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Offshore wind farm developments - public perceptions: survey
Findings from a survey exploring public perceptions of offshore wind farm (OWF) developments in Scotland. It describes whether and how respondents in Scotland have been impacted by OWFs, their attitudes to OWFs, and how OWFS affect their tourism and recreation choices.
Appendix B- Sample Frequencies
| Perceptions of offshore wind farm Survey Sample Profile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | National | Coastal | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 981 | 48 | 470 | 47 | 511 | 48 |
| Female | 1084 | 52 | 530 | 53 | 554 | 52 |
| Age bands | ||||||
| Under 35 | 599 | 29 | 290 | 29 | 309 | 29 |
| 35-44 | 320 | 15 | 150 | 15 | 170 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 362 | 18 | 170 | 17 | 192 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 330 | 16 | 160 | 16 | 170 | 16 |
| 65+ | 454 | 22 | 230 | 23 | 224 | 21 |
| Aware of an offshore wind farm development | ||||||
| Yes | 689 | 33 | 238 | 24 | 451 | 42 |
| No | 1372 | 66 | 760 | 76 | 612 | 57 |
| Not answered | 5 | * | 2 | * | 3 | * |
| Total | 2065 | 100 | 1000 | 100 | 1065 | 100 |
| Awareness of offshore wind farm, by development | ||||||
| Aberdeen Bay | 321 | 47 | 89 | 37 | 232 | 51 |
| Beatrice | 85 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 51 | 11 |
| Hywind Buchan Deeps | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Kincardine | 78 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 41 | 9 |
| Moray East | 72 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 46 | 10 |
| Neart na Gaoithe | 32 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 6 |
| Robin Rigg | 28 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Total | 689 | 100 | 238 | 100 | 451 | 100 |
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