SCOTTISH NEIGHBOURHOOD STATISTICS: APRIL 2005 UPDATE
Highlights of the April 2005 Update
The Scottish Executive released the third quarterly update of the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) internet site today. SNS Internet site can be accessed at www.sns.gov.uk.
The highlights of the April update include:
- new indicators at the data zone and intermediate geography on Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, and Incapacity Benefit for 2004
- new indicators at the data zone level on New Deal for 2004
- new indicators at the data zone level on Housing and Council Tax Benefit for 2004
- new indicators at the data zone level on Pension Credits for 2004
- new indicators at the data zone level on proximity to derelict sites for 2004.
- new indicators on homicides, liquor licence data at the local authority level for 2003
- new topic area called 'Geographic Classifications' including information about the relationships of data zones to other standard geographies (e.g. Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification)
- new 2004 statistics at the data zone level for existing indicators on house prices
- new 2004 statistics at the data zone level for existing indicators Council tax bands
Information about the new statistics is included in the 'Data Guide' section of the SNS Internet site.
Background about Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish Executive's on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland. The SNS internet site provides statistics about local communities and makes use of the Government Statistics data zone small area geography which contains on average 750 residents.
Local communities can be expressed in terms of groups of these data zones, and the internet site contains a wide range of socio-economic statistics describing the characteristics of these communities. New socio-economic data is added on a quarterly basis and this will allow change in the circumstances of local communities to be better understood.
This information is being used to inform the Scottish Executive's approach to improving the quality of life for people living in Scotland and especially in the most disadvantaged areas. The information is also invaluable to Community Planning Partnerships and public sector agencies where the availability of up-to-date high quality information is crucial to the way in which services are developed and delivered and issues of local concern are addressed. It will also help local people and community groups bring together information to support funding and grant applications.
Contact us to improve Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
We would welcome any comments or suggestions that would help us to improve Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics. Please contact Robert Williams or John Fraser at the Office of the Chief Statistician on 0131 244 0442 or by emailing neighbourhood.statistics@scotland.gov.uk
If you would like to be consulted about new or existing statistical collections or to receive notification of forthcoming statistical publications, please register your statistical interest on the Scottish Executive Scot Stat web site at www.scotland.gov.uk/scotstat