Written Question · S4W-24145 · Session 4
What the digital exclusion rate is in each (a) city, (b) local authority area, (c) urban area and (d) rural area.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what the digital exclusion rate is in each (a) city, (b) local authority area, (c) urban area and (d) rural area.
The answer
The proportion of households with internet access in Scotland now stands at 80%, compared to 40% at the beginning of 2003.
The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is the Scottish Government’s preferred source of measuring digital participation in Scotland. The large sample size in the SHS allows for robust subgroup analysis, providing robust estimates by for example local authorities and urban rural classification.
The SHS does not provide figures on a city by city basis although three of Scotland’s cities (Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) are provided within the following local authority tables.
Scottish Household Survey 2013, Proportion of households with internet access at home, by local authority and urban classification
2013
2013
Local Authority
Access to internet at home
No internet at home
Urban rural classification (2012 definition)
Access to internet at home
No internet at home
South Ayrshire
78
22
Large urban areas
77
22
South Lanarkshire
75
25
Other urban areas
77
23
Stirling
80
20
Accessible small towns
79
21
West Dumbartonshire
73
27
Remote small towns
69
31
West Lothian
83
17
Accessible rural
82
18
Eilean Siar
72
28
Remote rural
86
14
Aberdeen City
80
20
Total
78
22
Proportion of Adults* who make use of the internet for personal use by local authority and urban rural classification.
2013
2013
Local Authority
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
Urban rural classification (2012 definition)
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
South Ayrshire
78
20
Large urban areas
80
19
South Lanarkshire
74
24
Other urban areas
80
19
Stirling
85
15
Accessible small towns
80
20
West Dumbartonshire
76
24
Remote small towns
75
24
Local Authority
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
Urban rural classification (2012 definition)
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
West Lothian
86
14
Accessible rural
79
20
Eilean Siar
76
22
Remote rural
82
18
Aberdeen City
79
20
Total
80
20
* includes adults aged 16+
The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is the Scottish Government’s preferred source of measuring digital participation in Scotland. The large sample size in the SHS allows for robust subgroup analysis, providing robust estimates by for example local authorities and urban rural classification.
The SHS does not provide figures on a city by city basis although three of Scotland’s cities (Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) are provided within the following local authority tables.
Scottish Household Survey 2013, Proportion of households with internet access at home, by local authority and urban classification
2013
2013
Local Authority
Access to internet at home
No internet at home
Urban rural classification (2012 definition)
Access to internet at home
No internet at home
South Ayrshire
78
22
Large urban areas
77
22
South Lanarkshire
75
25
Other urban areas
77
23
Stirling
80
20
Accessible small towns
79
21
West Dumbartonshire
73
27
Remote small towns
69
31
West Lothian
83
17
Accessible rural
82
18
Eilean Siar
72
28
Remote rural
86
14
Aberdeen City
80
20
Total
78
22
Proportion of Adults* who make use of the internet for personal use by local authority and urban rural classification.
2013
2013
Local Authority
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
Urban rural classification (2012 definition)
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
South Ayrshire
78
20
Large urban areas
80
19
South Lanarkshire
74
24
Other urban areas
80
19
Stirling
85
15
Accessible small towns
80
20
West Dumbartonshire
76
24
Remote small towns
75
24
Local Authority
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
Urban rural classification (2012 definition)
Personal use of the internet
Do not use the internet
West Lothian
86
14
Accessible rural
79
20
Eilean Siar
76
22
Remote rural
82
18
Aberdeen City
79
20
Total
80
20
* includes adults aged 16+
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-24145 by reference.