Scottish Government Social Care Survey (SGSCS)

Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.

Question/Data item wording	Response scale wording	Need OR provision OR receipt	Description of measure	Start Year	Age of interest	Age to	Informant	Multiple rater	Reporting term	Sweep title	Standard instrument	Dataset
Client’s Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown: PA contract Local Authority Private Voluntary Other Not Known	For each listed category: 1 Yes 0 No VALIDATION: at least one positive response must be entered in one of these cells.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown 3	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Hours of Personal Care –actual	Number VALIDATION: should not exceed the sum of scheduled Home Care hours.	Provision;	Client's Hours of Personal Care –actual	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support Options	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support Options	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support startdate	YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL) VALIDATION: must be before the end of the reporting period.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support startdate	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support enddate	YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL) VALIDATION: must be after the start of the reporting period. VALIDATION: must be the same as, or after, SDSstartdate (if returned).	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support enddate	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Total Self-Directed Support Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF EITHER SDS1 = 1 OR SDS2 = 1, OTHERWISE OPTIONAL) VALIDATION: An error is flagged if this is less than the sum of ValueSDS1, ValueSDS2 and ValueSDS3. A warning is flagged if this is greater than the sum of ValueSDS1, ValueSDS2 and ValueSDS3.	Provision;	Client's Total Self-Directed Support Package Value	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support 1 Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF SDS1 = 1)	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support 1 Package Value	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF SDS1 = 1)	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF SDS1 = 1)	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown: Social Work Housing Independent Living Health Client Other Not Known	For each listed category: 1 Yes 0 No VALIDATION: at least one positive response must be entered in one of these cells.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown 1	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown: Personal Care Health Care Domestic Care Housing Support Social, Educational, Recreational Equipment and Temporary Adaptations Respite Meals Other Not known	For each listed category: 1 Yes 0 No VALIDATION: at least one positive response must be entered in one of these cells.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown 2	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – in house -scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - in house -scheduled	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client IoRN score	Must be a capital letter (A to I) (OPTIONAL)	Provision;	Client IoRN score	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving housing support	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving housing support	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving meals on wheels	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving meals on wheels	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving frozen meals	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving frozen meals	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving home care	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving home care	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving social worker / support worker	01 or 1 Client is known to have a social worker / support worker 02 or 2 Client is known to not have a social worker / support worker 09 or 9 Not Known whether client has a social worker / support worker	Provision;	Client receiving social worker/support worker	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving community alarm	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving community alarm	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving other telecare	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving other telecare	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client receiving self-directed support	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving self-directed support	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s client group	01 or 1 Dementia 02 or 2 Mental Health Problems 03 or 3 Learning Disability 04 or 4 Physical Disability 05 or 5 Addiction 06 or 6 Palliative care 07 or 7 Carer’s 08 or 8 Problems arising from infirmity due to age 98 Other vulnerable groups 99 Not Known	Provision;	Client's client group	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – in house – actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - in house – actual	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – another LA – scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - another LA - scheduled	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – another LA – actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - another LA - actual	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – private -scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - private -scheduled	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – private – actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - private - actual	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – voluntary -scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - voluntary -scheduled	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – voluntary-actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours – voluntary-actual	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s needs mean two or more staff required	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client's needs mean two or more staff required	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Hours of Personal Care –scheduled	Number VALIDATION: should not exceed the sum of scheduled Home Care hours.	Provision;	Client's Hours of Personal Care –scheduled	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client Unique ID	Text	Provision;	Client Unique ID	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client LA Code	100 Aberdeen City 270 Highland 110 Aberdeenshire 280 Inverclyde 120 Angus 290 Midlothian 130 Argyll & Bute 300 Moray 150 Clackmannanshire 310 North Ayrshire 170 Dumfries & Galloway 320 North Lanarkshire 180 Dundee City 330 Orkney Islands 190 East Ayrshire 340 Perth & Kinross 200 East Dunbartonshire 350 Renfrewshire 210 East Lothian 355 Scottish Borders 220 East Renfrewshire 360 Shetland Islands 230 Edinburgh, City of 370 South Ayrshire 235 Eilean Siar 380 South Lanarkshire 240 Falkirk 390 Stirling 250 Fife 395 West Dunbartonshire 260 Glasgow City 400 West Lothian	Provision;	Client LA Code	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client CHI number: The current CHI number consists of the 6 digit Date of Birth (DDMMYY) followed by a 3 digit sequence number and a check digit. The tenth digit is always even for females and odd for males.	10-digit number.	Provision;	Client CHI number	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client forename and surname	Client name	Provision;	Client forename/surname	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client DOB	YYYY-MM-DD	Provision;	Client DOB	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client gender	1 Male 2 Female	Provision;	Client gender	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client ethnic group	01 or 1 White 02 or 2 Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 03 or 3 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British 04 or 4 African, Caribbean or Black 05 or 5 Other Ethnic Background 97 Not Disclosed 99 Not Known	Provision;	Client ethnic group	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client living alone	01 or 1 Client Lives Alone 02 or 2 Other 09 or 9 Not Known	Provision;	Client living alone	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client has carer	01 or 1 Client is known to have a carer 02 or 2 Client is known to not have a carer 09 or 9 Not Known whether client has a carer	Provision;	Client has carer	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client type of housing	01 or 1 Mainstream 02 or 2 Supported 03 or 3 Long-stay Care Home 04 or 4 Hospital or other medical establishment 05 or 5 Other	Provision;	Client type of housing	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client date of care plan review	YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL)	Provision;	Client date of care plan review	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client IoRN score date	e YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL)	Provision;	Client IoRN score date	2015	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2015	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown: PA contract Local Authority Private Voluntary Other Not Known	For each listed category: 1 Yes 0 No VALIDATION: at least one positive response must be entered in one of these cells.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown 3	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown: Personal Care Health Care Domestic Care Housing Support Social, Educational, Recreational Equipment and Temporary Adaptations Respite Meals Other Not known	For each listed category: 1 Yes 0 No VALIDATION: at least one positive response must be entered in one of these cells.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown 2	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown: Social Work Housing Independent Living Health Client Other Not Known	For each listed category: 1 Yes 0 No VALIDATION: at least one positive response must be entered in one of these cells.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support contribution breakdown 1	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF SDS1 = 1)	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF SDS1 = 1)	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support 2 Package Value	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support 1 Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF SDS1 = 1)	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support 1 Package Value	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Total Self-Directed Support Package Value	Value in pounds (note: keep the Excel format as “General”). Can be to two decimal places. (REQUIRED IF EITHER SDS1 = 1 OR SDS2 = 1, OTHERWISE OPTIONAL) VALIDATION: An error is flagged if this is less than the sum of ValueSDS1, ValueSDS2 and ValueSDS3. A warning is flagged if this is greater than the sum of ValueSDS1, ValueSDS2 and ValueSDS3.	Provision;	Client's Total Self-Directed Support Package Value	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support enddate	YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL) VALIDATION: must be after the start of the reporting period. VALIDATION: must be the same as, or after, SDSstartdate (if returned).	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support enddate	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – another LA – scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - another LA - scheduled	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – in house -scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - in house -scheduled	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – in house – actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - in house – actual	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s client group	01 or 1 Dementia 02 or 2 Mental Health Problems 03 or 3 Learning Disability 04 or 4 Physical Disability 05 or 5 Addiction 06 or 6 Palliative care 07 or 7 Carer’s 08 or 8 Problems arising from infirmity due to age 98 Other vulnerable groups 99 Not Known	Provision;	Client's client group	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving self-directed support	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving self-directed support	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving other telecare	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving other telecare	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving community alarm	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving community alarm	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving social worker / support worker	01 or 1 Client is known to have a social worker / support worker 02 or 2 Client is known to not have a social worker / support worker 09 or 9 Not Known whether client has a social worker / support worker	Provision;	Client receiving social worker/support worker	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving home care	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving home care	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving frozen meals	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving frozen meals	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – private -scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - private -scheduled	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support startdate	YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL) VALIDATION: must be before the end of the reporting period.	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support startdate	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Self-Directed Support Options	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client's Self-Directed Support Options	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Hours of Personal Care –actual	Number VALIDATION: should not exceed the sum of scheduled Home Care hours.	Provision;	Client's Hours of Personal Care –actual	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Hours of Personal Care –scheduled	Number VALIDATION: should not exceed the sum of scheduled Home Care hours.	Provision;	Client's Hours of Personal Care –scheduled	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s needs mean two or more staff required	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client's needs mean two or more staff required	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – voluntary-actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours – voluntary-actual	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – voluntary -scheduled	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - voluntary -scheduled	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – another LA – actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - another LA - actual	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client’s Home Care hours – private – actual	Number VALIDATION: any entries of 168 hours or over will flag a warning (“24/7 care and live-in support should be recorded as Housing Support and not Home Care”) VALIDATION: at least one-zero value must be entered in one of these cells. VALIDATION: it is permissible to return information on scheduled hours, actual hours or both.	Provision;	Client's Home Care hours - private - actual	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client Unique ID	Text	Provision;	Client Unique ID	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client CHI number: The current CHI number consists of the 6 digit Date of Birth (DDMMYY) followed by a 3 digit sequence number and a check digit. The tenth digit is always even for females and odd for males.	10-digit number.	Provision;	Client CHI number	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client forename and surname	Client name	Provision;	Client forename/surname	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client DOB	YYYY-MM-DD	Provision;	Client DOB	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client gender	1 Male 2 Female	Provision;	Client gender	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client ethnic group	01 or 1 White 02 or 2 Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 03 or 3 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British 04 or 4 African, Caribbean or Black 05 or 5 Other Ethnic Background 97 Not Disclosed 99 Not Known	Provision;	Client ethnic group	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client living alone	01 or 1 Client Lives Alone 02 or 2 Other 09 or 9 Not Known	Provision;	Client living alone	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client has carer	01 or 1 Client is known to have a carer 02 or 2 Client is known to not have a carer 09 or 9 Not Known whether client has a carer	Provision;	Client has carer	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client type of housing	01 or 1 Mainstream 02 or 2 Supported 03 or 3 Long-stay Care Home 04 or 4 Hospital or other medical establishment 05 or 5 Other	Provision;	Client type of housing	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client date of care plan review	YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL)	Provision;	Client date of care plan review	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client IoRN score date	e YYYY-MM-DD (OPTIONAL)	Provision;	Client IoRN score date	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client IoRN score	Must be a capital letter (A to I) (OPTIONAL)	Provision;	Client IoRN score	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving housing support	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving housing support	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client receiving meals on wheels	1 Yes 0 No	Provision;	Client receiving meals on wheels	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS
Client LA Code	100 Aberdeen City 270 Highland 110 Aberdeenshire 280 Inverclyde 120 Angus 290 Midlothian 130 Argyll & Bute 300 Moray 150 Clackmannanshire 310 North Ayrshire 170 Dumfries & Galloway 320 North Lanarkshire 180 Dundee City 330 Orkney Islands 190 East Ayrshire 340 Perth & Kinross 200 East Dunbartonshire 350 Renfrewshire 210 East Lothian 355 Scottish Borders 220 East Renfrewshire 360 Shetland Islands 230 Edinburgh, City of 370 South Ayrshire 235 Eilean Siar 380 South Lanarkshire 240 Falkirk 390 Stirling 250 Fife 395 West Dunbartonshire 260 Glasgow City 400 West Lothian	Provision;	Client LA Code	2016	0-120	120	Data manager	No	Past year	Social care survey 2016	No	SGSCS

Scotland

Aims

[We have catalogued the latest/last two sweeps (2015 &2016) for the CASCID catalogue.] The Social Care Survey collated client‑level administrative data from all 32 Scottish local authorities on people assessed for, and receiving, social care services (e.g., home care, telecare/community alarms, housing support, meals, and self‑directed support). Its purpose was to provide consistent national statistics to inform policy and service delivery, and to enable linkage with health datasets for research on interactions between health and long‑term care.

Institution

Scottish Government

Geographic coverage - Nations

Scotland;

Start date

2013

Minimum age at recruitment

Sample Size

205,000

Sample

Study design

Administrative dataset

Sample details

Returns cover every person who had a social care assessment and received/used specified services within the reporting period (census week for home care/meals/housing support; financial year for telecare/alarms, self‑directed support, and social/support workers). Data are client‑level and can include multiple services per client. The profile is predominantly older adults (65+), but working‑age adults (18–64) and all ages are represented.

Sex

All

Sample Characteristics

Social care recipients of all ages in Scotland

Sample size at most recent sweep

The SCS is a multi‑service administrative collection; counts are published by service rather than as one “total unique clients” figure per year. In 2016: Home Care: 59,780 people received home care in the March census week. Community alarms/Telecare: 126,800 people received these services during 2015–16. Direct Payments (SDS Option 1): 7,530 clients in 2015–16. During the 2015 submission, local authorities submitted data on ~205,000 clients across services, indicating the scale of the collection.

Individual data available (e.g. upon special request)?

Yes

Data Access Level

Mixed - open source and restricted access (on application)

Data Access

https://www.gov.scot/publications/social-care-survey-2016/

Regional variable present?

Yes

Local Authority variable present?

Yes

Complementary Data

Because SGSCS is CHI‑indexable:
Care Home data
Hospital & morbidity records
Mapping/spatial data

Genetic Data Collected

Linked Data

Community Health Index (CHI)

HDR UK Innovation Gateway

Website

https://www.gov.scot/publications/social-care-survey-2016/ [gov.scot]

Notes

Related Measures

Client groups/needs flags, Demographics, Self‑Directed Support (SDS), Socioeconomic status & deprivation,

Study Code

SGSCS

Reference paper(s)

Henderson, D.A.G., Burton, J.K., Lynch, E., Clark, D., Rintoul, J. and Bailey, N. (2019) ‘Data Resource Profile: the Scottish Social Care Survey (SCS) and the Scottish Care Home Census (SCHC)’, International Journal of Population Data Science, 4(1), article 24. Available at: Data Resource Profile: the Scottish Social Care Survey (SCS) and the Scottish Care Home Census (SCHC)

https://ijpds.org/article/view/1108

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