1. Support for Scottish
independence at lowest since
devolution
23% of people in Scotland now think
that ‘Scotland should become independent,
separate from the rest of the UK’ – down
nine points on the 2011 figure (32%)
Source: Scottish Social Attitudes

2. A family that plays together…
88% of parents said
they recited nursery rhymes
or sang with their child most
days
70% of parents said they looked at books
or read stories with their child most days
Source: Growing up in Scotland

3. Bad habits
25% of men and18% of women
drink at hazardous or harmful levels
1 in 4
Scots over 16 smoke
Source: Scottish Health Survey

4. Rolling the dice
7 in 10
Scots have gambled
in the last year
Almost
1 in 100 adults in Scotland
were identified as problem gamblers
Source: Gambling Behaviour (SHeS)

5. D.I.V.O.R.C.E
In 2012, support for Scottish
independence was:
27%
20%
men
of women
However, more
women are in favour
of devolution;
63%
58%
women
of men
Source: Scottish Social Attitudes: The Gender Gap