| SOURCE: The figures for this indicator come from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) which is a National Statistics product. Scottish Government are the owners of the data. The data are published in the Scottish Household Survey Annual Report, which is published annually in August via www.gov.scot/SHSAnnualReport. The percentage of adults who strongly or tend to agree with the following statement: 'I can influence decisions affecting my local area'. The options are: - Strongly agree
- Tend to agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Tend to disagree
- Strongly disagree
- No opinion
Results at local authority level are available annually for the larger local authorities and every two years for the smaller local authorities. From January 2012, a new Scottish Household Survey (SHS) went in to the field which had a substantially restructured sample design and integrated the previous Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS). The new survey uses a fully unclustered core and modular structure with some questions being asked of the full sample and others of a one-third sub-sample. The overall sample size has reduced from around 14,000 household interviews to about 11,000 though improvements in efficiency of the survey design mean it will be possible to attain local authority estimates on an annual basis where analysis permits. While the overall sample size of the survey has reduced, the survey design improvements has meant that the precision of estimates have not been affected significantly. The question on disability was changed in quarter 4 of 2012 which has resulted in a break in the time-series for neighbourhood rating and disability from 2013 onwards. The disaggregation tables include the old time series (from 1999 to Q3 2012) and also a new table with the new question. From 2013 two questions are now asked: (1) Do you have a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more? (2) If yes, to what extend does your condition or illness reduce your ability to carry out day to day activities. Further information can be obtained from: http://www.gov.scot/SHSMethodology |