Government & constitution

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.

Levels of trust in ONS and the statistics it produces remain high, having not changed significantly since 2016.

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.

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.

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

People on low incomes have attitudes to politics broadly in line with the wider population, but feel less in control of their lives.

New findings on attitudes to dementia from the Scottish Social Attitudes survey reveals Scots have positive attitudes and improved knowledge.

A high-level overview of why we voted to leave the EU, drawing on analysis of the latest and highest quality data.

The latest report by John Curtice, 'Half-Time in the Brexit Negotiations: The Voters’ Scorecard' is now available.