Scotland's People Annual Report: Results from 2011 Scottish Household Survey

A National Statistics publication for Scotland, providing reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics, behaviour and attitudes of Scottish households and adults across a number of topic areas including local government, neighbourhoods and transport.


Annex 3 Main classificatory variables and sample bases

In this annex, results for the main household and adult variables that are commonly used for classificatory purposes within the report are detailed, along with their unweighted sample bases. All figures are based on the 2011 data.

Table A 3.1: Main household classification variables

2011 data

Gender of Highest Income Householder  
Male 58
Female 42
All 100
Base (households) 14,358
Household type  
Single adult 18
Small adult 17
Single parent 5
Small family 13
Large family 6
Large adult 11
Older smaller 15
Single pensioner 15
All 100
Base (households) 14,358
Tenure  
Owner occupied 64
Social rented 23
Private rented 11
Other 2
All 100
Base (households) 14,358
Property type  
House or bungalow 66
Flat / maisonette (including four-in-a-block or conversion) 34
A room or rooms 0
Other 0
All 100
Base (households) 14,358
Urban/Rural classification  
Large urban areas 40
Other urban areas 30
Small accessible towns 9
Small remote towns 4
Accessible rural 11
Remote rural 6
All 100
Base (households) 14,356
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation  
15% most deprived data zones 15
Rest of Scotland 85
All Scotland 100
Base (households) 14,345
Net annual household income  
£0 - £6,000 5
£6,001 - £10,000 12
£10,001 - £15,000 20
£15,001 - £20,000 16
£20,001 - £25,000 13
£25,001 - £30,000 9
£30,001 - £40,000 13
Over £40,000 13
All 100
Base (households) 13,837

* Includes all adults for whom household income is known or has been imputed. Household income in the SHS is that of the highest income householder and their partner only.

Household classification variables with less than 14,358 cases have a number of cases with missing information.

Table A 3.2: Main adult classification variables

2011 data

Age  
16 to 24 15
25 to 34 15
35 to 44 17
45 to 59 25
60 to 74 19
75 plus 9
All 100
Base (adults) 12,893
Gender  
Male 48
Female 52
All 100
Base (adults) 12,893
Current economic situation All adults Adults of working age
Self employed 6 7
Full time employment 37 46
Part time employment 11 13
Looking after home/family 5 6
Permanently retired from work 24 6
Unemployed and seeking work 5 6
At school 2 3
Higher/further education 5 7
Government work/training scheme 0 0
Permanently sick or disabled 4 5
Unable to work due to short term ill-health 1 1
Other 0 0
All 100 100
Base (adults) 12,893 9,215
National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC)  
Higher managerial and professional occupations 8
Lower managerial and professional occupations 23
Intermediate occupations 15
Small employers and own account workers 7
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 9
Semi-routine occupations 21
Routine occupations 16
All 100
Base (working adults of working age) 4,912
Whether respondent has any long-standing illness or disability  
Yes 26
No 74
All 100
Base (adults) 12,886

Adult classification variables with less than 12,893 cases have a number of cases with missing information.

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