An Ipsos MORI Scotland poll for the Gordon’s Fightback campaign shows overwhelming support for their key objectives. Almost all of those polled (97%) would support the UK government introducing a new system of fast tracking benefits for those with a terminal illness, such as motor neurone disease. Support for such a measure is overwhelming across all groups in the population.

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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor
January 2015

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Q. How much, if anything, would you say that you know about each of the following health conditions and illnesses?
Awareness of MND lower than for other illnesses
21% 27% 31%
39%
68%
79% 73% 69%
61%
32%
Cancer Diabetes Heart Disease Alzeimer's
Disease
Motor
Neurone
Disease
A great deal/ A fair amount
Not very much/ Nothing at all
Base: All. Data collected among 1,001 Scottish adults 18+, 12th-19th January 2015

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Q. Currently around £5 million of public money is spent on research into Motor Neurone Disease. To what extent would you
support or oppose the UK Government doubling the amount spent on Motor Neurone Disease to £10 million?
Strong support for doubling MND research spending
54%
24%
13%
2%
2%
5%
Strongly Support
Tend to support
No feelings either way
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Don't know
Base: All. Data collected among 1,001 Scottish adults 18+, 12th-19th January 2015

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Q. Currently, people with a terminal illness can wait several months after diagnosis before they receive government benefits. To
what extent would you support or oppose the UK government introducing a new system that ensure people with a terminal illness
receive benefits more quickly?
Overwhelming support for fast tracking benefits to
those with terminal illness
88%
9%
1%
1% 1% 1%
Strongly Support
Tend to support
No feelings either way
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Don't know
Base: All. Data collected among 1,001 Scottish adults 18+, 12th-19th January 2015

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hereTechnical details
• This presents the topline results from Scotland
• Results are based on a survey of 1,001 respondents
(adults aged 18+) conducted by telephone
• Fieldwork dates: 12th-19th January 2015
• 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 (1,001) unless
otherwise stated