GCHSCP Demographics and Needs Profile
Social Health/Social Capital
Table 31a-b. Social Health/Capital and Home Internet Access by Area/HSCP Locality
Table 31a shows a number of indicators of social health or capital for Glasgow and Scotland school pupils including participation in 'positive' activities such as sports, charity work or religion, views on where they live and feeling safe there and home internet access.
Table 31b lists similar indicators relating to Glasgow adults covering belonging, local friendships, social support, volunteering, isolation, loneliness, mostly by locality and at Glasgow City level. The percentage of Glasgow households with home internet access is also included.
Table 31a. Pupils' Social Health/Capital and Home Internet Access by Area
| Area - percentage of pupils | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Glasgow City | Scotland | Other information/notes | |
| Pupils participating in "positive behaviours" in the last year eg. sports, volunteering, charity, religion (% S1-3 pupils) | Males | 84.7% | 83.1% | Glasgow All % decreases by stage from 85.1% at S1 to 79.1% at S3. |
| Females | 79.2% | 79.1% | ||
| All | 81.9% | 81.2% | ||
| Pupils who generally felt safe in their local area most or all of the time (% P5 - S6 pupils) | Males | 83.0% | 87.8% | Glasgow All % varies by stage from 79.8% at P5 to 85.2% at S1. |
| Females | 81.7% | 86.1% | ||
| All | 82.3% | 87.0% | ||
| Pupils who think their area is a good place to live (% P5 - S6 pupils) | Males | 59.3% | 66.9% | Glasgow All % decreases by stage from 62.6% at P5 to 51.2% at S3. |
| Females | 56.7% | 63.9% | ||
| All | 57.9% | 65.5% | ||
| Pupils with home internet access on a phone or other device (% P5 - S6 pupils) | All | 97.9% | 98.3% | No difference between Glasgow boys/girls. % increases from 94.7% P5 to 97.6% at P6 then remains at around 99.0% from S1-6. |
Source: Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22
Key Points (Table 31a)
- More than four-fifths of Glasgow S1-3 pupils (81.9%) have participated in positive behaviours in the last year such as sports, drama or dance activities, charity events, religion or voluntary work. Participation is higher for Glasgow boys (84.7%) than girls (79.2%) and figures are similar for Scotland (All 81.2%, boys 83.1%, girls 79.1%).
- More than four-fifths of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (82.3%) generally felt safe in their local area most or all of the time compared to 87.0% of Scotland's pupils.
- Overall, more than half of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (57.9%) think their area is a good place to live. This is lower than the 65.5% of Scottish pupils who think this.
- Nearly all of Glasgow's (97.9%) and Scotland's (98.3%) P5-S6 pupils have access to the internet at home on a phone or other device.
Table 31b. Adults (16+) Social Health/Capital and Households Internet Access by Area/HSCP Locality
| Area/HSCP Locality - percentage of adults or households | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | North East | North West | South | Glasgow City | Other information/notes | |
| People who belong to clubs/associations/groups (adults 16+)1 | 25.9% | 26.7% | 25.5% | 26.0% | All adults - 15% most deprived data zone areas (mdd) 19%; Other areas 31%. Variation by age - 16-24 32%; 35-44 18%; 75+ 34% | |
| People who have volunteered in the last year (adults 16+)1 | 14.7% | 21.9% | 22.7% | 20.0% | All adults - 15% mdd 13%; Other areas 25%. Variation by age - 16-24 30%; 35-44 24%; 75+ 19%. SHS 20172 Scotland - 28% overall; 30% females; 26% males. Glasgow - 21% overall; 23% females; 19% males. | |
| People with a positive perception of social support available to them (adults 16+)1 | Males | 79.0% | All adults - 15% mdd 81%; Other areas 84%. Variation by age - 16-24 80%; 45-54 81%; 75+ 94%. | |||
| Females | 85.0% | |||||
| All | 85.4% | 77.1% | 85.4% | 82.6% | ||
| People who value the local friendships they have (adults 16+)1 | Males | 70.0% | All adults variation by age - 16-24 69%; 45-54 69%; 75+ 79%. | |||
| Females | 76.0% | |||||
| All | 76.7% | 68.4% | 70.0% | 72.9% | ||
| Households with home internet access2 | 87.0% | 88.0% for Scotland overall ranging from 82% (SIMD Q1) to 96% (SIMD Q5) or 61% (HH income 6-10K) to 99% (HH income 40K+). By age, 98/99% of people 16-44 use the internet compared to 43% of those 75+. | ||||
| People who feel isolated from friends and family (adults 16+)1 | 11.7% | 18.6% | 15.0% | 15.2% | All adults variation by age - 16-24 9%; 45-54 22%; 75+ 19% | |
| People who have felt lonely in the last 2 weeks (adults 16+)1 | Males | 17.0% | All adults - 15% mdd 22%; Other areas 18%. Variation by age - 16-24 14%; 45-54 24%; 75+ 28%. | |||
| Females | 21.0% | |||||
| All | 15.3% | 24.4% | 18.4% | 19.5% | ||
Source: 1. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City 2017/18; 2. 2019 Scottish Household Survey (SHS).
Key Points (Table 31b)
- 26% of Glasgow adults belong to clubs, associations or groups with similar rates in the three localities. There are differences by age, with higher rates of younger people aged 16-24 (32.0%) and older people aged 75+ (34.0%) belonging to such organisations than those aged 35-44 (18.0%). The rate of Glasgow adults living in areas among the 15% most deprived data zones who belong to organisations (19.0%) is far lower than the rate for people from other areas (31.0%).
- 20.0% of all Glasgow adults have volunteered in the last year, ranging in the localities from 14.7% in North East to 21.9% in North West and 22.7% in South. The percentage of Glasgow adults living in other areas who have volunteered in the last year (25.0%) is almost double that of those living in the 15% most deprived data zone areas (13.0%).
- 72.9% of Glasgow adults value the local friendships they have with a higher percentage of women (76.0%) than men (70.0%) valuing these. This rate varies between the localities with North East having the highest rate of 76.7% of adults who value local friendships compared to 68.4% of North West and 70.0% of South adults.
- 87.0% of all Glasgow households have home internet access.
- 15.2% of all Glasgow adults feel isolated from friends and family with this percentage varying within the city from 11.7% of North East to 15.0% of South and 18.6% of North West adults. This also varies between age groups of Glasgow adults. A lower rate of young adults aged 16-24 (9%) feel isolated from friends and family than 45-54 year olds (22%) and 75+ adults (19%).
- 19.5% of all Glasgow adults have felt lonely in the last 2 weeks with this affecting women (21.0%) more than men (17.0%). A higher percentage of adults in the North West (24.4%) have felt lonely in the last 2 weeks than those in the South (18.4%) or North East (15.3%) localities.
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