This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Religion by Individuals in Scotland.

Religion

This is a person’s current religious denomination or body that they belong to, or if the person does not have a religion, ‘No Religion’. No determination is made about whether a person was a practising member of a religion.

Religion is a voluntary question and 6.2% of the population did not provide a response. Please be aware that when we state percentages these are out of the whole population, not just those that provided a response. Our approach to imputation is also different for voluntary questions. Not stating a religion is considered to be a valid response, so we do not impute a religion for those who responded to the census but did not answer the religion question. However, we do impute religion for those who did not respond at all to the census. 'Not stated’ is one of the values that can be imputed for religion. More information on our edit and imputation method is available on the Scotland’s Census website.

Classification and comparison with 2011 census can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Religion (in 12 categories) by sex by age (in 6 categories) by Individuals in Scotland.

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were "Female" and "Male". Guidance on answering the question can be found here

Religion

This is a person’s current religious denomination or body that they belong to, or if the person does not have a religion, ‘No Religion’. No determination is made about whether a person was a practising member of a religion.

Religion is a voluntary question and 6.2% of the population did not provide a response. Please be aware that when we state percentages these are out of the whole population, not just those that provided a response. Our approach to imputation is also different for voluntary questions. Not stating a religion is considered to be a valid response, so we do not impute a religion for those who responded to the census but did not answer the religion question. However, we do impute religion for those who did not respond at all to the census. 'Not stated’ is one of the values that can be imputed for religion. More information on our edit and imputation method is available on the Scotland’s Census website.

Classification and comparison with 2011 census can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for ethnic group by religion in UK in Scotland.

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Religion

This is a person’s current religious denomination or body that they belong to, or if the person does not have a religion, ‘No Religion’. No determination is made about whether a person was a practising member of a religion.

Religion is a voluntary question and 6.2% of the population did not provide a response. Please be aware that when we state percentages these are out of the whole population, not just those that provided a response. Our approach to imputation is also different for voluntary questions. Not stating a religion is considered to be a valid response, so we do not impute a religion for those who responded to the census but did not answer the religion question. However, we do impute religion for those who did not respond at all to the census. 'Not stated’ is one of the values that can be imputed for religion. More information on our edit and imputation method is available on the Scotland’s Census website.

Classification and comparison with 2011 census can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Country of Birth by religion in Scotland.

Country of birth

Country of birth is the country in which a person was born. Users should be mindful of changes in EU members and accession states between 2011 and 2022. This will affect the number of countries which make up certain categories when comparing the results between censuses.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Religion

This is a person’s current religious denomination or body that they belong to, or if the person does not have a religion, ‘No Religion’. No determination is made about whether a person was a practising member of a religion.

Religion is a voluntary question and 6.2% of the population did not provide a response. Please be aware that when we state percentages these are out of the whole population, not just those that provided a response. Our approach to imputation is also different for voluntary questions. Not stating a religion is considered to be a valid response, so we do not impute a religion for those who responded to the census but did not answer the religion question. However, we do impute religion for those who did not respond at all to the census. 'Not stated’ is one of the values that can be imputed for religion. More information on our edit and imputation method is available on the Scotland’s Census website.

Classification and comparison with 2011 census can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Ethnic Group by Individuals in Scotland.

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Main language by Individuals in Scotland.

Main language

Categorises individuals into groups based on their main language. The choices from the census question involves choices between "English" and "Other, please write in (including British Sign Language (BSL) and tactile BSL)".

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Age (in 20 categories) by sex by Individuals in Scotland.

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the National identity by Individuals in Scotland.

National identity

A classification of a person's national identity.

National identity is a feeling of attachment to a nation. This does not need to be the same as ethnic group or legal nationality (citizenship). For example, this could be about the country or countries where a person feels they belong or they think of as home.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Country of Birth by ethnic group in Scotland.

Country of birth

Country of birth is the country in which a person was born. Users should be mindful of changes in EU members and accession states between 2011 and 2022. This will affect the number of countries which make up certain categories when comparing the results between censuses.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

National identity

A classification of a person's national identity.

National identity is a feeling of attachment to a nation. This does not need to be the same as ethnic group or legal nationality (citizenship). For example, this could be about the country or countries where a person feels they belong or they think of as home.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for Nationa Identity by ethnic group in Scotland.

National identity

A classification of a person's national identity.

National identity is a feeling of attachment to a nation. This does not need to be the same as ethnic group or legal nationality (citizenship). For example, this could be about the country or countries where a person feels they belong or they think of as home.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Multiple ethnic groups in household in Scotland.

Multiple ethnic groups in household

'Multiple ethnic groups' classifies households by the diversity in ethnic group of household members in different relationships - for example, different ethnic groups between generations or within partnerships. The ethnic group of each household member is coded according to the hierarchy document containing 19 categories for ethnic groups and then compared to obtain the classification below.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for General health by ethnic group by age for all people in Scotland.

General health

General health is a self-assessment of a person's general state of health. People were asked to assess whether their health was very good, good, fair, bad or very bad. This assessment is not based on a person's health based over any specified period of time.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Age (single year) by sex by Individuals in Scotland.

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were "Female" and "Male". Guidance on answering the question can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for long-term health problem or disability situation by ethnic group by age for all people in Scotland.

Long-term health problem or disability

A long-term health problem or disability is one that limits a person’s day-to-day activity, and has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months. This includes problems that are related to old age. Respondents were asked to assess whether their daily activities were limited a lot or a little by such a health problem, or whether their daily activities were not limited at all.

Long-term illness is a strong predictor for higher use of health service resources. This information is used by central government for resource allocation and by local government for service provision. It enables public bodies to meet statutory requirements and to develop and monitor policies to allocate health funding and services at a national and local level.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Gaelic language skills (in 7 categories) by age (in 6 categories) by Individuals in Scotland.

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Gaelic Language skills

A classification of a persons skills in the Gaelic Language

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Household Size in Scotland.

Household

A household is defined as:

one person living alone, or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address who share cooking facilities and share a living room or sitting room, or dining area This includes:

all sheltered accommodation units in an establishment (irrespective of whether there are other communal facilities), and all people living in caravans on any type of site that is their usual residence; this will include anyone who has no other usual residence elsewhere in the UK A household must contain at least one person whose place of usual residence is at the address. A group of short-term residents living together is not classified as a household, and neither is a group of people at an address where only visitors are staying.

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Gaelic language skills by Individuals in Scotland.

Gaelic Language skills

A classification of a persons skills in the Gaelic Language

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Passports held by Individuals in Scotland.

Passports Held

Groups the individual based on regions where they hold a passport. Note: persons are grouped into one category so this variables does NOT incorporate dual citizenship

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the user of British Sign Language (BSL) in Scotland.

British Sign Language (BSL) User indicator

Indicator for whether a person is a user of British Sign Language (BSL). The result is based on the question 15 in the census questionnaire Can you use British Sign Language (BSL)?

The quality assurance report can be found here

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Country of Birth by English language skills in Scotland.

Country of birth

Country of birth is the country in which a person was born. Users should be mindful of changes in EU members and accession states between 2011 and 2022. This will affect the number of countries which make up certain categories when comparing the results between censuses.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

English language skills

A classification of a persons skills in the English Language. It breaks down into combinations of "Understand (spoken)", "Speak", "Read" and "Write".

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here