Publication - Research and analysis

Attitudes to family formation in Scotland

Published: 24 November 2022
Directorate: External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Children and families
ISBN: 9781805251477

This report summarises the findings of two research studies commissioned externally by the Ministerial Population Taskforce on attitudes to family formation and ideal family size in Scotland. It includes the full report of the qualitative research exploring barriers and enablers of ideal family size

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Annex 3 - Sample

Table 3.1: Sample achieved in focus groups
Group	Date	Composition	Number of participants
1	10/05/2022	SEG ABC1 Dependent children under 16 Mix of gender Mix of age (all 45 or younger) Mix of urban/rural	5
2	10/05/2022	SEG C2DE Dependent children under 16 Mix of gender Mix of age (all 45 or younger) Mix of urban/rural	5
3	12/05/22	SEG ABC1 No children Females Aged 30 to 40 Mix of urban/rural	5
4	12/05/22	SEG C2DE No children Females Aged 30 to 40 Mix of urban/rural	6
5	17/05/22	SEG ABC1 Mix of children/no children Mix of gender Aged 18-25 Mix of urban/rural	5
6	17/05/22	SEG C2DE Mix of children/no children Mix of gender Aged 18-25 Mix of urban/rural	4

Table 3.2: Sample achieved through in-depth interviews
Age	Gender	SEG	Children	Number
30–40	Male	Mix	No	6	3 x ABC1, 3 x C2DE
43	Female	ABC1	Yes	1	Replacement - focus group 1
38	Female	C2DE	Yes	1	Replacement - focus group 2
27	Female	C2DE	Yes	1	Replacement - focus group 6
29	Male	ABC1	No	1	Replacement - focus group 5
21	Female	C2DE	Yes	1	Replacement - focus group 6
38	Male	C2DE	Yes	1	To increase participants with 3+ children
29	Male	C2DE	Yes	1	To increase participants with 3+ children
23	Female	C2DE	Yes	1	To increase participants with 3+ children
21	Female	C2DE	Yes	1	To increase participants with 3+ children
22 – 29	Female	C2DE	Yes	5	Minority ethnic participants additional to groups
25	Female	ABC1	Yes	1	Additional to group 2
29	Male	C2DE	Yes	1	Additional to group 6

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