Scotland's People Volume 7: results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey
Table 7-19: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council provides high-quality services' by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
Strongly agree | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Tend to agree | 35 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Tend to disagree | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Strongly disagree | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
No opinion | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 10,291 | 8,345 | 2,936 | 1,289 | 3,263 | 2,497 | 28,621 |
Table 7-20: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council provides high-quality services' by local authority
Row percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| % Agreeing | Base |
Aberdeen City | 36 | 1,164 |
Aberdeenshire | 39 | 1,127 |
Angus | 48 | 634 |
Argyll and Bute | 29 | 547 |
Clackmannanshire | 49 | 520 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 45 | 774 |
Dundee City | 38 | 788 |
East Ayrshire | 36 | 670 |
East Dumbartonshire | 44 | 556 |
East Lothian | 48 | 553 |
East Renfrewshire | 51 | 506 |
Edinburgh City | 42 | 2,231 |
Eilean Siar | 54 | 630 |
Falkirk | 58 | 746 |
Fife | 50 | 1,767 |
Glasgow City | 37 | 3,034 |
Highland | 47 | 1,081 |
Inverclyde | 28 | 499 |
Midlothian | 47 | 604 |
Moray | 39 | 581 |
North Ayrshire | 51 | 727 |
North Lanarkshire | 35 | 1,546 |
Orkney | 62 | 614 |
Perth and Kinross | 58 | 674 |
Renfrewshire | 38 | 899 |
Scottish Borders | 42 | 608 |
Shetland | 66 | 606 |
South Ayrshire | 48 | 654 |
South Lanarkshire | 49 | 1,525 |
Stirling | 50 | 570 |
West Dumbartonshire | 35 | 499 |
West Lothian | 47 | 733 |
Scotland | 43 | 28,667 |
Table 7-21: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council does the best it can with the money available' by sex
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Male | Female | All |
Strongly agree | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Tend to agree | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Tend to disagree | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Strongly disagree | 15 | 13 | 14 |
No opinion | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 12,166 | 16,501 | 28,667 |
Table 7-22: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council does the best it can with the money available' by age
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| 16 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
Strongly agree | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Tend to agree | 25 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 34 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
Tend to disagree | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 20 |
Strongly disagree | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
No opinion | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,323 | 4,511 | 5,341 | 6,612 | 6,346 | 3,533 | 28,666 |
Table 7-23: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council does the best it can with the money available' by tenure
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Owned outright | Buying with help of loan/ mortgage | Rent - LA/SH | Rent - HA, Co-op | Rent - private landlord | Other | All |
Strongly agree | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Tend to agree | 36 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 34 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 15 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 17 |
Tend to disagree | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Strongly disagree | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
No opinion | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 7,738 | 10,618 | 6,550 | 1,559 | 1,682 | 520 | 28,667 |
Table 7-24: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council does the best it can with the money available' by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
Strongly agree | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Tend to agree | 32 | 36 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 34 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Tend to disagree | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Strongly disagree | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
No opinion | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 10,291 | 8,345 | 2,936 | 1,289 | 3,263 | 2,497 | 28,621 |
Table 7-25: Level of agreement with the statement 'my local council does the best it can with the money available' by local authority
Row percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adult population
| % Agreeing | Base |
Aberdeen City | 29 | 1,164 |
Aberdeenshire | 39 | 1,127 |
Angus | 47 | 634 |
Argyll and Bute | 37 | 547 |
Clackmannanshire | 46 | 520 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 45 | 774 |
Dundee City | 36 | 788 |
East Ayrshire | 39 | 670 |
East Dumbartonshire | 40 | 556 |
East Lothian | 46 | 553 |
East Renfrewshire | 47 | 506 |
Edinburgh City | 36 | 2,231 |
Eilean Siar | 42 | 630 |
Falkirk | 51 | 746 |
Fife | 46 | 1,767 |
Glasgow City | 37 | 3,034 |
Highland | 46 | 1,081 |
Inverclyde | 30 | 499 |
Midlothian | 42 | 604 |
Moray | 43 | 581 |
North Ayrshire | 51 | 727 |
North Lanarkshire | 37 | 1,546 |
Orkney | 41 | 614 |
Perth and Kinross | 45 | 674 |
Renfrewshire | 41 | 899 |
Scottish Borders | 41 | 608 |
Shetland | 37 | 606 |
South Ayrshire | 47 | 654 |
South Lanarkshire | 48 | 1,525 |
Stirling | 39 | 570 |
West Dumbartonshire | 35 | 499 |
West Lothian | 40 | 733 |
Scotland | 41 | 28,667 |
Table 7-26: Contact with local authority regarding services by sex
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data, Adult population
| Male | Female | All |
Refuse/bin collection | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Council Tax | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Environmental health | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Planning | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Building control | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Street lighting | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Street cleaning/dog fouling | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Road repairs/pot holes | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Pavements | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Winter maintenance | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trading standards | 1 | 1 | 1 |
No contact with the Council | 67 | 68 | 67 |
Base | 12,166 | 16,502 | 28,668 |
Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses allowed
Table 7-27: Contact with local authority regarding services by age
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data, Adult population
| 16 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 59 | 60 to 74 | 75 plus | All |
Refuse/bin collection | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
Council Tax | 12 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Environmental health | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Planning | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Building control | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Street lighting | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Street cleaning/dog fouling | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Road repairs/pot holes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Pavements | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Winter maintenance | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Trading standards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No contact with the Council | 80 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 80 | 67 |
Base | 2,323 | 4,511 | 5,341 | 6,612 | 6,347 | 3,533 | 28,667 |
Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses allowed