A report summarised the results of the 2001-02 Scottish Household Survey. Two-thirds of households contained only one or two people. Owner-occupation accounted for 63 per cent of households' tenure; 29 per cent of households rented from a social landlord; and 6 per cent rented from a private landlord. 52 per cent of all adults were in some type of paid employment. Just over a quarter of adults said that they had given up time in the previous 12 months to do voluntary work.
Source: Steven Hope, Chris Martin and Anna Dudleston, Scotland's People Volume 7: Results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey, Scottish Executive, TSO (0870 606 5566)
Links: Report (pdf) | Report | Technical report | SE press release
Date: 2003-Aug
A report described the key socio-economic differences and similarities between urban, small town and rural Scotland, based upon an analysis of data collected by the 1999-2000 Scottish Household Survey. It was based around five themes - general household and individual characteristics, economic activity and employment, income and poverty, health and access to health services, and neighbourhood/community.
Source: Living in Scotland: Urban-rural analysis of the Scottish Household Survey, Scottish Executive (0131 556 8400)
Links: Report (pdf) | Report | Summary
Date: 2003-Aug
Scotland's Registrar General published an annual review of demographic changes. Scotland's population fell in the year to 30 June 2002 to 5,054,800 (0.2 per cent down from mid-2001) - a level last seen in the first half of the 20th century. Scotland recorded a natural decrease (an excess of deaths over births) over the period 1997-2002. The natural decrease (6,065 in 2001-02) was a larger factor in population decline than emigration, a pattern which was projected to continue.
Source: Scotland's Population 2002: The Registrar General s Annual Review of Demographic Trends, General Register Office for Scotland, TSO (0870 606 5566)
Links: Report (pdf) | Report | GROS press release
Date: 2003-Jul
Research revealed that death rates among Scots aged 15-74 are the highest of any country in western Europe.
Source: David Leon, Susan Morton, Suzanne Cannegieter and Martin McKee, Understanding the Health of Scotland s Population in an International Context, Public Health Institute of Scotland (0141 300 1010)
Links: Report (pdf) | Summary (Word file) | Press release | Observer article
Date: 2003-Mar
The reference volume was published for the 2001 Census in Scotland. It serves as an index to the detailed tables.
Source: Scotland's Census 2001: Reference Volume, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4254)
Links: Report | Press release
Date: 2003-Mar
Results from the 2001 Census in Scotland showed that the number of Gaelic speakers had fallen by 15 per cent in the previous ten years, to below 60,000 (close to the official minimum of 50,000 for recognition as a living language).
Source: The Registrar General s 2001 Census Report to the Scottish Parliament, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4254)
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release | Guardian report
Date: 2003-Feb
