Social Security Experience Panels: Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme

This report covers responses by Experience Panels members to a survey to inform the future development of Social Security Scotland’s Accessible Vehicles and Equipment (AVE) scheme.

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Annex A: Detailed Breakdown of Respondent Demographics

Disability or long term health condition % respondents (n=243)
A physical disability 173 71%
Another long-term condition 173 71%
Deafness or severe hearing impairment 30 12%
Blindness or severe vision impairment 16 7%
A learning disability 15 6%
Caring responsibilities % respondents (n=243)
Caring for a disabled child 35 14%
Caring for a disabled adult 120 49%
Caring for someone due to older age 57 23%
Caring for someone else 10 4%
Age % respondents (n=242)
25-44 33 14%
45-59 109 45%
60-79 98 40%
80 or over 1 0%
Prefer not to say 1 0%
Gender % respondents (n=242)
Female/ woman/ girl 138 57%
Male/ man/ boy 103 43%
non-binary <10 0%
Ethnicity % respondents (n=211)
White 203 96%
Non-white ethnic groups <10 2%
Prefer not to say <10 1%

* in this table we have grouped “non-white ethnic groups” into one category. This is because the numbers in individual categories are too small to report in a non-disclosive way.

Religion or belief % respondents (n=211)
None 101 48%
Church of Scotland 51 24%
Roman Catholic 20 9%
Other Christian 17 8%
Other faith or belief 12 6%
Prefer not to say 5 2%
Pagan 5 2%
Sexual Orientation % respondents (n=212)
Heterosexual/straight 178 84%
Gay/lesbian 12 6%
Prefer not to say 13 6%
Bisexual 6 3%
In another way 3 1%
Gender Identity % respondents (n=182)
Identify as cis-gendered (not transgender) 177 97%
Prefer not to say <10 2%
Identify as transgender <10 1%

Contact

Email: socialsecurityexperience@gov.scot

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