Appendix B: Participant profile
The analysis in this report is drawn from the following sample:
- 5,388 participants who responded via the Citizen Space survey
- 196 group discussions which were entered into the group discussion survey on Citizen Space
- 87 non-standard responses which were not submitted through Citizen Space; these were typically sent to the Scottish Government via email
The profile of each sample is presented below. Citizen Space survey participants were asked several demographic questions, but limited profile information was collected for the group discussions or non-standard responses.
Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding or if multiple answers were permitted.
Citizen Space responses (n=5388)
| Respondent Type |
N= |
% |
| Individual |
4982 |
92% |
| Organisation, including schools |
406 |
8% |
| Type of individual respondent |
N= |
% of individuals |
| Parent |
2427 |
49% |
| Teacher |
760 |
15% |
| School support staff |
68 |
1% |
| Learner |
493 |
10% |
| Other |
300 |
6% |
| Education practitioner |
216 |
4% |
| Not Answered |
718[9] |
14% |
| What was your age last birthday |
N= |
% of individuals |
| 6-11 |
164 |
3% |
| 12-15 |
242 |
5% |
| 16-24 |
112 |
2% |
| 25-34 |
495 |
10% |
| 35-44 |
1640 |
33% |
| 45-54 |
1390 |
28% |
| 55-64 |
406 |
8% |
| 65+ |
135 |
3% |
| Not Answered |
398 |
8% |
| Do you have a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more? |
N= |
% of individuals |
| Yes |
737 |
15% |
| No |
3651 |
73% |
| Don't know |
101 |
2% |
| Prefer not to say |
291 |
6% |
| Not Answered |
202 |
4% |
| If you answered 'Yes' to the above question, does this condition or illness affect you in any of the following areas? |
N= |
% of those with condition |
| Mental health |
312 |
42% |
| Mobility (for example walking short distances or climbing stairs) |
165 |
22% |
| Stamina or breathing or fatigue |
165 |
22% |
| Socially or behaviourally (for example associated with autism, attention deficit disorder or Asperger's' syndrome) |
96 |
13% |
| Learning or understanding or concentrating |
76 |
10% |
| Memory |
66 |
9% |
| Dexterity (for example lifting or carrying objects, using a keyboard) |
68 |
9% |
| Hearing (for example deafness or partial hearing) |
54 |
7% |
| Vision (for example blindness or partial sight) |
31 |
4% |
| Other |
117 |
16% |
| None of the above |
52 |
7% |
| What is your sex? |
N= |
% of individuals |
| Female |
3701 |
74% |
| Male |
890 |
18% |
| Prefer not to say |
167 |
3% |
| Not Answered |
224 |
4% |
| Do you consider yourself to be trans, or have a trans history? |
N= |
% of individuals |
| Yes |
42 |
1% |
| No |
4388 |
88% |
| Prefer not to say |
185 |
4% |
| Not Answered |
367 |
7% |
| Which of the options best describes how you think of yourself? |
N= |
% of individuals |
| Heterosexual/Straight |
4030 |
81% |
| Bisexual |
129 |
3% |
| Gay/Lesbian |
68 |
1% |
| Other |
47 |
1% |
| Prefer not to say |
370 |
7% |
| Not Answered |
338 |
7% |
| What religion, religious denomination or body do you belong to? |
N= |
% of individuals |
| None |
2771 |
55.6% |
| Church of Scotland |
739 |
14.8% |
| Roman Catholic |
538 |
10.8% |
| Other Christian |
373 |
7.5% |
| Muslim |
55 |
1.1% |
| Pagan |
25 |
0.5% |
| Buddhist |
21 |
0.4% |
| Jewish |
18 |
0.4% |
| Hindu |
10 |
0.2% |
| Sikh |
5 |
0.1% |
| Another religion |
79 |
1.6% |
| Not Answered |
348 |
7.0% |
| What is your ethnic group? |
N= |
% of individuals |
| Scottish |
3468 |
69.6% |
| Other British |
663 |
13.3% |
| Any mixed or multiple ethnic group |
75 |
1.5% |
| Irish |
68 |
1.4% |
| Polish |
43 |
0.9% |
| Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British |
34 |
0.7% |
| Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish Or Pakistani British |
33 |
0.7% |
| Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British |
17 |
0.3% |
| African, African Scottish or African British |
11 |
0.2% |
| Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British |
10 |
0.2% |
| Black, Black Scottish or Black British |
8 |
0.2% |
| Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British |
5 |
0.1% |
| Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British |
3 |
0.1% |
| Gypsy/Traveller |
3 |
0.1% |
| Other ethnic group |
237 |
4.8% |
| Not Answered |
304 |
6.1% |
Group Discussion responses (n=196)
| Were members of your group mostly speaking as? |
N= |
% |
| Children and young people |
73 |
37% |
| Teachers |
44 |
22% |
| Parents |
43 |
22% |
| Other |
19 |
10% |
| Practitioners |
13 |
7% |
| Not stated |
4 |
2% |
| Type of group (classification by analyst) |
N= |
% |
| Primary school |
52 |
27% |
| Secondary school |
50 |
26% |
| Further / Higher education |
2 |
1% |
| Other organisation / unclear |
48 |
24% |
| National Discussion event |
9 |
5% |
| No details provided |
35 |
18% |
Non-standard responses (n=87)
| Respondent Type (classification by analyst) |
N= |
% |
| Individual |
10 |
11% |
| Organisation, including schools |
77 |
89% |
| Type of respondent (classification by analyst) |
N= |
% |
| Parent |
2 |
2% |
| Teacher |
12 |
14% |
| Learner |
21 |
24% |
| Other |
7 |
8% |
| No details provided |
45 |
52% |
How to access background or source data
The data collected for this <statistical bulletin / social research publication>:
are available via an alternative route - individual responses, where permission was given for publication, are available via the Scottish Government's consultation website.
