Scottish Household Survey 2019 - Summary Report

17 More Single Parents are in Paid Employment in 2019 0.00 0.14 0.28 0.42 0.56 0.70 1999 20% 15% 25% 28% 20% 8% 2009 2019 EMPLOYED FULL TIME LOOKING AFTER THE HOME OR THE FAMILY EMPLOYED PART TIME SELF EMPLOYED 2% 42% The proportion of single parents at home looking after the home or the family has decreased from 42% of all single parents in 1999 to 20% in 2019. At the same time, the proportion of single parents that were employed full-time increased from 15% in 1999 to 25% in 2019. The proportion who were employed part-time increased from 20% in 1999 to 28% in 2019. In 2019, 8% of single parent households reported to be self- employed, increasing from 2% in 1999. The proportion of single parents in paid employment increased from 38% in 1999 to 61% in 2019 Scottish Household Survey Twenty Years of Scotland’s People: Summary Report Help Shape Scotland