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Baby Box: evaluation
Evaluation conducted by Ipsos MORI to assess the impact of the Baby Box scheme in Scotland on its short- and medium-term outcomes.
Appendix B – Profile of parent interviewees and survey respondents
| Characteristic | Characteristics Breakdown | Participants Unweighted | Participants Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | 16-24 | 248 | 313 |
| 25-29 | 529 | 564 | |
| 30-34 | 770 | 745 | |
| 35+ | 665 | 591 | |
| Baby age | 0-3 months | 679 | 675 |
| 4-6 months | 954 | 946 | |
| 7-9 months | 577 | 589 | |
| 10+ months | 9 | 10 | |
| Annual household income | Group 1: < £15,600 | 312 | 352 |
| Group 2: £15,600 - £25,999 | 480 | 490 | |
| Group 3: £26,000 - £36,399 | 388 | 384 | |
| Group 4: £36,400 – £51,999 | 382 | 363 | |
| Group 5: £52,000+ | 373 | 339 | |
| First baby? | Yes | 1122 | 1134 |
| No | 1109 | 1098 | |
| Living with husband, wife or partner | Yes | 1983 | 1944 |
| No | 242 | 281 | |
| Respondent working status | Working full time (or on maternity/paternity leave) | 1255 | 1225 |
| Working full time (or on maternity/paternity leave) | 572 | 572 | |
| Not working (or < 8 hours p/w) | 397 | 426 | |
| Area characteristics | Urban | 1630 | 1637 |
| Small town | 262 | 257 | |
| Rural | 318 | 316 | |
| SIMD | 1 (most deprived) | 432 | 539 |
| 2 | 475 | 462 | |
| 3 | 401 | 403 | |
| 4 | 420 | 402 | |
| 5 (least deprived) | 453 | 375 | |
| Health board | Ayrshire and Arran | 122 | 136 |
| Borders | 51 | 42 | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 47 | 51 | |
| Fife | 148 | 141 | |
| Forth Valley | 120 | 116 | |
| Grampian | 248 | 248 | |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 510 | 550 | |
| Highland | 104 | 107 | |
| Lanarkshire | 216 | 259 | |
| Lothian | 481 | 391 | |
| Orkney | 8 | 9 | |
| Shetland | 10 | 11 | |
| Tayside | 163 | 163 | |
| Western Isles (Eilean Siar) | 8 | 9 | |
| Total | 2236 | 2236[37] |
| Characteristic | Characteristics Breakdown | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | 16-24 | 5 |
| 25-29 | 14 | |
| 30-34 | 11 | |
| 35+ | 6 | |
| Annual household income | Group 1: < £15,600 | 7 |
| Group 2: £15,600 - £25,999 | 10 | |
| Group 3: £26,000 - £36,399 | 4 | |
| Group 4: £36,400 – £51,999 | 8 | |
| Group 5: £52,000+ | 7 | |
| First baby? | Yes | 22 |
| No | 14 | |
| Area characteristics | Urban | 18 |
| Small town | 12 | |
| Rural | 6 | |
| Saved me money on things I would have otherwise had to buy[38] | Agree | 28 |
| Disagree | 6[39] | |
| Used box for sleeping? | Yes | 17 |
| No | 19 | |
| Total | 36 |
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