Scotland's chief statistician today published headline results from the 2007 Scottish Household Survey.

The survey’s results include a finding that 93 per cent of adults rate their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live. This includes 27 per cent of adults in the most deprived quintile who rated their neighbourhood as 'very good' compared with 75 per cent of those in the least deprived quintile.

The survey also finds that 21 per cent of households have an annual net household income of less than £10,000, while 52 per cent of households say they manage their finances very or quite well, which included 69 per cent of households in the least deprived areas, compared to 36 per cent in the most deprived.

The percentage of adults travelling to work by car has increased from 67 per cent in 2006 to 69 per cent in 2007. This measurement is the basis of the Government's national performance indicator on journeys to work by public or active transport. Seven out of ten households have a car available for private use, including 42 per cent in the lowest earning households and 98 per cent in the highest.

For the first time data was collected on satisfaction with local services, to form the basis of the Government's national performance indicator on perceptions of public services. 58 per cent of adults are satisfied with local health services, local schools and public transport. Broken down by sector, 82 per cent of adults are very or fairly satisfied with local health services, 79 per cent very or fairly satisfied with local schools and 70 per cent very or fairly satisfied with public transport, while 84 per cent of households use recycling facilities. Less than half of adults, 41 per cent, agree that their council provides high quality services, with older people were more likely to agree than younger people.

57 per cent of Scottish households have access to the internet, which includes 66 per cent in remote rural areas compared to 54 per cent in large urban areas.

Further information on the Scottish Household Survey can be accessed here.

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