Factors Influencing Rural Migration Decisions in Scotland: An Analysis of the Evidence

Footnotes

^1. According to the 2007-2008 Urban-Rural Classification System, details of which are available online at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/29152642/0

^2. Rural Development Council, 'Speak Up for Rural Scotland', 2010. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/07/22091602/0

^3. The life stages considered include school leavers, graduates, job hunters, young families, the economically active, and older people.

^4. These are available online at: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/population-estimates/special-area/urban-rural-pop-est.html; SAC Rural Policy Centre, 'Rural Scotland In Focus', 2010.

^5. Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving into and out of an area over a period of time. A positive value indicates that more people have entered the area than left it, whilst a negative figure shows that more people have left the area than entered.

^6. At the time of writing, GROS migration figures by Urban Rural Classification were not available for 2009/2010.

^7. According to the 2007-2008 Urban-Rural Classification System, details of which are available online at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/29152642/0

^8. 45 to retirement age

^9. 45 to retirement age

^10. The life stages considered include school leavers, graduates, job hunters, young families, the economically active, and older people.

^11. A mixed methods study of in-migration in five areas of rural Scotland (Skye, Northeast Fife and Crieff, Kyle and Carrick, Black Isle, and the Mearns), which involved a household survey and follow up interviews.

^12. Rural Scotland Key Facts is a useful key document here. This is a Scottish Government statistical publication, published annually since 2004. Its purpose is to summarise a range of key facts relating to rural Scotland compared with the rest of Scotland. It is a compilation of information from different sources, but the data is organised in a way that distinguishes between accessible and remote rural areas.