Publication - Statistics

Scottish household survey 2016: key findings

Published: 26 September 2017
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Children and families, Communities and third sector, +5 more … Economy, Environment and climate change, Health and social care, Housing, Public sector
ISBN: 9781788512541

Short report summarising the key findings from the Scottish household survey 2016: annual report.

Qualifications

83% of adults held some kind of qualifications as compared to 77% of adults in 2007.

This increase is mainly due to an increase in people having a degree or professional qualification.

Level of adult qualification

Employment by gender over time

The percentage of women in work has increased since 1999, narrowing the gap between the number of men and women currently in work*.

* In work includes full and part-time employment and the self-employed. Based on adults aged 16+.

Employment by gender over time

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