Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) could tip public opinion in Scotland in favor of seeking independence from UK, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, reported Reuters.

The survey showed that if Britain leaves the EU as planned, 47 percent of Scots would vote for independence at another referendum on Scotland’s future. That compared to 43 percent who would vote against independence, and 10 percent who did not know how they would vote.

And if Britain remained inside the EU and a Scottish independence referendum were held, the poll showed opinions were reversed, with 43 percent backing Scottish independence under those circumstances, compared to 47 who were against it.

The survey was conducted by Deltapoll, which interviewed 1,022 Scottish voters.