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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Understanding Scotland - Society

Diffley Partnership David Hume Institute 24 May 2022

Fact & Figures Participation and engagement

Survey exploring key issues for the general public including

Scotland's direction of travel
Public priorities
Trust in institutions

FINDINGS INCLUDE

A third of respondents (34%) put tackling poverty and inequality in the top three issues facing Scotland, at least 8 percentage points ahead of all other issues
Less well-off more likely to prioritise poverty and inequality, the cost of living and inflation, and mental health and wellbeing, with the economy coming in fourth place.
29% of 16-34 year-olds consider the environment to be one of the most important issues facing Scotland today, placing it in third place behind poverty and inequality (40%) and mental health and wellbeing (35%)
With a fifth of people saying that they trust it 'entirely', the NHS is Scotland's most trusted group, followed by other people in Scotland, and universities.
Charities come 6th on the 'trusted list', scoring 6.14 out of 10 for trust against 7.36/10 for the NHS and 4.43/10 for the local Council

As well as the report, the data can be exported for further analysis: https://www.diffleypartnership.co.uk/understanding-scotland/

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Last modified on 1 August 2022