Scottish Household Survey: publications

Introduction

The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) provides robust evidence on the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of private households and individuals as well as evidence on the physical condition of Scotland’s homes.   

This page contains links to official publications by the SHS team.

See supplementary material and general information about the SHS.

2021 annual report

We have published a key findings report and a methodology and fieldwork outcomes report (links below). Data tables are available as supporting files to the key findings report.

Transport Scotland has published results from the 2021 Scottish Household Survey.

• Scottish Household Survey 2021 - telephone survey: key findings
• Scottish Household Survey 2021: methodology and fieldwork outcomes

2020 annual report

We have published a key findings report and a methodology and fieldwork outcomes report (links below). Data tables are available as supporting files to the key findings report.

Transport Scotland has published results from the 2020 Scottish Household Survey.

• Scottish Household Survey 2020 - telephone survey: key findings
• Scottish Household Survey 2020: methodology and impact of change in mode
• Scottish Household Survey 2020 - telephone survey: culture and heritage report

2019 annual report

Documents relating to the Scottish Household Survey's annual report, 'Scotland's People':

• Scottish household survey 2019: annual report - flip page version
• Scottish household survey 2019: key findings - flip page version
• Scottish household survey 2019: supplementary analysis - flip page version
• Scottish household survey 2019: Data Explorer
• Transport Scotland: Travel and Transport in Scotland Key Findings | 2019

• Scottish Household Survey 2019: methodology and fieldwork outcomes
• Scottish household survey 2019: annual report
• Scottish household survey 2019: key findings
• Scottish household survey 2019: supplementary analysis
• Scottish household survey 2019: culture and heritage - report
• Scottish house condition survey: 2019 key findings

Twenty years of Scotland's people

• Scottish household survey 2019: Twenty years of Scotland's people: summary report - flip page version
• Scottish household survey 2019: Twenty years of Scotland's people: data comic - flip page version

• Scottish Household Survey 2019: twenty years of Scotland's people - summary report

Reports from previous years

Please note that publications from previous years not listed above are available via the Scottish Government's archive of gov.scot.

Films

• Chief Statistician and Data Officer in the Scottish Government, talks about the use and importance of the Scottish Household Survey
• what the housing information collected in the Scottish Household Survey is used for? 
• the importance of the volunteering information collected in the Scottish Household Survey
• the impact of the physical activity information collected in the Scottish Household Survey  
• the impact of the culture information collected in the Scottish Household Survey.   
• Scottish Household Survey film on 2018 results
• creation of the Scottish Household Survey data comic film
• your thoughts on the Scottish Household Survey

Podcast

Our Digital Directorate has launched its first podcast focusing on the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Household Survey.