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Appendix 2 - Main Classificatory variables and sample bases

In this appendix, results for the main household and adult variables that are commonly used for classificatory purposes within the report are detailed, along with their sample bases. All figures are based on the 2003/2004 data.

Table A2.1: Main household classification variables
Sex of Highest Income Householder

Male

60

Female

40

All

100

Households

30,822

Household type

Single adult

16

Small adult

17

Single parent

6

Small family

14

Large family

7

Large adult

10

Older smaller

15

Single pensioner

16

All

100

Households

30,822

Tenure15

Owned outright

29

Buying with help of loan/mortgage

37

Rent - Local authority/Scottish Homes

20

Rent - Housing Association/Co-op

7

Rent - private landlord

6

Other

2

All

100

Households

30,822

Property type

Detached house

23

Semi-detached house

22

Terraced house

22

Flat/maisonette

33

Other

0

All

100

Households

30,822

Local authority

Aberdeen City

4

Aberdeenshire

4

Angus

2

Argyll and Bute

2

Clackmannanshire

2

Dumfries and Galloway

3

Dundee City

3

East Ayrshire

2

East Dunbartonshire

2

East Lothian

2

East Renfrewshire

2

Edinburgh City

8

Eilean Siar

2

Falkirk

3

Fife

7

Glasgow City

11

Highland

4

Inverclyde

2

Midlothian

2

Moray

2

North Ayrshire

2

North Lanarkshire

6

Orkney

2

Perth and Kinross

2

Renfrewshire

3

Scottish Borders

2

Shetland

2

South Ayrshire

2

South Lanarkshire

5

Stirling

2

West Dunbartonshire

2

West Lothian

3

Scotland

100

Households

30,822

Urban/Rural classification

Large urban areas

37

Other urban areas

28

Accessible small towns

10

Remote small towns

4

Accessible rural

12

Remote rural

8

All

100

Households

30,819

Net annual household income

£0 - £6,000

9

£6,001 - £10,000

19

£10,001 - £15,000

21

£15,001 - £20,000

15

£20,001 - £25,000

12

£25,001 - £30,000

9

£30,001 - £40,000

10

Over £40,000

6

All

100

Households

29,73216

Table A2.2: Main adult classification variables.

Age

16 to 24

8

25 to 34

15

35 to 44

19

45 to 59

24

60 to 74

22

75 plus

13

All

100

Adults

28,746

Sex

Male

43

Female

57

All

100

Adults

28,746

Economic activity

All adults

Adults of working age

Self employed

5

6

Full time employment

33

48

Part time employment

10

14

Looking after home/family

7

9

Permanently retired from work

31

4

Unemployed and seeking work

4

5

At school

1

1

Higher/further education

3

4

Government work/training scheme

0

0

Permanently sick or disabled

5

7

Unable to work due to short term ill-health

1

1

Other

0

1

All

100

100

28,746

19,658

National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification ( NS- SEC)

Higher managerial and professional occupations

10

Lower managerial and professional occupations

30

Intermediate occupations

13

Small employers and own account workers

5

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

12

Semi-routine occupations

16

Routine occupations

13

All

100

Working adults of working age

11,635

Standard Industrial classification

Agriculture, hunting and forestry

1

Fishing

1

Mining and quarrying

1

Manufacturing

10

Electricity, gas and water supply

1

Construction

7

Wholesale and retail trade; repair trades

12

Hotels and restaurants

5

Transport, storage and communication

7

Financial intermediation

4

Real estate, renting and business activities

11

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

10

Education

9

Health and social work

16

Other community, social and personal service activities

5

Private households with employed persons

1

Extra-territorial organisations and bodies

0

All

100

Working adults of working age

12,499

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