Chidren's Social Work Statistics 2002-03
Statistics on child protection, children looked after, children in residential accommodation, social work staff and finance in Scotland
CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 4 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER ON 31 MARCH 2003 : BY ETHNIC ORIGIN
Ethnicity |
31 March 2002 |
31 March 2003 |
% change 2002 to 2003 |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
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White |
11,047 |
98 |
11,163 |
98 |
1 |
Black-Caribbean |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
Black-African |
12 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
Black-Other |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-27 |
Indian |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
-4 |
Pakistani |
30 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
27 |
Bangladeshi |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-100 |
Chinese |
5 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
39 |
Mixed Ethnicity |
85 |
1 |
100 |
1 |
17 |
Other Ethnic Group |
44 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
18 |
Total |
11,241 |
100 |
11,388 |
100 |
1 |
Note : (1) Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Note : (2) Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information.
Note : (3) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
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