Scotland's People Annual report: Results from 2009/2010 Scottish Household Survey
Results from the 2009/2010 Scottish Household Survey, covering many aspects of Scottish life, such as: Neighbourhoods - community well-being and deprivation Health - including long-term illness and care requirements Education Transport Public Services Volunteering Read more
Community Life Survey 2013 to 2014
The Community Life Survey is a survey commissioned by the Cabinet Office. It provides official statistics on issues that are important to encouraging social action and empowering communities, including volunteering, giving, community engagement and well-being. Data does not co… Read more
Working Paper 65: Voluntary sector organisations working at the neighbourhood level in England: patterns by local area deprivation,
Geographical variations in voluntary sector activity are important where they lead to inequity in service provision and differences in the opportunity to participate in voluntary group activities. However, despite important theoretical work, very little work has demonstrated vari… Read more
Getting on: Well-being in later life
There is a lively policy debate about later life, dominated by how to improve pensions and social care, and who will foot the bill. But there is much less information about people?s experiences of growing older: their quality of life, their expectations and their emotional wellbe… Read more
How can local authorities with less money support better outcomes for older people?
Research shows that older people want and value low-level support - 'that bit of help' - but the benefits of investing in this are realised over many years, making it harder to prove impact and protect funding in the face of severe pressure on spending. This report provides ex… Read more
Power and Making Change Happen
This report is based on the findings of a project designed to support civil society to analyse power and, as a result, take action for social change. It describes how strategies for change can be strengthened when organisations and their communities have a better understanding of… Read more
Scoping Study on the Third Sector in Scotland
This paper reports the findings of a scoping study on the role of the third sector in Scotland. It combines an in depth literature review and interviews with key government and third sector leaders. It aims to identify knowledge gaps regarding the third sector in Scotland and lay… Read more
How government definitions over-estimate levels of volunteering
This briefing looks at how government measures the levels of volunteering in the UK (and touches on measurements of civic participation) and suggests there are a number of ways in which the current research methodology is over-estimating the level of volunteers. Read more
Follow Up Survey of Leavers from Scottish Schools, 2007/08
This Statistics Publication Notice presents national information on the follow-up destination status in March/April 2009 of those young people who left school in school year 2007/08. The publication provides information on the change in status of these young people since informa… Read more
A Social Capital Framework and Assessment for Glasgow
This report assesses the levels of social capital in Glasgow and the potential scope for developing it. It looks at five dimensions of social capital: social participation; social networks and social support; reciprocity and trust; civic participation; and people?s views of the l… Read more