Table 1.
Characteristics of the Scottish adults aged 16–80 (n = 19,150) and their neighbourhoods
| A good place to live (n = 13,054, 92.4 %) | A poor place to live (n = 1079, 7.7 %) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 6615 (93.7 %) | 446 (6.3 %) | <0.001 |
| Female | 6439 (91.1 %) | 633 (9.0 %) | |
| Age | 54.8 ± 17.3 | 46.1 ± 16.9 | <0.001 |
| 16–39 | 1896 (86.9 %) | 435 (13.1 %) | |
| 40–79 | 8941 (93.7 %) | 601 (6.3 %) | |
| 80 | 1217 (96.6 %) | 43 (3.4 %) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 12,818 (92.4 %) | 1057 (7.6 %) | 0.644 |
| Others | 229 (91.6 %) | 21 (8.4 %) | |
| Ever harassment experience | |||
| No | 11,263 (94.2 %) | 693 (5.8 %) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1780 (82.2 %) | 385 (17.8 %) | |
| How common are neighbourhood problems? | |||
| Noisy neighbours | 859 (65.5 %) | 453 (34.5 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 12,133 (95.1 %) | 623 (4.9 %) | |
| Vandalism, graffiti | 1586 (69.4 %) | 699 (30.6 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 11,389 (96.8 %) | 373 (3.2 %) | |
| Rubbish around | 3198 (80.3 %) | 785 (19.7 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 9806 (97.1 %) | 292 (2.9 %) | |
| Neighbour disputes | 433 (57.7 %) | 317 (42.3 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 12,455 (94.4 %) | 736 (5.6 %) | |
| Intimidating or harassing others | 1037 (65.0 %) | 559 (35.0 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 11,868 (96.1 %) | 486 (3.9 %) | |
| Drug misuse | 1204 (65.4 %) | 637 (34.6 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 10,845 (97.2 %) | 318 (6.9 %) | |
| Rowdy behaviours | 1585 (68.4 %) | 733 (31.6 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 11,346 (97.1 %) | 336 (2.9 %) | |
| Abandoned/burnt vehicles | 181 (60.9 %) | 116 (39.1 %) | <0.001 |
| No | 12,713 (93.1 %) | 938 (6.9 %) | |
| Recycling | |||
| Glass, jars | 6791 (94.9 %) | 368 (5.1 %) | <0.001 |
| None | 2994 (87.8 %) | 416 (12.2 %) | |
| Plastic bottles | 568 (94.1 %) | 358 (5.9 %) | <0.001 |
| None | 4116 (90.6 %) | 426 (9.4 %) | |
| Metal cans | 5877 (94.5 %) | 341 (5.5 %) | <0.001 |
| None | 3907 (89.8 %) | 443 (10.2 %) | |
| Paper, cardboard | 7948 (94.2 %) | 493 (5.8 %) | <0.001 |
| None | 1837 (86.3 %) | 291 (13.7 %) | |
| Local health boards | |||
| Grampian | 1329 (95.5 %) | 62 (4.5 %) | <0.001 |
| Tayside | 947 (92.6 %) | 76 (7.4 %) | |
| Fife | 914 (92.4 %) | 75 (7.6 %) | |
| Lothian | 1809 (92.3 %) | 152 (7.8 %) | |
| Borders | 286 (95.0 %) | 15 (5.0 %) | |
| Forth Valley | 763 (91.8 %) | 68 (8.2 %) | |
| Lanarkshire | 1066 (90.9 %) | 107 (9.1 %) | |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 882 (92.1 %) | 76 (7.9 %) | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 444 (94.7 %) | 25 (5.3 %) | |
| Orkney | 266 (98.9 %) | 3 (1.1 %) | |
| Shetland | 219 (98.7 %) | 3 (1.4 %) | |
| Western Isles | 228 (97.4 %) | 6 (2.6 %) | |
| Greater Glasgow and Cly | 2889 (88.8 %) | 366 (11.2 %) | |
| Highland | 1012 (95.7 %) | 45 (4.3 %) | |