Coronavirus (COVID-19): shielding survey report - January 2021
Publication of results from a survey conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 which explored areas such as: the impact of services and support provided by the Scottish Government's Shielding Division, thoughts on vaccination, and how pausing shielding in Scotland has impacted different aspects of life.
Appendix
Respondent profiles
| Survey Respondents | Wider Shielded Group * | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 33% Male 67% Female |
45% Male 55% Female |
| Age | 32% 65+ 68% <50 |
51% 65+ 49% <50 |
| Condition ** | 46% respiratory disease 36% immunosuppression 11% cancer 9% rare disease 5% organ transplant 0.3% pregnant + significant heart disease 0.5% down’s syndrome 2% kidney impairment 22% advised to shield by clinician |
38% respiratory disease 18% immunosuppression 11% cancer 6% rare disease 3% organ transplant 0.0002% pregnant + significant heart disease 24% advised to shield by clinician *** |
| Local Authority **** | 8% Glasgow 8% Edinburgh 6% North Lanarkshire 5% South Lanarkshire 7% Fife |
13% Glasgow 7% Edinburgh 7% North Lanarkshire 6% South Lanarkshire 6% Fife |
| Indicator or (possible) proxy indicator of socio-economic vulnerability | 92% access to internet at home 53% unexpected £100 expense no problem 23% unexpected £100 expense a bit of a problem 12% unexpected £100 expense a big problem 12% unexpected £100 expense impossible |
26% 1st SIMD quintile 23% 2nd SIMD quintile 20% 3rd SIMD quintile 17% 4th SIMD quintile 14% 5th SIMD quintile |
| Type of area lived in | 19% live in a city 39% live in a town 13% live in a suburb 28% live in a village/rural area 1% live on an island |
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| Employment ** | 36% retired 37% employed 4% self-employed 2% furloughed because of COVID-19 2% unemployed 2% looking after home or family 19% not working because of long-term condition or disability 2% in education 4% something else |
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| Caring | 6% caring for an adult (16+) on the shielding list 1% caring for a child (under 16) on the shielding list |
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| Ethnicity | 98.7% white 0.4% Mixed 0.4% Asian 0.1% African, Caribbean or Black 0.4% Other ethnic group |
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* Based on data from the social research Dashboard, last updated 7/1/2021
** The percentages do not add to 100% because an individual may fit more than one category.
*** Data unavailable for people with down’s syndrome or kidney impairment in wider shielded group data
**** The local authorities mentioned are the five local authorities with the highest total number of shielded individuals among their residents. The wider shielded group data was last updated on 27/7/2020.
Contact
Email: shielding.research@gov.scot
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