« Previous | Contents | Next »
Listen
Scotland's People Volume 7: results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey
Table 4-44: Whether adults have ever experienced homelessness by age
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
Yes | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
No | 96 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 97 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,324 | 4,514 | 5,344 | 6,618 | 6,349 | 3,534 | 28,683 |
Table 4-45: Whether adults have ever experienced homelessness by current household type
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Single adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | Single pensioner | All |
Yes | 10 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
No | 90 | 98 | 83 | 97 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 4,608 | 4,729 | 1,755 | 3,922 | 1,896 | 2,484 | 4,354 | 4,936 | 28,684 |
Table 4-46: Number of times experienced homelessness in the past five years
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Percentage of all adults | Percentage of all that experienced homelessness |
Once | 2 | 63 |
Twice | 0 | 8 |
Three times | 0 | 3 |
Four times | 0 | 0 |
Five times or more | 0 | 3 |
None in the last five years | 1 | 24 |
Base | 28,684 | 961 |
Table 4-47: Characteristics of adults who have experienced homelessness
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data, Adult population (Base of all sub-tables = 961)
Sex | | | Applied to Council |
Male | 44 | Yes | 82 |
Female | 56 | No | 18 |
| |
Age band | | Slept rough | |
16 to 24 | 13 | Yes | 24 |
25 to 34 | 26 | No | 76 |
35 to 44 | 26 | |
45 to 59 | 24 |
60 to 74 | 8 | Urban or rural location |
75 plus | 2 | Large urban areas | 44 |
| Other urban areas | 32 |
Household type | | Accessible small towns | 10 |
Single adult | 27 | Remote small towns | 3 |
Small adult | 14 | Accessible rural | 7 |
Single parent | 18 | Remote rural | 4 |
Small family | 15 | |
Large family | 11 |
Large adult | 7 |
Older smaller | 4 | Current economic activity |
Single pensioner | 5 | Full time employment | 23 |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 17 |
Long-term illness or disability | Looking after home/family | 16 |
Yes | 36 | Unemployed and seeking work | 14 |
No | 64 | Part time employment | 9 |
| Permanently retired from work | 8 |
Current tenure | | Self employed | 4 |
Rent - Local Authority / Scottish Homes | 53 | Unable to work due to short term ill-health | 3 |
Buying with help of loan/mortgage | 17 | Higher/further education | 3 |
Rent - Housing Association / Co-op | 11 | Other | 1 |
Rent - private landlord | 10 | Government work/training scheme | 1 |
Owned outright | 6 | At school | 0 |
Other | 2 | |
Table 4-48: Frequency of using local bus service in the past month by sex and age
Column percentages, 2002 data only
Adult population
| Male | Female | | 16 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
Every day | 4 | 4 | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Almost every day | 6 | 8 | | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Two or three times per week | 9 | 14 | | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
About once a week | 7 | 9 | | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
About once a fortnight | 4 | 6 | | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
About once a month | 5 | 6 | | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Not used local bus service in the previous month | 66 | 53 | | 35 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
Total | 100 | 100 | | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 5,967 | 8,070 | | 1,119 | 2,149 | 2,639 | 3,272 | 3,134 | 1,723 | 14,036 |
Table 4-49: Perceptions of local bus service by sex and age
Column percentages, 2002 data only
Adult population who have used local bus service in the past month, % agreeing with each statement
| Male | Female | | 16 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
The buses are on time | 70 | 70 | | 68 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 70 |
The buses are frequent | 78 | 76 | | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
The service runs when I need it | 72 | 72 | | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 72 |
The service is stable and isn't regularly changing | 74 | 73 | | 75 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
The buses are clean | 73 | 72 | | 63 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 73 |
The buses are comfortable | 76 | 76 | | 66 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 76 |
I feel personally safe and secure on the bus | 88 | 85 | | 79 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 |
It is simple deciding the type of ticket I need | 91 | 92 | | 92 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 |
Finding out about routes and times is easy | 75 | 78 | | 75 | 70 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 77 |
It's easy changing from buses to other forms of transport | 73 | 69 | | 73 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 71 |
The fares are good value | 71 | 71 | | 60 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 86 | 87 | 71 |
Base | 1,934 | 3,684 | | 709 | 873 | 886 | 1,091 | 1,359 | 700 | 5,618 |
The difference between the percentage agreeing and the total (100%) includes those who said "no opinion" or "neither agree nor disagree" as well as those who disagreed with the statement
Table 4-50: Frequency of travelling by bus in the evening by sex and age
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Male | Female | | 16 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
Most days | 3 | 2 | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
At least once a week | 7 | 6 | | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
At least once a month | 4 | 4 | | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Less than once a month | 10 | 9 | | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
Never | 75 | 78 | | 52 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 77 |
Total | 100 | 100 | | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 12,174 | 16,511 | | 2,324 | 4,514 | 5,345 | 6,618 | 6,349 | 3,534 | 28,684 |
« Previous | Contents | Next »