A new poll has revealed that three quarters of voters in Scotland will opt to remain in the European Union – the strongest level of support in the UK.
The survey of 1,500 respondents found that 74% of voters in Scotland, 71% voters in England, 57% of voters in Northern Ireland and 56% of voters in Wales support remaining in the EU.
The poll was conducted exclusively through Android and IOS mobile devices on the evening of April 19.
The app also took answers from 356 people aged 18-34 - a representative sample of that population which matches the national census according to age, gender and location - and found that 69% will opt to remain in the European Union.
And the survey found that three quarters of 18 to 34-year-olds - sometimes known as Millennials - intend to cast a vote in the referendum on June 23.
Only 30% of 18 to 34-year-olds intend to vote to leave the EU, with 14% expressing the opinion that Britain should “definitely leave”.
Mitchell Barak, co-founder of polling companyMobopinions, which carried out the survey, said: “The results are amazing considering the campaign has just begun. Millennials very clearly want to remain a part of the European Union and they will be turning out massively on election day. When the numbers are this high in favour so early on, the positive momentum is likely to gain, and it would not be surprising if they influenced some of the older UK citizens, as well as their peers, on this issue.
“The referendum to stay or exit the European Union is about the future, and the people who represent the future of the UK most, the Millennials, have made it clear that theirs includes being part of the EU.”
Economic issues were cited as the strongest reasons for remaining in the EU.
With almost half of all UK trade being with the EU, 27% indicated that this was the best reason, 21% choose the fact that 3 million jobs are tied to the EU, 21% indicated that security, including the cooperation in fighting terror as the strongest reason for remaining, 11% chose immigration due to the filling of UK skills gaps, and 9% chose keeping the City and big business in London and the UK as the strongest reason.
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