Scottish Government

Steven Hope
MORI Scotland

Chris Martin
TNS Social

ISSN 0950 2254
ISBN 0 7559 4736 3

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A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

Contents

1. Survey overview
Background to the SHS

2. Sampling
2.1 Sampling from the Postcode Address File
2.2 Accuracy and completeness
2.3 Multiple dwellings
2.4 Overall sample structure
2.5 Primary sampling unit and cluster size
2.6 Procedures for dealing with very small enumeration districts
2.7 Stratification by local authority area
2.8 Stratification within local authorities
2.9 Allocating sample across the calendar year
2.10 Respondent selection

3. Data collection methods and instruments
3.1 Use of Computer Aided Personal Interviewing ( CAPI)
3.2 Questionnaire development and changes
3.3 Fieldwork
3.4 Questionnaire structure, length and content

4. Limitations of the data
Quarterly data for Scotland as a whole
Examples of charts and tables showing quarterly figures

Appendix 1. Scottish Mosaic

List of Tables

Table 2-1: Projected two-year achieved sample size by local authority
Table 2-2: Procedure for allocating PSUs by month of fieldwork
Table A: Descriptors of MOSAIC Areas