Scottish Household Survey 2019 - Summary Report

4 Introduction: Scotland has changed a lot in 20 years This report highlights the different experiences and views of diverse household types in Scotland between 1999 and 2019 with a focus on housing, neighbourhood rating, economic activity and how households are managing financially. It has a particular emphasis on single parent households, older people (aged 60 or over), younger people (aged 16 to 24), women in the workforce and inequality. This publication accompanies the Scottish Household Survey Data Comic: Twenty Years of Scotland’s People and an Excel Spreadsheet containing detailed tables on 20 year change. The Scottish Household Survey began collecting data in 1999. In 2019, it celebrated its 20-year anniversary. This publication synthesises 20 years of change in Scottish society as measured by Scottish Household Survey data. Help Shape Scotland