Scottish Government Employee Survey 2008 Results Report

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Appendix 2: profile of respondents

Employee status

Number of respondents

Core - Permanent

3276

Core - Secondee

155

Core - Agency Worker

92

Agency - Permanent

1679

Agency - Secondee

24

Agency - Agency Worker

78

Analytical Services Professional Groups

Number of respondents

Economists

44

Social Researchers

77

Statisticians

103

Building

Number of respondents

Pentland House

263

Saughton House

374

St Andrew's House

899

Victoria Quay

1090

Europa Building

142

Meridian Court

192

Other

2113

Permanent/Fixed Term

Number of respondents

Permanent

4834

Fixed Term

115

Alternative working patterns

Number of respondents

Yes

920

No

4363

Length of service

Number of respondents

Up to 1 year

462

More than 1 year, up to 2 years

407

More than 2 years, up to 5 years

786

More than 5 years, up to 10 years

1305

More than 10 years, up to 15 years

470

More than 15 years, up to 20 years

540

More than 20 years

1157

Band

Number of respondents

A

1429

B

2693

C

889

SCS

142

Other

131

Age

Number of respondents

16-25 years

380

26-35 years

1270

36-45 years

1500

46-55 years

1371

56 +

467

Gender

Number of respondents

Male

2339

Female

2621

Ethnicity Grouped

Number of respondents

White

4886

BME

81

Ethnicity

Number of respondents

Scottish

3532

English

291

Welsh

17

Northern Irish

38

British

856

Irish

36

Any other White background

116

Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups

27

Indian

15

Pakistani

-

Bangladeshi

-

Chinese

-

Any other Asian background

-

Caribbean

-

African

-

Black

-

Any other Black background

-

Any other background

12

Long terms illness/health problems/disability

Number of respondents

Yes

289

No

4646

Childcare responsibilities

Number of respondents

Yes

1488

No

3436

Carer responsibilities

Number of respondents

Yes

421

No

4375

Time spent caring

Number of respondents

1 - 19 hours

312

20 - 49 hours

51

50+ hours

32

Religion/faith/belief

Number of respondents

None

1638

Agnostic

258

Atheist

375

Bahai

-

Buddhist

23

Church of Scotland

1409

Roman Catholic

598

Other Christian

284

Hindu

13

Jewish

15

Muslim

13

Pagan

20

Sikh

-

Another faith, belief or religion

69

Sexuality

Number of respondents

Bi-sexual

43

Gay man

79

Gay woman/lesbian

40

Heterosexual/straight

4448

Other

64

Line management responsibilities

Number of respondents

Yes

2110

No

2815

Line management band

Number of respondents

A

159

B

2330

C

1842

SCS

771

Other

103

Page updated: Thursday, March 19, 2009