Access to outdoor recreation by older people in Scotland

Report detailing research on access to outdoor recreation for older people.


Appendix A: Data sources for mapping and spatial analysis

Table A.1.: Sources of population and geographical data.

Description *

Data type and use

Source

Populations aged 65/85 or over ( A) Household population aged 65 or over and living alone ( A) Male and female populations aged 65 or over ( A) Population with limiting long-term health problem or disability ( D) Population with physical disability ( D) Population with learning disability ( D) Population aged 65 or over, and with a limiting long-term health problem or disability ( A, D) Population denominators: total population, total household population

Protected characteristics data - Census

2011 Census data, downloaded from http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/, bulk data files. Data extracted or derived from data tables QS103SC, LC1109SC, LC1117SC, QS303SC, QS304SC, LC3101SC. © Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

Hospital admissions with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease ( D) Hospital admissions wih a diagnosis of cancer ( D) Number of new cancer registrations ( D) Claimants of Attendance Allowance ( A, D) Male and female claimants of Attendance Allowance ( A, D) Mid-year population estimates: 2009, 2012.

Protected characteristics data - Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

Hospital admissions data published by Information Services Division Scotland, Secondary Care Team. Rights: ISD Scotland. Attendance Allowance claimant data published by Department of Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. Rights: Department of Work and Pensions. Number of new cancer registrations published by Information Services Division Cancer Information Programme; Cancer Surveillance Team. Rights: ISD Scotland. Mid-year population estimates, 2009, 2012 published by National Records of Scotland. © Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland. All data downloaded from Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics ( http://www.sns.gov.uk/). © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2011-2012 Urban Rural Classification Lookup files

Lookup table (2001 Data Zones - Urban Rural Classification)

Scottish Government 2011-2012 Urban Rural Classification Lookup files. Available at http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0039/00399024.zip. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2011 Data Zone population-weighted centroids

Geographical ( GIS)

Scottish Government - Data Zone Centroids 2011. Available at http://sedsh127.sedsh.gov.uk/Atom_data/ScotGov/ZippedShapefiles/SG_DataZoneCent_2011.zip. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (2015).

Urban Rural Classification 2011-12 Shapefile

Geographical ( GIS)

Scottish Government 2011-2012 Urban Rural Classification Shapefile. Available at http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0039/00399160.zip. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

* Protected characteristics assessed: A = age, D = disability.

Contact

Email: Graeme Beale, socialresearch@gov.scot

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