Respondent profile

NEC status

For both surveys, initial screening questions were asked to ensure survey respondents held a NEC with the eye +1 entitlement. For the baseline survey, 214 respondents indicated they held the required NEC and 1,482 for the follow-up. These respondents proceeded with the rest of the respective surveys.

Questions were asked of respondents who indicated they weren’t cardholders to understand their NEC eye +1 eligibility and reasons for not applying (where applicable), before the being routed to the end of survey. The findings for these questions are provided in Appendix A to this report.

Baseline survey

For the baseline survey, the 214 respondents who indicated they were NEC eye + 1 cardholders were asked their age and the local authority area they lived in.

Survey responses were received from 30 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities, with no responses from Na h-Eileanan Siar and the Shetland Islands. The largest number of responses were from Glasgow City (10%, n=22), followed by City of Edinburgh (8%, n=16). The full local authority profile of respondents is provided in Appendix B to this report.

Excluding under 16s, the survey received responses from all age groups, although only a single respondent was aged under 20.

Table 1 Baseline survey – age group of respondents (cardholders only)
Age group Number Percentage
16-19 1 <1%
20-29 10 5%
30-39 14 7%
40-49 17 8%
50-59 43 21%
60-69 46 22%
70-79 34 16%
80 or older 42 20%
Total 207 100%

Follow-up survey

For the follow-up survey all respondents irrespective of NEC status were asked three demographic questions; their age, sex and the local authority area they lived in.

Responses were received from every local authority area in Scotland. The largest number of responses came from Glasgow City (11%, n=170), followed by Fife (8%, n=127), City of Edinburgh (7%, n=101), North Lanarkshire (6%, n=98), and South Lanarkshire (6%, n=91). The three island authorities each received less than 10 responses. The full local authority profile of respondents is provided in Appendix B to this report.

The follow-up survey received responses from all age groups. The majority (59%, n=882) of respondents were aged 60 or older. As Table 2 shows, the largest single age group to complete this survey was those aged 60-69, who accounted for 26% of respondents (n=386). The breakdown for this question includes those who answered ‘prefer not to say’ however, from herein any breakdowns by age excludes these responses.

Table 2 Follow-up survey - age group of respondents (all)
Age group Number Percentage
Under 16 (completed by parent or guardian on their behalf) 14 1%
16-19 21 1%
20-29 87 6%
30-39 121 8%
40-49 114 8%
50-59 271 18%
60-69 386 26%
70-79 297 20%
80 or older 199 13%
Prefer not to say 2 <1%
Total 1,512 100 %

As shown in Table 3, 52% of respondents were male (n=782), 47% (n=717) were female and 1% answered ‘prefer not to say’. From herein any breakdowns by sex excludes ‘prefer not to say’ responses.

Table 3 Follow-up survey- sex of respondents (all)
Sex Number Percentage
Female 717 47%
Male 782 52%
Prefer not to say 13 1%
Total 1,512 100%