Social & political attitudes

This report compares attitudes towards immigration in Scotland with those in England & Wales.

We provide an analysis of how attitudes toward tax and spending have shifted across the entire period (over 30 years) that British Social Attitudes (BSA) has been running.

The British Social Attitudes survey has been carried out annually since 1983 and is our longest running survey. Over 90,000 people have taken part in the study so far.

At 69%, voter turnout in the 2017 General Election was higher than at any such election since 1997. In the latest release of our initial British Social Attitudes (BSA) findings, we examine the increase in more depth.

This study explored Health Survey for England (HSE) participants’ attitudes to data linkage.

The nature of the UK’s post-Brexit trade agreements with both the European Union and the rest of the world are likely to have a considerable impact on public life.

Based on the British Social Attitudes survey, our latest briefing takes a look at how the British public consume news - and examines the winners and losers of a rapidly-changing media landscape.

With 15 months before the official date, the National Centre for Social Research has conducted new research that examines Scottish attitudes towards Brexit.

New analysis by the National Centre for Social Research of the European Social Survey shows that 7 in 10 Brits are concerned about climate change.