Area improvement - Scottish Household Survey
type: Dataset
theme: Community Wellbeing and Social Environment
timeliness: This dataset will be updated biennially.
validity: The SHS is designed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of private households and individuals, both nationally and at a sub-national level and to examine the physical condition of Scotland's homes. It covers a wide range of topics to allow links to be made between different policy areas.
accuracy: Some tables include missing values. This is where the base on which percentages would be calculated is less than 50 and this data is judged to be insufficiently robust for publication.
consistency: The Scottish Government conducts several major population surveys that are used to inform the policy debate in Scotland and in some instances the surveys can be complementary. [The Long-Term Survey Strategy 2018-2022](https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0053/00533188.pdf), of which the SHS is a central element, aims to ensure that the Scottish Government's population surveys continue to meet key information needs while maximising the analytical potential of the data they generate. A guide is available providing more information on [Scotland's surveys](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/scotlandsurveys).
uniqueness: Not assessed
completeness: A glossary of terms used in the Scottish Household Survey is available in [the annual report](https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-people-annual-report-results-2017-scottish-household-survey/pages/15/).
comment: If local neighbourhood has improved over the last three years, from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS)
update frequency: annual
license id: uk-ogl
confidentiality: The Scottish Household Survey complies with statistical disclosure control principles and the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. It is therefore not possible to calculate how many respondents gave a certain answer based on the results of this survey.
quality management: Full details of the methodology and fieldwork outcomes for the Scottish Household Survey can be accessed [here](https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002/PublicationMethodology).
geographical coverage: S12
geographical coverage: S92
will be updated: true
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2013
  end date: 2019
next update: 2022-10-01
description: The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) asks adults whether their local neighbourhood has improved over the last three years. From 2018, this question was asked in every odd year. Prior to 2018 the question was asked every year. The data is reported here on person level and is available by: \u2022 Local Authority \u2022 Gender of the randomly selected adult \u2022 Urban/Rural Classification \u2022 SIMD \u2022 Type Of Tenure \u2022 Household Type \u2022 Ethnicity \u2022 Walking distance to nearest green-space. The most recent annual publication can be accessed at [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002/Publications](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002/Publications) The full questionnaire for each year can be accessed at: [https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002/PublicationQuestionnaire](https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002/PublicationQuestionnaire) And the survey data for the full Scottish Household Survey is available from [the UK Data Service](https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000048#!/abstract).
version notes: The Scottish Household Survey is not subject to scheduled revision. Revisions and corrections to previously published statistics are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy statement on revisions and corrections - a copy of which is available on [the Scottish Government website](http://www.gov.scot/topics/statistics/about/natstats)
issued: 2026-08-13T12:57:51.776380
modified: 2026-08-13T12:59:06.797253
contact point: Organization
contact point: Kind

Community Wellbeing and Social Environment
type: Concept

Scottish Government
type: Agent

area-improvement---shs.csv
type: Distribution
comment: If local neighbourhood has improved over the last three years, from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS)
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  column: Measurement
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  column: Units
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  column: Value
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  column: Gender
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Simd Quintiles
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Urban Rural Classification
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Ethnicity
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Type Of Tenure
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Household Type
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Walking Distance To Nearest Greenspace
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Local Neighbourhood Improvement
  type: text
table schema: Schema
  column: Column
    name: GeographyCode
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: GeographyName
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    name: GeographyType
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    name: DateCode
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  column: Column
    name: Measurement
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  column: Column
    name: Units
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  column: Column
    name: Value
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  column: Column
    name: Gender
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Simd Quintiles
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Urban Rural Classification
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Ethnicity
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Type Of Tenure
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Household Type
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Walking Distance To Nearest Greenspace
    datatype: text
  column: Column
    name: Local Neighbourhood Improvement
    datatype: text
description: Data file for Area improvement - Scottish Household Survey
format: CSV
access URL: https://admin.data.gov.scot/resource/0c7e6207-01f4-4193-a5d0-f8c4886421cf/download
issued: 2026-08-13T12:59:06.848597
modified: 2026-08-13T12:59:06.840210