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Table 4 Tenure by household type |
Column percentages
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Tenure |
Household type |
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Single adult |
Small adult |
Single parent |
Small family |
Large family |
Large adult |
Older smaller |
Single pensioner |
Total |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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Owner-occupied |
50 |
72 |
18 |
75 |
64 |
69 |
70 |
48 |
61 |
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Owned outright |
13 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
56 |
42 |
22 |
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Buying with loan/ mortgage |
37 |
56 |
15 |
71 |
57 |
48 |
14 |
6 |
39 |
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Rented |
48 |
25 |
81 |
24 |
34 |
30 |
29 |
50 |
38 |
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Local authority/Scottish Homes |
32 |
16 |
68 |
18 |
26 |
23 |
25 |
43 |
29 |
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Housing Association/ Co-op |
4 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
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Private rented |
11 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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Other |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Base=100% |
419 |
461 |
160 |
344 |
209 |
303 |
335 |
370 |
2601 |
Source: Scottish Household Survey (Feb-Mar, 1999).
The 'bedroom standard' - a measure of density of occupation - calculates the minimum number of bedrooms that might be expected to be required by the people resident in a dwelling, taking account of their ages and the nature of their relationships, as far as possible (see Section 10 for more details). The difference between the actual and required number of bedrooms forms the basis of the classification shown in Figure 1. Those falling below the bedroom standard are classified as having insufficient bedrooms given the composition of their household.
Figure 1 Proportion of households above, below
and meeting the 'bedroom standard'
Source: Scottish Household Survey (Feb-Mar, 1999). Base (100%)=2601
These figures suggest that around two-thirds of Scottish households have more than the number of bedrooms required to meet the bedroom standard, though one in twenty (or roughly 110,000 households across Scotland as a whole) falls below the standard. There is considerable variation, however, by tenure and household type. Among households in local authority housing, for example, 47% of households are in accommodation equal to the standard and 7% in accommodation below it, compared with corresponding figures of 14% and 2% for those households that own their homes outright. Similarly, 21% of 'large family' and 15% of single parent households are in accommodation that fails to meet the standard, compared with 6% of small family and 2% of small adult households (no table).
Across the adult population as a whole, most people have lived in their present home for a considerable length of time. Indeed, one person in five has lived in their current home for 21 years or more and the average length of residence is 12.6 years (Table 5).
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Table 5 Length of residence of adult population (aged 16+) by tenure |
Column percentages |
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Length of residence (years) |
Tenure |
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Owner occupied |
Rented |
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Owned outright |
Buying with loan/ mortgage |
Local authority/ Scottish Homes |
Housing Association/ Co-op |
Private rented |
Other |
Total |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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Under 1 year |
3 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
45 |
11 |
8 |
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1 - 2 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
19 |
20 |
14 |
12 |
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3 - 4 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
21 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
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5 -10 |
17 |
30 |
23 |
24 |
8 |
28 |
24 |
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11 - 15 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
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16 - 20 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
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21 - 30 |
20 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
12 |
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31 or more |
23 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
9 |
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Average length of residence (years) |
19.9 |
9.0 |
13.1 |
7.6 |
4.5 |
13.6 |
12.6 |
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Base=100% |
561 |
911 |
721 |
83 |
119 |
42 |
2437 |
Source: Scottish Household Survey (Feb-Mar,
1999).
Note: Sample size reduced by non-response to second part of interview.
As Table 5 shows, however, this pattern varies greatly by tenure. While, overall, only 8% of adults have moved to their present home within the last 12 months, among individuals in the private rented sector, this figure rises to 45%.
Moreover, just 16% of those currently living in private rented accommodation have lived in their present home for more than 10 years, compared with 44% of the population as a whole and 69% of those who own their home outright.
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