Attitudes is the longest-running study of public attitudes in Scotland. It is carried out by the Scottish Centre for Social Research, and since 1999 this highly respected study has

The next most cited issue is poverty (17%). However, for the first time since the tracker began in October 2021, immigration has joined the top five public concerns as it rises

Immigration is viewed as one of the key issues facing the UK and social survey data are central to measuring public attitudes towards immigration (Blinder and Richards, 2021;

The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey is run by ScotCen Social Research, with the aim of collecting objective data about public attitudes on issues relevant to Scotland. It

The survey measured public attitudes towards trust in government and influence over how Scotland is run, as well as views on the economy, the health service, tax and voting.

of considerable public debate. The issue of migration has not featured strongly in these discussions. However there are grounds for believing that Scotland is ‘different’ from the rest of

This edition explores what people told us were the most important issues facing the UK and how views varied between different groups of the population. Public opinions and

1. Main points. The following information is from data collected from 5 February to 2 March 2025, based on adults in Great Britain. When asked about the important issues facing

Equal pay tops the list of the most important issues facing women in Scotland (mentioned by 29%), perhaps reflecting an awareness of recent high-profile class actions on

Generating a clearer understanding of Scotland’s attitudes to immigration is important to the independence debate. At a UK level, immigration has for some time been one

After those issues the environment was then clearly the most commonly-cited matter. Housing concerns are then prominent in a group of issues that also include immigration/asylum, as well

Evidence suggests that institutional trust, place attachment, environmental values, and idea of what is “right and normal” influence the formation of attitudes to ecosystems, landscape and

NHS replaces Brexit as the most important issue facing Britain | Ipsos

These groups have been consistently more likely to report climate change and the environment as an important issue. For more information on how reporting of important issues

Summary. The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey is run by ScotCen Social Research, with the aim of collecting objective data about public attitudes on issues relevant to

Used by the Government, journalists, opinion formers and academics, the Scottish Social Attitudes series measures and tracks changes in people’s social, political and moral

Scottish voters have been more likely to believe it was wrong to the leave the EU, more hostile to a harder or no deal Brexit, and less positive about the Government’s handling

The United Kingdom consists of four geographic parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Island. It’s home to nearly 68 million people, while its capital city – London – is one of the most

the most important issues facing women and girls in Scotland? Equal pay is seen as the most important issue facing women in Scotland, followed by domestic abuse. Women in particular

While the cost of living, also remains a significant priority for Scots with 40% identifying it as one of the top issues facing Scotland. A host of other issues remain of importance to Scots,

Scotland is at a milestone moment for human rights. The Scottish Government has committed to bringing more human rights into Scots law, meaning that public bodies could have additional

Findings from the 2019 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (SSA), conducted between August 2019 and March 2020, on attitudes to government, the economy, the health service, levels of tax and