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Coronavirus (COVID-19): impact on wellbeing - research
This report contains the findings from a telephone survey commissioned by Scottish Government to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people in Scotland.
Annex A: Technical information
The survey responses were weighted to be representative of gender, working status, age, Scottish parliamentary region and tenure. The unweighted and weighted sample profiles are compared below.
| Characteristic | Category | Unweighted | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 44% | 48% |
| Female | 56% | 52% | |
| Working status | Working full time | 40% | 37% |
| Working part time | 11% | 10% | |
| Self employed | 7% | 7% | |
| Not working | 17% | 22% | |
| Retired | 26% | 24% | |
| Age | Age 16-24 | 13% | 13% |
| Age 25-34 | 15% | 17% | |
| Age 35-54 | 33% | 33% | |
| Age 55-69 | 26% | 25% | |
| Age 70+ | 14% | 13% | |
| Region | Lothian | 15% | 14% |
| NE Scotland | 14% | 14% | |
| Glasgow | 12% | 13% | |
| West Scotland | 13% | 13% | |
| South Scotland | 12% | 13% | |
| Central Scotland | 13% | 12% | |
| Mid Scotland and Fife | 12% | 12% | |
| Highlands and Islands | 9% | 8% | |
| Tenure | Owner occupier | 74% | 64% |
| Private rent | 8% | 14% | |
| Local authority/house association/other social rent | 16% | 20% |
The unweighted base sizes of the subgroups reported on in this study are shown below.
| Category | Unweighted base |
|---|---|
| Male | 437 |
| Female | 560 |
| SIMD quintile 1 | 153 |
| SIMD quintile 2 | 186 |
| SIMD quintile 3 | 184 |
| SIMD quintile 4 | 179 |
| SIMD quintile 5 | 256 |
| Age 16-24 | 127 |
| Age 25-34 | 150 |
| Age 35-54 | 325 |
| Age 55-69 | 255 |
| Age 70+ | 143 |
| Rural | 791 |
| Urban | 167 |
| Long term physical or mental health condition | 194 |
| No long term physical or mental health condition | 797 |
| Households with children | 262 |
| Households without children | 702 |
Contact
Email: socialresearch@gov.scot