Independence still holds narrow lead in latest Scottish opinion poll
51% say Scotland should be independent
Last updated 19th Jan 2021
Another opinion poll is indicating a narrow majority of Scots support independence, with women more likely to be in favour than men.
The study was conducted on behalf of the pro-independence Scot Goes Pop blog, by Survation, and found 51% of those questioned said Scotland should be independent while 49% said it should not.
Before don't knows are excluded, the figures are 45% for yes, 43% for no and 12% for don't know.
The poll of 1,020 Scots also found that 55% of women said they would vote for independence, compared with 45% of men.
Meanwhile, more than three quarters (78%) of those aged 25-34 said they support independence.
19 in-a-row
SNP Depute Leader Keith Brown said: "With 19 consecutive polls putting support for independence above 50%, it's clear that people in Scotland believe they have the right to decide their own future - rather than being subjected to Westminster governments that they don't vote for, led by the likes of Boris Johnson.
"By imposing a devastating hard Brexit in the middle of a global pandemic, launching a power grab on our Scottish Parliament and denying democracy in an increasingly Trump-like fashion, the Tories at Westminster have shown that they can't be trusted to act in Scotland's interests.
"Majority support for independence is now the established position of the people of Scotland. And no wonder, when only independence will enable the people of Scotland to build a fairer, greener, more prosperous country.
"Scotland has the right to escape the Brexit mess caused by the Tories, and choose a better future as an equal, independent nation in Europe.''
The Survation poll was conducted between January 11 and 13.