Social capital in Scotland: report

9. Annex B – Further Tables

Changes Across Social Capital Themes Since 2013

1. Social Networks

Fig 26. Social Networks overall theme changes, 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Table 1. Social networks trend data 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Social Networks
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
% of people who agreed with statements:
Could rely on neighbour to help	90	89	90	90	88	86
Neighbours would keep an eye on home	91	90	90	90	87	85
Could turn to neighbours for advice	86	86	85	86	82	77
Would help neighbours	94	93	94	94	91	91
Meets socially at least once a week	-	-	-	-	-	73
Felt lonely in the last week	-	-	-	-	-	21

2. Community Cohesion

Fig 27. Community cohesion overall theme changes, 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Table 2. Community cohesion trend data 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Community Cohesion
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
% of people who agreed with statements:
Positive neighbourhood rating	94	94	95	95	95	95
Neighbourhood belonging	77	77	77	77	78	78
Neighbourhood safety	84	85	85	86	82	0
Neighbourhood trust	-	-	-	-	-	78
Neighbourhood kindness	-	-	-	-	-	83
Places to meet and socialise	-	-	-	-	-	59
Welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people	-	-	-	-	-	53
Diverse people get on well together (SOCIAL3)	-	-	-	-	-	70

3. Social Participation

Fig 28. Community cohesion overall theme changes, 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Table 3. Community cohesion trend data 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Social Participation
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
% of people who volunteered n the last 12 months:
Formal volunteering	28	27	27	27	28	26
Informal volunteering	-	-	-	-	-	36
Formal and/or informal volunteering	-	-	-	-	-	48

Community Empowerment

Table 4. Community cohesion trend data 2013-2018, (Scottish Household Survey 2013-2018)

Community Empowerment
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
% of people who agreed:
I can influence local decisions'	22	23	24	23	23	20
People take action to improve the neighbourhood'						58

2. Breakdowns For Subgroups Of The Population

Table 1. Age category

Question	Question code	Age Category						Scotland
	Question code	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-59	60-74	75+	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	81	79	85	87	89	93	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	78	77	85	88	90	94	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	72	68	77	78	83	86	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	89	90	92	93	92	83	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	86	74	65	66	75	77	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	24	24	19	21	18	25	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	93	93	94	95	97	98	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	72	67	76	79	85	87	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	82	85	88	85	81	62	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	69	69	75	79	85	87	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	79	78	84	83	85	87	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	68	67	68	72	74	71	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	57	58	58	59	61	60	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	52	53	53	50	54	55	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	19	20	21	21	20	20	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	44	52	60	61	63	62	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	47	45	56	50	50	34	48
Base size 2018	RF11A2018 and VOLVI6	680	1300	1370	2390	2540	1430	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)	RF11A2018 and VOLVI5	650	1290	1400	2410	2590	1480	9810

Table 2. Gender

Question	Question code	Gender		Scotland
	Question code	M	F	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	84	87	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	84	87	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	75	79	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	91	90	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	70	75	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	19	24	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	95	95	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	77	79	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	91	74	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	76	79	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	81	84	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	70	71	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	59	59	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	53	53	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	20	20	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	56	59	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	46	50	48
Base size 2018		4320	5380	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		4540	5270	9810

Table 3. Urban and rural location

Question	Question code	Urban-Rural Classification						Scotland
	Question code	Large urban areas	Other urban areas	Accessible small towns	Remote small towns	Accessible rural	Remote rural	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	83	85	90	85	89	93	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	81	85	91	89	92	93	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	75	75	80	76	84	86	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	91	89	90	91	93	93	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	75	72	68	77	70	72	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	21	23	22	26	15	19	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	93	94	95	96	97	98	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	74	78	82	84	82	87	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	80	80	84	87	90	92	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	73	75	83	77	88	89	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	79	81	86	80	90	89	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	71	67	73	70	75	75	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	62	51	67	61	62	66	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	55	46	59	56	57	63	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	21	19	21	23	19	21	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	55	51	66	55	72	73	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	45	48	51	48	53	52	48
Base size 2018		2970	3250	840	580	1030	1030	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		2810	3530	880	570	1000	1030	9810

Table 4. Deprivation (Scottish Indices of Multiple Deprivation 20% vigntile)

Question	Question code	Most deprived to least deprived 20% (SIMD vignitiles 1=most deprived, 5=least deprived)					Scotland
	Question code	1	2	3	4	5	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	80	83	88	87	90	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	79	82	86	89	90	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	72	74	78	80	80	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	86	89	91	93	94	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	72	73	71	72	74	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	28	24	22	18	15	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	85	93	96	98	100	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	71	73	80	81	83	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	68	78	85	89	90	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	60	70	81	86	89	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	74	77	85	87	89	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	62	65	71	75	78	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	50	55	59	64	66	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	45	48	54	58	59	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	18	18	21	21	22	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	43	52	61	65	67	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	41	46	48	51	53	48
Base size 2018		1840	1850	2140	2100	1770	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		1820	1960	2140	2080	1810	9810

Table 5. Ethnicity

Question	Question code	Ethnicity		Scotland
	Question code	White	Minority Ethnic	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	86	75	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	86	67	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	77	67	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	91	82	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	73	73	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	21	23	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	95	93	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	78	71	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	82	80	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	78	69	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	83	82	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	70	78	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	59	68	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	52	64	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	20	21	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	58	52	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	48	43	48
Base size 2018		9410	290	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		9490	310	9810

Table 6. Housing tenure

Question	Question code	Tenure				Scotland
	Question code	Owner occupied	Social rented	Private rented	Other	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	90	80	72	86	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	90	81	69	83	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	81	74	64	74	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	94	84	87	85	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	72	71	75	81	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	16	32	29	33	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	97	87	93	93	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	84	72	60	70	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	86	69	84	81	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	85	61	65	77	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	87	74	74	81	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	73	63	67	64	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	61	50	64	58	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	54	45	59	51	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	21	18	21	13	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	64	47	46	54	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	52	38	45	58	48
Base size 2018		6190	2250	1160	110	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		6250	2170	1250	140	9810

Table 7. Disability

Question	Question code	Disability		Scotland
	Question code	Yes	No	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	84	86	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	85	86	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	76	77	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	82	93	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	68	74	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	39	16	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	91	96	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	76	78	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	67	87	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	73	79	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	80	83	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	67	71	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	54	60	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	48	54	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	18	21	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	52	59	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	42	50	48
Base size 2018		2616	7086	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		2621	7191	9810

Table 8. Employment status

Question	Question code	Employment status									Scotland
	Question code	Self employed	Employed full time	Employed part time	Looking after the home or family	Permanently retired from work	Unemployed and seeking work	In Education (including School, HE/FE)	Other	Permanently sick or short term ill health or disabled	Scotland
Social Networks
Agrees that 'If I was alone and needed help, I could rely on someone in this neighbourhood to help me'.	RB4DN	86	85	88	83	91	75	80	85	78	86
Agrees that 'If my home was empty, I could count on someone in this neighbourhood to keep an eye on my home.'	RB4DN	87	85	87	84	92	74	74	83	79	85
Agrees that 'I feel I could turn to someone in this neighbourhood for advice or support.'	RB4DN	80	75	81	76	85	66	67	83	72	77
Agrees that 'In an emergency, such as a flood, I would offer to help people in my neighbourhood who might not be able to cope well.'	RB4DN	94	94	94	91	88	87	86	90	75	91
Meets socially with friends, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues at least once a week.	SOCIAL1	70	69	72	70	78	75	86	91	60	73
Felt lonely in the last week some/most/almost all/all of the time.	SOCIAL2	15	16	19	28	21	38	24	23	51	21
Community Cohesion
Rates neighbourhood positively (very/fairly good)	RB1	96	95	94	89	97	87	97	93	85	95
Feels a positive sense of neighbourhood belonging (very/fairly strong)	COMMBEL	81	75	81	74	87	67	70	94	69	78
Feels safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark.	RA4AC	90	91	83	74	73	82	81	92	58	82
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted' (2017)	SOCIAL3	82	77	79	71	87	61	68	82	60	78
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people are kind to each other'	SOCIAL3	83	83	85	79	87	71	79	79	73	83
Agrees that 'This is a neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds get on well together'.	SOCIAL3	73	70	74	68	73	58	72	71	57	70
Agrees that 'There are places where people can meet up and socialise'	SOCIAL3	59	59	62	56	61	48	65	56	46	59
Agrees that 'There are welcoming places and opportunities to meet new people'.	SOCIAL3	56	51	57	51	55	41	61	52	42	53
Community Empowerment
Agrees that 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'.	RF10	19	20	21	19	21	24	20	21	15	20
Agres that 'This is a neighbourhood where local people take action to help improve the neighbourhood'.	SOCIAL3	63	58	62	54	64	43	43	57	44	58
Social Participation
Formal and informal volunteering	RF11A2018 and VOLVI1	53	50	56	47	45	45	52	66	26	48
Base size 2018		589	3140	991	381	3258	316	389	29	608	9700
Base size 2017 (for variable RA4AC)		616	3221	978	420	3383	293	366	16	519	9810