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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.
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% |