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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 3.1
CHILDREN REFERRED FOR CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRIES: 1999-2004
GENDER AND AGE GROUP 1
| Year Ended 31 March…… | % of total 2004 | % of Scottish population (2) | % change 2003-2004 | % change 1999-2004 |
Age/gender | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 (1) | 2004 |
Boys |
0-4 | 1,150 | 1,286 | 1,053 | 1,023 | 1,252 | 1,260 | 15% | 1.0% | 1% | 10% |
5-10 | 1,317 | 1,250 | 1,142 | 1,267 | 1,400 | 1,555 | 19% | 1.0% | 11% | 18% |
11-15 | 957 | 907 | 1,002 | 1,003 | 1,044 | 1,114 | 13% | 0.7% | 7% | 16% |
16+ 3 | 95 | 34 | 41 | 53 | 50 | 61 | 1% | 0.2% | 22% | -36% |
Total | 3,520 | 3,477 | 3,239 | 3,345 | 3,746 | 3,991 | 48% | 0.8% | 7% | 13% |
Girls |
0-4 | 1,058 | 1,152 | 915 | 1,035 | 1,232 | 1,240 | 15% | 1.0% | 1% | 17% |
5-10 | 1,300 | 1,216 | 1,121 | 1,215 | 1,436 | 1,396 | 17% | 1.0% | -3% | 7% |
11-15 | 1,305 | 1,313 | 1,282 | 1,496 | 1,536 | 1,589 | 19% | 1.0% | 3% | 22% |
16+ 3 | 127 | 43 | 62 | 81 | 83 | 151 | 2% | 0.5% | 80% | 19% |
Total | 3,790 | 3,724 | 3,380 | 3,827 | 4,287 | 4,375 | 52% | 1.0% | 2% | 15% |
All people |
0-4 | 2,208 | 2,438 | 1,968 | 2,058 | 2,485 | 2,500 | 30% | 1.0% | 1% | 13% |
5-10 | 2,617 | 2,466 | 2,263 | 2,482 | 2,835 | 2,951 | 35% | 1.0% | 4% | 13% |
11-15 | 2,262 | 2,220 | 2,284 | 2,498 | 2,580 | 2,704 | 32% | 0.8% | 5% | 20% |
16+ 3 | 222 | 77 | 103 | 134 | 134 | 212 | 3% | 0.3% | 58% | -5% |
Total | 7,310 | 7,201 | 6,619 | 7,172 | 8,033 | 8,366 | 100% | 0.9% | 4% | 14% |
Note(1): Aberdeen City recorded an increase in the number of referrals, from 383 in 2001-02, to 701 in 2002-03. This was due to a clarification of what is counted as a referral.
Source (2): General Register Office (Scotland) - 2003 mid-year population estimates
Note (3): Relevant population used was 16-17 years old
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