Core Questions
A full list of finalised core questions is available in PDF and word format.
The questions are broken down by topic below:
People and Places
This topic covers gender, age, date of birth, marital status, household relationships and residence one year ago.
Core questions for gender, date of birth and age have been finalised. These questions are available here.
The Scottish Government is producing a series for guides for collecting equality information, inlcuding age and gender. These guides can be accessed here.
Identity
This topic covers national identity, ethnic group, religion and sexual orientation.
Core questions for ethnic group, religion and sexual orientation have been finalised. These questions are available here.
The Scottish Government is producing a series of guides for collecting equality information, inlcuding ethnic group and religion. These guides can be accessed here.
The Office for National Statistics has produced a guide for collecting sexual orientation information. This guide is available here.
Health
This topic covers limiting long term illness/disability and self perception of health.
The core question for self perception of health has been finalised. This question is available here.
The Scottish Government is producing a series of guides for collecting equality information, including disability. These guides can be accessed here.
Housing
This topic covers tenure, accomodation type and accomodation size.
Core questions for housing have been finalised. These questions are available here.
Employment
This topic covers economic status, full/part time, banded household income and attendance on a government training scheme.
Education
This topic covers education status and qualifications held.
The core question for qualifications held has been finalised. This question is available here.
Transport
This topic covers access to car and mode of transport to work/education/school.
Core questions for transport have not yet been finalised.