Scottish Household Survey: publications
Links to current and past versions of the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) 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.
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.
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
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.
Contact
Please email the Scottish Household Survey at shs@gov.scot to provide feedback on the SHS or to request further information on any issue, including ad-hoc requests for analysis.
Interviews
If you do not wish to take part in the survey, please use the freephone number or email Ipsos MORI at shs@ipsos.com to have your household address removed from our lists.
Telephone: 0808 238 5376
More information from Ipsos MORI: The Scottish Household Survey (SHS)
ScotStat
If you wish to be added to the e-mail mailing list to be kept informed of details of SHS developments, you should register your interest in 'Population and Household Surveys' and/or the Scottish Household Survey' sub-topic on the ScotStat Register.
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