Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2014
Official statistics publication on equality groups across a range of measures from harmonised questions across the major SG population surveys.
10 Indicator Tables
This chapter provides a digest of statistics arranged by indicator across equality subgroups for the convenience of the reader. Where possible the size and significance of changes over time are also provided. Statistically significant changes over time are marked with for an increase from the reference year or for a decrease.
10.1 General Health
Table 83: Self-assessed general health "Good" or "Very good", SSCQ 2014
| 2014 |
Change |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grp % |
+/- |
from 2013 |
from 2012 |
||
| Scotland |
Overall |
74.1 |
± 0.7 |
-1.0 |
+0.4 |
| Age |
16-24 |
86.3 |
± 2.0 |
-1.8 |
-1.5 |
| 25-34 |
86.0 |
± 1.5 |
+0.4 |
+0.8 |
|
| 35-44 |
80.9 |
± 1.6 |
-2.7 |
+0.5 |
|
| 45-54 |
74.4 |
± 1.7 |
-0.4 |
+0.7 |
|
| 55-64 |
67.9 |
± 1.8 |
-1.1 |
+0.9 |
|
| 65-74 |
63.2 |
± 2.0 |
+1.3 |
+3.3 |
|
| 75+ |
49.8 |
± 2.2 |
-1.5 |
+0.6 |
|
| Gender |
Male |
74.2 |
± 1.1 |
-1.7 |
-0.2 |
| Female |
74.1 |
± 1.0 |
-0.5 |
+0.9 |
|
| Disability |
Limiting condition |
27.5 |
± 1.5 |
+0.7 |
-0.4 |
| No limiting condition |
88.6 |
± 0.6 |
-0.7 |
+0.3 |
|
| Ethnicity |
White: Scottish |
72.6 |
± 0.8 |
-1.0 |
+0.0 |
| White: Other British |
76.6 |
± 1.9 |
-1.3 |
+2.4 |
|
| White: Polish |
87.8 |
± 4.9 |
-4.8 |
-2.4 |
|
| White: Other |
86.2 |
± 2.9 |
-1.4 |
+3.9 |
|
| Asian |
79.1 |
± 5.3 |
-3.5 |
-1.9 |
|
| All other ethnic groups |
84.8 |
± 5.2 |
-2.0 |
-5.7 |
|
| Religion |
None |
77.8 |
± 1.1 |
-1.5 |
+0.7 |
| Church of Scotland |
69.4 |
± 1.3 |
-1.1 |
-0.5 |
|
| Roman Catholic |
72.5 |
± 1.9 |
+0.1 |
+0.2 |
|
| Other Christian |
75.1 |
± 2.5 |
-1.7 |
+0.5 |
|
| Muslim |
80.6 |
± 6.7 |
+2.0 |
+3.2 |
|
| Other |
70.4 |
± 6.1 |
-4.6 |
-4.3 |
|
| Sexual Orientation |
Heterosexual |
74.5 |
± 0.7 |
-0.9 |
+0.6 |
| LGB & other |
68.9 |
± 6.2 |
-3.1 |
-3.8 |
|
| Country of Birth |
Scotland |
72.5 |
± 0.8 |
-1.0 |
-0.2 |
| Rest of UK |
76.7 |
± 2.1 |
-2.1 |
+3.1 |
|
| Rest of EU |
88.4 |
± 2.7 |
+0.3 |
+3.1 |
|
| Rest of World |
82.6 |
± 3.3 |
-3.8 |
+0.5 |
|
| SIMD |
Most deprived 20% |
63.7 |
± 1.8 |
+0.2 |
+2.4 |
| 2 |
69.0 |
± 1.7 |
+0.3 |
-0.4 |
|
| 3 |
75.5 |
± 1.6 |
-0.4 |
+0.0 |
|
| 4 |
78.6 |
± 1.5 |
-2.7 |
-0.0 |
|
| Least deprived 20% |
83.5 |
± 1.4 |
-0.7 |
+0.2 |
|
10.2 Long-term limiting health conditions
Table 84: Long-term limiting health conditions, SSCQ 2014
| 2014 |
Change |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grp % |
+/- |
from 2013 |
from 2012 |
||||
| Scotland |
Overall |
23.2 |
± 0.7 |
+1.0 |
|
-0.8 |
|
| Age |
16-24 |
8.9 |
± 1.5 |
-0.2 |
+0.4 |
||
| 25-34 |
13.3 |
± 1.5 |
+2.8 |
|
+1.4 |
||
| 35-44 |
16.0 |
± 1.5 |
+2.5 |
|
-0.1 |
||
| 45-54 |
20.4 |
± 1.6 |
+0.7 |
-1.9 |
|||
| 55-64 |
28.6 |
± 1.8 |
-1.2 |
-2.6 |
|
||
| 65-74 |
35.8 |
± 1.9 |
-1.6 |
-3.8 |
|
||
| 75+ |
52.3 |
± 2.2 |
+2.0 |
-1.8 |
|||
| Gender |
Male |
21.5 |
± 1.0 |
+0.8 |
-1.0 |
||
| Female |
24.8 |
± 0.9 |
+1.1 |
-0.6 |
|||
| Ethnicity |
White: Scottish |
24.9 |
± 0.8 |
+1.4 |
|
-0.3 |
|
| White: Other British |
21.1 |
± 1.8 |
-0.8 |
-2.7 |
|
||
| White: Polish |
7.5 |
± 3.3 |
+1.1 |
-0.7 |
|||
| White: Other |
15.0 |
± 3.0 |
+3.0 |
-0.0 |
|||
| Asian |
9.2 |
± 3.7 |
+1.9 |
-1.6 |
|||
| All other ethnic groups |
12.4 |
± 4.7 |
+0.4 |
+1.2 |
|||
| Religion |
None |
19.3 |
± 1.0 |
+1.9 |
|
+0.2 |
|
| Church of Scotland |
28.8 |
± 1.3 |
+0.9 |
-1.0 |
|||
| Roman Catholic |
24.6 |
± 1.8 |
+0.4 |
-1.5 |
|||
| Other Christian |
24.7 |
± 2.5 |
+1.3 |
+0.7 |
|||
| Muslim |
9.4 |
± 4.7 |
-6.5 |
-2.3 |
|||
| Other |
24.4 |
± 5.6 |
+2.1 |
+1.6 |
|||
| Sexual Orientation |
Heterosexual |
22.8 |
± 0.7 |
+0.9 |
-0.9 |
||
| LGB & other |
29.8 |
± 5.8 |
+4.0 |
+4.6 |
|||
| Country of Birth |
Scotland |
24.8 |
± 0.8 |
+1.2 |
|
+0.1 |
|
| Rest of UK |
21.7 |
± 2.0 |
+1.7 |
-2.0 |
|||
| Rest of EU |
8.5 |
± 2.0 |
-2.1 |
-4.2 |
|
||
| Rest of World |
13.4 |
± 2.8 |
+1.5 |
-0.1 |
|||
| SIMD |
Most deprived 20% |
32.0 |
± 1.7 |
+0.5 |
-2.1 |
||
| 2 |
26.8 |
± 1.6 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
|||
| 3 |
21.9 |
± 1.5 |
+0.0 |
-0.6 |
|||
| 4 |
20.1 |
± 1.4 |
+3.3 |
|
+0.3 |
||
| Least deprived 20% |
15.3 |
± 1.3 |
+0.3 |
-0.8 |
|||
10.3 Smoking
Table 85: Smoking prevalence, SSCQ 2014; changes from 2013 and 2012
| 2014 |
Change |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grp % |
+/- |
from 2013 |
from 2012 |
||||
| Scotland |
Overall |
21.2 |
± 0.7 |
-1.1 |
|
-2.6 |
|
| Age |
16-24 |
20.4 |
± 2.4 |
-3.4 |
-3.2 |
||
| 25-34 |
27.6 |
± 2.0 |
+1.6 |
-0.8 |
|||
| 35-44 |
24.2 |
± 1.8 |
-1.9 |
-5.1 |
|
||
| 45-54 |
24.5 |
± 1.7 |
-1.7 |
-2.2 |
|||
| 55-64 |
20.5 |
± 1.5 |
-1.7 |
-3.7 |
|
||
| 65-74 |
16.3 |
± 1.5 |
-0.4 |
-1.6 |
|||
| 75+ |
8.5 |
± 1.2 |
+0.5 |
+0.9 |
|||
| Gender |
Male |
22.7 |
± 1.1 |
-1.5 |
-2.7 |
|
|
| Female |
19.8 |
± 0.9 |
-0.8 |
-2.5 |
|
||
| Disability |
Limiting condition |
27.7 |
± 1.4 |
-0.2 |
-2.2 |
|
|
| No limiting condition |
19.2 |
± 0.8 |
-1.5 |
|
-2.6 |
|
|
| Ethnicity |
White: Scottish |
22.4 |
± 0.8 |
-1.0 |
-2.5 |
|
|
| White: Other British |
14.7 |
± 1.7 |
-1.9 |
-4.1 |
|
||
| White: Polish |
32.6 |
± 6.9 |
+1.2 |
-2.7 |
|||
| White: Other |
19.5 |
± 3.7 |
-3.3 |
-4.2 |
|||
| Asian |
12.5 |
± 4.6 |
-1.8 |
+1.8 |
|||
| All other ethnic groups |
18.1 |
± 6.9 |
+1.2 |
+4.7 |
|||
| Religion |
None |
24.3 |
± 1.1 |
-1.6 |
-3.3 |
|
|
| Church of Scotland |
16.9 |
± 1.1 |
-1.1 |
-2.6 |
|
||
| Roman Catholic |
25.1 |
± 1.9 |
-1.5 |
-1.8 |
|||
| Other Christian |
13.4 |
± 2.2 |
-0.6 |
-2.4 |
|||
| Muslim |
14.1 |
± 6.0 |
-4.1 |
-0.4 |
|||
| Other |
19.4 |
± 5.9 |
+4.0 |
-6.1 |
|||
| Sexual Orientation |
Heterosexual |
21.0 |
± 0.7 |
-1.2 |
|
-2.6 |
|
| LGB & other |
29.0 |
± 5.8 |
+1.1 |
-5.2 |
|||
| Country of Birth |
Scotland |
22.2 |
± 0.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.5 |
|
|
| Rest of UK |
15.5 |
± 1.9 |
-0.3 |
-4.1 |
|
||
| Rest of EU |
25.5 |
± 3.9 |
-5.8 |
-2.7 |
|||
| Rest of World |
13.3 |
± 3.0 |
-0.8 |
-1.5 |
|||
| SIMD |
Most deprived 20% |
34.5 |
± 1.8 |
-3.3 |
|
-3.9 |
|
| 2 |
27.6 |
± 1.7 |
+0.3 |
-1.1 |
|||
| 3 |
18.6 |
± 1.5 |
-3.1 |
|
-4.6 |
|
|
| 4 |
15.4 |
± 1.4 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
|
||
| Least deprived 20% |
10.2 |
± 1.2 |
-0.6 |
-1.3 |
|||
10.4 Mental Wellbeing
Table 86: Average SWEMWBS score, SSCQ 2014
| 2014 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Average SWEMWBS Score |
+/- |
||
| Scotland |
Overall |
24.5 |
± 0.1 |
| Age |
16-24 |
24.5 |
± 0.3 |
| 25-34 |
24.8 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 35-44 |
24.4 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 45-54 |
24.3 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 55-64 |
24.4 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 65-74 |
24.8 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 75+ |
24.1 |
± 0.2 |
|
| Gender |
Male |
24.5 |
± 0.1 |
| Female |
24.4 |
± 0.1 |
|
| Disability |
Limiting condition |
22.3 |
± 0.1 |
| No limiting condition |
25.1 |
± 0.1 |
|
| Ethnicity |
White: Scottish |
24.4 |
± 0.1 |
| White: Other British |
24.7 |
± 0.2 |
|
| White: Polish |
25.1 |
± 0.6 |
|
| White: Other |
25.1 |
± 0.4 |
|
| Asian |
24.7 |
± 0.6 |
|
| All other ethnic groups |
25.6 |
± 0.7 |
|
| Religion |
None |
24.4 |
± 0.1 |
| Church of Scotland |
24.5 |
± 0.1 |
|
| Roman Catholic |
24.6 |
± 0.2 |
|
| Other Christian |
24.5 |
± 0.2 |
|
| Muslim |
24.6 |
± 0.8 |
|
| Other |
24.5 |
± 0.7 |
|
| Sexual Orientation |
Heterosexual |
24.5 |
± 0.1 |
| LGB & other |
23.1 |
± 0.5 |
|
| Country of Birth |
Scotland |
24.4 |
± 0.1 |
| Rest of UK |
24.7 |
± 0.2 |
|
| Rest of EU |
25.4 |
± 0.4 |
|
| Rest of World |
25.0 |
± 0.4 |
|
| SIMD |
Most deprived 20% |
23.6 |
± 0.2 |
| 2 |
24.3 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 3 |
24.7 |
± 0.2 |
|
| 4 |
24.9 |
± 0.2 |
|
| Least deprived 20% |
24.8 |
± 0.2 |
|
10.5 Provision of unpaid care
Table 87: Provision of unpaid care, SSCQ 2014
| 2014 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| grp % |
+/- |
||
| Scotland |
Overall |
17.9 |
± 0.7 |
| Age |
16-24 |
8.2 |
± 1.8 |
| 25-34 |
12.9 |
± 1.7 |
|
| 35-44 |
18.1 |
± 1.8 |
|
| 45-54 |
25.2 |
± 1.9 |
|
| 55-64 |
24.7 |
± 1.9 |
|
| 65-74 |
20.5 |
± 1.8 |
|
| 75+ |
11.7 |
± 1.6 |
|
| Gender |
Male |
15.7 |
± 1.0 |
| Female |
19.9 |
± 1.0 |
|
| Disability |
Limiting condition |
18.4 |
± 1.4 |
| No limiting condition |
17.7 |
± 0.8 |
|
| Ethnicity |
White: Scottish |
18.9 |
± 0.8 |
| White: Other British |
17.0 |
± 1.9 |
|
| White: Polish |
6.0 |
± 3.3 |
|
| White: Other |
12.1 |
± 3.1 |
|
| Asian |
10.0 |
± 4.4 |
|
| All other ethnic groups |
8.5 |
± 4.6 |
|
| Religion |
None |
15.8 |
± 1.0 |
| Church of Scotland |
20.7 |
± 1.3 |
|
| Roman Catholic |
18.7 |
± 1.9 |
|
| Other Christian |
19.1 |
± 2.6 |
|
| Muslim |
14.1 |
± 6.8 |
|
| Other |
16.7 |
± 5.1 |
|
| Sexual Orientation |
Heterosexual |
18.0 |
± 0.7 |
| LGB & other |
21.1 |
± 6.5 |
|
| Country of Birth |
Scotland |
18.9 |
± 0.8 |
| Rest of UK |
17.1 |
± 2.0 |
|
| Rest of EU |
8.7 |
± 2.4 |
|
| Rest of World |
10.2 |
± 3.0 |
|
| SIMD |
Most deprived 20% |
17.6 |
± 1.6 |
| 2 |
18.6 |
± 1.7 |
|
| 3 |
17.5 |
± 1.5 |
|
| 4 |
17.8 |
± 1.5 |
|
| Least deprived 20% |
17.9 |
± 1.6 |
|
10.6 Perception of local crime rate
Table 88: Local crime rate has fallen or stayed the same in the past 2 years, SSCQ 2014; changes from 2013 and 2012
| 2014 |
Change | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grp % |
+/- |
from 2013 |
from 2012 |
||||
| Scotland |
Overall |
77.4 |
± 0.8 |
-0.2 |
+1.6 |
|
|
| Age |
16-24 |
77.0 |
± 3.3 |
-3.0 |
+0.3 |
||
| 25-34 |
76.2 |
± 2.4 |
-1.3 |
+0.5 |
|||
| 35-44 |
75.5 |
± 2.2 |
+0.4 |
+0.7 |
|||
| 45-54 |
76.4 |
± 2.0 |
-0.1 |
+1.8 |
|||
| 55-64 |
78.4 |
± 1.9 |
+0.3 |
+2.0 |
|||
| 65-74 |
78.8 |
± 1.9 |
+0.1 |
+1.8 |
|||
| 75+ |
80.2 |
± 1.9 |
+1.5 |
+4.0 |
|
||
| Gender |
Male |
79.5 |
± 1.2 |
-0.0 |
+1.7 |
||
| Female |
75.4 |
± 1.2 |
-0.4 |
+1.5 |
|||
| Disability |
Limiting condition |
74.8 |
± 1.6 |
-0.9 |
+2.8 |
|
|
| No limiting condition |
78.2 |
± 1.0 |
-0.0 |
+1.1 |
|||
| Ethnicity |
White: Scottish |
77.6 |
± 0.9 |
-0.1 |
+2.4 |
|
|
| White: Other British |
75.7 |
± 2.5 |
-2.2 |
-3.4 |
|
||
| White: Polish |
84.2 |
± 6.6 |
+10.0 |
+3.5 |
|||
| White: Other |
75.0 |
± 5.5 |
-3.5 |
-5.5 |
|||
| Asian |
76.1 |
± 7.3 |
+1.1 |
-1.5 |
|||
| All other ethnic groups |
76.7 |
± 8.3 |
+7.3 |
+9.4 |
|||
| Religion |
None |
76.6 |
± 1.4 |
-2.2 |
|
+0.7 |
|
| Church of Scotland |
78.3 |
± 1.4 |
+1.2 |
+2.2 |
|
||
| Roman Catholic |
77.7 |
± 2.1 |
+1.4 |
+4.4 |
|
||
| Other Christian |
79.7 |
± 2.9 |
+2.7 |
-0.0 |
|||
| Muslim |
74.7 |
± 9.4 |
+6.6 |
-1.6 |
|||
| Other |
73.6 |
± 7.9 |
-3.9 |
+0.5 |
|||
| Sexual Orientation |
Heterosexual |
77.5 |
± 0.9 |
-0.3 |
+1.6 |
||
| LGB & other |
76.1 |
± 6.9 |
+4.0 |
-2.8 |
|||
| Country of Birth |
Scotland |
77.2 |
± 0.9 |
-0.5 |
+1.6 |
||
| Rest of UK |
78.4 |
± 2.6 |
+0.6 |
-1.4 |
|||
| Rest of EU |
77.1 |
± 4.9 |
+3.2 |
-0.6 |
|||
| Rest of World |
79.3 |
± 4.5 |
-0.1 |
+2.6 |
|||
| SIMD |
Most deprived 20% |
76.4 |
± 1.8 |
+3.4 |
|
+7.1 |
|
| 2 |
72.6 |
± 2.1 |
-1.3 |
+0.4 |
|||
| 3 |
79.0 |
± 1.8 |
+0.9 |
+3.0 |
|
||
| 4 |
79.9 |
± 1.8 |
-0.5 |
+0.4 |
|||
| Least deprived 20% |
79.4 |
± 1.9 |
-2.4 |
-2.0 |
|||
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