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This is the second bulletin of findings from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS), a major new survey of the Scottish population funded by the Scottish Executive. The aim of the SHS is to provide information on the characteristics, composition and behaviour of Scottish households.
The survey covers a wide range of topics and by bringing this range of topics together in one survey, allows analysis of issues in ways that have not previously been possible in Scotland.
This bulletin focuses on the characteristics of households in different social circumstances and looks at key aspects which can be related to social exclusion such as income, housing and family composition.
The analysis in this bulletin is based on nationally representative data collected from 6,546 households and additional information provided by 6,117 individuals in these households. The data collection was conducted throughout Scotland between February and June 1999.
Further methodological details of the survey and a note on definitions are provided at the end of this bulletin.
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