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Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland: an analysis of Scotland’s Census 2022

This report analyses Scotland’s Census 2022 data on Gypsy/Traveller demographics and compares results to the rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers).


Annex A: Data Tables

This annex contains data tables to provide a text alternative to the charts with legends included in this report.

Table 1: Data table alternative for: Figure 1: Percentage of Gypsy/Travellers and the rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Traveller), by age

Age

Gypsy/ Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Aged 0 to 15

20.2

16.4

Aged 16 to 24

13.5

10.7

Aged 25 to 34

16.5

12.8

Aged 35 to 49

20.6

18.6

Aged 50 to 64

19.1

21.5

Aged 65 and over

10.0

20.1

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 2: Data table alternative for: Figure 2: Percentage of Gypsy/Travellers and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by religion

Note: Due to small sample sizes, the category ‘All other religions’ includes the responses Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Other religion.

Religion

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

No religion

44.8

51.1

Church of Scotland

13.8

20.4

Roman Catholic

13.7

13.3

Other Christian

13.7

5.1

Religion not stated

6.7

6.2

Pagan

3.8

0.3

All other religions

3.6

3.6

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 3: Data table alternative for: Figure 3: Percentage and number of Gypsy/Travellers and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by sexual orientation

Note: LGB+ is the sum of the responses gay or lesbian, bisexual, and other sexual orientation.

Sexual Orientation

Gypsy/ Traveller

(%)

Gypsy/ Traveller

(Total)

Rest of Scotland

(%)

Rest of Scotland

(Total)

Heterosexual/Straight

80.0

2,134

87.8

3,991,730

LGB+

9.0

239

4.0

183,624

Not answered

11.1

295

8.2

370,563

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 4: Data table alternative for: Figure 4: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by household tenure

Note: The sample for responses by Gypsy/Travellers in the category ‘Living rent free’ was under 100. Caution is advised for interpreting smaller results, because it would only take a small amount of variation in the data to see a large apparent effect on the analysis of the data.

Household tenure

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Social Rented: Council (LA) or Housing Association/ Registered Social Landlord

49.8

20.3

Private rented

20.5

12.4

Owned outright

15.0

29.6

Owns with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership

12.7

36.5

Living rent free

1.8*

1.2

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 5: Data table alternative for: Figure 5: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by national Identity

National identity

Gypsy/ Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Scottish identity only

65.7

65.5

British identity only

11.1

13.9

Scottish and British identities only

3.6

8.2

English identity only

5.3

2.3

Other identity only

9.4

6.5

Other identity and at least one UK identity

5.0

3.6

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 6: Data table alternative for: Figure 6: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers) over the age of 16, by highest level of qualification

Note: The response ‘Not applicable (aged less than 16)’ has been removed from analysis.

Highest level of qualification

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

No qualifications

43.8

16.6

Lower school qualifications

19.2

18.9

Upper school qualifications

6.8

11.1

Apprenticeship qualifications

4.8

7.6

Further Education and sub-degree Higher Education qualifications incl. HNC/HNDs

10.6

13.2

Degree level qualifications or above (including foreign qualifications)

15.0

32.5

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 7: Data table alternative for: Figure 7: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by unpaid carer status

Unpaid care

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

No unpaid care

84.1

88.1

Provides 1 to 34 hours unpaid care a week

7.5

7.8

Provides 35 or more hours unpaid care a week

8.3

4.1

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 8: Data table alternative for: Figure 8: Proportion of male and female Gypsy/Travellers, by unpaid carer status

Note: The proportions below include all those aged 3 and above, but excludes schoolchildren and full-time students living away from home during term time

Unpaid care

Male (%)

Female (%)

No unpaid care

86.9

81.4

Provides 1 to 34 hours unpaid care a week

6.5

8.5

Provides 35 or more hours unpaid care a week

6.5

10.1

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 9: Data table alternative for: Figure 9: Proportion of male and females in the rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by unpaid carer status

Note: The proportions below include all those aged 3 and above, but excludes schoolchildren and full-time students living away from home during term time

Unpaid care

Male (%)

Female (%)

No unpaid care

89.9

86.5

Provides 1 to 34 hours unpaid care a week

6.6

8.9

Provides 35 or more hours unpaid care a week

3.5

4.6

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 10: Data table alternative for: Figure 10: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller, by health problem or disability and age

Health problem or disability

Aged 0 to 34 (%)

Aged 35 and over (%)

Yes, limited a lot

23.9

75.7

Yes, limited a little

37.8

62.9

No health problem or disability

63.8

36.4

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 11: Data table alternative for: Figure 11: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller, by sex, of health condition or disability that is limiting of day to day activities a lot or a little

Sex

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Male

36.9

22.0

Female

41.8

26.1

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 12: Data table alternative for: Figure 12: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland excluding Gypsy/Travellers, by general health

General health

Gypsy/ Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Very good or good health

61.7

78.8

Fair health

19.4

14.2

Bad or very bad health

18.9

6.9

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 13: Data table alternative for: Figure 13: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by mental health condition

Long-term mental health condition

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Does not have a mental health condition

73.8

88.7

Has a mental health condition

26.2

11.3

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 14: Data table alternative for: Figure 14: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by mental health condition and sex of those who reported having a mental health condition

Sex

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Male

24.3

9.2

Female

28.2

13.3

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

 

Table 15: Data table alternative for: Figure 15: Percentage of Gypsy/Traveller and rest of Scotland (excluding Gypsy/Travellers), by age of those who reported having a mental health condition

Age

Gypsy/Traveller (%)

Rest of Scotland (excluding G/T) (%)

Aged 0 to 34

20.4

10.7

Aged 35 and over

32.1

11.7

Source: Scotland’s Census 2022

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