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Analysis of Equality Results from the 2011 Census - Part 2
Analysis of Equality Results - Part 2
In the 2011 Census, everyone in Scotland was asked a voluntary question on religion: 'What religion, religious denomination or body do you belong to?' The same question was asked in Scotland in 2001 and therefore direct comparisons can be made with Scotland a decade ago. The question on religion of upbringing, however, was not asked in 2011. And the question asked in Scotland was a different question to the one asked in England and Wales[52]. While the question in Northern Ireland had the same wording as the one asked in Scotland, it had a different set of response categories. Therefore the results are not directly comparable across the UK nations.
The Census and the Annual Population Survey (APS)[53] are the two main sources of data on how different religion groups fare in the labour market. The APS data is released quarterly and is more up-to-date, whereas the Census data provides a more detailed breakdown of the ethnicity categories and is available at lower geographies.
Chart 3.1 shows that those who reported 'No religion' were the most likely to be economically active[54] (69 per cent), and also to be working full-time as an employee (42 per cent).
A person's occupation relates to their main job and is derived from either their job title or details of the activities involved in their job.[55]
Chart 3.3: Religion by Occupational Group - all people aged 16-74 in employment who were in the top 3 Occupational Groups, Scotland 2001 and 2011[56]
Chart 3.6: Religion by Industry - people aged 16-74 in employment, Scotland 2011[57]
The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) provides an indication of socio-economic position based on occupation. It is an Office for National Statistics (ONS) standard classification.[58]
Social grade is the socio-economic classification[59] used by the Market Research and Marketing Industries, most often in the analysis of spending habits and consumer attitudes. Although it is not possible to allocate social grades precisely from information collected in the 2011 Census, the Market Research Society has developed a method for using Census information to provide a good approximation of social grade.
Chart 3.9 shows that half of people aged 16-64 were in the highest social grades, 'AB' and 'C1'. The only religions where a minority were in these grades were 'Roman Catholic' and 'Church of Scotland' (48 per cent and 46 per cent, respectively). All other religion categories showed higher than average proportions with almost four in five Hindu and Jewish people in these social grades. Almost half (46 per cent) of Hindus were in the highest social grade, 'AB'.
Chart 3.10 shows that there was an even gender split for those in the highest social grade, 'AB'. However this varied by religion - the majority (55 per cent) of those who recorded as 'Church of Scotland' in the 'AB' group were female. The opposite was true for Hindus, of whom the majority (56 per cent) were male.
Chart 3.12: Religion by Highest Qualification - all people aged 16+, Scotland 2011[60]
Chart 3.12 shows that around a quarter (27 per cent) of people aged 16+ had no qualifications. Around a quarter had 'Level 1'[61], a further quarter had either 'Level 2' or 'Level 3', and the remaining quarter had 'Level 4 and above'.
Chart 3.13 shows that two thirds (67 per cent) of people aged 16 and over owned their home (either, owned outright or with a mortgage or loan), a fifth (21 per cent) social rented and the remaining eighth (13 per cent) private rented or lived rent free.[62]
Chart 3.14 shows that home ownership remained constant between 2001 and 2011 (at 67 per cent)[63]. It increased over the decade for those who recorded as 'Church of Scotland' but fell for almost every other group. Home ownership for the 'Hindu' group fell by 18 percentage points and for the 'Muslim' group there was a 12 percentage point fall.
Hindus were the most likely to live in a flat (61 per cent).[64]
Chart 3.16 shows a fairly even split for those who rented their accommodation across the three main landlords - private, housing association/registered social landlord and council.[65]
Occupancy rating[66] provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under-occupied and gives an indication of how many households may be living in overcrowded conditions. The occupancy rating of a household is calculated by subtracting the notional number of rooms required from the actual number of rooms.
Three quarters (73 per cent) of 'Church of Scotland' households were under-occupied (i.e. had more rooms than the standard requirement) compared to 60 per cent of 'Roman Catholic' and 43 per cent of 'Muslim' households.
Chart 3.22 shows that the most common method of travel to study[67] was on foot (39 per cent). A fifth (21 per cent) of people travelled to their place of study by car (mainly as passengers) and a further fifth travelled by bus. An eighth of people studied at home.[68]
Chart 3.24 shows that the majority (56 per cent) of people who were studying travelled less than 2km to their place of study[69], including those who studied from home.[70] A further third travelled between 2km and 9km and the remaining 12 per cent travelled 10km or more.