Public attitudes to same-sex marriage - Scottish Public Opinion Monitor

Paste co- brand logo here 1 Paste co- brand logo hereScottish Public Opinion MonitorAttitudes towards same-sex marriageJune 2012© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co- brand logo here 2 64% of Scots agree that same sex couples should have the right to marry© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co-The majority of Scots think same-sex couples brand logo hereshould have the right to marry 3Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Same-sex couples should have theright to get married Strongly disagree 17% Strongly agree Disagree 33% 9% Neither agree 11% nor disagree 31% AgreeBase: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 7-13 June 2012© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co-Men, those aged 55 and over and Conservative brand logo heresupporters are more likely to disagree 4Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Same-sex couples should have theright to get married Agree Disagree 70% 78% 77% 73% 72% 61% 66% 56% 44% 44% 21% 17% 18% 18% 22% 16% 32% 27% 41% 45% Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ SNP Labour Con Lib DemBase: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 7-13 June 2012© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co- brand logo here 5 68% of Scots agree that religious organisations should have the right to decide whether to conduct same-sex marriages© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co-Two thirds think religious organisations should have the brand logo hereright to decide whether to conduct same-sex marriages 6Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Religious organisations should havethe right to decide for themselves whether or not to conduct same-sex marriages Strongly disagree 11% Strongly agree 10% 30% Disagree 10% Neither agree nor disagree 38% AgreeBase: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 7-13 June 2012© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co-There are similar levels of agreement across all brand logo heregroups 7Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Religious organisations should havethe right to decide for themselves whether or not to conduct same-sex marriages Agree Disagree 72% 72% 69% 76% 64% 64% 66% 66% 64% 66% 24% 19% 19% 22% 22% 21% 25% 20% 22% 20% Men Women 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+ SNP Labour Con Lib DemBase: 1,003 Scottish adults 18+, 7-13 June 2012© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co- Technical details brand logo here 8• This presents the topline results from Scotland• Results are based on a survey of 1,003 respondents conducted by telephone• Fieldwork dates: 7th – 13th June 2012• Data are weight by: age, sex and working status using census data; tenure using SHS data; and public-private sector employment using Scottish Government Quarterly Public Sector Employment series data• Where results do not sum to 100%, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of “don’t know” categories• Results are based on all respondents (1,003) unless otherwise stated© Ipsos MORI Version 1 | Public (DELETE CLASSIFICATION) Version 1 | Internal Use Only Version 1 | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential

Paste co- brand logo here 9 Paste co- brand logo hereThank youmark.diffley@ipsos.com | 0131 240 3269 @IpsosMORIScot 15.6.12christopher.mclean@ipsos.com | 0131 240 3264© Ipsos MORI This work Public (DELETE accordance with the Version 1 | Internal international quality | Confidential Version 1 | Strictly Confidential Version 1 |was carried out in CLASSIFICATION) requirements of the Use Only Version 1standard for market research, ISO 20252:2006.

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