Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

58 Agreement with Statements About Local Services High quality services Does its best with money Good at communicating services Services designed for needs I want greater involvement Good at listening 48% 44% 49% 34% 42% 34% 24% 34% 21% 29% 33% 21% AGED 65 OR OVER AGED 16 TO 34 Generally, older adults were more likely than younger adults to say that they were satisfied with local government performance. Adults aged 65 or over were more likely to agree that the local government delivered a high quality service, that it did its best with money and that it was good at communicating services. However, adults between 16 and 39 were significantly more likely to say that they wanted greater involvement with their local government than adults aged 65 or over. In 2019, only 18% of adults felt they could influence decisions in their local area This had decreased significantly from 24% of adults in 2015 Local Services Help Shape Scotland