Health and social care staff experience survey 2022

Independent report by Webropol providing detailed information and analysis of staff experience in health and social care across Scotland during 2022


Appendix 8: Demographics within Staff Groupings

Note: To protect staff anonymity, data is not shown for smaller demographic groups and some individual groups are combined.

NHSScotland Staff Groupings Demographic Profiles Administrative Services Allied Health Profession Ambulance Services Health Science Services Medical & Dental Medical & Dental Support Nursing & Midwifery Other Therapeutic Personal & Social Care Senior Managers Support Services
Female 81% 86% 41% 69% 59% 80% 90% 81% 89% 64% 57%
Male 19% 14% 59% 31% 41% 20% 10% 19% 11% 36% 43%
Under 35 years 20% 27% 24% 34% 12% 25% 23% 34% 20% 3% 16%
35 – 44 years 23% 28% 20% 27% 33% 29% 24% 30% 19% 17% 18%
45 – 54 years 29% 28% 33% 23% 35% 27% 30% 24% 28% 43% 26%
55 years and over 29% 17% 22% 16% 20% 18% 23% 12% 34% 36% 41%
Never married/civil partnership 33% 31% 31% 41% 18% 32% 29% 38% 32% 14% 30%
Married/civil partnership 53% 59% 55% 50% 74% 58% 57% 54% 50% 73% 55%
Separated/Divorced/Dissolved/Surviving partner 15% 10% 14% 9% 8% 10% 15% 8% 18% 14% 16%
Straight/heterosexual 95% 96% 93% 92% 95% 95% 95% 93% 96% 94% 96%
Disabled (Equality Act 2010) 7% 5% 8% 6% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 6%
Maternity/parental leave 3% 5% 4% 4% 6% 5% 4% 5% 2% 2% 3%
No religion 56% 55% 58% 65% 51% 56% 55% 63% 54% 52% 53%
Church of Scotland 23% 23% 23% 15% 17% 23% 23% 16% 22% 25% 26%
Roman Catholic 15% 13% 13% 13% 12% 13% 16% 13% 19% 16% 16%
Other religion 6% 9% 6% 9% 20% 8% 6% 9% 6% 7% 5%
White Scottish 84% 77% 84% 73% 55% 82% 85% 75% 86% 77% 84%
White Other 12% 19% 14% 18% 28% 10% 11% 19% 10% 20% 10%
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 2% 2% <1% 4% 10% 3% 2% 3% 1% 1% 3%
Other Ethnicity 1% 1% <1% 2% 4% 2% 1% 1% 1% <1% 1%

Note: To protect staff anonymity, data is not shown for smaller demographic groups and some individual groups are combined.

Local Authority Staff Groupings Demographic Profiles Adult Services Business Services Children's Services Criminal Justice Older People Services Senior Managers Strategic Development
Female 83% 75% 80% 72% 90% 70% 73%
Male 17% 25% 20% 28% 10% 30% 27%
Under 35 years 16% 21% 18% 23% 13% 6% 10%
35 – 44 years 21% 24% 24% 25% 16% 15% 32%
45 – 54 years 31% 30% 29% 27% 31% 45% 30%
55 years and over 32% 26% 29% 26% 39% 34% 29%
Never married/civil partnership 30% 31% 30% 36% 26% 21% 23%
Married/civil partnership 51% 55% 55% 50% 54% 56% 59%
Separated/Divorced/Dissolved/Surviving Partner 19% 13% 14% 11% 20% 23% 18%
Straight/heterosexual 95% 96% 95% 93% 97% 92% 94%
Disabled (Equality Act 2010) 9% 7% 8% 7% 7% N/A 9%
Maternity/parental leave 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% N/A N/A
No religion 58% 55% 54% 61% 54% 64% 63%
Church of Scotland 21% 20% 20% 17% 24% 14% 16%
Roman Catholic 15% 21% 22% 16% 17% 23% 21%
Other religion 6% 4% 5% 5% 5%
White Scottish 85% 87% 88% 86% 88% 87% 86%
White Other 11% 8% 9% 13% 8% 13% 13%
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian 1% 2% 2% 1%
Other Ethnicity 1% 1% 1%

Note: To protect staff anonymity, data is not shown for smaller demographic groups and some individual groups are combined.

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