Scottish Household Survey 2024 findings: neighbourhoods and communities report
This report provides insights into neighbourhoods and communities in Scotland. It draws on key data from the Scottish Household Survey (2024) to explore neighbourhoods and communities both at a national level in Scotland and for different subgroups and different places.
Footnotes
1 For space reasons, this report focuses on breakdowns where there is a large difference and / or measures that are reported on in the National Performance Framework. The National Performance Framework is currently under a period of reform however the National Outcomes are still in operation. All neighbourhood and communities breakdowns are contained in the supporting Excel workbook.
2 A topic report containing key findings on discrimination and harassment in Scotland will be published separately.
3 Table of Local Authority breakdowns provided in Table 3 in Annex D.
4 A plain data table for the chart is provided in Annex E.
5 ‘Large urban’ areas are settlements with more than 125,000 people, and ‘other urban’ areas are settlements with between 10,000 and 124,999 people. More information about urban and rural classifications: Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
6 Percentages in this report have been rounded to the nearest whole number. As a result of this calculated changes may be out compared to the difference between the stated percentages.
7 A plain data table for the chart is provided in Annex E.
8 Jenks Natural Breaks classification has been used in the map to classify the data based on its distribution and is designed to highlight where there are relatively big differences between groups in the data. For further information, see Univariate classification schemes in Geospatial Analysis—A Comprehensive Guide, 7th edition
9 Table of Local Authority breakdowns provided in Table 4 in Annex D.
10 A plain data table for the chart is provided in Annex E.
11 ‘Rural Scotland’ includes accessible and remote rural areas. The ‘Rest of Scotland’ includes large urban areas, other urban areas, accessible small towns, and remote small towns Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
12 The questions on how often people meet socially, and on loneliness, are biennial, and were last asked in 2022.
13 Table of Local Authority breakdowns provided in Table 5 in Annex D.
14 A plain data table for the chart is provided in Annex E.
15 The SHS questions on sex and gender have changed over time. Please see the glossary in Annex A for further information.
16 A report on social capital and community wellbeing in Scotland explored changes between 2018/2019 and 2022 in Scotland Social capital and community wellbeing in Scotland - gov.scot
17 The improvements in neighbourhood connections cannot be directly linked to the pandemic, however there may have been a relationship between experiences during COVID-19 and increases in social capital and community cohesion.
18 A plain data table for the chart is provided in Annex E.
19 The questions on loneliness and meeting socially are asked biennially in the SHS, they were asked in 2018 but not 2019.
20 Numbered 1 (most deprived) to 5 (least deprived).
21 Percentages in this report have been rounded to the nearest whole number. As a result of this calculated changes may be out compared to the difference between the stated percentages.
22 The * symbol is used to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Contact
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