iMatter Health & Social Care Staff Experience Survey 2025
Independent report by Webropol providing detailed information and analysis of staff experience in health and social care across Scotland. This report contains data from the 2025 iMatter survey.
Demographic Profile
Demographic questions were first introduced in 2021. The profile of respondents taking part in iMatter in 2025 is very similar to 2024. Following increases in the proportion of respondents choosing not to answer some or all of the demographic questions seen in 2024, the proportions are quite similar this year.
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What was your age at your last birthday? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Under 25 years |
3% |
3% |
|
25 - 34 years |
15% |
15% |
|
35 - 44 years |
20% |
20% |
|
45 - 54 years |
23% |
22% |
|
55 - 64 |
19% |
19% |
|
65 years and over |
2% |
2% |
|
No Answer Given |
19% |
19% |
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What is your sex? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Female |
72% |
73% |
|
Male |
18% |
18% |
|
No Answer Given |
11% |
10% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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Do you consider yourself to be trans, or have a trans history? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
No |
90% |
90% |
|
Yes |
1% |
<1% |
|
No Answer Given |
9% |
10% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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What is your legal marital or registered civil partnership status? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Never married and never registered in a civil partnership |
27% |
26% |
|
Married |
49% |
49% |
|
In a registered civil partnership |
1% |
1% |
|
Separated, but still legally married |
2% |
2% |
|
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Divorced |
7% |
8% |
|
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Widowed |
1% |
1% |
|
Surviving partner from a civil partnership |
<1% |
<1% |
|
No Answer Given |
11% |
12% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Straight/Heterosexual |
85% |
84% |
|
Gay or Lesbian |
2% |
2% |
|
Bisexual |
2% |
2% |
|
Prefer to self-describe |
1% |
1% |
|
No Answer Given |
10% |
11% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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The Equality Act 2010 describes a disabled person as: '...anyone who has a physical, sensory or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities'. Do you consider yourself to be disabled within the definition of the Equality Act 2010? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Yes |
7% |
7% |
|
No |
85% |
84% |
|
No Answer Given |
8% |
9% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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Do you have any of the following, which have lasted, or are expected to last, at least 12 months? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Deafness or partial hearing loss |
3% |
3% |
|
Blindness or partial sight loss |
1% |
1% |
|
Full or partial loss of voice or difficulty speaking (a condition which requires you to use equipment to speak) |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Learning disability (a condition that you have had since childhood that affects the way you learn, understand information and communicate) |
1% |
1% |
|
Learning difficulty (a specific learning condition that affects the way you learn and process information) |
2% |
2% |
|
Developmental disorder (a condition that you have had since childhood which affects motor, cognitive, social and emotional skills, and speech and language) |
1% |
1% |
|
Physical disability (a condition that substantially limits one or more basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, lifting or carrying) |
3% |
3% |
|
Mental health condition (a condition that affects your emotional, physical and mental wellbeing) |
7% |
7% |
|
Long-term illness, disease or condition (a condition, not listed above, that you may have for life, which may be managed with treatment or medication) |
11% |
12% |
|
Other condition |
3% |
3% |
|
No condition |
56% |
55% |
|
No Answer Given |
13% |
12% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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Have you been on maternity/parental or shared parental leave in the last 12 months? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
Yes |
3% |
3% |
|
No |
87% |
87% |
|
No answer Given |
10% |
10% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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What religion, religious denomination or body do you belong to? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
None |
52% |
51% |
|
Church of Scotland |
17% |
17% |
|
Roman Catholic |
13% |
14% |
|
Other Christian |
5% |
5% |
|
Muslim |
1% |
1% |
|
Hindu |
<1% |
1% |
|
Buddhist |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Sikh |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Jewish |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Pagan |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Another religion or body |
1% |
1% |
|
No Answer Given |
10% |
11% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
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What is your ethnic group? |
2024 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|
|
White |
85% |
84% |
|
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups |
1% |
1% |
|
Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian |
2% |
3% |
|
African, Scottish African or British African |
1% |
2% |
|
Caribbean or Black |
<1% |
<1% |
|
Other ethnic group |
1% |
1% |
|
No Answer Given |
10% |
10% |
To view this table in its original format please see the PDF.
Contact
Email: nationalimatterteam@gov.scot