The Scottish Government

This workshop was organised with analysts from Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council.

The following presentations were given by analysts from Scottish Government:

Welcome, An overview of National surveys and the Long Term Strategy (The Long Term Survey Strategy can be seen here)

Sampling Theory and Methods

Questionnaire Design

Understanding Sample Survey Data which included a demonstration of confidence intervals and selecting a sample size

Dissemination

Informal presentations (without slides) were given by Philippa Mason on Aberdeen City Council's Citizen's Panel and by Martin Murchie on plans for a resident's survey.

The following guidance documents were handed out:

Harmonised Survey Questions

Guidance on Statistical Disclosure Control

Guidance on calculating Confidence Intervals

Guidance on Sampling

There was much discussion on the recommended questions for collecting equalities data, in particular the ethnicity classification. Further infotmation can be found through the following links:

Guidance documents for all the equalities classifications:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/equalitiesclassifications

A report on the ethnicity classification: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/29095058/0

If you have any queries, please contact social-justice-analysis@scotland.gsi.gov.uk