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Access & Dissemination of
Data from the SHS
Lisa Taylor
SHS Research Officer
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Overview
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Data Access
Dissemination
How to get results
Use of Data
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SHS Data Users
Range of users & abilities
 INTERNAL
 Analytical and policy users
 EXTERNAL
 Academic, Local Authority, students
 Basic requests
 Semi technical/semi exploratory
 Technical users/ secondary analysis/statistical
modelling
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Data Access
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Publications
Website Tables
Topic Reports
SHS Lite
Datasets
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How do I get results?
SHS Annual Reports
1999
1999/2000
2001
2001/2002
2003
2003/2004
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Annual Reports
 Scotland’s People: results from the 2003/2004 Scottish
Household Survey- August 2005
 Who we are- age, sex, marital status, household type, size
and composition
 Where we live- housing tenure, neighbourhoods and local
transport,
 What we do- economic activity, flexi-time, working
households, education and training
 How we live- household and financial resources, health and
caring
 Our Communities- volunteering, convenience of services,
recycling
www.scotland.gov.uk/shs/publications/annualpublications
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Technical Reports
 Questionnaire
 summarised version of CAPI script
 Methodology
 Sampling procedures, stratification, selection
 Fieldwork Outcomes
 Sample & fieldwork performance, design factors, weighting
and data quality
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Quarterly Publications
 Statistical Publication Notice
 Qtr 1 August, Qtr 2 Nov, Qtr 3 Feb
 Quarter 3 2005- 28th February 2006
 Key Trends
 Adults who make personal use of the internet
 Adults who have given up their time to help as an
organiser/volunteer
 Households where respondent or partner has a bank or building
society account
 Households with individuals who need regular help or care
 Households with a car available for private use
 People who hold a full driving licence
 Employed adults (16+) who work at or from home
 Employed adults (16+) who do not work at or from home: usual
method of travel to work
 Household tenure
 Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live
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Adults (16+) who make use of the internet for their personal use
Adults who make personal use of the internet (%)
Percentage
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Men
2003
Women
2004
All adults
2005
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Analytical Topic Reports
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Thematic
Policy Focused
SHS Funded
Externally Commissioned
Use SHS data and other data
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2004/2005 Topic Reports
Published October 2005:
-Mode Choice
-Accessibility & Transport
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Forthcoming Topic Reports
 2005/2006
 Caring
 Childcare
 Long-Distance Commuters
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Other Publications Using SHS Data
 Transport Publications
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Household Transport: some SHS results (Dec 2005)
Transport Across Scotland: some SHS results (biennial Jan 2006)
SHS Travel Diary results (March 2005)
Bus and Coach Statistics (Feb 2006)
 Social Focus Reports
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Scottish Social Statistics (2001)
Men & Women in Scotland (2002)
Urban/Rural Scotland (2003)
Disability (2004)
Deprived Areas (2005)
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SHS Webtables
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‘One stop shop’/data portal
National and Local Authority results
1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2003/2004
New for 2003/2004 webtables:
 Deprivation index
 Neighbourhood perception
 Financial inclusion
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Why do further analysis on the SHS?
 To provide a context to primary research at local
level
 To inform the local evidence base
 In-depth analysis of particular behaviours or
household characteristics
 To test or challenge particular views
 Is the national picture typical for my Local
Authority?
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SHS Lite
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Simplified dataset
Summarised complex variables
User Guide
Data: 1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2003/2004
CD & Guide:
 On request from SHS Team
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SHS DATASETS
 Main Dataset & Travel Diary
 Internally via SHS Data Administrator
 Externally via UKDA
 SPSS, STATA, tab delimited
 Exploratory analysis via Nesstar
 Free for non-commercial use
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Year
Availability
1999/2000 Full dataset UKDA website
& lite versions
ESDS/UKDA
REF NO.
SN 4351 (FULL)
SN 5030 (LITE)
2001/2002 Full dataset UKDA website
& lite versions
SN 4642 (FULL)
SN5031 (LITE)
2003/2004 Full dataset UKDA website
and lite versions
SN 5020 (FULL)
SN 5261 (LITE)
2005 annual dataset
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UKDA website
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Use Of Data
 By those in the Scottish Executive………….
 On-going evidence base use for SPQs
 to monitor progress towards some of the old Social
Justice Milestones
 analysis relating to older people
 to monitor some of the Transport Delivery Plan
indicators
 Evidence for Tobacco Control Committee
 analysis relating to volunteering strategy in Scotland
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Data Use
by those out with the Scottish Executive………
 analysis to understand families and relationships in
Scotland, solo living (CRFR, University of Edinburgh)
 Analysis on social mobility (University of Edinburgh)
 Health Inequalities research (University of Glasgow)
 calibration of transport model using travel diary data
(Strathclyde Passenger Transport)
 As a teaching dataset (University of Edinburgh)
 By Local Authorities for evidence for regeneration
outcome agreements
 Housing need and affordability model for Scotland
and many more………….
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SHS Data
 Valuable cross-cutting evidence base
 Continued & Increased Use
 Government commitment to evidence-based policy
making
 Requirement for reliable, up-to-date data and
analysis to improve the formulation of policy and the
delivery of services
 Tailored to policy need
 Outcome & Output focus
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How do I keep up to date?
 SHS News Email
 Approx every 2 months
 Key SHS publications
 Questionnaire developments
 2 way communication/dissemination cycle
…… We want to hear about your use…….
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Contact/Information
SHS Team
DD/ASD 1F D
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0131 244 0824/0794
Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
To keep up to date with SHS ‘news’
 Register your interest in ‘cross-cutting surveys’/
‘Populations & Household Surveys’ at:
http://194.247.95.101/stats/scotstats/default.asp
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Questions?