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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Household Survey 2020: methodology and impact of change in mode

Published
28 January 2022
Topic
Communities and third sector
ISBN
9781802019568

The methodology report for the Scottish Household Survey 2020 telephone survey which discusses the impact of the change in mode.

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Appendix 4: Additional tables

Table A4.1 Unadjusted response rates by Local Authority by wave
2018 2019 2020 f2f 2020 Push2TV - Opt-in 2020 Push2TV Telephone 2020 Push2TV – all
Aberdeen City 49.3% 46.4% 47.9% 13.8% 40.6% 20.0%
Aberdeenshire 59.8% 58.6% 50.0% 13.6% 41.5% 22.3%
Angus 53.9% 53.2% 47.8% 18.4% 41.2% 24.6%
Argyll and Bute 54.8% 52.5% 53.9% 16.3% 50.0% 25.8%
Clackmannanshire 49.7% 59.7% 71.4% 13.1% 30.6% 18.1%
Dumfries and Galloway 59.6% 64.3% 79.2% 14.6% 38.7% 21.2%
Dundee City 70.5% 59.4% 71.0% 12.4% 29.0% 15.2%
East Ayrshire 52.4% 56.4% 51.5% 10.6% 36.6% 17.4%
East Dunbartonshire 64.4% 59.0% 47.7% 19.4% 31.9% 22.1%
East Lothian 60.4% 68.9% 76.5% 19.7% 38.0% 25.3%
East Renfrewshire 57.0% 56.7% 52.0% 14.0% 30.4% 17.6%
Edinburgh, City of 56.0% 58.5% 57.8% 17.1% 32.8% 19.5%
Eilean Siar 71.9% 72.6% 78.7% 16.8% 56.2% 27.0%
Falkirk 45.2% 50.9% 47.4% 10.8% 34.4% 15.9%
Fife 66.4% 57.7% 66.0% 12.7% 38.2% 19.9%
Glasgow City 48.7% 49.2% 50.3% 12.5% 25.5% 14.1%
Highland 54.6% 53.2% 50.4% 17.0% 42.1% 23.8%
Inverclyde 54.9% 56.8% 46.4% 9.8% 25.0% 13.1%
Midlothian 55.3% 63.7% 54.6% 20.4% 37.3% 25.0%
Moray 53.5% 59.4% 53.5% 15.7% 44.8% 24.6%
North Ayrshire 55.6% 49.9% 56.4% 12.5% 35.9% 18.7%
North Lanarkshire 59.1% 59.0% 52.9% 11.6% 30.5% 15.8%
Orkney Islands 68.1% 70.3% 55.9% 18.4% 58.8% 30.9%
Perth and Kinross 54.3% 55.4% 59.3% 22.4% 35.7% 25.3%
Renfrewshire 57.1% 55.0% 32.6% 15.6% 26.2% 17.2%
Scottish Borders 62.4% 61.8% 67.2% 17.6% 39.2% 23.6%
Shetland Islands 62.8% 64.9% 62.8% 17.8% 54.3% 26.8%
South Ayrshire 53.7% 58.6% 55.8% 9.9% 35.4% 16.6%
South Lanarkshire 50.9% 55.7% 55.0% 11.3% 33.7% 16.6%
Stirling 64.3% 63.8% 53.1% 16.2% 43.8% 22.5%
West Dunbartonshire 57.7% 57.0% 51.4% 12.8% 29.3% 15.8%
West Lothian 51.1% 63.2% 58.8% 10.5% 29.7% 16.8%
Total 56.3% 57.2% 55.3% 14.5% 37.1% 19.7%
Table A4.2 Comparison of push-to-telephone video sample by mode of interview: selected geographic and household variables (weighted)
Video link Telephone All Push2tv
Urban/Rural
Large Urban 41.1% 33.4% 34.8%
Other Urban 30.7% 35.6% 34.7%
Accessible Small Towns 6.7% 9.0% 8.5%
Remote Small Towns 1.4% 2.6% 2.3%
Accessible Rural 15.7% 13.0% 13.5%
Remote Rural 4.4% 6.5% 6.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
SIMD quintiles
Most deprived 13.9% 21.4% 20.0%
2nd 15.7% 19.0% 18.4%
Middle quintile 19.6% 19.0% 19.1%
4th 29.1% 21.7% 23.1%
Least deprived 21.7% 18.9% 19.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Tenure
Owner-occupied 77.0% 70.7% 71.8%
Social Rented 5.8% 17.8% 15.5%
Private Rented 15.6% 10.7% 11.6%
Other 1.6% 0.8% 1.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Household type
Single adult 18.4% 15.1% 15.7%
Small adult 24.0% 14.7% 16.5%
Single parent 2.0% 4.4% 3.9%
Small family 20.7% 12.6% 14.1%
Large family 12.3% 5.6% 6.9%
Large adult 9.1% 12.6% 11.9%
Older smaller 10.0% 19.9% 18.0%
Single pensioner 3.5% 15.1% 13.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Household working status
Single working adult 18.0% 16.2% 16.5%
Non-working single 10.6% 25.2% 22.5%
Working couple 50.7% 29.8% 33.7%
Couple, one works 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
Couple, neither work 9.2% 16.2% 14.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
House/flat
House 60.4% 69.6% 67.8%
Flat 39.5% 30.4% 32.1%
Other 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Banded age of HiH
16-24 5.1% 1.8% 2.4%
25-44 44.6% 27.9% 31.0%
45-59 33.1% 28.8% 29.6%
60+ 17.3% 41.5% 36.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Gender of the Highest Income Householder
Male 59.5% 57.7% 58.0%
Female 40.0% 42.3% 41.8%
In another way 0.5% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
HiH Economic activity summary
Working 78.2% 56.2% 60.4%
Retired 12.8% 33.2% 29.3%
Other 9.0% 10.6% 10.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Local Authority
Aberdeen City 3.7% 4.5% 4.3%
Aberdeenshire 4.7% 4.5% 4.5%
Angus 1.1% 2.4% 2.2%
Argyll and Bute 0.8% 1.9% 1.7%
Clackmannanshire 0.5% 1.1% 1.0%
Dumfries and Galloway 1.9% 3.0% 2.8%
Dundee City 2.7% 2.8% 2.8%
East Ayrshire 1.6% 2.4% 2.2%
East Dunbartonshire 2.0% 1.8% 1.9%
East Lothian 1.1% 2.1% 1.9%
East Renfrewshire 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Edinburgh, City of 15.5% 8.2% 9.5%
Eilean Siar 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Falkirk 4.1% 2.6% 2.9%
Fife 7.7% 6.6% 6.8%
Glasgow City 14.7% 11.1% 11.8%
Highland 2.6% 4.8% 4.4%
Inverclyde 1.0% 1.6% 1.5%
Midlothian 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Moray 1.1% 1.9% 1.7%
North Ayrshire 1.6% 2.8% 2.6%
North Lanarkshire 4.8% 6.4% 6.1%
Orkney Islands 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Perth and Kinross 4.7% 2.3% 2.8%
Renfrewshire 2.7% 3.7% 3.5%
Scottish Borders 1.7% 2.3% 2.2%
Shetland Islands 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
South Ayrshire 0.9% 2.4% 2.1%
South Lanarkshire 4.1% 6.4% 5.9%
Stirling 1.8% 1.5% 1.6%
West Dunbartonshire 2.2% 1.6% 1.7%
West Lothian 4.9% 2.8% 3.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
489 2,542 3,033
Table A4.3 Comparison of push-to-telephone video sample by mode of interview: selected geographic and household variables (weighted)
Video link Telephone All push2tv
Banded age of RA
16-24 17.4% 11.3% 12.5%
25-44 39.0% 29.7% 31.5%
45-59 28.7% 22.9% 24.0%
60+ 14.8% 36.1% 32.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Gender of random adult
Man/Boy 48.8% 48.4% 48.5%
Woman/Girl 50.8% 51.5% 51.4%
In another way 0.4% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Highest educational qualification
No qualifications 2.3% 12.9% 10.9%
Level 1 - O grade or equivalent 7.7% 15.1% 13.7%
Level 2 - Higher, A Level or equivalent 19.9% 18.5% 18.8%
Level 3 - HNC/HND or equivalent 12.7% 12.8% 12.8%
Degree or professional qualification 56.0% 36.2% 40.0%
Other qualification 1.4% 3.6% 3.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
General health
Not bad or very bad 97.2% 93.8% 94.4%
Bad or very bad 2.8% 6.2% 5.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
431 2,357 2,788

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