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Scotland's People Volume 7: results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey
Table 4-28: Local authority by rating of neighbourhood as a place to live
Row percentages, 2001/2002 data, Adult population
| Very good | Fairly good | Fairly poor | Very poor | No opinion | Total | Base |
Aberdeen City | 48 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 1,164 |
Aberdeenshire | 61 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 1,127 |
Angus | 62 | 31 | 4 | 3 | - | 100 | 635 |
Argyll and Bute | 62 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 548 |
Clackmannanshire | 43 | 48 | 7 | 3 | - | 100 | 520 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 58 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 775 |
Dundee City | 46 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 788 |
East Ayrshire | 47 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 670 |
East Dumbartonshire | 56 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 556 |
East Lothian | 67 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 553 |
East Renfrewshire | 63 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 506 |
Edinburgh City | 56 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 2,234 |
Eilean Siar | 70 | 27 | 2 | 1 | - | 100 | 630 |
Falkirk | 46 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 746 |
Fife | 51 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 1,768 |
Glasgow City | 33 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 3,037 |
Highland | 63 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 1,081 |
Inverclyde | 48 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 499 |
Midlothian | 46 | 48 | 5 | 2 | - | 100 | 604 |
Moray | 62 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 581 |
North Ayrshire | 49 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 728 |
North Lanarkshire | 40 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 1,547 |
Orkney | 70 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 615 |
Perth and Kinross | 67 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 675 |
Renfrewshire | 48 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 899 |
Scottish Borders | 66 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 609 |
Shetland | 61 | 36 | 2 | 1 | - | 100 | 606 |
South Ayrshire | 56 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 654 |
South Lanarkshire | 49 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 1,527 |
Stirling | 63 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 570 |
West Dumbartonshire | 36 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 499 |
West Lothian | 45 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 734 |
Scotland | 51 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 28,685 |
Table 4-29: Aspects of neighbourhood particularly liked by rating of neighbourhood as a place to live
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Very good | Fairly good | Fairly poor | Very poor | No opinion | All |
Quiet/peaceful | 70 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 57 |
Convenient shop/amenities | 33 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 34 |
Friendly people | 37 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
Good outlook/view | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 20 |
Nicely landscaped/open spaces | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Safe/low crime | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
Good neighbours | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
Good public transport | 16 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
Good local shops | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
Area well maintained | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Good local schools | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Good local leisure facilities | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Accessible/good location handy | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Nothing | 1 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 29 | 5 |
Good facilities for children | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Like house | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Family/friends here | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Always lived here/been here long time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Like area/like living here | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Near work | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Community spirit | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
Base | 14,783 | 11,444 | 1,411 | 813 | 127 | 28,578 |
Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed
Table 4-30: Aspects of neighbourhood particularly liked by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
Quiet/peaceful | 48 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 57 |
Convenient shop/amenities | 40 | 37 | 30 | 52 | 14 | 16 | 34 |
Friendly people | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 39 | 31 |
Good outlook/view | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 20 |
Nicely landscaped/open spaces | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 19 |
Safe/low crime | 18 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 35 | 19 |
Good neighbours | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
Good public transport | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
Good local shops | 20 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Area well maintained | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Good local schools | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Good local leisure facilities | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Accessible/good location handy | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Nothing | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Good facilities for children | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Like house | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Family/friends here | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Always lived here/been here long time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Like area/like living here | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Near work | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Community spirit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Base | 10,253 | 8,314 | 2,921 | 1,289 | 3,260 | 2,495 | 28,532 |
Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed
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