Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aim of this project was to discover to what extent the Scottish people distinguish themselves from the English.

Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Perception of Scottish national consciousness and class consciousness. Questions are aimed at assessing the stronger concept (i.e. class or 'Scottishness'). Closeness of identity with England is also assessed together with perceived differences between the Scottish and the English: points of comparison between the two national characters, jobs that the English are seen to do better than the Scots (and vice versa) and whether preferences should be given to Scots over English in filling job or position vacancies. One question asks to which country, England or Canada, the respondent would prefer to move. Scottish politics: attitudes towards the amount of say that Scots have in British government matters affecting Scotland, whether any changes should be made in the present arrangements (i.e. attitudes towards devolution of political power, or the establishment of an independent parliament), attitudes towards the 'national' status of MPs for Scottish constituencies - whether such representatives should always be Scottish themselves. Information given includes voting behaviour (in the last general and council elections), daily newspaper readership, a self-assessment of political interest (check questions ask for the correct identification of national and local political personalities). In addition there is a record of perceptions of police fairness and the motives of local councillors in serving on council. Background Variables Age, sex, place of parents' births, length of residency at present address, household status, housing (i.e. type of tenure), education, occupation, religion, car ownership, social class (interviewer's rating), affiliation to trade unions or professional associations, clubs and societies.

Simple random sample

Face-to-face interview