Alcohol - minimum unit pricing: public attitudes research

This report presents the findings from research into public attitudes to minimum unit pricing (MUP) of alcohol in Scotland in July 2023. The research found that respondents were slightly more likely to be in favour of MUP than against


Annex B – Survey Questions

1. One way of trying to reduce problem drinking in Scotland is having a minimum price for different alcoholic drinks. The price is based on how much alcohol is in each drink. How much are you in favour or against minimum unit pricing of alcohol?

Strongly in favour

Somewhat in favour

Neither in favour or against

Somewhat against

Strongly against

Don't know

2. If in favour, what is your main reason for saying that you are in favour?

To help tackle problems caused by alcohol in general

To help stop people drinking too much in general

To help to stop young people drinking/drinking too much

To help tackle health problems from drinking

To help tackle problems from drinking

To help tackle problems with particular strong drinks

Other

Don't know

3. And what is your second reason for saying that you are in favour?

[Options as above]

4. If against, what is your main reason for saying that you are against?

If people want to drink, they will whatever the price

Won't make any difference to how much people drink

Punishes everyone for what some drinkers do

Should be up to individuals how they spend their money

Won't make any difference to heavy drinkers

Punishes those who are less well off

State should not interfere

Other

Don't know

5. And what is your second reason for saying that you are against?

[Options as above]

How to access background or source data

The data collected for this social research publication

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