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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 4.1
ADOPTIONS: 1998-2003
BY AGE AND GENDER OF THE ADOPTEE 1-4
| Numbers for the calendar year……….. | % of total 2003 | % change 2002-2003 | % change 1998-2003 | % of Scottish population 2 |
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|
Total adoptions | 494 | 489 | 391 | 468 | 385 | 468 | 100 | 22 | -5 | 0.05 |
|
Gender of adoptee |
Male | 238 | 247 | 210 | 241 | 193 | 228 | 49 | 18 | -4 | 0.05 |
Female | 256 | 242 | 181 | 227 | 192 | 240 | 51 | 25 | -6 | 0.05 |
|
Age of adoptee (3) |
| Under 1 | 17 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 92 | 47 | 0.05 |
| 1 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 0.08 |
2 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 50 | 49 | 39 | 8 | -20 | 70 | 0.08 |
| 3-4 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 65 | 75 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0.07 |
| 5-9 | 198 | 176 | 123 | 161 | 130 | 170 | 36 | 31 | -14 | 0.06 |
| 10-14 | 129 | 117 | 85 | 92 | 73 | 88 | 19 | 21 | -32 | 0.03 |
| 15-17 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 0.02 |
Source(1): General Register Office, vital events statistics
Source (2): General Register Office, 2003 mid-year population estimates
Note (3): In 1998, age information is not available for 1 adoptee and has been excluded.
Note (4): Figures here include all adoptions in Scotland. These are significantly higher than for adoptions of looked after children in section 1, as a significant number of children are adopted, but not looked after (mainly step-parent adoptions)
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