Scottish Household Survey
Quarterly Data Trends
Current data up to 2009 Quarter 2
Next update will be under review as these trends have been taken out of scope of the main quarterly data release
Commentary
Since the survey started, the percentage of households where either the respondent or their partner has a bank or building society account* has risen from around 86 per cent in 1999 to 95 per cent in the second quarter of 2009.
The apparent quarter-to-quarter fluctuations in the figures may well be the result of sampling variability. Quarter-to-quarter changes should therefore be interpreted with caution.
Data
Households where respondent or partner has a bank or building society account
| Year | Qtr | Bank or building society account* |
| 1999 | Qtr 1 | 85.6 |
| Qtr 2 | 86.5 |
| Qtr 3 | 84.9 |
| Qtr 4 | 86.7 |
| 2000 | Qtr 1 | 86.7 |
| Qtr 2 | 85.5 |
| Qtr 3 | 86.9 |
| Qtr 4 | 86.6 |
| 2001 | Qtr 1 | 85.3 |
| Qtr 2 | 86.6 |
| Qtr 3 | 87.2 |
| Qtr 4 | 88.0 |
| 2002 | Qtr 1 | 88.5 |
| Qtr 2 | 86.5 |
| Qtr 3 | 87.3 |
| Qtr 4 | 89.2 |
| 2003 | Qtr 1 | 87.5 |
| Qtr 2 | 88.7 |
| Qtr 3 | 88.8 |
| Qtr 4 | 91.1 |
| 2004 | Qtr 1 | 90.5 |
| Qtr 2 | 92.5 |
| Qtr 3 | 91.4 |
| Qtr 4 | 93.5 |
| 2005 | Qtr 1 | 94.6 |
| Qtr 2 | 94.2 |
| Qtr 3 | 94.9 |
| Qtr 4 | 94.2 |
| 2006 | Qtr 1 | 93.9 |
| Qtr 2 | 94.3 |
| Qtr 3 | 95.4 |
| Qtr 4 | 94.7 |
| 2007 | Qtr 1 | 95.1 |
| Qtr 2 | 94.2 |
| Qtr 3 | 94.3 |
| Qtr 4 | 94.4 |
| 2008 | Qtr 1 | 93.6 |
| Qtr 2 | 94.0 |
| Qtr 3 | 94.0 |
| Qtr 4 | 93.9 |
| 2009 | Qtr 1 | 95.0 |
| Qtr 2 | 94.9 |
Percentage of households
Notes
* The question changed in 2002 to include Credit Union accounts and in 2004 to also include Post Office Card Accounts.