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Information from the Scottish Household Survey 1999 and 1999/2000 Introduction The Scottish Household Survey is conducted each year and provides a range of useful information about lone parents in Scotland. The information below compares the results from the 1999 and the 1999/2000 survey which has just been published (www.scotland.gov.uk/shs). Characteristics of lone parents
As can be seen, the proportion of lone parents with younger children has fallen. This change may partly be a result of the sample in the 2000 survey being almost double that in 1999. Distribution among local authorities: The authorities with the highest proportion of lone parent households in 2000 were as follows: 8% of households: Glasgow and Dundee 7% of households: Angus, Inverclyde, Midlothian, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire Lone Parents in Towns/cities: According to the 2000 survey lone parents are 6% of households in large towns, but 7% of households in remote small towns. Housing conditions of lone parents Tenure: Lone parents are much less likely to live in owner occupied housing than small two parent families and their position has worsened slightly as shown below.
As can be seen, the proportion of lone parents who either own their house or are buying it has fallen and the proportion renting from the local authority has risen. Property Type As might be expected, lone parents are much more likely than small families to live in flats and much less likely to be in detached or semi-detached houses. Here too there has been a slight worsening between 1999 and 2000.
Neighbourhood Lone parents are also more likely than small families to live in less good areas as shown below. However, in this respect conditions have improved for lone parents between 1999 and 2000.
Experience of neighbourhood problems Again lone parents are more likely than small families to experience various neighbourhood problems, but there has been some improvement between 1999 and 2000.
Employment and educational trends The survey gives details of women's employment by household type. This is shown in the table below. As can be seen, there has been a small increase in the proportion of lone parents working full time, but also an increase in the proportion of lone parents at home with their children and a fall in the proportion actively looking for work or in Further or Higher Education.
Possession of consumer durables The economic disadvantage of lone parents is reflected in their reduced access to consumer durables, compared to small families. A lack of possessions such as cars, telephones and computers can also potentially reduce their access to employment. As with other areas, the figures show a slight reduction in the proportion with a car and a telephone, but an increase in the proportion with a computer. Unfortunately the 2000 survey does not give details of the proportion of lone parents with internet access.
Financial Insecurity Another consequence of being poor is being economically insecure due to lack of savings and insurance. As the figures below show, the proportion of lone parents with savings has fallen and the amounts have decreased.
Amounts of Savings The proportions of lone parents and small families with lower amounts of savings were as follows:
Insurance A much lower proportion of lone parents than small families have insurance policies as shown below. Again there was a worsening of lone parent's position in 2000 compared to 1999.
Financial Exclusion The 2000 survey was the first to publish details on the proportion of lone parents with bank accounts. Again, a much smaller proportion have accounts than of small families.
Health Lone parents are more likely than small families either to have someone in the household needing care, or to have a long standing illness. However, in this area there has been some improvement between 1999 and 2000 as can be seen below.
Use of childcare The 2000 survey was the first to publish details of use of childcare by household type. As can be seen, the proportion of lone parents using childcare is only slightly above the proportion of small families doing so.
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