Showcards 2025

2 Female

1 Male

1 Self employed
2 Employed full time
3 Employed part time
4 Looking after the home or family
5 Permanently retired from work
6 Unemployed and seeking work
7 At school
8 In further / higher education
9 Government work or training scheme
10 Permanently sick or disabled
11 Unable to work because of short-term illness or injury
12 Pre-school / Not yet at school
13 Other (please say what)

Choose ONE section, from A to F, then choose ONE option which best describes your ethnic group or background.

A: WHITE
Scottish
Other British
Irish
Polish
Gypsy / Traveller
Roma
Showman/Showwoman
Any other white ethnic group (please say what)

B: MIXED OR MULTIPLE ETHNIC GROUPS
Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups (please say what)

C: ASIAN, SCOTTISH ASIAN OR BRITISH ASIAN
Pakistani, Scottish Pakistani or British Pakistani
Indian, Scottish Indian or British Indian
Bangladeshi, Scottish Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi
Chinese, Scottish Chinese or British Chinese
Other (please say what)

D: AFRICAN, SCOTTISH AFRICAN, BRITISH AFRICAN
Please say what (for example, Nigerian, Somali)

E: CARIBBEAN OR BLACK
Please say what (for example, Scottish Caribbean, Black Scottish)

F: OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
Arab, Scottish Arab or British Arab
Any other ethnic group (please say what, for example Sikh, Jewish)

1 Have access to the internet elsewhere
2 Don’t need internet access / not interested
3 Equipment costs too high (e.g. laptop, smartphone)
4 Access costs too high (e.g. broadband or phone contract)
5 Lack of skills
6 Privacy or security concerns
7 Broadband not available in area
8 Other reason

1 Local council nursery
2 Private nursery
3 Third sector nursery
4 Childminder
5 Playgroup
6 Family centre
7 A relative or friend
8 Other, please say what

1 So that I (or my partner) can work
2 So that I (or my partner) can look for work
3 So that I (or my partner) can study or improve work-related skills
4 So that I (or my partner) can look after other children
5 So that I (or my partner) can look after another relative or friend
6 To give me (or my partner) some time to rest / destress / relax / socialize / take up hobbies / look after the home
7 Because my child likes spending time there
8 For my child’s social development (including mixing with other children)
9 For my child’s learning and language development
10 To improve my child’s behaviour
11 To help prepare my child for school
12 To give my child the opportunity to try new activities and experiences
13 Other (please say what)

1 Very satisfied
2 Fairly satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Fairly dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied

1 Not enough places available locally
2 Transport difficulties
3 Not enough funded hours to meet my needs
4 Lack of flexibility in the times/days offered
5 Lack of provision in school holidays
6 Lack of provision for preferred type of childcare provider (for example childminder versus nursery setting)
7 Lack of providers I could trust to provide a high quality service
8 Too expensive because of unforeseen/additional costs
9 Other problem, please say what
10 No, I have not had problems with it

1 Rather look after him/her myself
2 Rarely need to be away from him/her
3 He/she is too young
4 He/she wouldn’t like to be separated from myself (or my partner)
5 He/she is better cared for in a home environment
6 I was not aware of the availability of funded childcare
7 Don’t know how to apply/find applying too difficult
8 Travel time too long
9 The travel costs would be too high to get to a suitable provider
10 Can’t afford it, even with funded hours, because always hidden costs
11 Lack of flexibility/choice in opening hours
12 Lack of provision in school holidays
13 Lack of flexibility/choice in types of childcare available
14 Doesn’t meet the additional support needs of my child
15 None I could trust to provide a high quality service
16 Other (please say what)

1 Breakfast club
2 After-school club
3 Local council nursery
4 Private nursery
5 Third sector nursery
6 Playgroup
7 Family Centre
8 Childminder
9 Nanny/babysitter
10 A relative or friend
11 Other (please say what)

1 Very easy
2 Easy
3 Neither easy nor difficult
4 Difficult
5 Very difficult

1 Working as an employee (or temporarily away)
2 On a Government-sponsored training scheme (or temporarily away)
3 Self employed or freelance (or temporarily away)
4 Working unpaid for your/their own or family’s business (or temporarily away)
5 Doing any other kind of paid work (or temporarily away)
6 None of the above

1 Discretionary Housing Payment
2 Winter Fuel Payment
3 Winter Heating Payment

1 Bank account
2 Building society account
3 Credit Union account
4 Post Office Card Account

1 Catalogues or mail order schemes
2 Hire or Rental Purchase Agreements
3 A personal loan, e.g. with Bank, Building Society, Finance House
4 Cash loan from a company that comes to your home to collect payments
5 Cash loan from an individual that comes to your home to collect payments
6 Loan from a pawnbroker / cash converters
7 Loan from a Credit Union or community lender
8 Loan from a Social Fund
9 Loan from an Employer
10 Loan from a friend, relative or other private individual
10 Loan from a friend, relative or other private individual
11 Loan from a student loan company
12 Student loan from a bank or building society
13 A loan from a pay day lender
14 Other type of loan

Choose ONE section, from A to F, then choose ONE option
which best describes your ethnic group or background.

A: WHITE
Scottish
Other British
Irish
Polish
Gypsy / Traveller
Roma
Showman/Showwoman
Any other white ethnic group (please say what)

B: MIXED OR MULTIPLE ETHNIC GROUPS
Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups (please say what)

C: ASIAN, SCOTTISH ASIAN OR BRITISH ASIAN
Pakistani, Scottish Pakistani or British Pakistani
Indian, Scottish Indian or British Indian
Bangladeshi, Scottish Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi
Chinese, Scottish Chinese or British Chinese
Other (please say what)

D: AFRICAN, SCOTTISH AFRICAN, BRITISH AFRICAN
Please say what (for example, Nigerian, Somali)

E: CARIBBEAN OR BLACK
Please say what (for example, Scottish Caribbean, Black Scottish)

F: OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
Arab, Scottish Arab or British Arab
Any other ethnic group (please say what, for example Sikh, Jewish)

1 Every day
2 Several times a week
3 Once a week
4 Several times a month
5 Once a month
6 Less often
7 Not at all

1 Very satisfied
2 Fairly satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Fairly dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied

1 More than once a day
2 Every day
3 Several times a week
4 Once a week
5 Once or twice a month
6 Once every 2-3 months
7 Once or twice a year
8 Not at all

1 Been involved with an interest group or campaign
2 Attended a public meeting/ community council meeting
3 Took part in a consultation or a survey
4 Signed a petition
5 Contacted an MP, MSP or Local Councillor
6 Responded to a planning application
7 Had discussions with a landowner/land-manager
8 None of the above

1 Climate change is an immediate and urgent problem
2 Climate change is more of a problem for the future
3 Climate change is not really a problem
4 I’m still not convinced that climate change is happening
5 None of these

1 Strongly agree
2 Tend to agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Tend to disagree
5 Strongly disagree

1 A personal computer or laptop
2 Digital, cable or satellite television
3 Mobile phone, for example iPhone / Smartphone
4 A games console, for example Playstation / xBox
5 A tablet – iPad/Playbook or similar
6 Another way

1 Very confident
2 Fairly confident
3 Neither confident nor not confident
4 Not very confident
5 Not at all confident / Can’t do this

1 Send and receive e-mails
2 Make telephone/video calls over the internet
3 Use social media such as Facebook or X (formerly known as Twitter)
4 Search for information
5 Play or download games, films or music
6 Buy goods or services
7 Create websites or blogs
8 Look for / apply for jobs
9 Internet banking
10 To learn something new
11 None of these

1 I don’t like using the internet
2 I don’t need to use the internet
3 I can’t afford a device (e.g. computer, laptop, smartphone)
4 Internet connect would be too expensive
5 There’s nothing of interest to me on the internet
6 I have a disability or illness that prevent me
7 I am concerned about privacy e.g. keeping credit card or personal details safe
8 I am worried about the unsuitable or inappropriate material on the internet
9 None of these

1 Download and install software updates/patches when prompted.
2 Avoid opening emails or attachments from unknown people
3 Use different passwords for different accounts
4 Set complex passwords
5 Change passwords for online accounts regularly
6 Avoid giving personal information online
7 Make sure my computer has up-to-date anti-virus software
8 Make sure my mobile phone has up-to-date anti-virus software
9 Make sure my home wi-fi is protected with a username and password
10 Back-up important information
11 None of these

1 Less likely to buy goods online
2 Less likely to bank online
3 Less likely to give personal information on websites
4 Only visit websites you know and trust
5 Only use your own computer / mobile device
6 Less likely to use the internet
7 None of the above

1 Strongly agree
2 Tend to agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Tend to disagree
5 Strongly Disagree
6 No opinion

1 Trust it a great deal
2 Tend to trust it
3 Tend to distrust it
4 Distrust it greatly

1 Several times a week
2 About once a week
3 Less than once a week but at least once a month
4 Less than once a month

1 Acting as a committee member or as a Trustee
2 Promotion and marketing e.g. promoting the group through social media or managing web pages
3 Office or administrative work, e.g. organising or running events or activities, financial management
4 Providing advice, support or advocacy (speaking on behalf of others)
5 Transporting people or things
6 Providing education, training or coaching to develop people’s skills
7 Campaigning
8 Fundraising
9 Counselling
10 Visiting, buddying or befriending
11 Care work e.g. providing meals, cleaning, dressing
12 Generally helping out as required
13 Other (please say what)

1 Keeping in touch with someone who is at risk of being lonely (in person, telephoning or e-mailing)
2 Doing shopping, collecting pension, collecting benefits or paying bills
3 Routine household chores, e.g. cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening
4 Car or home maintenance or repairs
5 Babysitting or looking after children not related to you
6 Helping with personal care (e.g. washing, dressing)
7 Providing advice or support with letters or forms or speaking with others on someone else’s behalf (e.g. speaking with a council department or with a doctor)
8 Providing transport or accompanying someone away from home (e.g. on an outing or to a hospital appointment)
9 Helping to improve your local environment, e.g. litter picking (but not as part of an organised activity)
10 Helping someone else to improve a skill
11 Helping someone else to be more active
12 Anything else (please specify)
13 No help given in last 12 months

1 Several times a week
2 About once a week
3 Less than once a week but at least once a month
4 Less than once a month

1 Cinema
2 Library (including mobile and online)
3 Classical music performance
4 Opera
5 Live music event – eg. traditional music, rock concert,
6 Theatre – e.g. pantomime / musical / play
7 Dance show / event – e.g. ballet, street dance
8 Comedy performance
9 Historic place – e.g. castle, stately home, archaeological site
10 Museum
11 Art gallery
12 Exhibition – including art, photography and crafts
13 Street arts (e.g. musical performances or art in parks, streets or shopping centre)
14 Culturally specific festival (e.g. Mela /Feis)
15 Book festival
16 Archive or records office (e.g. Scotland’s Family History Peoples Centre)
17 Streaming of a live performance (e.g. theatre, dance, concert or comedy performance)

1 At least once a week
2 Less often than once a week but at least once a month
3 Less often than once a month but at least 3-4 times a year
4 Twice in the last 12 months
5 Once in the last 12 months

1 Cinema
2 Library (including mobile and online)
3 Classical music performance
4 Opera
5 Live music event – eg. traditional music, rock concert,
6 Theatre – e.g. pantomime / musical / play
7 Dance show / event – e.g. ballet, street dance
8 Comedy performance
9 Historic place – e.g. castle, stately home, archaeological site
10 Museum
11 Art gallery
12 Exhibition – including art, photography and crafts
13 Street arts (e.g. musical performances or art in parks, streets or shopping centre)
14 Culturally specific festival (e.g. Mela /Feis)
15 Book festival
16 Archive or records office (e.g. Scotland’s Family History Peoples Centre)
17 Streaming of a live performance (e.g. theatre, dance, concert or comedy performance)

1 Lack of time
2 Cost of tickets
3 Too far away
4 Lack of transport
5 Lack of disabled access
6 Health problems
7 Lack of childcare
8 Not got people to go with
9 Not enough information on what is available
10 Don’t feel safe (either going to or at the event)
11 Just not got round to it
12 Lack of variety available
13 Other (please say what)
14 Nothing

1 Read books, poetry or graphic novels / comics for pleasure (including on a Kindle or other mobile device)
2 Dance, either for fitness or not for fitness
3 Played a musical instrument or written music
4 Taken part in a theatrical performance such as a play, musical, comedy or variety performance (including production and backstage activities)
5 Sang in a singing group or choir
6 Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture
7 Photography as an artistic activity (not family or holiday ‘snaps’)
8 Film- making/ video-making as an artistic activity
9 Used a computer to produce artwork or animation
10 Crafts such as knitting, jewellery making, pottery, etc.
11 Creative writing – stories, books, comics, plays or poetry
12 Viewed performances (e.g. music or dance) online on a smartphone, computer, smart tv etc
13 Viewed cultural content online (e.g. museum or heritage collections or artist’s work)
14 Shared art or creative content online that you have created yourself (such as digital art, music, dance, videos or recordings)
15 Other cultural activity

1 At least once a week
2 Less often than once a week but at least once a month
3 Less often than once a month but at least 3-4 times a year
4 Twice in the last 12 months
5 Once in the last 12 months

1 Read books, poetry or graphic novels / comics for pleasure (including on a Kindle or other mobile device)
2 Dance, either for fitness or not for fitness
3 Played a musical instrument or written music
4 Taken part in a theatrical performance such as a play, musical, comedy or variety performance (including production and backstage activities)
5 Sang in a singing group or choir
6 Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture
7 Photography as an artistic activity (not family or holiday ‘snaps’)
8 Film- making/ video-making as an artistic activity
9 Used a computer to produce artwork or animation
10 Crafts such as knitting, jewellery making, pottery, etc.
11 Creative writing – stories, books, comics, plays or poetry
12 Viewed performances (e.g. music or dance) online on a smartphone, computer, smart tv etc
13 Viewed cultural content online (e.g. museum or heritage collections or artist’s work)
14 Shared art or creative content online that you have created yourself (such as digital art, music, dance, videos or recordings)
15 Other cultural activity

1 Lack of time
2 Lack of money
3 Lack of equipment
4 Lack of facilities in my area
5 Lack of transport
6 Lack of disabled access
7 Health problems
8 Lack of childcare
9 Not got people to do things with
10 Don’t know how to get started
11 Just not got round to it
12 Not enough information on what is available
13 Other
14 Nothing

1 Strongly agree
2 Tend to agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Tend to disagree
5 Strongly disagree
6 No opinion

1 Makes me feel happy/ something I really enjoy
2 Improves my physical health and fitness
3 Improves my mental health and wellbeing
4 Takes my mind off my problems
5 Allows me to socialise with other people and make new friends.
6 I am learning new skills/knowledge
7 Helps me to feel part of my local community
8 Makes me think and opens my mind to other opinions, perspectives, and cultures
9 Other reason

1 Walking (at least 30 minutes for recreational purposes)
2 Swimming
3 Football
4 Cycling (at least 30 minutes for recreational, health, training or competition purposes)
5 Keep Fit /Aerobics
6 Multigym use / Weight Training
7 Golf
8 Running / jogging
9 Snooker / Billiards / Pool
10 Dancing
11 Bowls
12 Other – please specify (e.g. Angling, Badminton, Judo, Horse-riding, Skiing, Sailing, Yoga)

1 Every day
2 Almost every day
3 Two or three times per week
4 About once a week
5 About once a fortnight
6 About once a month
7 Not used in the previous month

1 Very easy
2 Fairly easy
3 Neither easy nor difficult
4 Fairly difficult
5 Very difficult