Beorn
08-26-2009, 02:02 PM
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) 2007-2008 Annual Report.
The SHS is a survey of households across the whole of Scotland, and is designed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals on a range of issues, both nationally and at a sub-national level.
It covers a wide range of key topics including household composition; housing; neighbourhoods and communities; economic activity; finance and childcare; education; transport; internet and broadband; health and caring; local services; volunteering; culture and sport.
Some of the main results from the survey, set out in more detail in the main report, are:
Household composition
* 48 per cent of adults are married and living with a spouse, while 27 per cent are single and have never been married
* A third (33 per cent) of households in Scotland contain only one adult
Housing
* Owner occupation is the predominant tenure for most household types, the notable exception being for single parent households (31 per cent) and, to a somewhat lesser extent, single adult households (48 per cent)
* The private rented sector has shown small but consistent signs of growth from 5 per cent in 1999 to 9 per cent in 2008
* The 15 per cent most deprived areas in Scotland are characterised by high concentrations of social housing, with 57 per cent of households in the social rented sector; compared to 17 per cent in the rest of Scotland
Neighbourhoods and communities
* 93 per cent of adults rate their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live. Neighbourhood rating is one of the Government's national performance indicators. This percentage has not changed a great deal since the first SHS in 1999
* 45 per cent of adults in the 15 per cent most deprived areas state that their neighbourhood has no sense of community or have problems with residents and substance abuse compared to 20 per cent of adults in the rest of Scotland
Economic activity
* 73 per cent of adult males and 65 per cent of adult females - of working age - are currently engaged in some form of paid work
* 52 per cent of households in the 15 per cent most deprived areas include no adults in paid employment
Finance and childcare
* 90 per cent of households described themselves as "getting by alright" or better at the end of 2008
* 27 per cent of single parent households say they are not managing well financially, compared to 10 per cent of all households
* 42 per cent of households do not have any savings or investments
* Almost one in four households with children aged 15 years or under use formal childcare
Education
* 23 per cent of adults have no qualifications
* 92 per cent of all parents with school aged children were satisfied with the education provided by their child's school
Transport and travel
* The percentage of adults travelling to work by car has decreased from 68 per cent in 2007 to 66 per cent in 2008. This measurement is the basis of the Government's national performance indicator on journeys to work by public or active transport
* 70 per cent of households have a car available for private use: 43 per cent in the 15 per cent most deprived areas compared with 75 per cent in the rest of Scotland
Internet
* 60 per cent of households have home internet access: 64 per cent in remote rural areas compared to 58 per cent in large urban areas
* 41 per cent of households in the 15 per cent most deprived areas of Scotland have home Internet access compared to 63 per cent in the rest of Scotland
* 54 per cent of households have a broadband Internet connection: 27 per cent in the lowest earning households and 90 per cent in the highest
Health and caring
* 25 per cent of adults smoked in 2008. Since its introduction in 1999 the SHS has charted a general downwards trend in the proportion of adults who smoke. The 2008 proportion is a 5.5 percentage points reduction on 1999. The percentage of adults who smoke is one of the Government's national performance indicators, with the aim of reducing the percentage of the adult population who smoke to 22 per cent by 2010
* 56 per cent of adults felt their health was good over the last year: 46 per cent in the 15 per cent most deprived areas compared to 57 per cent in the rest of Scotland
Local services
* 59 per cent of adults are satisfied with local health services, local schools and public transport. This data forms the basis of the Government's national performance indicator on perceptions of public services
* 83 per cent of adults are very or fairly satisfied with local health services; 80 per cent very or fairly satisfied with local schools and 71 per cent very or fairly satisfied with public transport
* 41 per cent of adults agree that their council provides high quality services, and older people were more likely to agree than younger people
* 87 per cent of households have used recycling facilities in the past month, with the recycling of items clearly related to the type of property in which households live
* 42 per cent of adults in Scotland say they use parks/greenspace at least once a week
Volunteering
* 31 per cent of adults have provided unpaid help to organisations or individuals in the last 12 months
Culture and sport
* 72 per cent of adults participated in cultural activities during the last 12 months. Participation in many of the cultural activities declines with age
* 75 per cent of adults attended cultural events or visited cultural places in the last 12 months. Again, non-attendance increases with age
* 73 per cent of adults participated in sport (including recreational walking) in the last four weeks. The percentage of women was lower than the corresponding figure for men (70 per cent versus 76 per cent)
National statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.
Source (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/08/26101509)
The SHS is a survey of households across the whole of Scotland, and is designed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals on a range of issues, both nationally and at a sub-national level.
It covers a wide range of key topics including household composition; housing; neighbourhoods and communities; economic activity; finance and childcare; education; transport; internet and broadband; health and caring; local services; volunteering; culture and sport.
Some of the main results from the survey, set out in more detail in the main report, are:
Household composition
* 48 per cent of adults are married and living with a spouse, while 27 per cent are single and have never been married
* A third (33 per cent) of households in Scotland contain only one adult
Housing
* Owner occupation is the predominant tenure for most household types, the notable exception being for single parent households (31 per cent) and, to a somewhat lesser extent, single adult households (48 per cent)
* The private rented sector has shown small but consistent signs of growth from 5 per cent in 1999 to 9 per cent in 2008
* The 15 per cent most deprived areas in Scotland are characterised by high concentrations of social housing, with 57 per cent of households in the social rented sector; compared to 17 per cent in the rest of Scotland
Neighbourhoods and communities
* 93 per cent of adults rate their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live. Neighbourhood rating is one of the Government's national performance indicators. This percentage has not changed a great deal since the first SHS in 1999
* 45 per cent of adults in the 15 per cent most deprived areas state that their neighbourhood has no sense of community or have problems with residents and substance abuse compared to 20 per cent of adults in the rest of Scotland
Economic activity
* 73 per cent of adult males and 65 per cent of adult females - of working age - are currently engaged in some form of paid work
* 52 per cent of households in the 15 per cent most deprived areas include no adults in paid employment
Finance and childcare
* 90 per cent of households described themselves as "getting by alright" or better at the end of 2008
* 27 per cent of single parent households say they are not managing well financially, compared to 10 per cent of all households
* 42 per cent of households do not have any savings or investments
* Almost one in four households with children aged 15 years or under use formal childcare
Education
* 23 per cent of adults have no qualifications
* 92 per cent of all parents with school aged children were satisfied with the education provided by their child's school
Transport and travel
* The percentage of adults travelling to work by car has decreased from 68 per cent in 2007 to 66 per cent in 2008. This measurement is the basis of the Government's national performance indicator on journeys to work by public or active transport
* 70 per cent of households have a car available for private use: 43 per cent in the 15 per cent most deprived areas compared with 75 per cent in the rest of Scotland
Internet
* 60 per cent of households have home internet access: 64 per cent in remote rural areas compared to 58 per cent in large urban areas
* 41 per cent of households in the 15 per cent most deprived areas of Scotland have home Internet access compared to 63 per cent in the rest of Scotland
* 54 per cent of households have a broadband Internet connection: 27 per cent in the lowest earning households and 90 per cent in the highest
Health and caring
* 25 per cent of adults smoked in 2008. Since its introduction in 1999 the SHS has charted a general downwards trend in the proportion of adults who smoke. The 2008 proportion is a 5.5 percentage points reduction on 1999. The percentage of adults who smoke is one of the Government's national performance indicators, with the aim of reducing the percentage of the adult population who smoke to 22 per cent by 2010
* 56 per cent of adults felt their health was good over the last year: 46 per cent in the 15 per cent most deprived areas compared to 57 per cent in the rest of Scotland
Local services
* 59 per cent of adults are satisfied with local health services, local schools and public transport. This data forms the basis of the Government's national performance indicator on perceptions of public services
* 83 per cent of adults are very or fairly satisfied with local health services; 80 per cent very or fairly satisfied with local schools and 71 per cent very or fairly satisfied with public transport
* 41 per cent of adults agree that their council provides high quality services, and older people were more likely to agree than younger people
* 87 per cent of households have used recycling facilities in the past month, with the recycling of items clearly related to the type of property in which households live
* 42 per cent of adults in Scotland say they use parks/greenspace at least once a week
Volunteering
* 31 per cent of adults have provided unpaid help to organisations or individuals in the last 12 months
Culture and sport
* 72 per cent of adults participated in cultural activities during the last 12 months. Participation in many of the cultural activities declines with age
* 75 per cent of adults attended cultural events or visited cultural places in the last 12 months. Again, non-attendance increases with age
* 73 per cent of adults participated in sport (including recreational walking) in the last four weeks. The percentage of women was lower than the corresponding figure for men (70 per cent versus 76 per cent)
National statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.
Source (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/08/26101509)