Scottish Social Attitudes | methods

Methods

Around 1,200 - 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

• 2011 topics include: Devolution and attitudes to government; Public Services; National identity.
• 2010 topics include: Attitudes to discrimination and positive action; Devolution and attitudes to government, Public services; Social and moral issues
• 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, 2010, 2011
• Discrimination: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010
• Drugs: 2000, 2001, 2009
• Education: 1999, 2000, 2007
• Elections and politics: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
• 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, 2011
• Older people, pensions and care: 2005, 2007, 2011
• Public services: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Public spending and social welfare: 1999, 2001, 2010
• Religion: 2001
• Smoking: 2004
• Social capital: 2000
• Social identities: 2005, 2006
• Social and moral issues: 2010
• Transport: 2002
• Violence: 2009
• Wellbeing: 2007, 2009
• Young people: 2004, 2006, 2009