The Scottish Government

The Scottish Household Survey is a major survey of the Scottish population, designed to provide representative information on the characteristics, composition and behaviour of Scottish households and the adult population, both nationally and at a more local level.
A new contract has been awarded to MORI Scotland and NFO Social Research to continue running the survey for the next four years. Questionnaire content is reviewed each year; a new questionnaire was introduced in April 2003.

The latest Scottish Household Survey annual report, Scotland's People: Results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey (Volume 7: Annual Report), and accompanying technical report, Scotland's People: Results of the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey (Volume 8: Technical Report), were published in August 2003 and can be accessed via the SHS website.

The Annual Report covers a wide range of topics to allow links to be made between different policy areas, including many relevant to social inclusion; for example disability, housing, involvement in community and access to services. It includes analysis by age and gender.

Hard copies are available from The Stationery Office Bookshop, 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AZ. (tel: 0870 606 55 66 or view their website at www.tsonline.co.uk)

For further information about the survey contact: The Scottish Household Survey Research Team, Social Research, Area 1-F, Victoria Quay, tel. 0131-244-8420, e-mail: shs@scotland.gov.uk