Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2005

This summary publication presents analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are presented here at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.


Children living in workless households

The proportion of dependent children aged under 19 years who were living in households where no one was in work was estimated to be 16.1% in 2005.

In 2005, the proportion of children living in workless households in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 43.5%, over four times that for the rest of Scotland at 10.8%.

In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2005, children in large urban areas were more likely to be living in a workless household (an estimated 21.0% of children in large urban areas were living in workless households compare to an estimated 5.0% for children living in remote rural areas). Please note this table was revised on 23rd Nov 2006 due to a mix up of data for 4 Local Authorities (Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, West Lothian and West Dunbartonshire)

Table 17: Proportion and level of children living in workless households, 2004-2005

Geography (Residence Based)

2004

2005

Proportion

Proportion

Level
Children

Scotland

16.7%

16.1%

169,000

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

15.1%

11.8%

5,000

Aberdeenshire

10.6%

9.7%

5,000

Angus

15.0%

14.3%

3,000

Argyll & Bute

7.7%

11.4%

2,000

Clackmannanshire

19.3%

24.1%

3,000

Dumfries & Galloway

8.8%

7.1%

2,000

Dundee City

27.0%

21.5%

6,000

East Ayrshire

15.8%

20.8%

5,000

East Dunbartonshire

6.5%

8.2%

2,000

East Lothian

8.7%

9.5%

2,000

East Renfrewshire

8.0%

7.9%

2,000

Edinburgh, City of

13.5%

8.9%

7,000

Eilean Siar

*

*

*

Falkirk

13.5%

14.6%

4,000

Fife

18.9%

19.4%

15,000

Glasgow City

35.5%

33.1%

42,000

Highland

8.0%

6.2%

2,000

Inverclyde

19.2%

16.4%

3,000

Midlothian

12.1%

9.3%

1,000

Moray

11.4%

12.1%

2,000

North Ayrshire

23.4%

15.6%

4,000

North Lanarkshire

20.8%

18.3%

13,000

Orkney Islands

*

*

*

Perth & Kinross

13.4%

12.1%

3,000

Renfrewshire

15.4%

16.0%

6,000

Scottish Borders

5.2%

9.4%

2,000

Shetland Islands

*

*

*

South Ayrshire

14.3%

12.3%

3,000

South Lanarkshire

14.7%

20.1%

13,000

Stirling

9.6%

9.7%

2,000

West Dunbartonshire

21.0%

23.1%

4,000

West Lothian

13.1%

13.2%

5,000

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

45.4%

43.5%

74,000

Rest of Scotland

10.9%

10.8%

96,000

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

22.7%

21.0%

82,000

Other Urban Areas

17.7%

17.5%

53,000

Accessible Small Towns

11.7%

13.2%

15,000

Remote Small Towns

12.3%

8.1%

3,000

Accessible Rural

8.8%

8.9%

14,000

Remote Rural

*

5.0%

3,000

* - Estimate is below reliability threshold ( See Annex A for more details).

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