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Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05

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Table 3.1: Children referred for child protection inquiries: 2000-2005 gender and age group

Age/gender

Year Ended 31 March……

% of total 2005

% of Scottish population

% change 2004-2005

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Boys

0-4

1,286

1,053

1,023

1,252

1,260

1,449

16%

1.1%

15%

5-10

1,250

1,142

1,267

1,400

1,555

1,519

17%

0.8%

-2%

11-15

907

1,002

1,003

1,044

1,114

1,161

13%

0.7%

4%

16+

34

41

53

50

61

80

1%

0.1%

31%

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

46

1%

-

-

Total

3,477

3,239

3,345

3,746

3,990

4,255

47%

0.8%

7%

Girls

0-4

1,152

915

1,035

1,232

1,240

1,325

15%

1.0%

7%

5-10

1,216

1,121

1,215

1,436

1,396

1,469

16%

0.9%

5%

11-15

1,313

1,282

1,496

1,536

1,589

1,675

18%

1.1%

5%

16+

43

62

81

83

150

117

1%

0.2%

-22%

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

58

1%

-

-

Total

3,724

3,380

3,827

4,287

4,376

4,644

51%

0.9%

6%

Gender Unknown

Total

-

-

-

-

-

233

3%

-

-

All people

0-4

2,438

1,968

2,058

2,485

2,500

2,836

31%

1.1%

13%

5-10

2,466

2,263

2,482

2,835

2,951

3,032

33%

0.9%

3%

11-15

2,220

2,284

2,498

2,580

2,704

2,877

32%

0.9%

6%

16+

77

103

134

134

211

202

2%

0.2%

-4%

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

185

2%

-

-

Total

7,201

6,619

7,172

8,033

8,366

9,132

100%

0.9%

9%

Note: 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.
In 2005 Inverclyde and Stirling were unable to provide information on referrals so 2004 data were used.
% of population based on 2004 mid-year estimates from General Register Office (Scotland). Population of 16 and 17 year olds was used for 16+.
For cells shown as "-", figures are not available
In previous years 'unknowns' were allocated to a category rather than being reported as unknown.

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