Scotland's People Volume 7: results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey
Table 4-77: Level of involvement with people in local community by sex
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population, % saying they strongly agree or tend to agree
| Male | Female | All |
If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to help me out | 90 | 92 | 92 |
If my home was empty, I could count on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home | 93 | 94 | 94 |
I feel I could turn to friends/relatives in this neighbourhood for advice or support | 86 | 89 | 88 |
Base | 12,144 | 16,478 | 28,622 |
Table 4-78: Level of involvement with people in local community by age
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population, % saying they strongly agree or tend to agree
| 16 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to help me out | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 92 |
If my home was empty, I could count on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home | 88 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 94 |
I feel I could turn to friends/relatives in this neighbourhood for advice or support | 84 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
Base | 2,312 | 4,501 | 5,338 | 6,605 | 6,337 | 3,528 | 28,621 |
Table 4-79: Level of involvement with people in local community by annual net household income
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population, % saying they strongly agree or tend to agree
| 0 -
6,000 | 6,001 - 10,000 | 10,001 - 15,000 | 15,001 - 20,000 | Over 20,000 | All |
If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to help me out | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 |
If my home was empty, I could count on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home | 90 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 94 |
I feel I could turn to friends/relatives in this neighbourhood for advice or support | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 88 |
Base | 2,813 | 6,053 | 6,065 | 4,146 | 8,856 | 27,933 |
Table 4-80: Level of involvement with people in local community by tenure
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population, % saying they strongly agree or tend to agree
| Owned outright | Buying with loan/ mortgage | Rent - Local Authority / Scottish Homes | Rent - Housing Assoc / Co-op | Rent - private landlord | Other | All |
If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to help me out | 95 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 89 | 92 |
If my home was empty, I could count on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home | 96 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 81 | 90 | 94 |
I feel I could turn to friends/relatives in this neighbourhood for advice or support | 91 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 83 | 88 |
Base | 7,726 | 10,611 | 6,537 | 1,553 | 1,675 | 520 | 28,622 |
Table 4-81: Level of involvement with people in local community by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population, % saying they strongly agree or tend to agree
| Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to help me out | 89 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 92 |
If my home was empty, I could count on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home | 91 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 94 |
I feel I could turn to friends/relatives in this neighbourhood for advice or support | 85 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 88 |
Base | 10,269 | 8,334 | 2,935 | 1,284 | 3,258 | 2,496 | 28,576 |
Table 4-82: Level of involvement with people in local community by local authority
Row percentages, 2001/2002 data, Adult population, % saying they strongly agree or tend to agree
| If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to help me out | If my home was empty, I could count on one of my friends/relatives in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home | I feel I could turn to friends/relatives in this neighbourhood for advice or support | Base |
Aberdeen City | 91 | 93 | 86 | 1,162 |
Aberdeenshire | 93 | 97 | 89 | 1,127 |
Angus | 95 | 97 | 92 | 634 |
Argyll and Bute | 95 | 96 | 95 | 547 |
Clackmannanshire | 91 | 94 | 83 | 519 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 92 | 96 | 86 | 773 |
Dundee City | 89 | 91 | 87 | 786 |
East Ayrshire | 95 | 96 | 93 | 669 |
East Dumbartonshire | 94 | 96 | 90 | 554 |
East Lothian | 95 | 97 | 88 | 552 |
East Renfrewshire | 96 | 97 | 91 | 505 |
Edinburgh City | 86 | 88 | 82 | 2,229 |
Eilean Siar | 94 | 95 | 77 | 629 |
Falkirk | 92 | 97 | 90 | 746 |
Fife | 92 | 94 | 90 | 1,766 |
Glasgow City | 88 | 89 | 85 | 3,023 |
Highland | 93 | 95 | 88 | 1,076 |
Inverclyde | 92 | 94 | 91 | 499 |
Midlothian | 91 | 93 | 88 | 604 |
Moray | 95 | 97 | 93 | 581 |
North Ayrshire | 94 | 96 | 90 | 726 |
North Lanarkshire | 92 | 94 | 89 | 1,546 |
Orkney | 96 | 96 | 87 | 613 |
Perth and Kinross | 94 | 94 | 92 | 673 |
Renfrewshire | 91 | 94 | 88 | 896 |
Scottish Borders | 96 | 97 | 92 | 609 |
Shetland | 96 | 97 | 93 | 605 |
South Ayrshire | 92 | 97 | 91 | 651 |
South Lanarkshire | 94 | 95 | 88 | 1,522 |
Stirling | 94 | 96 | 88 | 570 |
West Dumbartonshire | 93 | 94 | 89 | 499 |
West Lothian | 92 | 95 | 92 | 731 |
Scotland | 92 | 94 | 88 | 28,622 |