Unique ID
Gender
Age of respondent in years
Number of people in the household
Number of people under 18 in the household
Which of these applies to your home?
Number of cars available to household
Postcode sector
Westminster constituency (N=59)
Scottish Parliament constituency (N=72)
Scottish Parliament region
ONS Urban / Rural (Scotland)
Location based on postcode
Panel status of respondent
Response date - pre
Response date - post
Response date - follow-up
Pre-election weight (Full YouGov weight)
Post-election weight (Full YouGov weight)
Follow-up weight (Full YouGov weight)
Reverse voting weight (Full YouGov, reproduces party choice marginals)
Reverse turnout weight (Full YouGov, reproduces turnout marginals)
How interested in the Scottish Parliament election on May 3rd?
And how interested are you in local council elections?
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:Conservative
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:Labour
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:Lib Dem
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:SNP
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:don't know
Do you think of yourself as a supporter of any one political party?
Do you think of yourself as a little closer to one political party?
Which one?
If ‘Other’, please specify which party
How likely is it that you will vote in the Scottish Parliament election?
If you do vote, have you decided which party you will vote for?
Thinking about the REGIONAL vote, who are you most likely to vote for?
Which comes closest to the main reason you'll vote for that party?
If ‘Other’, please specify what reasons
Which party do you really prefer?
Thinking about the CONSTITUENCY vote, who are you most likely to vote for?
How likely is it that you will vote in the local council election?
How is R affected by their being held on the same day as SP election?
If you do vote, have you decided which party/candidate you will vote for?
Which party’s candidate are you most likely to cast your first preference vote for?
Which of the following statements comes closest to the way you will vote?
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
SNP
Green Party
Scottish Socialist Party
Party best for working class people
Party best for middle class people
Party best for pensioners
Party best for people running businesses
Party next best for working class people
Party next best for middle class people
Party next best for pensioners
Party next best for people running businesses
Most important issue when deciding how to vote in the SP election?
Which party is best able to handle this issue?
Who is mainly responsible for law and order?
How well has Scottish executive handled law and order over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled law and order?
Who is mainly responsible for healthr?
How well has Scottish executive handled health over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled health?
Who is mainly responsible for education?
How well has Scottish executive handled education over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled education?
How has economic situation in Scotland changed over the last year?
How will economic situation in Scotland change over the next year?
How much does Westminster government influence Scotland’s economy?
How much does Holyrood influence Scotland’s economy?
How good a job has UK Labour government done in recent years?
How good a job have Labour in Scottish executive done in recent years?
How good a job have Lib Dems in Scottish executive done in recent years?
True/false: The SNP has promised to hold a referendum on independence if it wins
True/false: Spending on the NHS in Scotland has gone down since 2003
True/false: New Scottish Executive will have to decide whether to renew Trident
True/false: The Lib Dems are committed to introduce local income tax
If this was a general election, would you be more/less likely to vote?
If more likely: Westminster has more influence than Scottish Parliament
If more likely: More difference between the parties at Westminster
If more likely: It’s obvious who’s going to win in the Scottish elections
If more likely: Prefer the voting system for Westminster elections
If more likely: I don’t approve of the Scottish Parliament
If more likely: None of these reasons
If more likely: Don't know why
If less likely: Westminster has less influence than Scottish Parliament
If less likely: Less difference between the parties at Westminster
If less likely: It’s less obvious who’s going to win in the Scottish elections
If less likely: Prefer the voting system for Scottish elections
If less likely: I don’t approve of the Westminster Parliament
If less likely: None of these reasons
If less likely: Don't know why
If this was a general election, how would you vote?
If same party: I always vote for that party
If same party: Party has best policies both for Scotland and the UK
If same party: The party I really prefer has no chance of winning at either level
If same party: none of these
If same party: don't know why
If different party: Preferred party has no chance of winning in Westminster seat
If different party: Preferred party has no chance of forming Westminster government
If different party: No single party has best policies at both levels
If different party: I'll use Holyrood elections to send a message to London
If different party: none of these
If different party: don't know why
Britain was wrong to go to war with Iraq
Young people who cause trouble should be banned from going out at night
Agree/disagree with the decision to replace Trident?
Which is the better way to raise money needed by local councils in Scotland?
Your own view
The Scottish Parliament should be abolished
No change to the present arrangements
More powers (incl. tax-raising) for Scottish Parliament
Independent within the European Union
Independent outside the European Union
Compared with rest of UK, does Scotland get fair share of government spending?
Scottish services should be paid for from taxes collected in Scotland
Do you know the name of your Scottish election constituency?
And do you know the name of your local authority area?
Conservatives
Which would generally be better for Scotland nowadays...?
Labour/ Liberal Democrat
SNP/ Liberal Democrat
Labour/ Conservative
SNP/ Conservative
Labour/ SNP
Labour/ Liberal Democrat/ Green
SNP/ Liberal Democrat/ Green
Labour/ Liberal Democrat/ Scottish Socialists
SNP/ Liberal Democrat/ Scottish Socialists
Conservative/ Labour
Conservative/ SNP
Conservative/ Labour/ Green
Conservative/ SNP/ Green
Labour/ Liberal Democrat/ Solidarity
Liberal Democrat/ Labour
Liberal Democrat/ SNP
Liberal Democrat/ Labour/ Green
Liberal Democrat/ SNP/ Green
Liberal Democrat/ Labour/ Scottish Socialists
SNP/ Labour
Tony Blair
David Cameron
Gordon Brown
Jack McConnell
Alex Salmond
Nicol Stephen
Annabel Goldie
Tommy Sheridan
How well do you understand the voting system for SP elections?
Does system make you more likely to vote in SP than Westminster elections?
You can’t vote for the same party in both constituency and regional list votes
Better choosing a small party in the regional than the constituency vote
Where a party is very strong, not much point voting for it on the list
Number of seats won by a party is decided by number of constituency votes
Have you heard about change of electoral system for council elections?
How well do you understand the voting system for council elections?
Does system make you more likely to vote than before?
You vote by ranking candidates rather than choosing just one
You can only rank candidates from one party
Each ward will be represented by 3 or 4 councillors
Only your first two preferences count in the calculations of who gets elected
How often do you read a daily morning newspaper?
Which daily morning newspaper do you read most often?
What is your marital status?
Which of the following BEST describes the way you think of yourself?
If 'other’, please specify
Which of following groups do you belong to?
Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?
Which religion or denomination do you belong to?
How often do you attend services/meetings connected with your religion?
Which best describes the sort of work you do (or did in last job)?
Which best describes the sort of work your partner does/did?
Which type of the following organisations do/did you work for?
Which type of organisation does/did your partner work for?
Which of these is your (or your partner's) main source of income?
Total income of household from all sources before tax
At what age did you finish full-time education?
Do you have any educational or work-related qualifications?
What is the highest qualification you have?
How much interest in what is going on in politics?
Business taxes should be cut to strengthen Scotland's economy
No new nuclear power stations should be built in Scotland
Everyone over 65 should get a reduction in their council tax
Nobody should have to pay prescription charges for medicine
Charging motorists £2 to enter cities at peak times
Charging £1 for every 50 miles motorists travel on motorways
Better way of raising the money needed by local councils in Scotland?
Which of these statements best describes what you did on May 3rd?
How did you vote?
Thinking about the REGIONAL vote, which party did you vote for?
Which comes closest to the main reason you voted for that party?
If ‘Other’, please specify what reason
Which was the party you REALLY preferred?
Thinking of the CONSTITUENCY vote, which party’s candidate did you vote for?
Which party did you really prefer?
Which of the following statements comes closest to the way you voted?
When deciding how to vote in SP election, did you vote...?
If the ballot paper asked for two votes in order of preference, first choice party?
If the ballot paper asked for two votes in order of preference, second choice party?
If you'd voted in SP election, who would you have chosen on regional vote?
If you'd voted in SP election, who would you have chosen on constituency vote?
Council elections - which best describes what you did?
Thinking about first preference vote, which party’s candidate did you put first?
Which comes closest to the main reason you voted for the party you chose?
Which was the party you really preferred?
How often have you spoken to your first-preference candidate?
Would you still have voted for him/her if running for another party?
How much do you like/dislike that candidate?
Thinking about second preference vote, which party’s candidate did you put first?
Did your first-preference party ask people to put candidates in a particular order?
And did you vote for the candidates in that order?
If you'd voted in local election, which party’s candidate would you have put first?
If there'd been a Westminster election on May 3rd, would you have voted?
Which party do you think you would have voted for?
Which do you think would generally be better for Scotland nowadays...?
If you had to choose, which do you think would be better for Scotland?
How good a job do you think Tony Blair has done as Prime Minister?
How good a job do you think Jack McConnell has done as First Minister?
How good a job would Nicol Stephen do as First Minister?
How good a job would Alex Salmond do as First Minister?
How good a job would Annabel Goldie do as First Minister?
Please say which of these statements comes closest to your view:
Who ought to control: Levels of welfare benefits
Who ought to control: The National Health Service
Who ought to control: Schools
Who ought to control: Defence and foreign affairs
Holyrood should stand up for Scotland, even if it means rows with Westminster
Whose economy benefits more from the union?
The Scottish parliament should be given more powers
If SP had control over taxes, would they be...?
Do you think that having a Scottish Parliament is going to:
Which quality is it MOST important for MSPs to have?
If 'other' quality, please specify
Which quality is it MOST important for local councillors to have?
Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?
If 'other' description, please specify
If you HAD to choose, would you say you belong to the working or middle class?
If 'middle class': do you have more in common with...?
If 'working class': do you have more in common with...?
Please tell us where you were born:
If 'Other', please specify where
Thinking about the 2005 general election, do you recall who you voted for?
If 'Other' party, please specify
Thinking about the 2003 SP election, do you recall who you voted for - constituency?
Thinking about the 2003 SP election, do you recall who you voted for - party list?
The UK should introduce proportional representation
The Scottish Parliament should be elected using proportional representation
Local councils in Scotland should be elected using proportional representation
Solidarity
Labour Party in Scotland
Conservative Party in Scotland
Liberal Democrats in Scotland
Post-devolution, Scottish MPs shouldn't be allowed to vote on English matters
How difficult was it to fill in SP election ballot paper?
How difficult was it to fill in council election ballot paper?
How difficult is it to understand the way SP seats are decided?
How difficult is it to understand the way local council seats are decided?
Would you support or oppose a referendum on independence?
If there were a referendum, how would you vote?
If there was an additional option of more powers, how would you vote?
How do you see the connection between an SNP victory and independence?
What effect did SNP's referendum pledge have on you?
During the campaign, did a canvasser from any party visit your home?
Which party or parties did they represent? Conservatives
Which party or parties did they represent? Labour
Which party or parties did they represent? Lib Dems
Which party or parties did they represent? SNP
Which party or parties did they represent? Green
Which party or parties did they represent? Other
Which party or parties did they represent? Don’t know
Were they campaigning for the Scottish elections, the local elections or both?
Did you read an election leaflet that was put through your door?
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Conservatives
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Labour
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Lib Dems
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? SNP
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Greens
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Other
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Don't know
Were the leaflets for the Scottish elections, the local elections or both?
Did anyone from a political party telephone to ask you how you might vote?
Did you see any of the Party Election Broadcasts that were shown on television?
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Conservatives
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Labour
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Lib Dems
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? SNP
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Greens
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Other
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Don't know
Labour
If 'Other', please specify which party
Who is mainly responsible for the economy?
How well has Scottish executive handled the economy over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled the economy?
Who is mainly responsible for transport?
How well has Scottish executive handled transport over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled transport?
Who is mainly responsible for the environment?
How well has Scottish executive handled the environment over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled the environment?
Most of my family and friends think voting is a waste of time
It was obvious who was going to win this election
It is every citizen’s duty to vote
People are so busy that they don’t have time to vote
I feel a sense of satisfaction when I vote
Elections to the Scottish Parliament
General elections to the UK House of Commons
Local council elections
Overall, how much difference is there between Labour and the SNP?
How well do you understand the voting system for local council elections?
If there was an SP election tomorrow, how likely is it that you would vote?
On the REGIONAL list, which party would you be most likely to vote for?
In the CONSTITUENCY, which party would you be most likely to vote for?
How satisfied with the way that democracy works in Scotland?
People like me have no say in what government does
MSPs soon lose touch with the people who elected them
Politics and government are too complicated for me to understand
Parties are only interested in votes not voters’ opinions
Elections help to keep politicians accountable for their
Elections allow voters to express opinions but don't change anything
Elections allow voters to tell politicians what they think is really important
All things considered most elections are a big waste of time and money
How fair would you say are Westminster elections in general?
How fair would you say are SP elections in general?
Where would you place yourself on this scale? - social trust 1
Where would you place yourself on this scale? - social trust 2
Which best describes the result of the 2007 election in terms of seats?
Which comes closest to your view about the government formed?
How fair would you say was the 2007 election?
Before polling day did you see public information about how to vote?
Postal voting
The electronic counting machines
The number of rejected ballot papers
The new electoral system for council elections
Have you spoken to anyone who is worried that their ballot was rejected?
How confident are you that your own ballot counted and was not rejected?
If you were to make a mistake on your ballot paper which should you do?
Most important reason for big increase in rejected ballots
Second most important reason for big increase in rejected ballots
Most to blame for big increase in rejected ballots
Second most to blame for big increase in rejected ballots
How likely that rejected ballots affected outcome - in constituency
How likely that rejected ballots affected outcome - in election overall
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: Central Scotland?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: Glasgow?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: Highlands and Islands?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: Lothians?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: Mid Scotland and Fife?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: North East Scotland?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: South Scotland?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: West of Scotland?
Particularly high % of rejected ballots: Don't know
Do you know roughly what % of ballot papers was rejected overall?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Conservatives?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Labour?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Lib Dems?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: SNP?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Greens?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: SSP?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Solidarity?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Other?
May have gained due to rejected ballots: None
May have gained due to rejected ballots: Don't know
If 'other' please specify which party
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Conservatives?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Labour?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Lib Dems?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: SNP?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Greens?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: SSP?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Solidarity?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Other?
May have lost due to rejected ballots: None
May have lost due to rejected ballots: Don't know
What effect has 2007 had on your chances of voting in future SP elections
Should be top priority for the next elections
Should be second top priority for the next elections
How likely are Gould recommendations to be implemented?
Better to have one party in government even if they don't have a majority
Coalitions tend to result in more moderate policies
When a party has a majority it just does what it wants and ignores voters
A coalition means that nobody gets the government they voted for
If a party doesn’t get a majority it shouldn’t be allowed to govern alone
By winning a majority a party shows it's the voters' clear choice
Self-placement on coalition attitudes scale
Which is closest to your view about coalition partners?
Labour Party - to take tough decisions
SNP - to take tough decisions
Labour Party - to manage public services
SNP - to manage public services
Labour Party - in a crisis
SNP - in a crisis
Labour Party - to deliver on manifesto
SNP - to deliver on manifesto
Did R report voting in the Holyrood election? (post_q61)
Did R report voting in the council election? (post_q84)
Coded 'most important issue' - pre-election (pre_q86)
Coded 'most important issue' - post-election (post_q180)
First constitutional preference (post_q134-q138)
Who did R think had ministers in the executive? Pre- (pre_q47)
Who did R think had ministers in the executive? Post- (post_q60)
Combined region/constituency ticket (post_q63 and post_q68)
Age in three categories
Age in four categories
Age in six categories
Religion (pre_q217-q218)
Occupation (pre_q221)
Highest educational qualification (pre_q232)
Standard PA Constituency Reference Number
Census constituency number
% turnout 2007 Scottish election
% turnout 2003 Scottish election
% turnout 2001 general election
% turnout 1999 Scottish election
% turnout 1997 general election
Change in turnout 1999-2003
% rejected constituency ballots 2007
% rejected list ballots 2007
% rejected constituency ballots 2003
% rejected list ballots 2003
% gap between 1st and 2nd parties 2003
% gap between 1st and 2nd parties 2001
% gap between 1st and 2nd parties 1999
% gap between 1st and 2nd parties 1997
% Conservative in constituency 2007
% Labour in constituency 2007
% Liberal Democrat in constituency 2007
% SNP in constituency 2007
% Green on list 2007
% SSP on list 2007
% Solidarity on list 2007
% Scottish Senior Citizens Unity on list 2007
% BNP on list 2007
% UKIP on list 2007
% Scottish Christian on list 2007
% Christian Peoples Alliance on list 2007
% Socialist Labour on list 2007
% Conservative in constituency 2003
% Labour in constituency 2003
% Liberal Democrat in constituency 2003
% SNP in constituency 2003
% SSP in constituency 2003
Lowest ward turnout 2003
Highest ward turnout 2003
Range in ward turnouts 2003
Minor party vote share 2003
Minor party vote share 1999
Number of constituency candidates 2007
Number of constituency candidates 2003
Number of constituency candidates 1999
Number of candidates on party list 2007
% AB
% C1
% C2
% D
% E
% employed in agriculture
% employed in manufacturing
% households without a car
persons per hectare
% households owner-occupiers
% social renters
% private renters
% dwelling in detached
% dwelling in semi-detached
% dwelling in terraced
% dwelling in flats
% Church of Scotland
% Roman Catholic
% other Christian
% no religion
% religion not stated
% with Level 4 qualification
% full-time students
% aged 18 to 29
% aged 65+
% of non-white ethnic groups
Total population
% born in Scotland
% large employers/higher managerial
% higher professional
% lower managerial/professional
% intermediate occupations
% small employers/own account
% lower supervisory/technical
% semi-routine manual