Scotland's Census 2022 - UV209a - Scots language skills (7 categories) by sex by age (20 categories)

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Scots language skills (in 7 categories) by sex by age (in 20 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

Scots language skills

A classification of a persons skills in the Scots Language (Scottish Gaelic or Scots). 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

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated June 7, 2024, 15:37 (BST)
Created June 7, 2024, 15:37 (BST)
Visibility Public
Year 2022
Topics Language
Units Persons
Geographic Layer Census Wards
Countries
Local Authorities
Local Health Boards
Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency Decennial
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Citation Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location Scotland
Granularity Country level down to local authorities
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