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 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level
Children |
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Scotland | 16.7% | 16.1% | 169,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 15.1% | 11.8% | 5,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 10.6% | 9.7% | 5,000 |
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Angus | 15.0% | 14.3% | 3,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 7.7% | 11.4% | 2,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 19.3% | 24.1% | 3,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 8.8% | 7.1% | 2,000 |
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Dundee City | 27.0% | 21.5% | 6,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 15.8% | 20.8% | 5,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 6.5% | 8.2% | 2,000 |
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East Lothian | 8.7% | 9.5% | 2,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 8.0% | 7.9% | 2,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 13.5% | 8.9% | 7,000 |
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Eilean Siar | * | * | * |
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Falkirk | 13.5% | 14.6% | 4,000 |
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Fife | 18.9% | 19.4% | 15,000 |
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Glasgow City | 35.5% | 33.1% | 42,000 |
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Highland | 8.0% | 6.2% | 2,000 |
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Inverclyde | 19.2% | 16.4% | 3,000 |
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Midlothian | 12.1% | 9.3% | 1,000 |
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Moray | 11.4% | 12.1% | 2,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 23.4% | 15.6% | 4,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 20.8% | 18.3% | 13,000 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 13.4% | 12.1% | 3,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 15.4% | 16.0% | 6,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 5.2% | 9.4% | 2,000 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 14.3% | 12.3% | 3,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 14.7% | 20.1% | 13,000 |
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Stirling | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 21.0% | 23.1% | 4,000 |
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West Lothian | 13.1% | 13.2% | 5,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 45.4% | 43.5% | 74,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 10.9% | 10.8% | 96,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 22.7% | 21.0% | 82,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 17.7% | 17.5% | 53,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 11.7% | 13.2% | 15,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 12.3% | 8.1% | 3,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 8.8% | 8.9% | 14,000 |
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Remote Rural | * | 5.0% | 3,000 |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold ( See Annex A for more details).