Scottish Household Survey 2019: twenty years of Scotland's people - summary report
This publication synthesises 20 years of change (1999-2019) in Scottish society as measured by Scottish Household Survey data.
Neighbourhood satisfaction is increasing
In 2019, the majority of adults in Scotland rated their neighbourhood as a very good place to stay.
This increased from 49% in 1999 to 57% in 2019.
In 1999, 58% of adults in the highest income group rated their neighbourhood as a very good place to live. This increased to 66 % in 2019.
For adults in the lowest income group, 46% rated their neighbourhood as a very good place to live in 1999 and this rose to 53% in 2019.
![This line graph shows the proportion of adults in the highest and lowest household income groups that rate their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live, from 1999 to 2019. It highlights that more adults in the highest income groups consistently rated their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live.](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/research-analysis/2020/10/scottish-household-survey-2019-twenty-years-scotlands-people-summary-report2/SCT07209555501_g05.gif)
Adults from rural areas were consistently more likely to rate their neighbourhood as a very good place to live compared to adults in urban areas
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