Publication - Statistics

Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2011/12

Published: 13 June 2013
ISBN: 9781782566342

Statistics on the percentage and number of children, working age adults and pensioners living in low income households in Scotland, and the distribution of household income across Scotland.

Supporting documents

Table A2: Absolute poverty (below 60% of inflation adjusted 2010/11 UK median income) in Scottish households: 1994/95 to 2011/12

	Before Housing Costs		After Housing Costs		Before Housing Costs		After Housing Costs		Before Housing Costs		After Housing Costs		Before Housing Costs		After Housing Costs
	All individuals				Children				Working Age Adults				Pensioners
	%	000s	%	000s	%	000s	%	000s	%	000s	%	000s	%	000s	%	000s
1994/95	32	1,580	34	1,720	38	420	42	460	24	740	28	840	48	420	48	420
1995/96	32	1,610	36	1,810	42	470	47	520	24	720	28	860	48	420	49	420
1996/97	31	1,550	35	1,740	40	440	46	500	23	700	27	820	47	410	48	420
1997/98	28	1,400	31	1,570	39	420	43	470	22	650	25	750	37	320	40	350
1998/99	28	1,390	30	1,520	36	390	39	420	22	660	25	750	39	340	39	340
1999/00	27	1,330	30	1,480	34	360	38	410	22	650	24	740	36	310	38	330
2000/01	25	1,220	27	1,360	31	330	35	380	20	620	24	730	31	270	29	260
2001/02	22	1,070	24	1,210	30	310	34	360	18	530	20	610	25	220	27	240
2002/03	20	1,010	23	1,120	25	260	27	280	18	540	20	620	24	210	25	220
2003/04	19	930	20	1,000	24	250	27	270	16	490	18	550	22	200	19	170
2004/05	17	850	18	910	21	210	24	240	15	460	18	540	20	180	14	130
2005/06	17	850	18	890	21	210	22	230	15	460	18	550	19	180	13	120
2006/07	16	790	17	840	21	210	22	220	14	420	16	510	17	160	12	110
2007/08	16	820	17	880	19	190	22	220	14	440	17	540	20	190	13	130
2008/09	16	810	18	900	20	200	24	240	15	470	18	570	15	140	10	100
2009/10	16	790	18	900	18	180	22	230	15	470	18	570	15	140	11	100
2010/11	15	780	18	910	17	170	21	220	14	440	18	570	16	160	12	120
2011/12	15	780	18	950	16	160	22	220	15	460	19	600	16	150	14	130

Source: HBAI dataset, DWP.

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Table A2: Absolute poverty (below 60% of inflation adjusted 2010/11 UK median income) in Scottish households: 1994/95 to 2011/12

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