Millennium Cohort Study Sweep 3 Scotland Report

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Table 13.1: Residential mobility between MCS 2 and 3 by UK country of interview at MCS 1

Country of interview

Non mover

Mover

N

%

CI

%

CI

England

76.6

[75.3,77.8]

23.4

[22.2,24.7]

9759

Wales

81.1

[79.1,82.9]

18.9

[17.1,20.9]

2143

Scotland

72.4

[70.3,74.5]

27.6

[25.5,29.7]

1804

Northern Ireland

70.3

[62.5,77.1]

29.7

[22.9,37.5]

1535

Total

75.9

[74.6,77.2]

24.1

[22.8,25.4]

15241

Pearson: Uncorrected chi2(3) = 81.6913

Design-based F(1.50, 582.48) = 5.7681, Pr = 0.007

Sample: MCS3 main respondents; five families were excluded because their country of interview was unknown.

Table 13.2: Residential mobility between MCS 2 and MCS 3 by family housing tenure at MCS 2 in Scotland

Housing tenure

Not moved (%)

Moved (%)

Unweghted sample

Own

79.1

20.9

1224

Renting privately

37.4

62.6

109

Renting from LA or HA

65.3

34.7

433

Other

(57.7)

(42.3)

42

Total

72.3

27.7

1808

Uncorrected chi2(3) = 116.0670

Design-based F(2.88, 172.83) = 31.4198 P = 0.0000

Sample: MCS3 main respondents in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 13.3: UK residential mobility between MCS 2 and MCS 3 by family tenure at MCS 2

Tenure

Mover % (n)

Base (N)

Own

17.8

9725

Renting privately

51.7

1322

Renting social housing*

27.6

3688

Other

39.4

420

Total

23.7

15155

P<0.001

Sample: MCS3 main respondents
Notes: Weighted percentages, (unweighted sample numbers), observed base numbers, 91 families were excluded because family tenure was not known, not applicable or the respondent refused to answer, *social housing is renting from a local authority or a housing association Weighting allows for unit non-response at sweep 2.

Table 13.4: Residential mobility between MCS 2 and MCS 3 by type of accommodation at MCS 2 in Scotland

Type of accommodation

Not moved

Moved

Unweighted sample

House or bungalow

75.0

25.0

1422

Flat or maisonette

63.2

36.8

374

Studio, room, bedsit, other answer

(37.4)

(62.6)

10

Total

72.3

27.7

1806

Uncorrected chi2(2) = 26.6025

Design-based F(1.88, 112.63) = 11.5369, P = 0.0000

Sample: MCS3 main respondents in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 13.5: UK residential mobility between MCS 2 and MCS 3 by type of accommodation at MCS 2

Tenure

Mover %(n)

Base (N)

House or bungalow

22.4

13602

Flat or maisonette

33.7

1442

All other*

45.8

79

Total

23.6

15123

P<0.001

Sample:MCS3 main respondents : Weighted percentages, (unweighted sample numbers), observed base numbers, *All other includes studio flat, rooms or bedsit, etc. 123 families were excluded because type of accommodation was not known, not applicable or the respondent refused to answer. Weighting allows for unit non-response at sweep 2

Table 13.6: Residential mobility between MCS 2 and MCS 3 by combined labour-market status of the main respondent and partner at MCS 3 in Scotland

Not moved

Moved

Unweighted sample

Combined labour market status of main and partner respondents

Couple: Both in work or o n leave

77.3

22.7

944

Couple: Main in work or on leave, partner not in work on leave

(77.4)

(22.6)

33

Couple: Partner in work or on leave, main not in work on leave

73.3

26.7

425

Couple: Both not in work or on leave

55.2

44.8

75

Lone parent: In work or on leave

65.6

34.4

159

Lone parent: Not in work or on leave

57.2

42.8

176

Total

72.2

27.8

1812

Uncorrected chi2(5) = 49.8875

Design-based F(6.11, 366.66) = 5.8,P = 0.0000

Sample: MCS3 main and partner respondents in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 13.7: UK Residential mobility between MCS 2 and MCS 3 by combined labour-market status of main respondent and partner at MCS 3

Combined labour-market status

Mover % (n)

Base (N)

Couple - both in work or on leave

18.7

6928

Couple - main in work or on leave, partner not in work nor on leave

23.6

367

Couple - partner in work or on leave, main not in work nor on leave

23.6

3962

Couple - both not in work nor on leave

29.0

921

Lone parent, working

32.7

1193

Lone parent, not working

34.9

1828

Total

23.7

15199

P<0.001

Notes: Weighted percentages, (unweighted sample numbers), observed base numbers,
Sample: MCS3 main respondents; 47 families were excluded due to partner non-response or there was no parental interview. Weighting allows for unit non-response at sweep 2

Table 13.8: `Good area for raising children?' by UK country of interview at MCS 3

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Total

N

%

CI

%

CI

%

CI

%

CI

%

CI

Excellent

29.8

[27.7,32.0]

35.1

[30.6,39.8]

39.8

[35.6,44.1]

47.6

[42.9,52.3]

34.1

[32.4,35.9]

4541

Good

41.4

[39.8,42.9]

41.0

[38.5,43.6]

37.0

[34.0,40.1]

36.4

[33.0,40.0]

40.1

[38.9,41.3]

6108

Average

21.7

[20.4,23.1]

17.9

[15.4,20.7]

18.1

[15.7,20.9]

12.1

[10.0,14.6]

19.5

[18.4,20.5]

3335

Poor

4.9

[4.3,5.6]

4.7

[3.7,6.0]

3.7

[2.7,5.2]

2.9

[2.1,3.9]

4.5

[4.0,5.0]

820

Very poor

2.2

[1.8,2.6]

1.3

[0.8,2.1]

1.3

[0.7,2.6]

1.0

[0.5,1.9]

1.8

[1.5,2.1]

336

Total

100

100

100

100

100

15140

N

9683

2129

1799

1529

Pearson: Uncorrected chi2(12) = 304.0814

Design-based F(7.86, 3057.52) = 10.0150 Pr = 0.000

Sample: MCS3 main respondents.

Table 13.9: 'Good area for raising children?' by combined labour market status of main and partner respondents at MCS 3 in Scotland

Combined labour market status of main and partner respondents

Excellent

Good

Average

Poor

Very poor

Unweighted sample

Couple: Both in work or on leave

46.3

39.5

11.7

(2.3)

(0.2)

942

Couple: Main in work or on leave, partner not in work on leave

(24.3)

(36.1)

(35.5)

(4.0)

33

Couple: Partner in work or on leave, main not in work on leave

41.6

35.9

19.2

2.5

0.9

423

Couple: Both not in work or on leave

(12.6)

(28.5)

(36.8)

(14.6)

(7.5)

75

Lone parent: In work or on leave

34.7

31.6

28.9

3.8

1.0

158

Lone parent: Not in work or on leave

20.3

34.7

28.3

(11.4)

(5.3)

176

Total

39.5

36.9

18.3

4.0

1.3

1808

Uncorrected chi2(20) = 231.7922

Design-based F(14.23, 853.54)= 7.8015 P = 0.0000

Sample: MCS3 main respondents in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 13.10: 'Good area for raising children' in UK by combined labour-market status of main respondent and partner at MCS 3

Whether 'good area for raising children'

Total % (n)

Excellent

Good

Average

Poor

Very poor

Combined labour market

Both in work or on leave

37.8

43.5

15.6

2.2

0.5

100 (6905)

Main in work or on leave, partner not in work nor on leave

25.9

37.3

27.6

(6.9)

(2.3)

100 (367)

Partner in work or on leave, main not in work nor on leave

32.6

40.8

20.7

3.9

1.6

100 (3940)

Both not in work nor on leave

14.8

38.2

30.7

9.5

6.3

100 (913)

Lone parent, working

26.9

36.8

25.3

6.9

3.7

100 (1189)

Lone parent, not working

15.2

32.6

33.0

13.1

5.9

100 (1820)

Total

31.4

40.5

20.8

4.8

2.0

100 (15134)

P<0.001

Sample: MCS3 main respondents
Notes: Weighted percentages, (unweighted sample numbers), observed base numbers, 101 families were excluded because the respondent did not know or refused to answer, and a further 11 families were excluded because the partner was not resident. Weighting allows for unit non-response at sweep 2.

Table 13.11: How "safe you feel this area is" by UK country of interview at MCS 3

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Total

N

%

CI

%

CI

%

CI

%

CI

%

CI

Very safe

31.4

[29.7,33.2]

39.6

[35.9,43.5]

40.7

[37.2,44.3]

54.7

[51.0,58.4]

33.6

[32.1,35.1]

5184

Fairly safe

54.0

[52.6,55.5]

48.5

[45.6,51.5]

49.3

[46.3,52.3]

39.2

[36.1,42.4]

52.8

[51.5,54.0]

7800

Neither safe nor unsafe

8.7

[8.0,9.4]

7.0

[5.8,8.4]

6.7

[5.4,8.3]

3.4

[2.5,4.7]

8.2

[7.6,8.8]

1261

Fairly unsafe

4.5

[4.0,5.0]

3.8

[2.8,5.1]

2.7

[2.0,3.7]

2.1

[1.4,3.1]

4.2

[3.8,4.6]

687

Very unsafe

1.4

[1.1,1.7]

1.1

[0.7,1.7]

0.5

[0.3,1.1]

0.6

[0.3,1.2]

1.3

[1.1,1.5]

213

Total

100

100

100

100

100

15145

N

9688

2129

1799

1529

Pearson: Uncorrected chi2(12) = 206.8339

Design-based F(8.46, 3291.13) = 19.3093, Pr = 0.000

Sample: MCS3 main respondents in Scotland at MCS1

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