Methods
Around 1,500 people aged 18+ from across Scotland are interviewed each year for SSA. Addresses are scientifically selected using random probability sampling to ensure that the findings are representative of Scotland as a whole. Interviews take place in people’s homes, and are conduced by ScotCen’s highly trained interviewer field force. Scroll down to see the topics listed by year and alphabetically:
Scottish Social Attitudes by year
- 2009 topics include: Anti-social behaviour; Devolution and attitudes to government; Drugs; Local environment; National identity; Public services; Wellbeing; Violence; Young people.
- 2007 topics include: Alcohol; Devolution and attitudes to government; Education; Elections and politics; Health; Older people, pensions and care; Public services; Wellbeing.
- 2006 topics include: Anti-social behaviour; Devolution and attitudes to government; Discrimination; Homelessness; National identity; Public services; Social identities; Young people.
- 2005 topics include: Devolution and attitudes to government; Elections and politics; Families; Health; National identity; Older people, pensions and care; Public services; Social identities.
- 2004 topics include: Alcohol; Anti-social behaviour; Devolution and attitudes to government; Elections and politics; Families; Local environment; Public services; Smoking; Young people.
- 2003 topics include: Access to services; Devolution and attitudes to government; Discrimination; Elections and politics; National identity; Public services.
- 2002 topics include: Devolution and attitudes to government; Discrimination; Health; Transport.
- 2001 topics include: Community care; Devolution and attitudes to government; Drugs; Housing and neighbourhoods; National identity; Public services; Public spending and social welfare; Religion.
- 2000 topics include: Devolution and attitudes to government; Drugs; Education; Families; National identity; Social capital.
- 1999 topics include: Devolution and attitudes to government; Education; Elections and politics; Health; National identity; Public services; Public spending and social welfare.
Topics covered by SSA (1999-2009)
- Access to services:2003
- Alcohol: 2004, 2007
- Anti-social behaviour: 2004, 2006, 2009
- Community care: 2001
- Devolution and attitudes to government: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Discrimination: 2002, 2003, 2006
- Drugs: 2000, 2001, 2009
- Education: 1999, 2000, 2007
- Elections and politics: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Families: 2000, 2004, 2005
- Health: 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007
- Homelessness: 2006
- Housing and neighbourhoods: 2001
- Local environment: 2004, 2009
- National identity: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009
- Older people, pensions and care: 2005, 2007,
- Public services: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Public spending and social welfare: 1999, 2001
- Religion: 2001
- Smoking: 2004
- Social capital: 2000
- Social identities: 2005, 2006
- Transport: 2002
- Violence: 2009
- Wellbeing: 2007, 2009
- Young people: 2004, 2006, 2009