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Scottish Household Survey Bulletin No.6
1. Key
points
- The Scottish Household Survey is a major continuous survey
funded by the Scottish Executive covering 62,000 households over its first four
years.
- This bulletin considers the differences and similarities between
adults and households living in different geographical areas and area types. The
main geographical indicators used in the analysis are an eight-fold urban/rural
classification and a Local Authority grouping variable.
- In 'the four
cities', the proportion of adults holding a full driving license is 55%, while
in 'accessible rural', 'remote rural' and 'very remote rural' areas, the proportions
are significantly higher (76%, 76% and 77% respectively).
- Households
in 'accessible rural' and 'remote rural' areas are most likely to have access
to motor vehicles, and three out of ten have access to multiple vehicles.
- Fifteen
per cent of adults walk to work or place of full-time education. Adults living
in 'very remote small towns' are more likely than those living in any other area
type to walk to work (32%).
- Adults living in 'the four cities' are more
likely to use a bus to travel to work than adults in any other area type. Twenty-one
percent of adults in 'the four cities' travel to work by bus compared with 15%
overall.
- Children in households in 'accessible rural', 'remote rural'
and 'very remote rural' areas are more likely than children in any other area
type to travel to school by bus (41%, 58% and 60% respectively compared with 23%
overall).
- Adults in 'accessible small towns' and 'accessible rural' areas
are most likely to be in some form of employment (56% and 57% respectively), with
adults in 'the four cities' least likely (47%). Glasgow has the lowest
proportion of adults in employment (39%) and the Lothians have the highest
(56%). Southern Scotland has the highest proportion of adults who are 'permanently
retired from work' (29%).
- Households in Edinburgh are more likely
than households in the other Local Authority groups to say they are 'managing
very well' or 'managing quite well' financially (48%), while households in Glasgow
are least likely to say this (28%).
- Adults in small towns and rural areas
are more likely than those in 'the four cities' and 'other urban areas' to rate
their neighbourhood as being a 'very' or 'fairly good' place to live.
- Adults
in 'the four cities' and 'other urban areas' are more likely to mention attributes
relating to convenience - for example 'good public transport' (17% in both cases)
and 'convenient shops/ amenities' (37% and 34% respectively) - as aspects of their
neighbourhood that they particularly like.
- Adults in small towns and
rural areas are more likely to mention attributes relating to the appearance and
character of their area - for example, 'nicely landscaped/open spaces', 'good
outlook/view', quiet/peaceful' - as aspects of their area which they particularly
like.
- Neighbourhood problems are seen as most common in 'the four cities',
followed by 'other urban areas' and then 'small accessible towns'.
- Adults
in small towns and rural areas are much more likely than their counterparts in
'the four cities and 'other urban areas' to say that they feel involved in their
local community. Thirty eight percent of adults in 'remote rural' areas say they
are involved in their local community, compared with 22% in ' the four cities'.
- In general, there would appear to be high levels of social contact in
all areas. 'Speaking with relatives on the phone' is the most common type of contact
(83% of adults saying they have done this in the last two weeks).
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