Scottish Independence Poll for The Sunday Telegraph - ICM Research

Scottish Independence Survey - Scotland
ONLINE Fieldwork : 11th - 13th January 2012
Table 3
Q1b. The Coalition government in Westminster wants to hold a referendum on Scottish independence as soon as possible, but the
First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond wants to hold it in 2014. Do you think a referendum on independence for Scotland
should be held ...?
Base: All respondents
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Absolutes/col percents
Total
Gender
Male Female
18-24
25-34
Age
35-44 45-54
55-64
65+
AB
Social Class
C1 C2
DE
Glasgow
West
of
Scotland
Highlands
&
Islands
NE
Scotland
Region
Mid
Fife &
Lot-
Scothians
land
South
of
Scotland
Central
Scot-
land
Unweighted base
501
243
258
39
105
116
107
40
94
199
134
52
115
114
127
26
62
21
82
36
33
Weighted base
501
241
260
55
89
99
89
69
99
178
114
71
138
73
57
46
70
62
69
65
59
As soon as possible
215
43%
121
50%
94
36%
14
27%
32
35%
37
38%
33
37%
41
59%
57
58%
70
39%
36
32%
44
61%
65
47%
25
34%
21
36%
15
33%
23
33%
30
48%
28
41%
32
50%
40
68%
In 2014
204
41%
98
41%
106
41%
20
37%
30
33%
49
49%
42
47%
28
40%
36
36%
82
46%
56
49%
18
25%
48
35%
36
50%
24
43%
14
30%
40
57%
29
47%
23
33%
23
35%
15
25%
Don't know
82
16%
21
9%
61
24%
20
36%
28
31%
13
13%
14
16%
1
1%
6
6%
26
15%
21
19%
10
14%
25
18%
12
16%
12
21%
17
37%
7
10%
3
5%
17
25%
10
15%
4
7%
Prepared on behalf of Sunday Telegraph by ICM Research