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Survey datasets used:
British Social Attitudes Survey (2003)
N =4432
Eurobarometer, (2006), UK Datatables for the Standard Eurobarometer 64.2, (includes a break down of response by UK region).
Number of Scots = 115
N =1320
Fieldwork October 2005.
European Social Survey (2004/2005) Round Two
N of Brits Interviewed = 1897
Fieldwork August 2004 - December 2005. In UK 27 September 2004 - 16 March 2005.
Flash Eurobarometer, (2005), The United Kingdom and the European Union (Winter 2004), No. 167,
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_167.pdf
Number of Scots = 500, weighted 519,
N= 6001.
Fieldwork 1 December 2004 - 6 January 2005
Flash Eurobarometer, (2003), The United Kingdom & the European Union (November 2002), No. 137,
Number of Scots=500, weighted 522,
N=6029
Fieldwork 8-26 November 2002
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl137.pdf
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (2003)
N = 1508
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (2004)
N =1637
Fieldwork July 2004 - November 2004.