Food in Scotland Consumer Tracker Wave 21 - Report

Appendix 1: Sample

The sample is representative of the Scottish population, with data was weighted on key demographics to match the Scottish population.

GenderUnweightedWeighed
Male45%48%
Female55%52%
Prefer not to say<1%<1%
AgeUnweightedWeighted
16-3431%28%
35-6453%48%
65+16%24%
Social grade breakdown of respondents
GradeUnweightedWeighted
AB21%21%
C129%28%
C222%22%
DE28%29%
Area of Scotland
LocationUnweightedWeighted
Central74%74%
North22%22%
South4%4%

Sample profile

Household composition:

  • 1 person – 29%
  • 2 people – 50%
  • 3 people – 13%
  • 4 people – 8%

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintile:

  • SIMD 1 rating are in areas classed as being among the 20% most deprived in Scotland
  • SIMD 5 rating are in areas classed as being among the 20% least deprived in Scotland
SIMD quintile of respondents
SIMD ratingPercentage
124%
219%
318%
414%
514%

12% did not provide a postcode or the postcode was unclassified.

Limiting health issues

  • 68% of the sample have no health issues
  • 30% of the sample have health issues:
    • 8% limited a lot
    • 16% limited a little
    • 7% not limiting

Ethnic group

  • Ethnic minority: 10%
  • White: 90%

Working status

  • Paid work: 59%
  • Not in paid work: 41%

(Other and prefer not say responses not shown.)

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