The recent Scottish Household Survey, published on 4 September 2018, is a continuous survey based on on a sample of the general population in private residences in Scotland, and presents reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics and behaviour of Scottish households, both nationally and at a sub-national level.
Scottish Government writes:
The Scottish Household Survey provides robust evidence on the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of private households and individuals, as well as evidence on the physical condition of Scotland’s homes.
National indicators in SHS include:
- Satisfaction with housing
- Perceptions of local area
- Access to green and blue space
- Places to interact (available in 2018)
- Social capital (available in 2018)
- Loneliness (available in 2018)
- Journeys by active travel
- Visits to the outdoors
- Attendance at cultural events or places of culture
- Participation in a cultural activity
- Public services treat people with dignity and respect
- Quality of public services
- Influence over local decisions
[In relation to] Cultural engagement: Over nine in ten (93%) adults were culturally engaged in 2017, either by attending or visiting a cultural event or place or by participating in a cultural activity. The level of cultural engagement has increased by around 6 percentage points since first recorded in 2007. In 2017 almost all adults (93%) engaged in culture , either attending a cultural place or participating in a cultural activity.
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