Annex A - Detailed tables
Table A.1 Who has most influence over the way Scotland is run? (1999 to 2006, column %)
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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% | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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Scottish Parliament/ Executive | 41 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 |
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UK government | 39 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 38 |
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Local councils | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 18 |
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European Union | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
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Don't know | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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Base | 1482 | 1663 | 1605 | 1508 | 1637 | 1549 | 1594 |
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1999: When the new parliament starts work, which of the following do you think will have most influence over the way Scotland is run. Note answer codes refer to Scottish Parliament.
2000 to 2003: Which of the following do you think has most influence over the way Scotland is run. Note answer codes refer to Scottish Parliament.
2004: Which of the following do you think has most influence over the way Scotland is run. Note answer codes refer to Scottish Parliament in half the sample and Scottish Executive in the other half. No difference in results was found.
2005 to 2006: Which of the following do you think has most influence over the way Scotland is run. Note answer codes refer to Scottish Executive.
Table A.2 Who ought to have most influence over the way Scotland is run? (1999 to 2006, column %)
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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% | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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Scottish Parliament/ Executive | 74 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 64 |
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UK government | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
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Local councils | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 19 |
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European Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Don't know | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Base | 1482 | 1663 | 1605 | 1508 | 1637 | 1549 | 1594 |
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From 1999 to 2003: Answer codes used Scottish Parliament
From 2004 onwards answer codes used Scottish Executive
Table A.3 % who perceive local councils as having most influence over the way Scotland is run, by demographic and attitudinal factors (cell %)
| Local councils have most influence | Sample size |
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Sex |
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Men | 16 | 701 |
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Women | 20 | 893 |
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Age |
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18-24 | 30 | 108 |
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25-39 | 16 | 380 |
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40-64 | 16 | 707 |
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65 and over | 17 | 396 |
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Education |
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None | 20 | 394 |
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Standard/ GCSE | 19 | 432 |
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Highers/A levels | 22 | 280 |
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Degree/ HE | 13 | 479 |
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SIMD |
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Least deprived | 13 | 319 |
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Most deprived | 21 | 307 |
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Interest in politics |
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Not very much/none | 19 | 592 |
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Some | 22 | 562 |
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A great deal/ a lot | 12 | 440 |
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Awareness of SE activities |
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Not much/nothing at all | 21 | 526 |
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Some | 20 | 488 |
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A great deal/a lot | 13 | 563 |
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Party identification |
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SNP | 17 | 271 |
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Liberal Democrat | 14 | 142 |
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Labour | 21 | 532 |
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Conservative | 23 | 207 |
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None | 14 | 215 |
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