Tenant Farming Rent Review Survey: final report

This report presents the findings from a Tenant Farming Rent Review Survey. The research explores tenant farmers’ views and experiences of the current process of rent reviews.


7. Equalities Information

7.1. Summary of key points

The survey included a set of standard Equalities monitoring questions which showed that:

  • Over 1 in 10 respondents (12%) had a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more. This is compared to 32% of the Scottish population.[7] The majority of these individuals said it reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities (86%).
  • More than 6 in 10 respondents (61%) said their religion was Church of Scotland compared to 23% of the Scottish adult population.
  • Almost all respondents said they were heterosexual or straight (99%) compared to 95% of the Scottish adult population.
  • The majority of respondents identified as White Scottish (89%) compared to 77% of the Scottish adult population.

7.2. Long Term Physical or Mental Health Condition or Illness

Over 1 in 10 respondents (12%) had a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more. Of these individuals, 26% said their condition or illness reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities 'a lot' and a further 60% said it reduces their ability 'a little'.

7.3. Religion

Over 6 in 10 respondents (61%) said their religion was Church of Scotland.

Table 7.1 Religion
Unweighted base, n=805 %
Church of Scotland 61.3%
None 29.8%
Other Christian 7.0%
Roman Catholic 1.4%
Pagan 0.3%
Another religion 0.3%

7.4. Sexuality

Almost all individuals who responded said they were heterosexual or straight (99%).

7.5. Ethnicity

The vast majority of respondents (89%) identified as 'White Scottish' and a further 10% said they were 'White other British'.

Table 7.2 Ethnicity
Unweighted base, n=823 %
Scottish 89.2%
Other British 10.1%
Irish 0.1%
Other white ethnic group 0.1%
Other 0.5%

Contact

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