PEOPLE in Scotland are more likely to be optimistic about the world than the rest of the UK, according to a new poll.
The YouGov research, which was released today, found only 58% of Scots think the world is becoming a worse place. This compares to 70% in both London and the south of England and 72% in Wales and the other regions of the UK.
The study asked 3698 adults in the UK the question "generally speaking, do you think that the world is becoming a better or worse place?"
Overall, 70% of those surveyed believe the world is becoming a worse place and only 6% said it was getting better, with 17% saying there is no difference and 7% saying they don't know.
Nearly a quarter (24%) of Scots said there was no difference. This figure was at 12% for Londoners, 18% for the south of England, 17% for Wales and 15% for the north of England.
Conservative and Leave voters were most likely to say the world is becoming a better place at 8% and 7% respectively. Only 5% of Labour supporters, 6% of LibDem supporters and 5% of Remainers thought the same. The SNP were not included in the poll
The results showed that older generations were more likely to be pessimisitc about the world. Three-quarters of those aged above 65 and 73% of 50 to 65-year-olds said the world is becoming worse. Only 53% of 18 to 24-year-olds thought the same.
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