Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2024: Support and Information for People Receiving Cancer Care

Glossary

Information describing how urban or rural the place of residence of survey respondents is refers to the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2020. This classification takes into account the settlement size and how long it takes to drive to an urban area.

Information describing how deprived the place of residence of the survey respondents refers to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 (SIMD). It is measured in quintiles, where the first quintile includes the most deprived areas while the fifth includes the least deprived. The index is a relative measure of deprivation across small areas.

For a glossary of terms used in the report, including cancer types groups, please see the glossary section of the 2024 Cancer Patient Experience Survey Technical Report.