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Scottish Household Survey Bulletin No.6

8. Households in Scotland - summary tables

This section consists of summary tables, which will be updated and repeated in subsequent bulletins, to provide the reader with a set of key figures from the survey that can easily be referred to.

The figures in the tables are the percentages of people or households with the relevant characteristic. For example, the first row of Table A shows that 48% of people living in Scottish [private] households are male. All the percentages are calculated after the sample numbers have been re-weighted as described in section 8. The last row shows that there was a total (unweighted) of 70,715 people in the surveyed households.

Table A: Population

Percentages of all people

 

Sex

Male

48

 
 

Female

53

 

Age-group

0 - 15

21

 
 

16 - 24

10

 
 

25 - 34

13

 
 

35 - 44

15

 
 

45 - 54

14

 
 

55 - 64

11

 
 

65 - 74

10

 
 

75 +

6

 

Ethnic group

White

98.3

 
 

Black - Caribbean

0.0

 
 

Black - African

0.1

 
 

Black - other

0.0

 
 

Indian

0.3

 
 

Pakistani

0.6

 
 

Bangladeshi

0.1

 
 

Chinese

0.2

 
 

Mixed ethnicity

0.2

 
 

Other

0.2

 
 

Refused

0.0

 
 

Base = 100%

70,715

 

Similarly, the first row of Table B shows that 15% of Scottish [private] households consist of a single adult, with no children. The last row of Table B shows that a total (unweighted) of 30,157 households were interviewed in the survey.

In Table G, the first row shows that 77% of men (aged 17+), and 73% of adults aged 25-34, hold a full driving licence.

Table B: Household type

Percentages of all households

 

Type of household

Single adult

15

 
 

Small adult

17

 
 

Single parent

6

 
 

Small family

15

 
 

Large family

8

 
 

Large adult

10

 
 

Older smaller

14

 
 

Single pensioner

16

 
 

Base = 100%

30,157

 

Table C: Housing

Percentages of all households

 

Property type

 

Detached house

20

 
 

Semi-detached house

22

 
 

Terraced house

21

 
 

Flat / maisonette

36

 
 

Other

1

 

Tenure

 

Owner-occupied

62

 
  

[Owned outright

24]

 
  

[Buying with loan / mortgage

38]

 
 

Rented

37

 
  

[Local authority / Scottish Homes

26]

 
  

[Housing Association / Co-op

5]

 
  

[Private rented

5]

 
 

Other

2

 

Other housing

 

Sharing accommodation by choice

0.4

 
 

Sharing accommodation, but not by choice

0.3

 
 

Covered by house /building insurance

67

 
 

Covered by home contents insurance

81

 
 

Base = 100%

30,157

 

Table D: Banking and consumer durables

 

Percentages of all households

 

Access to a bank

  
 

HIH or partner has a bank/building society account

86

 

Number of motor vehicles

37

 
 

None

45

 
 

One

16

 
 

Two

2

 
 

Three or more

  

Consumer durables

 

Deep freeze or fridge freezer

94

 
 

Washing machine

95

 
 

Telephone

95

 
 

Personal computer

33

 
 

Internet / e-mail access from home

19

 
 

Base = 100%

30,157

 

Table E: Marital status by sex and age
Percentage of all adults
 

Sex

Age

All adults

Men

Women

16-24

25-34

35- 44

45- 54

55-64

65+

Married

60

53

4

47

68

76

74

51

56

Cohabiting

7

6

9

17

8

3

2

1

6

Separated or divorced

6

9

1

6

11

11

9

4

7

Single/never married

22

19

86

30

13

7

6

8

21

Widowed

5

13

0

0

1

1

9

36

10

Base = 100%

12,111

16,165

2,299

4,805

5,217

4,388

4,199

7,318

28,226


Table F: Education and training by sex and age
Percentage of all adults
 

Sex

Age

All adults 16 to 64

Men

Women

16-24

25-34

35- 44

45- 54

55-64

No qualifications

22

24

8

15

20

29

40

24

Higher grade (or equivalent) or above

55

46

57

59

55

48

32

50

Currently in training or education

24

24

50

26

24

19

9

22

Base = 100%

9,162

11,480

2,083

4,785

5,209

4,382

4,137

20,596


Table G: General
Percentage of all adults
 

Sex

Age

Adults 17 and over

Men

Women

17-24

25-34

35- 44

45- 54

55-64

65+

Hold a full driving licence (those aged 17+)

77

53

46

73

77

74

64

44

64

Base = 100%

11,842

15,895

2,065

4,805

5,218

4,385

4,198

7,066

27,737

 

Men

Women

16-24

25-34

35- 44

45- 54

55-64

65+

All adults

Require regular help or care

6

8

2

2

3

5

8

17

7

Reporting a long-standing illness, health problem or disability

23

25

9

11

15

21

36

44

24

Base = 100%

12,111

16,166

2,299

4,805

5,218

4,388

4,199

7,318

28,227

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