The Scottish Government

Statistics relating to 31 March ………………

% of total 2004

% change 2003 to 2004

% change 2000-2004

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Gender:

Boys

1,325

1,264

1,263

1,255

1,283

67

2

-3

Girls

648

678

699

638

633

33

-1

-2

Age at 31 March:

Under 5 years

8

6

6

8

7

0

-6

-10

5-10 years

181

182

188

128

124

6

-3

-32

11-15 years

1,325

1,266

1,245

1,301

1,340

70

3

1

16 years or over

459

488

522

456

445

23

-2

-3

Length of Stay at 31 March:

Less than 1 month

240

215

180

125

161

8

29

-33

1 month to under 2 months

138

100

107

104

112

6

7

-19

2 months to under 3 months

114

88

121

89

97

5

9

-15

3 months to under 6 months

233

271

252

261

243

13

-7

4

6 months to under 1 year

394

385

381

423

369

19

-13

-6

1 year to under 2 years

430

445

437

447

426

22

-5

-1

2 years to under 3 years

160

170

190

186

206

11

11

29

3 years or more

264

268

293

258

300

16

16

14

Total

1,973

1,942

1,962

1,893

1,916

100

1

-3