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 16.2% in 2006.
In 2006, the proportion of children living in workless households in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 44.6%, over four times that for the rest of Scotland at 10.8%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2006, children in large urban areas were more likely to be living in a workless household (an estimated 22.4% of children in large urban areas were living in workless households compare to an estimated 5.4% of children living in remote rural areas).
Table 17: Proportion and level of children living in workless households, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level
Children |
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Scotland | 16.1% | 16.2% | 166,900 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 11.8% | 11.6% | 4,100 |
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Aberdeenshire | 9.7% | 5.9% | 3,000 |
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Angus | 14.3% | 12.4% | 2,800 |
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Argyll & Bute | 11.4% | 9.0% | 1,600 |
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Clackmannanshire | 24.1% | 23.9% | 2,400 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 7.1% | 9.6% | 2,700 |
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Dundee City | 21.5% | 22.3% | 5,900 |
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East Ayrshire | 20.8% | 17.4% | 4,100 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 8.2% | 10.2% | 2,300 |
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East Lothian | 9.5% | 11.1% | 2,400 |
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East Renfrewshire | 7.9% | 6.8% | 1,300 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 8.9% | 10.4% | 8,800 |
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Eilean Siar | * | * | * |
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Falkirk | 14.6% | 14.4% | 4,200 |
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Fife | 19.4% | 18.3% | 13,700 |
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Glasgow City | 33.1% | 38.9% | 45,800 |
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Highland | 6.2% | 5.8% | 2,300 |
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Inverclyde | 16.4% | 16.2% | 2,700 |
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Midlothian | 9.3% | 19.0% | 3,100 |
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Moray | 12.1% | 11.1% | 2,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 15.6% | 17.1% | 5,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 18.3% | 19.8% | 14,100 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 12.1% | 8.7% | 2,300 |
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Renfrewshire | 16.0% | 12.1% | 4,200 |
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Scottish Borders | 9.4% | 12.6% | 2,700 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 12.3% | 14.1% | 3,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 20.1% | 15.9% | 9,700 |
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Stirling | 9.7% | 9.5% | 1,800 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 23.1% | 17.4% | 3,400 |
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West Lothian | 13.2% | 13.6% | 5,100 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 44.0% | 44.6% | 73,100 |
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Rest of Scotland | 10.7% | 10.8% | 93,700 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 21.2% | 22.4% | 87,300 |
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Other Urban Areas | 19.3% | 15.8% | 49,700 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 12.3% | 14.8% | 14,700 |
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Remote Small Towns | 8.6% | 9.6% | 3,900 |
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Accessible Rural | 9.7% | 6.4% | 8,100 |
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Remote Rural | 5.8% | 5.4% | 3,300 |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).