Social Security Experience Panels - panel members: full report - 2020 update
This report provides demographic information about the Social Security Experience Panels. It also summarises feedback from panel members about their experiences of being a member of the panels and how this could be improved.
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Geography – Local Authority and Urban / Rural
New panel members
We asked new panel members to provide their postcode in their ‘Experience Panel Member Registration Form.’ Of the 572 new panel members that were recruited, geographic information is available for 551 respondents who provided their postcode.
Respondents provided postcodes from all 32 local authority areas in Scotland. These included 11 per cent of respondents who live in City of Edinburgh, 9 per cent who live in Glasgow City, and 8 per cent who live in Fife.
| Local Authority | Number of respondents | % respondents |
|---|---|---|
| City of Edinburgh | 62 | 11% |
| Glasgow City | 51 | 9% |
| Fife | 42 | 8% |
| South Lanarkshire | 39 | 7% |
| North Lanarkshire | 28 | 5% |
| North Ayrshire | 27 | 5% |
| Highland | 26 | 5% |
| Renfrewshire | 25 | 5% |
| Scottish Borders | 18 | 3% |
| Dundee City | 17 | 3% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 16 | 3% |
| West Lothian | 16 | 3% |
| Falkirk | 15 | 3% |
| Perth and Kinross | 15 | 3% |
| East Ayrshire | 13 | 2% |
| Inverclyde | 13 | 2% |
| East Renfrewshire | 12 | 2% |
| Angus | 12 | 2% |
| East Lothian | 11 | 2% |
| Aberdeenshire | 11 | 2% |
| Moray | 10 | 2% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 10 | 2% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | <10 | 2% |
| Midlothian | <10 | 1% |
| South Ayrshire | <10 | 1% |
| Aberdeen City | <10 | 1% |
| Stirling | <10 | 1% |
| Argyll and Bute | <10 | 1% |
| East Dunbartonshire | <10 | 1% |
| Clackmannanshire | <10 | 1% |
| Orkney Islands | <10 | 1% |
| Shetland Islands | <10 | 1% |
70 per cent of new panel members live in either ‘Large Urban Areas’ or ‘Other Urban Areas.’ 12 per cent live in ‘Accessible Rural Areas’, and 8 per cent live in ‘Remote Rural Areas.’[24]
| Area type | Number of respondents | % respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Large Urban Areas | 186 | 34% |
| Other Urban Areas | 198 | 36% |
| Accessible Small Towns | 40 | 7% |
| Remote Small Towns | 19 | 3% |
| Accessible Rural Areas | 65 | 12% |
| Remote Rural Areas | 43 | 8% |
All panel members
Across different ‘Experience Panels Registration Forms’, we have asked panel members to provide their postcode. Responses were available from the 2,193 panel members.
Respondents provided postcodes from all 32 local authority areas in Scotland. These included 13 per cent of respondents who live in Glasgow City, 12 per cent who live in City of Edinburgh, and 7 per cent who live in Fife.
| Local Authority | Number of respondents | % respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow City | 280 | 13% |
| City of Edinburgh | 253 | 12% |
| Fife | 157 | 7% |
| South Lanarkshire | 138 | 6% |
| Highland | 130 | 5% |
| North Lanarkshire | 103 | 5% |
| Renfrewshire | 92 | 4% |
| Dundee City | 86 | 4% |
| North Ayrshire | 71 | 5% |
| Perth and Kinross | 68 | 3% |
| West Lothian | 60 | 3% |
| Falkirk | 60 | 3% |
| Scottish Borders | 59 | 3% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 55 | 3% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 50 | 2% |
| Angus | 49 | 3% |
| Inverclyde | 46 | 2% |
| Aberdeenshire | 44 | 3% |
| East Renfrewshire | 42 | 2% |
| Aberdeen City | 42 | 2% |
| East Lothian | 39 | 2% |
| Argyll and Bute | 39 | 2% |
| East Ayrshire | 36 | 2% |
| South Ayrshire | 36 | 2% |
| Moray | 34 | 2% |
| Stirling | 33 | 2% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 23 | 1% |
| Midlothian | 22 | 1% |
| Clackmannanshire | 18 | 1% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 13 | 1% |
| Orkney Islands | 10 | 1% |
| Shetland Islands | <10 | 0% |
72 per cent of panel members live in either ‘Large Urban Areas’ or ‘Other Urban Areas.’ 9 per cent live in ‘Accessible Rural Areas’, and 7 per cent live in ‘Remote Rural Areas.’
| Area type | Number of respondents | % respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Large Urban Areas | 839 | 38% |
| Other Urban Areas | 753 | 34% |
| Accessible Small Towns | 165 | 8% |
| Remote Small Towns | 83 | 4% |
| Accessible Rural Areas | 200 | 9% |
| Remote Rural Areas | 153 | 7% |
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