The People's Panel - cost of living: research findings
Research findings from the 'People's Panel' on the cost of living from March 2022 to March 2023. This publication also details the background and motivation for developing the People’s Panel, how it was delivered and what impact it has made.
Appendix E: Post-event survey scores
The post event survey included scaling questions, with respondents asked to rate their views on a scale of 1-10. The mean score is reported. The higher the score the more positive the rating. Not all questions were included each time, and the survey additionally had some practical and open questions.[22]
| Question | Mean scores at each event [23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 1 means not at all and 10 means completely):] | Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Event 5 | Event 6 |
| At the event how well do you think you understood the following: | ||||||
| How the panel will work | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
| How we will report what you say to Ministers and Policy makers | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
| How the information collected from the Panel so far has been used | - | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 | - |
| At the event did you feel able to raise issues that are important to you? | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| How confident do you feel that your personal information will be kept confidential? | 9.4[24] | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| At the event did you feel you were respected by: | ||||||
| The research team | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Other panel members | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| The speakers | - | - | - | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Are you looking forward to the next event? | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | - |
| At the event how comfortable did you feel: | ||||||
| Using Teams | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Talking in the smaller group sessions | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Talking in the whole panel sessions | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Asking questions in the smaller group sessions | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Asking questions in the whole panel sessions | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| To what extent do you feel you trust: | ||||||
| The research team | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Other panel members | 6.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| At the event we had Scottish Government policy makers telling you what they have done with information produced at the last event. To what extent do you think the information produced by the panel has been used? | - | - | - | 7.9 | 8.2 | - |
Additional one-off questions were asked following events 1,2 and 6. These were scaling questions with respondents asked to rate their views on a scale of 1-10. The mean score is reported.
| Event | Question [On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 1 means not at all and 10 means completely):] |
Mean Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | At the event how well do you think you understood what the Scottish Government are doing for COVID recovery? | 5.7 |
| At the event did you feel able to share your pandemic story? | 8.9 | |
| How confident do you feel that your personal information will be kept confidential by other panel members? | 7.3 | |
| 2 | At the event how well do you think you understood the following things: | |
| The presentation from The Scottish Government on their communications and marketing plans | 8.6 | |
| The presentation from The Scottish Government on ventilation | 8.7 | |
| COVID Recovery | 8.0 | |
| How we will report what you say | 9.1 | |
| 6 | To what extent do you think the following: | |
| The People's Panel has had an impact on decisions made in the Scottish Government | 8.4 | |
| The People's Panel's work will continue to have an impact on policy makers and Ministers in the Scottish Government | 8.2 |
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