The Potential of Existing Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Surveys to Support the Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy Evaluation

The review focusses on data sources not already in use in the evaluation (eg in the baseline report or on the Assessing Legacy website) that could shed insight into the extent to which Scotland’s games legacy ambitions are met over time, especially in the areas of sports participation; volunteering; cultural engagement and civic pride.


Footnotes

1. Scottish Government (2009). A Games Legacy for Scotland. Accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/282449/0085405.pdf

2. Scottish Government (2012). An Evaluation of the Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy for Scotland. Report 1: Questions, Methods and Baseline. Accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0040/00408160.pdf

3. The Scottish Health Survey provides a detailed picture of the health of the Scottish population in private households and is designed to make a major contribution to the monitoring of health in Scotland.

4. The Scottish Household Survey is designed to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals on a range of issues.

5. GoWell: Studying Change in Glasgow's East End is a five-year, mixed methods research programme, designed to evaluate the impacts of regeneration and other changes associated with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games upon the health and wellbeing of communities in the East End of Glasgow.

6. Not all of the key questions can be addressed using survey methods. Some require analysis of financial and economic data and some require qualitative research.

7. Additional survey questions will be identified and made available in separate documentation

8. Scottish Government (2012). An Evaluation of the Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy for Scotland. Report 1: Questions, Methods and Baseline. Accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0040/00408160.pdf

9. McCartney, et al., 2010b. A health impact assessment of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Public Health, 124(8-2), pp. 444-451.

10. http://www.london.nhs.uk/publications/independent-publications/independent-reports/a-systematic-review-of-theevidence-base-for-developing-a-phsyical-activity-and-health-legacy-from-the-london-2012-olympic-and-paralympic-games

11. The recommended guidelines for adults are 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise at least 5 times a week. For children the guidelines are at least 60 minutes of exercise, 7 days a week.

12. A low level of physical activity among adults was defined as less than 30 minutes of moderate of vigorous activity a week and, among children, less than 30 minutes per day.

13. Further information on these programmes can be found in the Scottish Government's Legacy Evaluation document.

14. Changes in the response options preclude direct comparisons with the autumn 2008 results.

15. Again, changes to the response options preclude direct comparisons with the 2008 results.

16. Scottish Government (2012). An Evaluation of the Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy for Scotland. Report 1: Questions, Methods and Baseline.

17. Both Social Attitudes Surveys capture views of national identity and perceptions of national services.

18. The SHS includes questions on views of local neighbourhood, neighbourhood belonging and perceptions of change in the neighbourhood in the last year.

19. A paper self-completion questionnaire is given to all respondents in Understanding Society, although a small number of respondents each wave choose not to complete it.

20. Glasgow is divided into ten Community Planning Partnership Areas. Community Planning Partnerships bring together key public, private, community and voluntary representatives with the aim of delivering better, more joined-up public services in the city.

21. Scottish Government (2012). An Evaluation of the Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy for Scotland. Report 1: Questions, Methods and Baseline. Accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0040/00408160.pdf

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