The survey was financed by the Economic and Social Research Council and undertaken by the ESRC Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends (CREST).

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"This stance prohibits informed decision-making by an electorate desperate for clarity, and merits closer scrutiny, " according to Dr Nicola McEwan, an ESRC fellow at Edinburgh University.

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According to research by Ann Berrington, at the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton, young people with degrees are much more likely to live with their parents.

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Professor Elspeth Graham, of the ESRC Centre for Population Change, estimated the number of over 75s in the Scottish population would increase from the current number of 0.4m over 75s rising to around 0.7m by 2035.

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So the view from the ESRC conference was that the result of the vote may be merely a mandate to negotiate, and the strength or weakness of the result may contribute to shaping the outcome of those talks.

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