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The Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) measures housing quality in Scotland, assessing over 3,000 occupied households annually through social and physical surveys, with 4,600 variables and outputs on fuel poverty and the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS). The survey provides national and local authority data on energy efficiency, domestic dwellings, and overcrowding, aiming to improve housing conditions and inform policy decisions related to building standards and energy efficiency initiatives. For detailed analytics and data access, visit the SHCS website. Contact SHCS for expert advice on house condition surveys.
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The Scottish House Condition Survey Ian Máté SHCS Manager Communities Analytical Services
Outputs The SHCS – basics • 3,000 occupied households every year; • Unclustered Simple Random Sample of Local Authorities; • Stratified - Minimum of 80 surveys in each LA per year • 2-stage Survey: • Social Survey; 4,600 variables • Physical Survey 460 variables • Derived variables - fuel poverty bedroom standard • Perhaps a couple of hundred • Purpose: Measures the quality of people’s experience of housing against the quality of housing in Scotland.
SHCS Outputs Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) • Above the statutory Tolerable Standard? • Free from serious disrepair? • Energy efficient? • Modern facilities and services? • Healthy, safe and secure?
SHCS Outputs National data vs LA data • Big Bang 1991, 1996, 2002 • Sample sizes of about 15,000 - 18,000 • LA and National data • Continuous 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06 • Sample size of about 3,000 per year • National data annually • LA data combined 3 year data updated annually
SHCS Outputs National data vs LA data • Continuous 2007, 2008, 2009 • Sample size of about 3,000 per year • National data annually • LA data combined 3 year data updated annually • Publish 11 months after end of survey year • Annual survey data starts by being 18 months out of date • LA 3 year survey data starts by being 30 months out of date
SHCS Outputs 3 yr Local Authorities data NHER Best NHER Worst
Geographies • National • Local Authorities • Urban Rural • Council Tax band • SIMD
SHCS Access • SHCS web site • http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SHCS • 3 year LA data 2003/04-2005/06 • Physical Survey data at individual level • http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SHCS/PhysicalData2003-2006 SPSS File
SHCS Access • Ad hoc service • shcs@scotland.gsi.gov.uk • Pat Cairns 0131 244 1685 • All LA ad hocs placed on web-site • http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SHCS/keyanalyses
Boosts • Scottish Borders 500 private sector household boost completed 1st half of 2008. • Draft data delivered and starting process of training and documentation. • Aberdeenshire 3 year boost of 150 private sector households per year • Starts in January
Boosts • Expensive • Highest Quality 5% revisits + all BTS • No management overheads for LA • Procurement through SG contract • IT support and training and documentation provided free by SHCS SG Staff. • Hundreds of analyses already coded. • Data fully integrated with SHCS national data set. • Some customization problems – geographies, availability of comparable datasets etc.
Boosts • But you don’t have to buy from us. • We are happy to provide expert and impartial advice on house condition surveys
What we would like from you? • Concurrent review of Scottish Household Survey and the Scottish House Condition Survey through 2010 • Ready for 2011 Census • Reduce unnecessary overlap • Increase common methodologies • Expert Steering Committees for both Surveys – Need LA representation on both.
