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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.
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Table A2.9: From what you have seen and heard so far do you think that having a Scottish parliament is giving ordinary people…(1999- 2015, column %)
| 1997* | 1999** | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| ...more say in how Scotland is governed | 79 | 64 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 37 |
| ...less say | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| ...or, is it making no difference | 17 | 32 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 54 | 60 | 55 |
| (Don't know) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (Not answered) | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | * |
| Sample size | 882 | 1482 | 1663 | 1605 | 1665 | 1508 | 1637 | 1549 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| ...more say in how Scotland is governed | 37 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 61 |
| ...less say | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| ...or, is it making no difference | 55 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 33 |
| (Don't know) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 3 |
| (Not answered) | - | * | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sample size | 1594 | 1508 | 1482 | 1495 | 1197 | 1229 | 1497 | 1288 |
*1997 data source = Referendum study
**1999-2009 data source = Scottish Social Attitudes survey
Note: The question wording in each year was:
1999 "Will a Scottish Parliament…"
2000 "Do you think that having a Scottish parliament is going to…"
2001 onwards "Do you think that having a Scottish Parliament is giving…"
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