Scotland's People: Results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey (Volume 7: Annual Report)

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Scotland's People Volume 7: results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey

Appendix 2- Sample bases

In this appendix, results for the main household and adult variables that are commonly used as cross-breaks within the report are detailed, along with their sample bases. All figures are based on the 2001/2002 data.

Main household variables

Sex of Highest Income Householder

Male

62

Female

38

Total

100

Households

30,639

Household type

Single adult

15

Small adult

17

Single parent

6

Small family

14

Large family

7

Large adult

10

Older smaller

15

Single pensioner

16

Total

100

Households

30,639

Tenure

Owned outright

26

Buying with help of loan/mortgage

38

Rent - Local authority/ Scottish Homes

23

Rent - Housing Association/ Co-op

6

Rent - private landlord

6

Other

2

Total

100

Households

30,639

Property type

Detached house

19

Semi-detached house

22

Terraced house

22

Flat/maisonette

36

Other

0

Total

100

Households

30,639

Local authority

Aberdeen City

5

Aberdeenshire

1

Angus

2

Argyll and Bute

2

Clackmannanshire

1

Dumfries and Galloway

3

Dundee City

3

East Ayrshire

2

East Dumbartonshire

2

East Lothian

2

East Renfrewshire

2

Edinburgh City

9

Eilean Siar

1

Falkirk

3

Fife

7

Glasgow City

13

Highland

4

Inverclyde

2

Midlothian

1

Moray

2

North Ayrshire

3

North Lanarkshire

6

Orkney

0

Perth and Kinross

3

Renfrewshire

4

Scottish Borders

2

Shetland

0

South Ayrshire

2

South Lanarkshire

6

Stirling

2

West Dumbartonshire

2

West Lothian

3

Total

100

Households

30,639

Urban/Rural classification

Large urban areas

41

Other urban areas

29

Accessible small towns

10

Remote small towns

3

Accessible rural

12

Remote rural

5

Total

100

Households

30,591

Annual net household income

0 - 6,000

10

6,001 - 10,000

21

10,001 - 15,000

21

15,001 - 20,000

15

Over 20,000

33

Total

100

Households

29,597

Main adult variables

Age

16 to 24

11

25 to 34

15

35 to 44

19

45 to 59

25

60 to 74

20

75 plus

9

Total

100

Adults

28,684

Sex

Male

44

Female

56

Total

100

Adults

28,685

Economic activity

All adults

Adults of working age

Self employed

5

6

Full time employment

36

48

Part time employment

11

14

Looking after home/family

8

9

Permanently retired from work

26

3

Unemployed and seeking work

3

5

At school

1

2

Higher/further education

4

5

Government work/training scheme

0

0

Permanently sick or disabled

5

7

Unable to work due to short term ill-health

1

1

Other

0

1

Total

100

100

28,685

19,717

Standard Occupational Classification

Managers and administrators

14

Professional occupations

11

Associate professional and technical occupations

13

Clerical and secretarial occupations

15

Craft and related occupations

11

Personal and protective occupations

19

Sales occupations

9

Plant and machine operatives

8

Total

100

Working adults of working age

12,491

Standard Industrial classification

Agriculture, hunting and forestry

2

Fishing

0

Mining and quarrying

1

Manufacturing

13

Electricity, gas and water supply

1

Construction

7

Wholesale and retail trade; repair trades

11

Hotels and restaurants

5

Transport, storage and communication

7

Financial intermediation

4

Real estate, renting and business activities

11

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

8

Education

9

Health and social work

15

Other community, social and personal service activities

5

Private households with employed persons

0

Total

100

Working adults of working age

12,287

Social Economic Grouping

Employers and managers - large establishments

9

Employers and managers - small establishments

7

Professional workers - self employed

1

Professional workers - employees

5

Intermediate non-manual workers

20

Junior non-manual workers

20

Personal service workers

6

Foremen and supervisors

5

Skilled manual workers

10

Semi-skilled manual workers

10

Unskilled manual workers

4

Own account workers (other than professionals)

4

Total

100

Working adults of working age

12,302

Page updated: Friday, March 31, 2006