The results of the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) have recently been published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The publication, Scotland’s People Annual Report 2012, gives a break down on the composition, characteristics, behaviour and attitudes of Scottish households and adults.
According to the report, there are more female (52%) than male (48%) household members, similar to previous years. Just under a fifth (17%) of household members are aged under 16, while just under a quarter (23%) are 60 or over.
Just under half (48%) of adults are married and living with a spouse, and less than 1% are living in a same sex civil partnership. The majority of adults (96.3%) are of white ethnic origin with Scottish being the predominant ethnic group (78.8%). The next biggest group is ‘other British’ (13.1%), while 3.7% of adults are non-white. Adults of Asian ethnic origin represent the biggest non-white group (2.5%).
Of those adults aged 16-24, the majority (95%) have never been married or been in a same sex civil partnership. From the ages of 35 to 74, marriage is the predominant current status (56% of adults aged 35 to 44 are married or in a civil partnership). Those aged 75 or over are more often ‘widowed’ or a bereaved civil partner (44%) although the same proportion are still married.
Like marriage, being divorced or separated is more common than average between the ages of 35-74, and also like marriage, this peaks between the ages of 45-59 (48%).
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