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Introduction: The Scottish Household Survey and the Urban-Rural Classification
Social and Demographic Characteristics
Economic Activity and Employment
Income and Poverty
Health and Access to Health Services
Neighbourhood and Community
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background
The Scottish Household Survey
Notes on the Standard Table Format used in this report:
CHAPTER TWO: GENERAL HOUSEHOLD AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
Introduction
Household Characteristics
Household Type
Household Working Status
Car Ownership
Housing Tenure
Housing Type
Characteristics of the Random Adult Interviewee
Age Structure And Long Term Illness
Marital Status
Educational Qualifications
Occupation/Social Class
CHAPTER THREE: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT
Introduction
Economic Activity
Economic Activity Status
Economic Activity In The Week Preceding The Intervie
Working Patterns
Working Patterns Of The Self Employed
Working Patterns Of Employees
Socio-Economic Group And Employment
Chapter Summary
CHAPTER FOUR: INCOME AND POVERTY
Introduction
Income and Financial Situation
Annual Net Household Income Patterns
Household Financial Situations
Financial Position Of Lone Parents
Poverty
The Incidence of Poverty
Child Poverty
Pensioner Poverty
Chapter Summary
CHAPTER FIVE: HEALTH AND ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
Introduction
Self Reported Health Status
Smoking
Frequency Of GP Visits
Accessibility of Health Care Facilities
Perceived Accessibility of GP Surgeries
Perceived Accessibility of Chemists
Perceived Accessibility of Hospital Outpatients Departments
Perceived Accessibility of Key Health Services by People With Long Standing Illness/Disability
Providers And Recipients Of Care
Chapter Summary
CHAPTER SIX: NEIGHBOURHOOD AND COMMUNITY
Introduction
Residential Amenity
Neighbourhood Nuisances
Community Involvement
Neighbourhood Disputes
Chapter Summary
APPENDIX ONE: MAP OF URBAN, SMALL TOWN AND RURAL AREAS IN SCOTLAND
APPENDIX TWO: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF KEY SUBGROUPS OF RANDOM ADULTINTERVIEWEES
Definitions of Household Types
Characteristics of Subgroups (Scotland as a whole)
Adults of working age
Adults Over 50
Lone Parents
Adults with Long Standing Illness or Disability
APPENDIX THREE: ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
APPENDIX FOUR: ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF INCOME AND POVERTY DATA
APPENDIX FIVE: ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS ON HEALTH
APPENDIX SIX: ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS ON NEIGHBOURHOOD
APPENDIX SEVEN: SIGNIFICANCE TESTS FOR DATA PRESENTED IN CHARTS TABLESTable 1.1 Rural/Urban categories used in the Scottish Household Survey
Table 1.2 Urban/ rural breakdowns used in this report
Table 2.1 Household Type by Area
Table 2.2 Employment Status and Household Type Combinations by Area
Table 2.3 Car Ownership by Area
Table 2.4 Housing Tenure by Area
Table 2.5 Housing Type by Area
Table 2.6 Age Structure of Random adult by Area
Table 2.7 Marital Status by Area
Table 2.8 Educational Qualifications by Area
Table 2.9 Occupation/Social Class by Area
Table 2.10 Length of Residence in Present House
Table 3.1 Economic Activity by Area
Table 3.2 Paid work during Past Week, by Economic Status and Area
Table 3.3 Self Employment: Full-time/Part-Time and Permanent/Temporary Distributions by Area
Table 3.4 Employees: Full-time/Part-Time and Permanent/Temporary Distributions by Area
Table 3.5 Number of Jobs by Employment Status and Area
Table 3.6 Socio-Economic Group of Self Employed by Area
Table 3.7 Socio-Economic Group of Full Time Employees by Area
Table 3.8 Socio-Economic Group of Part Time Employees by Area
Table 3.9 Job Seeking among the Unemployed and those looking after Home and Family, by Area
Table 3.10 Reasons for not looking for work among those looking after the home and family, who would like a job, by Area
Table 3.11 Duration of Unemployment among Unemployed Adults Looking for Work, by Area
Table 3.12 Adults employed in last 5 years and currently looking for work: Number of times unemployed in past 5 years
Table 3.13 Reason for leaving last job, by area
Table 4.1 Annual Net Household Income, by area
Table 4.2 How well household is managing financially these days, by area
Table 4.3 Whether household has any savings or investments by areas
Table 4.4 Annual Net Income of lone parent households, by area
Table 4.5 How well lone parent household is managing financially these days, by area
Table 4.6 Whether lone parent households have any savings or investments, by area
Table 4.7 Annual Net Income of pensioner households, by area
Table 4.8 Incidence of Household Poverty by area
Table 4.9 Incidence of child poverty by urban or rural area, Scotland 1999/2000
Table 4.10 Incidence of child poverty by area, Scotland 1999/2000
Table 4.11 The odds of children being below 60 per cent of median income [including rural location variable], Scotland 1999/2000
Table 4.12 The odds of children being below 60 per cent of median income in rural and urban areas in Scotland
Table 4.13 Incidence of pensioner poverty by type of urban or rural area, Scotland 1999/2000
Table 4.14 The odds of pensioner households being below 60 per cent of median income [including rural location variable]
Table 4.15 The odds of pensioner households being below 60 per cent of median income, Scotland 1999/2000
Table 5.1 Self-reported health status by area
Table 5.2 Health status of random adults declaring longstanding illness/disability, by area
Table 5.3 The odds of not being in good health by area
Table 5.4 Incidence of Smoking, by Area
Table 5.5 Number of GP visits in past 12 months (all random individuals), by area
Table 5.6 Number of GP visits in past 12 months (individuals claiming poor health), by area
Table 5.7 Perceived convenience of GP surgery, by area
Table 5.8 Perceived convenience of the GP by presence or absence of a car in the household, by area
Table 5.9 Satisfaction with last visit to GP/Family doctor
Table 5.10 Perceived convenience of Chemists, by area
Table 5.11 Convenience of the chemist by presence or absence of a car in the household, by area
Table 5.12 Perceived convenience of Hospital Outpatients, by Area
Table 5.13 Perceived convenience of hospital outpatients by presence or absence of a car in the household, by area
Table 5.14 Effect of Care Responsibilities on Employment opportunities
Table 6.1 Perception of residential amenity, by area
Table 6.2 Perceived incidence of neighbourhood nuisances by area
Table 6.3 Levels of social interaction by area
Table 6.4 Levels of local community involvement by area
Table 6.5 Incidence of disputes with neighbours, by area
Table A2.1.1 Age/sex structure by Subgroup
Table A2.1.2 Marital Status by Subgroup
Table A2.1.3 Educational Qualifications by Subgroup
Table A2.1.4 Occupation/Social Class by Subgroup
Table A2.1.5 Length of Residency in Present House by Subgroup
Table A2.1.6 Housing Tenure by Subgroup
Table A2.1.7 Car Ownership by Subgroup
Table A2.2.1 Age/sex structure by Area (Adults of working age)
Table A2.2.2 Marital Status by Area (Adults of working age)
Table A2.2.3 Educational Qualifications by Area (Adults of working age)
Table A2.2.4 Occupation/Social Class by Area (Adults of working age)
Table A2.2.5 Length of Residency in Present House (Adults of working age)
Table A2.2.6 Housing Tenure by Area (Adults of working age)
Table A2.2.7 Car Ownership by Area (Adults of working age)
Table A2.3.1 Age/sex structure by Area (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.3.2 Marital Status by Area (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.3.3 Educational Qualifications by Area (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.3.4 Occupation/Social Class by Area (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.3.5 Length of Residency in Present House (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.3.6 Housing Tenure by Area (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.3.7 Car Ownership by Area (Adults 50 and over)
Table A2.4.1 Age/sex structure by Area (Lone parents)
Table A2.4.2 Marital Status by Area (Lone parents)
Table A2.4.3 Educational Qualifications by Area (Lone parents)
Table A2.4.4 Occupation/Social Class by Area (Lone parents)
Table A2.4.5 Length of Residency in Present House (Lone Parents)
Table A2.4.6 Housing Tenure by Area (Lone Parents)
Table A2.4.7 Car Ownership by Area (Lone parents)
Table A2.5.1 Age/sex structure by Area (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A2.5.2 Marital Status by Area (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A2.5.3 Educational Qualifications by Area (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A2.5.4 Occupation/Social Class by Area (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A2.5.5 Length of Residency in Present House (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A2.5.6 Housing Tenure by Area (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A2.5.7 Car Ownership by Area (Limiting Longstanding Illness/Disability)
Table A3.1 Economic Status of lone parents by area
Table A3.2 Economic Status of adults with limiting long-term illness by area
Table A3.3 Economic Status of working age adults with limiting long-term illness by area
Table A3.4 Economic Status of Pensioners by area
Table A3.5 Economic Status of adults over 50 by area
Table A4.1(a) Composition of poverty by family or household characteristics, Scotland
Table A4.1(b) Composition of poverty by household or highest income earner characteristics, Scotland
Table A4.2 How the household is managing financially these days (pensioners), by area
Table A4.3 Whether respondent or partner has any savings or investments (pensioners) by area.
Table A4.4 How the household is managing financially these days (working population) by area
Table A4.5 Whether respondent or partner has any savings or investments (working population), by area
Table A5.1 Perceived Convenience of GP (adults with longstanding illness/disability), by area
Table A5.2 Perceived satisfaction with GP by car owning and carless households (with longstanding illness/disability), by area*
Table A5.3 Satisfaction with GP, (adults with longstanding illness/disability), by area
Table A5.4 Perceived convenience of chemist (adults with longstanding illness/disability) by area
Table A5.5 Perceived convenience of chemist by car owning and carless households (with longstanding illness/disability) by area
Table A5.6 Perceived convenience of out patients (adults with longstanding illness/disability), by area
Table A5.7 Perceived convenience of outpatients car owning and carless households (with longstanding illness/disability), by area
Table A6.1 Views of the local area by area type, Scotland 1999/2000
Table A7.1 Age distribution of Smokers by area, percent
Table A7.2 Number of cigarettes smoked per day, percent
Table A7.3 Providers of care and assistance, by area
Table A7.4 Satisfaction with care and assistance, by area
Table A7.5 Satisfaction with private provider of help with care and assistance, by area
Table A7.6 Person to whom care or help is provided to, by area
Table A7.7 Number of hours per week spent providing care, by area
Table A7.8 Views of the neighbourhood (positive) by area type
Table A7.9 Views of the neighbourhood (positive) by area type (continued)
Table A7.10 Views of the neighbourhood (Negative) by area
Table A7.11 Views of the neighbourhood (Negative) by area (continued)
Table A7.12 Help by friends and neighbours, by area
Table A7.13 Relying on friends and neighbours to keep an eye on house when away, by area
Table A7.14 Friends and neighbours as sources of support and advice, by area
Table A7.15 How age groups rate the area where live:
(a) 16-24 year olds
(b) 60-74 year olds
Table A7.16 Satisfaction with the place that people live by social class (Figure A6.2)
Table A7.17 Households who have had at least 1 dispute with neighbours over the past 12months, by tenure and area FIGURESFigure 2.1 Types of Household in Urban, Small Town and Rural Scotland
Figure 2.2 Employment Status and Household Type Combinations, Urban, Small Town and Rural Scotland
Figure 2.3 Age Structure in Urban, Small Town and Rural Scotland
Figure 5.1 Age Distribution of Smokers by area, percent
Figure 5.2 Number of cigarettes smoked per day, percent
Figure 5.3 Providers of care and assistance, by area
Figure 5.4 Satisfaction with local council help with care and assistance, by area
Figure 5.5 Satisfaction with private provider of help with care and assistance, by area
Figure 5.6 Person to whom care or help is provided to, by area
Figure 5.7 Number of hours per week spent providing care, by area
Figure 6.1a Views of the neighbourhood (positive) by area type
Figure 6.1b Views of the neighbourhood (positive) by area type (continued)
Figure 6.2a Views of the neighbourhood (Negative) by area
Figure 6.2b Views of the neighbourhood (Negative) by area (continued)
Figure 6.3 Help by friends and neighbours, by area
Figure 6.4 Relying on friends and neighbours to keep an eye on house when away, by area
Figure 6.5 Friends and neighbours as sources of support and advice, by area
Figure A6.1 How different age groups rate the area where they live
(a) 16-24 year olds
(b) 60-74 year olds
Figure A6.2 Satisfaction with the place that people live by social class
Figure A6.3 Households who have had at least 1 dispute with neighbours over the past 12 months, by tenure and area. |