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Scottish Household Survey

Scottish Household Survey. Jonathan Waite  SHS Research Officer Communities Analytical Services. Outline. Overview Methodology Topics Dissemination Management Future Developments. Overview. Sample of general population in private residences in Scotland

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Scottish Household Survey

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  1. Scottish Household Survey Jonathan Waite  SHS Research Officer Communities Analytical Services

  2. Outline • Overview • Methodology • Topics • Dissemination • Management • Future Developments

  3. Overview • Sample of general population in private residences in Scotland • Composition, characteristics and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals • Meeting needs of Government and Parliament • e.g. tracking five National Indicators (public services, smoking, neighbourhood, journeys to work, and traffic congestion) • But what about: • How evidence relates to local policy

  4. Methodology • Continuous survey approx 13,500 households • No geographical exclusions, and designed to be • Nationally representative every quarter • Representative for larger LA’s every year • All LA’s (regardless of size) over a two-year period • Using face-to-face CAPI, approx 45 minutes • Draw sample via multi-stage stratified design • Have to apply post-survey weighting

  5. Topics • Two part interview • Highest Income Householder • Randomly Selected Adult • Culture and Sport module www.scotland.gov.uk/SHSTopics

  6. Topics: “Household” • Household Composition • Accommodation • Sharing Accommodation • Internet Access • Recycling • Driving and Transport • Young People in the Household • Health and Disability • Employment of Highest Income Householder • Household Income • Financial Services, Savings and Housing Costs • Mortgage and Rent • Household Finances • Property type • Lowest level of floor • Tenure • Shares rooms with other households • Kitchen / Bathroom / WC / Other • Number of bedrooms • Access to e-mail/internet from home • Access to broadband • How much household recycled in the past month • Glass bottles and jars / Plastic bottles / Metal cans / Newspaper etc • Badge holders • Thistle/taxi card holders • Availability of cars • Availability of bicycles • Access to public transport • Number HIH responsible for • Childcare • Type / Cost / Thoughts • Schooling • School / Name and location / Distance from home / Satisfaction / Mode of transport / Public transport • Long-standing illness, health problem or disability • Condition / Length of time • Require regular help or care • Provider / Hours needed / Length of time • Paid work • Now / Last 5 years • Number of current jobs • Main job • Type / Size • Complex!!! • HIH / Spouse or Partner / Random Adult • Income from paid employment / self-employment • Benefit income • Other regular income • Bank / building society account • Other saving or investments • Total value • Use of credit • Borrowing • Mortgage/Loan on property • Endowment/Repayment mortgage • Repayments • Amount outstanding • Rent costs • Home contents insurance • Number of people in household • Highest Income Householder • Name • Gender • Age • Economic activity • Relationship to HIH

  7. Topics: “Adult” • Individual • Accommodation • Neighbourhoods and Community Safety • Education and Training • Travel and Transport • Travel Diary • More Travel! • Convenience of Local Services • Culture and Sport • Volunteering • Health and Disability • Random Adult Employment • Random Adult Income • Marital status • Cultural / Ethnic background • Religion • Current address • Time there / Change in tenure • Previous home • Tenure / Postcode • Homelessness • Experience • Opinions of neighbourhood • Satisfaction / Green / Crime • Anti-social behaviour • Experience / Reported • Harassment • Experience / Reason • Social networks • Family / Neighbourhood • Qualifications • Held / Currently • Internet use • Access / Uses / Use of Local Council or Government websites • Barriers to use / Likelihood and aspirations for use • Driving license • Car use • Problems for drivers • Park and ride • Traffic Scotland • Very complex!! • Travel patterns of the Scottish population • Travel on previous day • Journey purpose • Means of transport used • Journey Distance • Duration • Times of day • Traffic growth • Traffic congestion • Work related travel • Travel to work • Motorcyle / Moped / Scooter • Cycling and walking • Local public transport • Use / Attitude / Crime and safety • Young Scot National Entitlement card • Journey planning • Sources / Transport Direct / Traveline Scotland • Traffic calming • Road Safety • Quality • Usage • Satisfaction • Participation • Attendance • Sports • Type • Frequency • Amount • Reasons for stopping • Rating of health (last 12 months) • Long-standing illness, health problem or disability • Type / Limitations / Home adaptations • Help and Care • Smoking behaviour • As for Household section • Income from paid employment / self-employment • Benefit income • Other regular income

  8. Dissemination • Dissemination strategy • Increase identity, awareness and use of the SHS • Particular focus on • Publications • Access to data • Website review

  9. Dissemination: Data • UK Data Archive www.data-archive.ac.uk • Two-year sweep data up to 2005-06 • SHS Lite (CD-ROM from SHS Project Team) • Two-year sweep data up to 2005-06 • Simplified dataset, summarised complex variables • SHS Interactive Tables • LA level results, through SHS website • Though out of date and currently being reviewed • Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics www.sns.gov.uk • Request analysis by SHS Project team www.scotland.gov.uk/SHSData

  10. Dissemination: Geography data • National • Local Authority Identifier • Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation • Decile / Quintile / 15% most deprived • Urban/Rural Classification

  11. Dissemination: Example output

  12. Management • SHS Project Team • Project Manager, Research Officer, Database Administrator • Joint working with Scottish House Condition Survey • SHS Operations Management Group • SHS Steering Group (coming soon)

  13. Future Developments • Survey review • Concurrent review with SHCS through 2010 • Wider implications of all surveys in Scotland • Survey methodology improvements • Reviewing weighting strategy • Income imputation • Dissemination strategy • Annually representative for all LA’s • Move to fully unclustered design

  14. How can you help? • Representation on SHS Steering Group • Contribute to survey review • Aims and purpose • Questionnaire content • Secondary analysis of data www.scotland.gov.uk/SHSUsers

  15. Questions ? SHS Project Team • 0131 244 8420 • shs@scotland.gsi.gov.uk • www.scotland.gov.uk/shs

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