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Indicators of progress: Definitions, data, baseline and trends information

CHILDREN

Milestone 1 - Reducing the proportion of our children living in workless households

Indicator

This milestone is measured by information from one indicator. The source of the information is the Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is run by the Office for National Statistics. The indicator is defined as the proportion of dependent children aged under 19 years who are in households where no one is in work. The definition of 'dependent' for these purposes means all children aged 0 - 15 and those aged 16 - 18 who are in full-time education. The information is taken from the spring quarter of the Labour Force Survey.

Availability of data

Information at a Scottish level is available from 1992. However given the current size of the survey it is not possible to provide sub-Scotland figures disaggregated by age, gender, disability or ethnicity.

Children living in workless households

Chart 1a shows the percentage of dependent children living in workless households. The trend shows that since 1993 there has been a gradual decrease in the percentage of dependent children living in workless households from 20 percent in 1993 to 14 percent in 2002. Since the baseline year of 1997, there has been a fall of 5 percentage points.

Chart 1a: Percentage of dependent children living in workless households

Source: Labour Force Survey: Office for National Statistics

Note: Dependent children are defines as those aged 0 - 15 and those aged 16 - 18 in full-time education

Background Data

Table 1b: Percentage of dependent children living in workless households

Source: Labour Force Survey: Office for National Statistics

Note: Dependent children are defines as those aged 0 - 15 and those aged 16 - 18 in full-time education

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