To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population lived in (a) an owned property and (b) a council house in (i) 1950, (ii) 1960, (iii) 1970, (iv) 1980, (v) 1990, (vi) 2000 and (vii) the most recent year for which figures are available.
The information requestedis provided in the following table. Data on tenure for Scotland are not available prior to the 1961 Census.
Population byTenure: Scotland 1961-2006
| Owner Occupied % | Rented | Total Population |
Privately % | From Housing Association % | From Public Authority % | |
1961 | 23 | 30 | | 48 | 5,179,432 |
1971 | 28 | 15 | | 58 | 5,050,625 |
1981 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 4,954,328 |
1991 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 4,921,151 |
2001 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 4,976,005 |
2006 | 70 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 5,116,900 |
Sources: Census, 2006Scottish Household Survey and mid-year population estimates from the General RegisterOffice (Scotland).
Notes:
1. Private rentingincludes renting with a job or business.
2. 1971 and 1981 tenuredata do not include non-permanent accommodation.
3. Public authoritiesinclude local authorities, new towns and Scottish Homes (Scottish Special HousingAssociation prior to April 1998). Scottish Homes transferred ownership of its stockduring 2005.
4. Housing associationscame into operation in late 1970s.
5. 2001 data from2001 Census adjusted tenure tables on Housing Statistics branch reference site (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/18531/13575).
6. In 2003, Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders councils transferred their housing stock to housingassociations.
7. For 2006, percentagesare based on Scottish Household Survey household data, with total population fromGRO(S) mid-year estimates. Figures have been adjusted to take account of respondentsin local authorities with complete stock transfers who said they rented their accommodationfrom a public authority.