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Publication - Research and analysis

iMatter Survey 2022: demographic data exploration

Published
1 August 2023
From
Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, +6 more … Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Director of Health Workforce, First Minister, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Permanent Secretary
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate, +2 more … Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate, Social Care and National Care Service Development
Part of
Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector
ISBN
9781835211427

Independent report by Webropol providing detailed information and analysis of staff experience in health and social care across Scotland, broken down by protected characteristics (as stated in Equality Act 2010). This report compiles data from the 2021 and 2022 iMatter survey.

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Appendix 3: Intersectionality

Intersectional Groups Responses Percentage
Male & White 18,272 17%
Male & Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 181 <1%
Male & Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 765 1%
Male & African, Scottish African or British African 251 <1%
Male & Caribbean or Black 26 <1%
Male & Other ethnic group 219 <1%
Female & White 77,792 71%
Female & Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 460 <1%
Female & Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 1,422 1%
Female & African, Scottish African or British African 473 <1%
Female & Caribbean or Black 46 <1%
Female & Other ethnic group 261 <1%
Male & Under 35 years 3,918 4%
Male & 35 – 54 years 10,170 9%
Male & 55 years and over 5,157 5%
Female & Under 35 years 16,792 15%
Female & 35 – 54 years 40,870 37%
Female & 55 years and over 19,319 18%
Under 35 years & White 19,647 18%
Under 35 years & Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 207 <1%
Under 35 years & Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 531 1%
Under 35 years & African, Scottish African or British African 159 <1%
Under 35 years & Caribbean or Black N/A N/A
Under 35 years & Other ethnic group 84 <1%
35 – 54 years & White 48,646 44%
35 – 54 years & Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 329 <1%
35 – 54 years & Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 1,370 1%
35 – 54 years & African, Scottish African or British African 459 <1%
35 – 54 years & Caribbean or Black 50 <1%
35 – 54 years & Other ethnic group 288 <1%
55 years and over & White 23,995 22%
55 years and over & Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 91 <1%
55 years and over & Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 252 <1%
55 years and over & African, Scottish African or British African 73 <1%
55 years and over & Caribbean or Black 15 <1%
55 years and over & Other ethnic group 90 <1%
Female, under 35 years, disabled 878 <1%
Female, 35 - 54 years, disabled 2,208 2%
Female, 55 years & over, disabled 1,168 1%
Male, under 35 years, disabled 334 <1%
Male, 35 - 54 years, disabled 673 1%
Male, 55 years & over, disabled 419 <1%
Female, under 35, Gay/Lesbian 369 <1%
Female, 35 - 54 years, Gay/Lesbian 556 1%
Female, 55 years & over, Gay/Lesbian 157 <1%
Male, under 35 years, Gay/Lesbian 494 <1%
Male, 35 - 54 years, Gay/Lesbian 668 1%
Male, 55 years & over, Gay/Lesbian 167 <1%
  Male Female
Trans, or have a trans history <1% <1%
Never married and never registered in a civil partnership 31% 30%
Married 58% 54%
In a registered civil partnership 1% 1%
Separated, but still legally married 3% 3%
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership <1% <1%
Divorced 6% 10%
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved <1% <1%
Widowed 1% 2%
Surviving partner from a civil partnership <1% <1%
Maternity/parental or shared parental leave in the last 12 months? 4% 3%
Straight/Heterosexual 91% 96%
Gay or Lesbian 7% 1%
Bisexual 1% 2%
Prefer to self describe 1% 1%
White 93% 97%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 1% <1%
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 4% 2%
African, Scottish African or British African 1% 1%
Caribbean or Black <1% <1%
Other ethnic group 1% <1%
No Religion 58% 55%
Church of Scotland 17% 23%
Roman Catholic 14% 15%
Other Christian 5% 5%
Muslim 2% 1%
Hindu 1% <1%
Buddhist 1% <1%
Sikh <1% <1%
Jewish <1% <1%
Pagan 1% <1%
Another religion or body 1% 1%
Under 25 3% 4%
25-34 17% 18%
35-44 24% 24%
45-54 29% 29%
55-64 24% 23%
65+ 3% 2%
  Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Female 82% 81% 80% 80% 79% 73%
Male 18% 19% 20% 20% 21% 27%
Straight/Heterosexual 88% 91% 95% 97% 98% 98%
Gay or Lesbian 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1%
Bisexual 7% 4% 1% <1% <1% N/A
Prefer to self describe 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Trans or Trans history 1% 1% 1% <1% <1% 1%
Maternity/parental or shared parental leave in the last 12 months 1% 8% 6% 2% <1% N/A
Never married and never registered in a civil partnership 96% 66% 30% 18% 11% 7%
Married 2% 30% 60% 64% 64% 57%
In a registered civil partnership 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Separated, but still legally married N/A 1% 3% 4% 3% 3%
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Divorced N/A 1% 6% 11% 17% 20%
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Widowed N/A <1% <1% 2% 4% 12%
Surviving partner from a civil partnership N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Disabled 6% 6% 5% 6% 7% 7%
White 96% 95% 94% 96% 98% 97%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 1% 1% 1% <1% 1% N/A
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2%
African, Scottish African or British African 1% 1% 1% 1% <1% N/A
Caribbean or Black N/A N/A <1% <1% <1% N/A
Other ethnic group <1% <1% 1% 1% <1% N/A
None 75% 72% 62% 52% 40% 33%
Church of Scotland 9% 9% 15% 25% 35% 41%
Roman Catholic 12% 13% 15% 15% 18% 19%
Other Christian 3% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5%
Muslim 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Hindu N/A <1% 1% 1% <1% N/A
Buddhist N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Sikh N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Jewish N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Pagan N/A <1% <1% <1% <1% N/A
Another religion or body <1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
  Straight / Heterosexual Gay/Lesbian Bisexual Self describe
Female 81% 45% 82% 72%
Male 19% 55% 18% 28%
Under 25 3% 6% 16% 4%
25-34 17% 30% 46% 23%
35-44 24% 28% 23% 24%
45-54 30% 23% 10% 28%
55-64 24% 13% 5% 19%
65+ 2% 1% N/A 2%
Trans or Trans history <1% 2% 4% 9%
Never married and never registered in a civil partnership 28% 61% 64% 46%
Married 57% 25% 25% 37%
In a registered civil partnership 1% 7% 1% 3%
Separated, but still legally married 3% 2% 3% 5%
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership <1% <1% N/A N/A
Divorced 9% 4% 6% 6%
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved <1% 1% N/A N/A
Widowed 2% <1% N/A 2%
Surviving partner from a civil partnership <1% N/A N/A N/A
Disabled 6% 12% 19% 15%
White 96% 98% 94% 86%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 1% 1% 2% 2%
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 2% 1% 3% 4%
African, Scottish African or British African 1% N/A N/A 1%
Caribbean or Black <1% N/A N/A N/A
Other ethnic group <1% N/A N/A 6%
No religion 55% 73% 76% 59%
Church of Scotland 23% 11% 6% 10%
Roman Catholic 15% 11% 7% 8%
Other Christian 5% 3% 3% 4%
Muslim 1% N/A N/A 1%
Hindu <1% N/A N/A N/A
Buddhist <1% <1% 2% N/A
Sikh <1% N/A N/A N/A
Jewish <1% <1% N/A N/A
Pagan <1% 1% 3% 3%
Another religion or body 1% 1% 2% 13%
  Disabled Not Disabled
Female 75% 81%
Male 25% 19%
Never married and never registered in a civil partnership 36% 29%
Married 47% 56%
In a registered civil partnership 1% 1%
Separated, but still legally married 3% 3%
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership <1% <1%
Divorced 11% 9%
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved N/A <1%
Widowed 2% 2%
Surviving partner from a civil partnership N/A <1%
Maternity/parental or shared parental leave in the last 12 months 2% 4%
Straight/Heterosexual 88% 96%
Gay or Lesbian 5% 2%
Bisexual 5% 1%
Prefer to self describe 2% 1%
Trans or Trans history 2% <1%
White 97% 96%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 1% 1%
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 1% 2%
African, Scottish African or British African <1% 1%
Caribbean or Black N/A <1%
Other ethnic group 1% <1%
None 54% 56%
Church of Scotland 21% 22%
Roman Catholic 16% 15%
Other Christian 5% 5%
Muslim 1% 1%
Hindu <1% <1%
Buddhist <1% <1%
Sikh N/A <1%
Jewish <1% <1%
Pagan 1% <1%
Another religion or body 2% 1%
Under 25 4% 4%
25-34 18% 18%
35-44 21% 24%
45-54 30% 29%
55-64 26% 23%
65+ 2% 2%
  Not Trans or Trans history Trans or Trans history
Female 80% 76%
Male 20% 24%
Never married and never registered in a civil partnership 30% 41%
Married 55% 42%
In a registered civil partnership 1% 3%
Separated, but still legally married 3% 3%
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership <1% N/A
Divorced 9% 7%
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved <1% N/A
Widowed 2% N/A
Surviving partner from a civil partnership <1% N/A
Maternity/parental or shared parental leave in the last 12 months 4% 4%
Straight/Heterosexual 95% 61%
Gay or Lesbian 2% 9%
Bisexual 2% 14%
Prefer to self describe 1% 16%
Disabled 6% 19%
White 96% 92%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 1% N/A
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 2% 2%
African, Scottish African or British African 1% N/A
Caribbean or Black <1% N/A
Other ethnic group <1% 4%
No religion 56% 58%
Church of Scotland 22% 14%
Roman Catholic 15% 12%
Other Christian 5% 4%
Muslim <1% N/A
Hindu <1% N/A
Buddhist <1% N/A
Sikh <1% N/A
Jewish <1% N/A
Pagan <1% 4%
Another religion or body 1% 4%
Under 25 4% 8%
25-34 18% 23%
35-44 24% 26%
45-54 29% 28%
55-64 23% 13%
65+ 2% 3%

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