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Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)
SHeS provides a detailed, repeatable picture of the health of people living in private households in Scotland—estimating the prevalence of conditions (especially cardiovascular disease), measuring key risk factors and health‑related behaviours, monitoring trends over time, and enabling comparisons across regions and population subgroups to inform policy and targets. After one‑off surveys in 1995, 1998 and 2003, SHeS has run annually since 2008
Healthy AGeing in Scotland (HAGIS)
HAGIS is Scotland’s first comprehensive longitudinal study of people aged 50+, designed to understand older adults’ health, economic, and social circumstances and to inform policies that improve wellbeing. It belongs to the Health & Retirement Study (HRS) family and is intended to re‑interview participants every two years to enable within‑Scotland tracking and cross‑country comparisons via the Gateway to Global Aging.
Carers Census, Scotland (CCS)
The Carers Census collects detailed information on unpaid carers supported by Local Authorities and Carer Centres across Scotland. It exists primarily to monitor implementation of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, which took effect on 1 April 2018, and to improve the consistency and quality of support available to carers. From 2023–24 onward the census moves to a biennial reporting cycle (next collection 2025–26) to enable quality improvements.