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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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