This statistic shows the share of small businesses that agree or strongly agree with listed benefits of the EU in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, for UK nations. Data shows that there were variations in how the opinions and attitudes of business owners changed depending where their company was based. By and large, Scottish respondents perceived the benefits of the EU to be far greater than the other UK nations.
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United Kingdom: What is the UK’s membership of the EU beneficial for?
Perceived benefits of EU membership for small businesses as of 2015, by nation
Published by Statista Research Department,
May 31, 2018
United Kingdom: What is the UK’s membership of the EU beneficial for?
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United Kingdom
Survey time period
June 15 to July 20, 2015
Number of respondents
6,263 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*FSB members (6,263), England (5,337), Scotland (571), NI (96), Wales (259) who slightly/strongly agree.
Perceived benefits of EU membership for small businesses as of 2015, by nation
Published by Statista Research Department,
May 31, 2018
This statistic shows the share of small businesses that agree or strongly agree with listed benefits of the EU in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, for UK nations. Data shows that there were variations in how the opinions and attitudes of business owners changed depending where their company was based. By and large, Scottish respondents perceived the benefits of the EU to be far greater than the other UK nations.
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Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses (UK). (September 17, 2015). United Kingdom: What is the UK’s membership of the EU beneficial for? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 15, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519580/percieved-benefits-for-small-business-from-eu-membership/
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