SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES PROFILE [SCOPE UK Short Version]

(For Measuring Aspects of Social Inclusion)

© PETER HUXLEY 2005

Instructions

SCOPE is intended to allow you to describe where you are up to in terms of your opportunities for social, leisure and community participation. There are no right or wrong answers.

All the questions used in SCOPE are drawn from UK national surveys of the general population. You are therefore being asked the same questions as thousands of people in the UK. The areas (called domains) included in SCOPE are those that are generally agreed to contribute to our quality of life. Our previous work not only shows that people generally find these questions easy to answer, but also welcome the chance to answer questions that are more about recovery than about illness. However, if you are finding it at all difficult or in some other way a problem, then please tell the person who is interviewing you.

Your answers will remain confidential and not linked to your name, address or other personal details. Only the organisation conducting the survey will have access to your name and address.

None of your personal details (those which identify you and your personal characteristics, for example your name, address, contact details or age) will be released by the organisation without first asking for your consent in writing.

For the purposes of the present survey your answers are stored in a computer data base with an identification number only and no personal details.

Your answers will be analysed along with other respondents’ answers and are reported in grouped format only so it is not possible to identify any individual respondent.

The anonymous data is stored for a period and eventually destroyed. It is not made available to anyone other than the organisation conducting this survey, unless the project is funded by a Research Council, in which case it is a condition of funding that the data are stored securely at the UK Data Archive. In this case, others wishing to have access to the anonymised data are required to obtain the permission of the original researcher.

Thanks for completing SCOPE.

Are there any leisure, sports or entertainment facilities in your area?

Please tick one

Yes
No	- move to Q3
Don’t know

Do you currently use any leisure, sports or entertainment facilities in your area?

Please tick one

Yes
No

Overall, how do you feel about the opportunities that you have to participate in leisure activities?

Please circle one of the following options

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

In what ways (if any) would you like to change your leisure opportunities?

Please state

How do you feel about the range of opportunities to be involved with community groups, clubs or organizations that are available in your area?

Please circle one of the following options

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

In the last 12 months, have you given UNPAID help to someone who is NOT relative? Examples of unpaid help include; shopping, running errands, child care, house/ pet sitting

Yes
No

Did you vote in the May 2005 UK general election?

Please tick one

Yes
No

Roughly how many years have you lived in your area?

For the purpose of this survey a household is either: One person living alone OR a group of people (not necessarily related), living at the same address as their only or main residence with common housekeeping – that is, they normally share at least one meal per day or share the living accommodation (a living or sitting room).

What type of accommodation does your household occupy?

Please tick one

A whole house or bungalow that is:
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced (including end-terrace)
A flat, maisonette, or apartment that is:
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement
Part of converted or shared house (including bed-sits)
In a commercial building (for example, in an office building, or hotel, or over a shop)
Mobile or temporary structure:
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure

What do you think about your opportunities to access suitable housing?

Please tick one

There are plenty of opportunities
There are good opportunities for some types of property
Mixed
Opportunities are quite limited
Opportunities are extremely restricted

ow many cars or vans are owned, or available for use, by one or more members of your household? (Include any company car or van if available for private use.)

Please tick ONE

None
One
Two
Three
Four or more (please state)

Generally, how safe or unsafe do you feel living in your area?

Please tick one

Very safe
Fairly safe
A bit unsafe
Very unsafe

During the past year have you been a victim of a crime or assault?

Please tick one

Yes
No

Which of these is currently most applicable to you? Please tick one box

Self employed	please go to question 15
In paid employment (f/t or p/t)	please go to question 15
Unemployed	please go to question 16
Retired from paid work altogether	please go to question 16
On maternity leave	please go to question 16
Looking after family or home	please go to question 16
Full time student/ at school	please go to question 16
Long term sick or disabled	please go to question 16
On a government training scheme	please go to question 16
Something else…….. (PLEASE GIVE DETAILS)	please go to question 16

For those in work

How do you feel about the range of opportunities for work that are available to you?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

Thinking about the seven days ending on Sunday how many hours did you actually work in your main job/business?

Write the number of hours in this box

For those not working

How do you feel about not working?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

How do you feel about the range of opportunities for work that are available to you?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

Can you please tell me what your main source of income is?

Please tick one only

No source of income
Earned income e.g. from employment, investment, property rental
State Pension or Pension from a former employment
State Benefits
Other Source of Income (please state)
Prefer not to say

What is your personal annual income (before tax if applicable)?

ANNUALLY	MONTHLY	WEEKLY	PLEASE TICK
No Income At All	No Income At All	No Income At All
Less Than £7500	Less Than £625	£144.20
Between £7500 and £13500	Between £625 and £1125	Between £144.20 and £260
Between £13500 and £20500	Between £1125 and £1708	Between £260 and £394.20
Between £20500 and £27500	Between £1708 and £2292	Between £394.20 and £529
More Than £27500	More Than £2292	More Than £529
Prefer not to say	Prefer not to say	Prefer not to say

What do you think about your opportunities to increase your personal income?

Please tick one

There are plenty of opportunities
There are some good opportunities
Mixed
Opportunities are quite limited
Opportunities are extremely restricted

If you needed someone to lend you a small amount of money (e.g. for a local taxi fare), do you know anybody who would be able to do so within one week?

Please tick one

Yes
No	- move to Q23

If yes, would this person be…

Please tick all that apply

Immediate Family
Wider Family
Friend
Neighbour
Colleague
Acquaintance

What is the highest qualification you have obtained?

Please tick one

1 No Qualifications
2 CSE/ GCSE/ ‘O’ Level
3 School Certificate or Matric/ City and Guilds Ordinary Level
4 ‘A’ Levels/ City and Guilds Advanced Level
5 Degrees/ Diplomas/ HNC/ HND
6 Teaching qualification (excluding PGCE)
7 Nursing or other medical qualification
Other (please Specify)

In the past 12 months were or are you enrolled on any full-time or part-time education course studying for any qualification even if you did not obtain them?

Please tick one

Yes
No

How do you feel about the range of educational opportunities that are available to you?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

How do you feel about your present physical health?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

How do you feel about your present mental health?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

Level/frequency of contact with health services

In the last 12 months, how many times have you talked to, or visited a GP or family doctor about your own physical health? (Please do not include any visits to a hospital)

Please tick one only

No visits
one or two
three or more
Don’t know

In the last 12 months, how many times have you talked to, or visited a GP or family doctor about your own mental health? (Please do not include any visits to a hospital)

Please tick one only

No visits
one or two
three or more
Don’t know

In the last 12 months, how many times have you attended a hospital or clinic (as a day patient or an in-patient) for a physical health problem?

Please tick one only

No visits
one or two
three or more
Don’t know

In the last 12 months, how many times have you attended a hospital or clinic (as a day patient or an in-patient) for a mental health problem?

Please tick one only

No visits
one or two
three or more
Don’t know

Are either or both of your parents alive?

Please tick ONE

Yes
No	- move to Q34

How often are you in contact with your parents?

Please tick as applicable

Face to Face Contact	Telephone Contact
Once a week or more
Once a month
Several times a year
Once a year or less
Never/almost never

How do you feel about the amount of contact you have with your family?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

How many people would you call a friend?

How often do YOU have friends or neighbours round to your house?

INTERVIEWER: READ OUT

Please tick ONE

1. Every day
2. Several times a week
3. At least once a week
4. At least once a fortnight
5. At least once a month
6. Less than once a month
7. Never

Overall, how do you feel about the extent to which you are included in society?

Terrible	Mostly Dissatisfied	Mostly Satisfied	Delighted

1	7 4 2 3 5 6

Displeased	Mixed	Pleased

Profile Section

Gender

Male
Female

What age were you on your last birthday?

What is your ethnic group?

Asian or Asian British
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Any other Asian background
Black or Black British
Caribbean
African
Any other Black background
Chinese
Mixed
White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Any other mixed background
White British
White Irish
Any other White background
Other ethnic group

Do you have any long-term illness, health problems or disability which limits your daily activities or the work you can do?

Include problems which are due to old age.

Yes
No

THANKS FOR COMPLETING SCOPE