Table 1

Individual characteristics among the sample of 112 251 Scottish adults (%)

Variable		Value	%
Moving status		Stayer (2004/2006–2010/2012)	72
		Past mover (2004/2006–2007/2009)	14
		Recent mover (2007/2009–2010/2012)	14
2001 covariates	Sex	Male	47
		Female	53
	Age cohorts	16–30	27
		31–45	40
		46–60	33
	Ethnicity	White	99
		Non-white	1
	Highest educational attainment	No qualifications	29
		Level 1	28
		Level 2	16
		Level 3	8
		Level 4	20
	Social class based on occupation	I/II—Professional, managerial and technical occupations	33
		IIIN—Skilled non-manual occupations	24
		IIIM—Skilled manual occupations	19
		IV—Partly skilled occupations	15
		V—Unskilled occupations	6
		Other	4
	Employment status	Employed	73
		Unemployed	4
		Student	6
		Retired	2
		Out of labour force	15
	Marital status	Single	33
		Married	55
		Separated	4
		Divorced	7
		Widowed	1
	Living status	Alone	11
		With others	89
	Long-term illness	No	87
		Yes	13
	Psychiatric inpatient service use in 2001/2003	No	99
		Yes	1
2011 covariate	Social grade	AB—Higher or intermediate managerial, administrative or professional grade	21
		C1—Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional grade	31
		C2—Skilled manual workers	25
		D—Semiskilled and unskilled manual workers	22
		E—State pensioners, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only	3
2001–2011 change indicators	Education	No change	77
		Gained education between 2001 and 2011	23
	Employment	No change	95
		Became unemployed or left labour force between 2001 and 2011	5
	Marital status	No change	93
		Separated, divorced or widowed between 2001 and 2011	7
	Living status	No change	91
		Started to live alone between 2001 and 2011	9

Source: Scottish Longitudinal Study.
Note: Percentages are presented in whole numbers to avoid risk of disclosure; they may not sum to 100% because of rounding errors.