Slide 1

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

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Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

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Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

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Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

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Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

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Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

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Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

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Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

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Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

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Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

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Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

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SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 2

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

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Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 3

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 4

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 5

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 6

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 7

abcdefghij
Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 8

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 9

abcdefghij
Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 10

abcdefghij
Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 11

abcdefghij
Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 12

abcdefghij
Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

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Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

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Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 13

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

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Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

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Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

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Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

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Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 14

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

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Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F


Slide 15

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Scottish Household Survey
Introduction and Overview
Elinor Devlin
SHS Project Manager

abcdefghij
Presentation Structure


Overview of the SHS



Sampling



Dissemination



Future Developments

abcdefghij
Introduction
 Survey of private households in Scotland
 15,500 interviews per year
 Two year sweeps of data collection

 Continuous since February 1999
 Face to face using Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI)
 Highest Income Householder (HIH)
 Random Adult (RA)

 Second four-year contract coming to an end
 MORI/TNS

abcdefghij
Why was the SHS commissioned?
 Ministers agreed that devolution preparations should
include improving information sources in Scotland
 Information needs were expected to increase with the
new Scottish Parliament
 Existing information sources for Scotland prior to
SHS were either:
 Too infrequent
 Too small sample size
 Insufficiently detailed

abcdefghij
Aims
 Provide household and individual information to
support transport, communities and local government
policy areas
 Permit disaggregation of such information both
geographically and in terms of population sub-groups
 Allow the relationships between social variables
within households to be examined
 Allow early detection of national trends
 Allow detailed follow-up surveys of sub-samples from
the main survey

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas






Socio-economic questions
Transport
Communities
Local Government
Other topic areas

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Socio-economic Questions
 Demographic questions
 Economic status
 Income etc

Transport







Access to motor vehicles
Driving licence
Frequency of driving
Travel to work
Use of public transport
Travel diary: journey the previous day, purpose, mode of
transport etc

abcdefghij
Key Topic areas
Communities
 Housing: property type, tenure
 Social justice
 Neighbourhood

Local Government
 Local government performance

Other Topic Areas
 Qualifications
 Recycling
 Satisfaction with schooling

abcdefghij
Survey Management
 SHS Project Team (DD:ASD)
 Elinor Devlin, Project Manager
 Lisa Taylor, Research Officer
 Mairi MacAskill, Database Administrator
 Management Groups
 Technical Group
 Fieldwork/Reporting Group
 Publications Group

abcdefghij
Sampling
Requirements






National sample of 31,000 over 2 years
Spread evenly across 24 months of interviewing
Fully national in cover
Nationally representative results every quarter
Results as reliable as those of simple random sample available
for:
 Larger LA’s annually
 All other LA’s after 2 years

 Produce data representative of:
 Scottish households
 Adult (16 years +) population in private households

abcdefghij
Sampling
Procedure





Sample drawn for two year period
Small user file of the postcode address file (PAF)
Disproportionate sampling of LA’s
High population density LAs (9)
 Systematic random sampling of dwelling from PAF
 Low population density LAs (23)
 Clustered random sample of dwellings
• Random selection of Census Enumeration Districts (EDs)
• Random sample of addresses within selected EDs

abcdefghij
Survey Response
 Total 2003/2004: c.30,683 interviews
 Response rate: 69%
 Total 2005: 15,395
 Response rate: c. 69%

abcdefghij
Dissemination








Annual and technical reports
Quarterly Statistics Publication Notices
Transport Statistics Bulletin
Analytical Topic Reports
Email updates
Main dataset and SHS Lite
Webtables (LA level results)

abcdefghij
Future Developments
 SHS Review
 Questionnaire Development
 Revised questionnaire in field by January 2007

 New Contract (2007-2010)
 ITT issued

abcdefghij
SHS Team:
Contact details
 Elinor Devlin (Project Manager) 0131 244 8420
 Lisa Taylor (Research Officer) 0131 244 0794
 Mairi MacAskill (Data Administrator) 0131 244 1457
 www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
 [email protected]
 DD:ASD VQ 1-F