APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Business Survey Questionnaire

CONFIDENTIAL		SURVEY NUMBER
		Name of Interviewer
		Date of Interview

MACAULAY LAND USE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

AND THE

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

WESTERN ISLES BUSINESS SURVEY

A. COMPANY INFORMATION

		Name of Company
		Address
		Telephone number	( )
		Name of Respondent
		Position in Company

A1. Please answer the following questions in relation to your company's entire operations in the Western Isles.

If the information covers operations outside the Western Isles, please estimate the proportion of turnover and employment attributable to operations in the Western Isles.

Turnover ______________________ % Employment ______________ %

A2. Ideally we are looking for information relating to the calendar year 1997. Please indicate the period covered by this questionnaire.

Twelve months ending ________ (day) __________ (month) _______ (year)

A3. What is the principal activity of the firm?

_______________________________________________________________

A4. What other activities, if any, does the firm undertake, and what percentage of total output do these activities contribute?

	Activity		Percentage of total output %
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

B EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

In questions B1 and B2 below, please include seasonal workers and out-workers if appropriate.

Part-time workers are defined as those not normally working more than thirty hours per week.

B1. Please give employment in 1997 in the following categories and indicate the proportion of employees who live in the Western Isles:

		Full time		Part time		Proportion Resident in the Western Isles
Working Proprietors
Other Self employed
Employees:
Professional
Managerial
Skilled non manual
Skilled manual
Partly Skilled
Unskilled
Seasonal Workers:
Professional
Managerial
Skilled non manual
Skilled manual
Partly Skilled
Unskilled
Outworkers
Professional
Managerial
Skilled non manual
Skilled manual
Partly Skilled
Unskilled

B2. Please indicate the average number of hours worked by all part-time workers during an average month (or week if more convenient)

_________________ hours Tick here if weekly ___________

B3. Please indicate the average number of months worked by all seasonal during 1997.

_________________ months

B4. What were the total labour costs of all persons (including working proprietors) working in your company during 1997. This estimate should include overtime payments, bonuses, commission etc.

£ _____________

Does this estimate include employers' contributions to the National Insurance scheme?

Yes ___________ No ___________

Does this estimate include employers' contributions to an occupational pension scheme?

Yes ___________ No ___________

B5. Of the above total earnings, what percentage do you estimate was paid to persons whose main residence was the Western Isles

____________ %

C SALES

In question C1, the value of sales should include services rendered to other organisations eg hiring plant, technical services etc. If possible VAT should be excluded from the values recorded.

C1. Please complete the following table as fully as possible, identifying different products and their destination.

		Destination (estimated percentage of sales)
Product	Value of Sales (£'000)	WI wholesalers and retailers %		Other WI businesses %		WI households %		Government Departments* %		Visitors %		Rest of Scotland %		Rest of UK %		International Exports %		Total
1																		100
2																		100
3																		100
4																		100
5																		100
6																		100
7																		100
8																		100
TOTAL

^* Please specifies which government department, for example, health, education etc.

C2. Is VAT excluded from the estimates in C1?

Yes/No

C3. Are sales valued on an ex-works or delivered basis?

__________________________________________________________________________

C4. Please indicate the value of stocks of finished goods at the beginning and end of the year.

Beginning £ ________________ End £ _______________

C5. Please specify the method of valuation of stocks (eg., at cost of purchase prices, or current market prices, etc)

___________________________________________________________________________

D PURCHASES

This section aims to collect information on current operating expenditure (excluding labour costs which have been dealt with in section B and capital expenditure). Wherever possible, the expenses recorded should exclude VAT and Excise duties. Also if possible, please separate the value of materials bought from transport costs as indicated in the table.

D1. Please complete the following table as fully as possible, identify different purchases and their origins.

		Source (estimated percentage of purchases)
Items purchased	Value of purchases (£'000)	WI Wholesalers and retailers %	Other WI businesses %	Rest of Scotland %	Rest of UK %	Rest of World %	Total
Materials: (please specify)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
General operating Expenses
Electricity & gas
Oil and Petrol
Rent/ capital leasing
Repairs & maintenance
Postal & communications
Professional fees
Finance & Insurance
Transport
Hired vehicles/road delivery
Air transport
Water transport
Tax payments to government
VAT
Rates
Other taxes
TOTAL

D2. Are VAT and excise duties excluded from the estimates given in D1? Yes/No

E CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

E1. Please give the value of expenditure on the purchase of plant and capital equipment or buildings and vehicles during the year.

		£		Western Isles		Scotland		RUK		ROW
Industrial Plant & Equipment
Buildings
Vehicles
Total Expenditure

F CHANGES IN THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES

The present study will update information on the Western Isles economy relating to 1988/89. Your answers in this Section will help us improve our understanding of things in the WI economy over the last decade.

F1. Have there been any significant changes in the company's operations over the last decade? (eg. in terms of employment, level and destination of sales, or level and source of inputs).

Yes/No

If yes, please expand

Employment changes i) Level of employment ii) Wages
Changes in sales i) Level of output ii) Destination of output
Changes in inputs i) Level of inputs ii) Source of inputs

F2. Do you consider the changes that have taken place, if any, to be representative of other companies of your type in the Western Isles?

Yes/No

F3. To what extent to you consider your company to have benefited from having European Union Objective 1 status over the last decade? (eg. In terms of improved roads and infrastructure on the Isles, training opportunities etc.)

Not at all/ slightly/ significantly

Please expand.

F4. To what extent do you think your business would be affected should the Highlands and Islands region loose Objective 1 status?.

Not at all/ slightly/ significantly

Please expand.

THANK-YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS STUDY

Appendix 2 Household Survey Questionnaire

CONFIDENTIAL		SURVEY NUMBER
		Name of Interviewer
		Date of Interview

MACAULAY LAND USE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

WESTERN ISLES INPUT-OUTPUT STUDY

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

A. GENERAL HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION

A1. Please indicate the number of people in the household falling into each of the following categories:

	Male(s)	Female(s)	Total
Aged 60 or over
Aged between 16 and 60
Aged less than 16

A2. Please indicate the current employment status of all those members of the household aged 16 or over. For the purpose of the study, full time employment relates to 30 hours or more per week, PT less than 30 hours per week.

	Within the Western Isles		Outside the Western Isles
	No. of Males	No. of Females	No. of Males	No. of Females
Full time self-employed
Full time employee
Part-time self employed
Part time employee
Not currently employed for domestic reasons or reasons due to illness or disability
Seeking but currently unable to find employment
In full time education
Retired
Total

A3. Please indicate the type of housing tenure and, if appropriate, council tax band of the property in which the household lives.

	Tick as appropriate
Rented from the local authority
Rented from a private landlord
Rent free
Owner-occupied
Croft
Council Tax Band

If the property is rented from a private landlord, is the landlord resident on the Western Isles? (Delete as appropriate) Yes/No

A4. Please indicate the number and age of vehicles owned by the household and used for private transport. If the household has access to a company vehicle please include this below but indicate by a "C" alongside the entry.

	Number	Age
Cars
Other private vehicles (please specify)

A5. For all members of the household in employment (full-time or part time), please indicate the sector of employment and the number of years in post. If the household member is employed in more than one sector/job, please indicate the proportion of income from each.

	FT / PT?	Sector of employment	Prop.of earned income	No. of years in post
Household member 1: a
b.
c.
Total			100
Household member 2: a.
b.
c.
Total			100
Household member 3: a.
b.
c.
Total.			100
Household member 4: a.
b.
c.
Total.			100

B. EXPENDITURE INFORMATION

B1. What is the average household weekly expenditure on food and drink items ? Please include pet food and tobacco in you estimate but exclude the cost of household goods such as cleaning materials, stationary etc. Select the expenditure period (weekly or monthly) according to which is most convenient.

	Per week (£)	Per Month (£)
Total expenditure

Please indicate (as accurately as possible) the proportion or value spent on each of the following categories of food and where the items were purchased.

	Expenditure		Place of purchase (%)
Item	% of total food and drink expend.		Western Isles	Outside Western Isles	Other (e.g. mail order)	Total
Fruit and vegetables (unprocessed)						100
Meat and meat products						100
Dairy products						100
Other food items						100
Soft drinks						100
Alcoholic drinks						100
TOTAL	100

B2. What is the average household weekly or per month spent on food and drink items consumed outside the home, for example in restaurants and public houses? Select the expenditure period (weekly or monthly) according to which is most convenient.

	Per week (£)	Per Month (£)
Total expenditure

Of this total, what percentage of expenditure took place

	%
Within the Western Isles
Outside the Western Isles
Total	100

B3. What is the average household expenditure on heating, fuel and light? Select the expenditure period (monthly or quarterly) according to which is most convenient.

	Per Month (£)	Per Quarter (£)
Total expenditure

B4. What is the average household expenditure on clothing and footwear items? Please include items of clothing and footwear for all household members. Select the expenditure period (monthly or quarterly) according to which is most convenient.

	Per month (£)	Per Quarter (£)	Per year (£)
Total expenditure

Please indicate (as accurately as possible) the proportion or value spent on each item and where they were purchased.

	Expenditure		Place of purchase (%)
Item	% of total expend.		Western Isles	Outside the Western Isles	Other (e.g. mail order)	Total
Clothing						100
Footwear						100
TOTAL	100

B5. Please estimate the average household expenditure on all other non-durable household goods and services (for example, cleaning materials, stationaery, hairdressers)? Select the expenditure period (weekly or monthly) according to which is most convenient and indicate where the items were purchased.

	Expenditure			Place of purchase (%)
Item	Per week	Per month		Western Isles	Outside the Western Isles	Other (e.g.mail order)	Total
Cleaning materials							100
Newspapers, magazines
Stationery							100
Toiletries							100
Postal and Communications							100
Recreation and leisure
Home entertainment							100
T.V. licence (BBC, Sky etc.)
Hairdressers							100
Donations to charity
Other goods
Other services							100
Other (please specify)							100
TOTAL

B6. What is the average household expenditure on each of the following forms of transport? Select the expenditure period (monthly or quarterly) according to which is most convenient.

		Expenditure (£)			Place of purchase (%)
Item		per week	per month		Western Isles	Outside Western Isles	Other (e.g. mail order)	Total
Fuel for private transport								100
Other running costs for private transport:
	- Servicing/ repairs/ parts							100
	- Car tax							100
	- Car insurance							100
Public transport costs (fares)
Sea travel								100
Air travel
TOTAL

B7. What is the average household expenditure on each of the following housing costs? Select the expenditure period (monthly or quarterly) according to which is most convenient.

	Expenditure (£)			Source (%)
Item	per week	per month		Western Isles	Outside Western Isles	Other (e.g. mail order)	Total
Rent							100
Council tax
Mortgage payments							100
Housing repairs & decorations							100
Insurance							100
Other (please specify)							100
TOTAL

B8. Please estimate expenditure over the past year on durable household goods, indicating where the items were purchased:

		Source (%)
Item	Annual Expenditure (£)	Western Isles	Outside the Western Isles	Other (e.g. mail order)	Total
TV, video, audio (purchase)					100
TV, video, audio (renting)					100
Other durable household goods (purchase)					100
Other durable household goods (renting /leasing/ HP)					100
Cars (purchase)					100
Cars (loan repayments etc.)					100
Other vehicles (purchase)					100
Other vehicles (loan repayments etc.)					100
Other durable goods (please specify)					100
Total

B9. What is the average household expenditure on holidays outside the Western Isles per year?. excluding travel costs & shopping trips noted in Q.B6

Total expenditure (£)

B10. Does the household make regular payments to other family members or other individuals not living as part of the household? Yes/No

If so, please estimate the total average value of transfer payments per month and whether the individuals are resident in the Western Isles. (tick as appropriate).

Total transfer payments per month (£)	Western Isles	Outside the Western Isles

B11. Please estimate total household savings/disavings during 1997, choosing the time period most convenient.

Note: savings = money put aside and not spent within the year (includes payments into savings-related financial schemes )

Savings (£)

(per week)

(per month)

(per quarter)

(per year)

C. INCOME INFORMATION

C1. Does the household receive any income from the following sources . (Tick as appropriate.) Includes income of all household members

	Tick
Wages and salaries
Self employment income
Investment income
Rental income
Government pensions
Non-government pensions
Child benefit
Social security benefits
Maintenance or Alimony
Payments from a family member/friend NOT living here
Educational Grants
Other (please specify)
Total

C2. Please indicate the income bands into which the total Gross income of the household falls. (SHOW CARD). Include in your estimate income from all sources and from all household members.

(£'000)	Tick
0 - £5000
Over £5000 but under £10,000
Over £10,000 but under £15,000
Over £15,000 but under £20,000
Over £20,000 but under £25,000
Over £25,000 but under £30,000
Over £30,000 but under £35,000
Over £35,000 but under £40,000
Over £40,000 but under £45,000
Over £45,000 but under £50,000
Over £50,000 but under £75,000
Over £75,000

If gross household income is over £75,000, could you tell me was it (read out)

	Tick as appropriate
Over £75,000 but under £100,000
Over £100,000 but under £150,000
Over £150,000

C3. Please indicate the proportion of total household income from each of the following sources:

	Within the Western Isles		Outside the Western Isles
Wages and salaries
Self employment income
Investment income
Rental income
Government pensions
Non-government pensions
Child benefit
Social security benefits
Maintenance or Alimony
Payments from a family member NOT living here