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Scottish Household Survey

Scottish Household Survey. Mairi MacAskill SHS Project Manager 24 th January 2008, Scottish Social Survey Network. Introduction. Started in February 1999, as a result of devolution c.15,000 households per year Two part interview Highest Income Householder or spouse/partner

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Scottish Household Survey

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  1. Scottish Household Survey Mairi MacAskill SHS Project Manager 24th January 2008, Scottish Social Survey Network

  2. Introduction • Started in February 1999, as a result of devolution • c.15,000 households per year • Two part interview • Highest Income Householder or spouse/partner • Information about the households in Scotland • Characteristics of HIH help characterise the household as a whole • Randomly Selected Adult • Information about adults in Scotland • 45 minutes long

  3. Topics Covered • 3 Priority Topic Areas • Transport • Local Government • Communities • Many other areas • Health & Care • Anti-Social Behaviour • Culture and Sport • Recycling

  4. Reporting • Can produce • Results for Scotland every quarter • Results for larger LAs every year • Results for the urban/rural classification every year • Results for all LAs every two years

  5. Survey Data • The SHS is an important source of data to aid policy development and evaluation • The survey provides the data for 5 of the SG’s Spending Review 07 indicators: • Neighbourhood Rating • Satisfaction with local services • Smoking • Journeys affected by congestion • Travel to work

  6. Smokers in Scotland Target – 22% by year 2010

  7. Neighbourhood Rating

  8. Data Availability • Data is available annually through the ESDS Data Archive • “SHS Lite” available • Special Datasets can also be requested: • Special Geographies • Variables not available from Data Archive e.g. full ethnicity

  9. Recent Changes • Significant de-clustering of the sample • Introduction of modularisation • Consortium of three companies for 2007-2010 • Ipsos Mori • TNS • Scottish Centre

  10. Looking forward • Questionnaire Review for 2009 • Harmonisation • Policy Requirements under the new administration • Improving interview “flow” • Get Involved! http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/16002/questionnairereview2009

  11. Future Plans • Methodology Developments • Weighting • Income Imputation • Dissemination & Promotion • Training • New Publications • Web-based analysis

  12. Contact • Mairi MacAskill, SHS Project Manager • 0131 244 0824 • Jonathan Waite, SHS Research Officer • 0131 244 5415 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs shs@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Communities Analytical Services 1F(N) VQ

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