Scottish Social Attitudes 2015: Attitudes to Government, the National Health Service, the Economy and Standard of Living
This report provides the findings of the core module of the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2015 on attitudes to government, the National Health Service, the economy and standard of living.
Table A2.11 Which of the following do you think has most influence over the way Scotland is run? (1999- 2015, column %)
| 1999* | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| The Scottish Government** | 41 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 |
| The UK Government at Westminster | 39 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 38 |
| Local Councils in Scotland | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 18 |
| The European Union | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| (Don't know) | 8 | 8 | - | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| (Not answered) | - | - | - | - | * | * | * |
| Sample size | 1482 | 1663 | 1605 | 1508 | 1637 | 1549 | 1594 |
| 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| The Scottish Government** | 28 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 41 |
| The UK Government at Westminster | 47 | 39 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 42 |
| Local Councils in Scotland | 8 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| The European Union | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| (Don't know) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| (Not answered) | * | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sample size | 1508 | 1482 | 1495 | 1197 | 1229 | 1497 | 1288 |
Note:
*In 1999 the question wording was: "When the new parliament starts work, which of the following do you think will have most influence over the way Scotland is run"
**In 2004 an experiment was run whereby half the sample was asked about the Scottish Parliament and half was asked about the Scottish Executive. The change of wording made negligible difference to the responses given, therefore the combined results are shown here. In 2009, the wording was changed again to ask about the 'Scottish Government', rather than the 'Scottish Executive', following the September 2007 name change.
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