Glossary

• Random adult: Information is collected focusing on the attitudes and experiences of a randomly selected adult member of the household. This produces data representative of the Scottish adult population resident in private households.

Household type:

• A single adult household contains one adult aged 16-64 and no children.
• A single parent household contains one adult of any age and one or more children. It should be noted that the definition of a single parent does not make any distinction between situations where a child has regular contact and/or partly resides with their other parent and a child who solely resides with and is cared for by one parent.
• A single older household contains one adult of pensionable age (65 or over) and no children.
• A small family household contains two adults of any age and one or two children.
• An older smaller household contains one adult aged 16-64 and one of pensionable age and no children, or two adults of pensionable age and no children.
• A large adult household contains three or more adults and no children.
• A small adult household contains two adults aged 16-64 and no children.
• A large family household contains two adults of any age and three or more children, or three or more adults of any age and one or more children.