Six out of 10 teenagers who will be able to vote in the referendum do not think Scotland should be an independent country, according to a survey.
Researchers from Edinburgh University questioned 1,018 people aged 14-17 for what is said to be the first representative survey of youngsters’ attitudes in that age bracket.
When they were asked: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”, some 60% anwered no.
Almost 21% indicated they would say yes to independence, while nearly 19% said they were undecided.
When the “undecided” votes were excluded, and only the votes of those happy to make a decision at this point were considered, almost 26% said Scotland should be an independent country.
Of all the young people questioned, 67% said they would like more information before they make a final decision.
The vast majority, 88%, of those who are undecided said they want more information.
Experts behind the study said its findings were highly relevant because the voting age will almost certainly be lowered to 16 for the referendum. This means that someone currently aged 14 and a half would be eligible to vote.
