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Long Term Strategy for Population Surveys in Scotland

Long Term Strategy for Population Surveys in Scotland. Sara Grainger Office of the Chief Statistician. Context and Considerations. Previous strategy ONS Integrated Household Survey Census 2011 Limited field capacity Respondent burden Increasingly limited resources

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Long Term Strategy for Population Surveys in Scotland

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  1. Long Term Strategy for Population Surveys in Scotland Sara Grainger Office of the Chief Statistician

  2. Context and Considerations • Previous strategy • ONS Integrated Household Survey • Census 2011 • Limited field capacity • Respondent burden • Increasingly limited resources • Emerging methods and technologies • The Statistic and Registration Service Act

  3. NPF, SOAs and the Improving Local Indicators Project • Some outcomes may best (only?) be measurable through surveys • e.g. fear of crime, satisfaction with services? • 1 in 5 indicators in the I.S. Menu Version 3 are from national population surveys • Many more indicators used in SOAs are from local resident’s surveys or citizen’s panels • A strategic approach to surveys across Scotland is needed

  4. Harmonised Core Questions • Harmonised for output • All major SG population surveys will ask the mandatory harmonised core questions • Harmonised with Scottish Census and UK surveys • Will pave the way to pooled samples • Better for smaller geographies and small population groups • Recommended for local surveys • Extend the core / develop harmonised questions for Single Outcome Agreements?

  5. Finalised Questions • Gender • Age last Birthday & DOB • Ethnic group • Religion • Accommodation Size: No of rooms • Accommodation Size: Number of bedroom • Accommodation Type • Tenure • Highest Qualification Held/Qualifications Held • Self Perception of General Health • Employment/Economic Status (incorporating ILO unemployment)

  6. Questions in progress • (Legal) Marital Status & Living in a Couple • Limited Long term illness & disability • Access to car/van • Education status • Full/part time • Banded Household Income • Residence 1 year ago • Mode of transport to work/school • Attendance on government training programme • Household relationship matrix • Sexual Orientation **

  7. Data Management • Increased efficiency of data management within Scottish Government • Centralised, non-overlapping sampling? • Centralised data storage? • Centralised data management? • Maintain high security and compliance with Data Protection Act • Explore methodological and ethical issues around pooling samples

  8. Respondent Burden and Response Rates • Address concern over falling response rates on quality of data • Manage respondent burden • Capitalise on new technologies and methods of surveying the population- Different modes of data collection?

  9. Analysis and Dissemination • Increase the use made of survey data: • Increase accessibility and user-friendliness of survey results and datasets • Provide better support for data users • How to disseminate pooled sample results?

  10. Scottish Household Survey • To be reviewed in 2010 • Review will be informed by the improving local indicators project

  11. Delivery • The Scottish Population Surveys Co-ordinating Committee • Population Surveys Working Group • Survey Managers Network • Longitudinal Research Network • Delivery plan to be considered by SPSCC tomorrow • SPSCC membership overlap with the improving local indicators project board and co-ordination group • SPSCC will be kept informed of emerging themes from the ILIP

  12. Register your interest on ScotStat to be kept informed

  13. Further information Survey website (links to the strategy and the harmonised core questions) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/About/Surveys Guidance on equalities questions http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/equalitiesclassifications Contact us Alex Stannard 0131 244 3339 Survey Co-ordinator Office of the Chief Statistician Alexander.Stannard@Scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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