Scotland's people:Annual Report: Results from the 2003/2004 Scottish Household Survey

Table 4.17: Number of rooms above or below the bedroom standard by number of bedrooms
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	One	Two	Three	Four	Five or more	All
3+ above standard	-	-	-	37	69	5
2 above standard	-	-	47	33	23	21
1 above standard	-	65	32	25	6	39
Equal to standard	96	30	19	5	2	32
Below standard	4	5	2	1	0	3
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	4,148	11,118	11,491	3,249	816	30,822

Table 4.18: Number of rooms above or below the bedroom standard by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	Large urban areas	Other urban areas	Accessible small towns	Remote small towns	Accessible rural	Remote rural	Scotland
3+ above standard	4	4	5	8	10	12	5
2 above standard	16	22	24	24	27	30	21
1 above standard	39	39	40	37	36	35	39
Equal to standard	37	32	29	29	23	21	32
Below standard	4	2	3	2	2	1	3
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	11,265	8,622	3,196	1,379	3,744	2,613	30,819

Table 4.19: Local authority by number of rooms above or below the bedroom standard
Row percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	3+ above standard	2 above standard	1 above standard	Equal to standard	Below standard	Total	Base
Aberdeen City	5	18	38	36	3	100	1,232
Aberdeenshire	10	25	38	25	2	100	1,237
Angus	6	22	35	36	1	100	628
Argyll and Bute	8	24	34	31	3	100	551
Clackmannanshire	4	21	40	32	3	100	579
Dumfries and Galloway	8	25	39	27	2	100	815
Dundee City	4	16	41	36	2	100	866
East Ayrshire	3	22	40	33	2	100	696
East Dunbartonshire	7	28	40	23	2	100	553
East Lothian	8	22	42	25	3	100	549
East Renfrewshire	6	23	45	25	1	100	580
Edinburgh City	7	18	38	34	3	100	2,509
Eilean Siar	14	32	34	18	2	100	549
Falkirk	5	22	40	32	1	100	824
Fife	6	24	38	30	2	100	2,083
Glasgow City	2	11	37	43	6	100	3,294
Highland	12	28	36	23	1	100	1,167
Inverclyde	4	14	36	42	4	100	554
Midlothian	4	24	38	28	4	100	561
Moray	8	24	40	27	1	100	613
North Ayrshire	4	22	42	31	1	100	752
North Lanarkshire	3	21	40	32	5	100	1,758
Orkney	10	29	35	23	2	100	665
Perth and Kinross	10	29	32	27	3	100	674
Renfrewshire	4	19	41	33	3	100	1,000
Scottish Borders	7	23	40	29	2	100	663
Shetland	12	29	35	22	2	100	653
South Ayrshire	4	26	40	28	3	100	624
South Lanarkshire	4	23	40	31	3	100	1,587
Stirling	8	26	37	28	1	100	612
West Dunbartonshire	3	18	38	36	5	100	509
West Lothian	4	27	40	27	2	100	885
Scotland	5	21	39	32	3	100	30,822

Table 4.20: Extent to which households share rooms with other households and which rooms are shared
Row percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	No rooms shared	Yes, sharing room	Total	Base
All Households	99	1	100	30,822
Households that share rooms	Not Shared	Shared	Total	Base
Kitchen	17	83	100	206
Bathroom	18	82	100	206
WC	43	57	100	206
Other Rooms	54	46	100	206

Table 4.21: Whether property has central heating by household type
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	Single adult	Small adult	Single parent	Small family	Large family	Large adult	Older smaller	Single pensioner	All
Full (all main living areas/at least half rooms)	85	92	90	95	94	94	92	89	91
Partial (fewer than half the rooms/not all main living areas)	5	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	4
None	9	4	5	2	3	2	3	6	5
Don't know	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	4,975	5,153	1,777	4,248	2,036	2,938	4,655	5,039	30,821

Table 4.22: Whether property has central heating by tenure of household
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	Owned outright	Buying with help of loan/mortgage	Rent - Local Authority/ Scottish Homes	Rent -Housing Association/ Co-op	Rent - private landlord	Other	All
Full (all main living areas/at least half rooms)	91	94	91	90	79	83	91
Partial (fewer than half the rooms/not all main living areas)	5	3	5	4	7	7	4
None	5	3	4	6	15	10	5
Don't know	0	0	0	0	0		0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	8,826	11,319	6,039	2,112	1,927	598	30,821

Table 4.23: Local authority by whether property has central heating
Row percentages, 2003/2004 data
Households

	Full	Partial	None	Don't know	Total	Base
Aberdeen City	92	4	4	0	100	1,232
Aberdeenshire	93	3	4	-	100	1,237
Angus	89	7	4	-	100	628
Argyll and Bute	84	9	7	-	100	551
Clackmannanshire	93	2	4	-	100	579
Dumfries and Galloway	90	5	5	-	100	815
Dundee City	88	3	9	-	100	866
East Ayrshire	98	1	2	-	100	696
East Dunbartonshire	96	3	1	-	100	553
East Lothian	94	4	2	-	100	549
East Renfrewshire	96	2	2	0	100	580
Edinburgh City	89	3	7	-	100	2,509
Eilean Siar	81	12	7	-	100	549
Falkirk	97	1	1	-	100	824
Fife	94	3	3	-	100	2,083
Glasgow City	82	7	11	0	100	3,293
Highland	89	6	5	-	100	1,167
Inverclyde	92	3	5	-	100	554
Midlothian	97	1	2	-	100	561
Moray	92	4	4	-	100	613
North Ayrshire	94	3	3	-	100	752
North Lanarkshire	97	2	2	-	100	1,758
Orkney	84	9	7	0	100	665
Perth and Kinross	89	6	4	-	100	674
Renfrewshire	92	4	4	-	100	1,000
Scottish Borders	90	5	6	-	100	663
Shetland	80	16	4	-	100	653
South Ayrshire	95	3	2	-	100	624
South Lanarkshire	93	4	3	0	100	1,587
Stirling	96	2	2	-	100	612
West Dunbartonshire	93	4	3	0	100	509
West Lothian	97	1	2	-	100	885
Scotland	91	4	5	0	100	30,821

Table 4.24: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live by year
Column percentages, 1999-2004 data
Adult population

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Very good	50	52	51	51	54	51
Fairly good	41	40	41	41	39	41
Fairly poor	5	5	5	5	5	5
Very poor	3	3	3	3	2	2
No opinion	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	13,783	14,557	14,643	14,042	13,968	14,778

Table 4.25: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live by household type
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Adult population

	Single adult	Small adult	Single parent	Small family	Large family	Large adult	Older smaller	Single pensioner	All
Very good	41	51	33	53	49	52	62	58	52
Fairly good	47	42	45	40	42	41	33	36	40
Fairly poor	7	5	11	5	6	5	3	4	5
Very poor	4	2	9	2	4	2	1	2	2
No opinion	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	4,920	4,644	1,755	3,807	1,794	2,487	4,340	4,999	28,746

Table 4.26: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live by net annual household income
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Adult population

	£0 - £6,000	£6,001 - £10,000	£10,001 - £15,000	£15,001 -£20,000	£20,001 - £25,000	£25,001 - £30,000	£30,001 - £40,000	Over £40,000	All (income known)
Very good	47	48	46	48	53	57	62	72	53
Fairly good	41	41	43	43	41	39	35	26	40
Fairly poor	6	7	6	5	5	3	3	1	5
Very poor	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	0	2
No opinion	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	2,468	5,495	5,832	4,031	3,127	2,468	2,732	1,562	27,715

Table 4.27: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live by tenure of household
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Adult population

	Owned outright	Buying with help of loan/ mortgage	Rent - Local Authority/ Scottish Homes	Rent - Housing Association/ Co-op	Rent - private landlord	Other	All
Very good	63	55	35	33	49	57	52
Fairly good	33	40	47	49	42	32	40
Fairly poor	3	3	10	11	6	6	5
Very poor	1	1	7	7	2	3	2
No opinion	0	0	1	1	1	2	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	8,345	10,298	5,740	2,010	1,790	563	28,746

Table 4.28: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Adult population

	Large urban areas	Other urban areas	Accessible small towns	Remote small towns	Accessible rural	Remote rural	Scotland
Very good	46	49	54	62	66	73	52
Fairly good	44	43	40	34	30	25	40
Fairly poor	6	5	4	2	3	1	5
Very poor	3	2	2	1	1	1	2
No opinion	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Base	10,468	8,066	2,965	1,320	3,443	2,481	28,743

Table 4.29: Local authority by rating of neighbourhood as a place to live
Row percentages, 2003/2004 data
Adult population

	Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor	No opinion	Total	Base
Aberdeen City	51	41	4	3	0	100	1,065
Aberdeenshire	65	32	2	1	1	100	1,162
Angus	62	32	4	2	1	100	587
Argyll and Bute	62	33	3	1	0	100	524
Clackmannanshire	42	46	7	4	1	100	541
Dumfries and Galloway	67	29	3	1	1	100	784
Dundee City	44	45	6	4	1	100	779
East Ayrshire	46	45	6	2	0	100	651
East Dunbartonshire	63	34	1	1	1	100	502
East Lothian	62	36	2	1	0	100	503
East Renfrewshire	64	31	3	1	0	100	566
Edinburgh City	55	39	4	1	1	100	2,312
Eilean Siar	78	21	1	0	0	100	532
Falkirk	46	46	6	2	0	100	772
Fife	49	42	5	3	1	100	1,978
Glasgow City	36	50	9	5	1	100	3,129
Highland	67	30	2	1	-	100	1,024
Inverclyde	52	36	8	4	0	100	526
Midlothian	48	45	6	1	0	100	531
Moray	67	30	2	1	0	100	584
North Ayrshire	45	46	6	3	-	100	696
North Lanarkshire	44	47	6	3	0	100	1,633
Orkney	75	23	2	0	-	100	638
Perth and Kinross	69	27	3	1	0	100	602
Renfrewshire	49	40	7	3	1	100	938
Scottish Borders	64	32	3	1	-	100	633
Shetland	67	30	2	1	1	100	639
South Ayrshire	64	31	4	1	-	100	591
South Lanarkshire	48	45	5	3	0	100	1,495
Stirling	63	31	5	1	0	100	554
West Dunbartonshire	38	46	10	6	1	100	462
West Lothian	52	40	4	3	0	100	813
Scotland	52	40	5	2	0	100	28,746

Table 4.30: Aspects of neighbourhood particularly liked by rating of neighbourhood as a place to live
Column percentages, 2003/2004 data
Adult population

	Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor	No opinion	All
Quiet peaceful	69	48	13	5	31	56
Convenient shop / other amenities	33	35	27	16	29	33
Good neighbours	39	28	16	11	11	33
Friendly people	36	25	11	7	12	29
Nicely landscaped/open spaces	23	13	5	4	6	18
Good outlook / view	21	12	7	4	9	17
Good public transport	15	18	17	9	10	16
Safe area / low crime	21	10	3	1	5	15
Good local shops	11	12	9	6	12	11
Area well maintained	13	6	1	1	6	9
Community spirit / good sense of community	10	6	3	2	1	8
Good local schools	9	7	5	3	6	8
Good local leisure facilities	6	6	4	1	4	6
No / little traffic	6	4	2	1	0	5
Accessible / good location / handy	3	3	2	2	3	3
Good facilities for children	3	2	1	1	1	3
Safe / slow traffic	3	2	1	0	2	3
Close to countryside / rural	3	2	1	0	1	2
Family / friends here	1	2	3	2	0	1
Always lived here / been here long time	1	1	1	0	1	1
Near work	1	1	1	1	-	1
Seclusion / privacy	1	1	0	-	1	1
Like house	0	1	2	1	-	1
Like area / like living here	0	0	0	0	-	0
Affordable housing	0	0	0	-	0	0
Other	3	4	3	2	5	3
Nothing	1	4	26	51	25	5
Base	15,171	11,227	1,456	721	171	28,746

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

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