Scottish Government

Research Using SHS Data

Social Focus Reports

Other publications

• Caring in Scotland: Analysis of Existing Data Sources on Unpaid Carers in Scotland
  July 2010
  The report outlines some of the main sources of statistical information on carers in Scotland. These include the 2001 Census and the Scottish Household Survey 2007/2008, as well as other official data. It is intended that the report will be used by both the Scottish Government and voluntary and statutory sector stakeholders working with carers in Scotland, to provide a better shared understanding of carers.
• Volunteering in Scotland: Evidence from the Scottish Household Survey 2000
  7 January 2001
• Scottish Transport Review articles - many of which report SHS data
• Older People in Scotland: results from the first year of the Scottish Household Survey
  Charlotte MacDonald with Helen Storkey and Gillian Raab, Napier University
• Older people in Scotland : results from the Scottish Household Survey 1999-2002
  Raab, G ( Napier University ) and MacDonald, C
  An analysis of the last 4 years of Scottish Household Survey (SHS) data relating to older people, describing the characteristics of older people and their households, their circumstances and factors which affect their quality of life.
• Ryley, T. (2006) Use of non-motorised modes and life stage: evidence from Edinburgh, Journal of Transport Geography. Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 367-375. Please obtain actual article from Journal.

• All Our Futures: Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Population: 3 The Evidence Base 2007
• Digital Inclusion Strategy 2006

SHS Method and Design

• Census Linked Survey of non-response
  February 2005
  This report presents information on the characteristics of non-respondents to the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) using linked data from the 2001 Census and the SHS sample from April to June 2001.
• Comparison of Income related Data between Surveys of Scottish Households
  Raab, G (Napier University) and MacDonald, C & Macintyre, C
  Provides a comparative analysis of income data in the Scottish House Conditions Survey, the Scottish Household Survey, and the Scottish sample of the Households Below Average Income data set from the Family Resources Survey

Providing short analysis of particular areas of research interest, produced between 1999 and 2002.

• No. 8 Housing, plus Revised Bulletin 8 tables
• No. 7 Life Cycles
• No. 6 Geographical areas and area types
• No. 5 Men and women's experiences of living in Scotland
• No. 4 Health, care, childcare and volunteering
• No. 3 Neighbourhoods
• No. 2 Households
• No. 1verview of main topic areas covered in survey