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Table 15 shows economic inactivity rate estimates for working age females for 2005. The three local authority areas with the highest female inactivity rate estimates in 2005 were: Glasgow City (31.2%), East Ayrshire (29.8%) and Clackmannanshire (29.3%). The working age female economic inactivity rate estimate was higher than the corresponding male rate in every local authority area.
In 2005, the female inactivity rate estimate in the 15% most deprived areas was 39.9%, significantly higher than that for the rest of Scotland at 21.9%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2005, female inactivity (like male inactivity) was most evident in large urban areas (with an estimated rate of 26.0%).
Table 15: Economic inactivity rates and levels for working age females, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level
Inactive |
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Scotland | 25.1% | 24.5% | 375,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 25.8% | 21.5% | 13,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 23.6% | 21.0% | 14,000 |
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Angus | 25.8% | 23.5% | 7,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 22.2% | 21.1% | 5,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 27.8% | 29.3% | 4,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 21.8% | 23.1% | 9,000 |
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Dundee City | 27.1% | 27.7% | 11,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 27.7% | 29.8% | 10,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 19.5% | 19.8% | 6,000 |
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East Lothian | 22.6% | 21.4% | 6,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 22.0% | 22.0% | 6,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 24.1% | 21.6% | 31,000 |
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Eilean Siar | 14.8% | 16.8% | 1,000 |
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Falkirk | 23.4% | 24.1% | 11,000 |
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Fife | 20.4% | 23.9% | 25,000 |
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Glasgow City | 33.0% | 31.2% | 58,000 |
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Highland | 18.5% | 17.2% | 10,000 |
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Inverclyde | 27.2% | 25.4% | 6,000 |
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Midlothian | 20.0% | 19.0% | 5,000 |
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Moray | 23.7% | 24.3% | 6,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 31.0% | 27.0% | 11,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 29.6% | 26.4% | 26,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 18.0% | 16.2% | 1,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 23.6% | 24.9% | 10,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 23.6% | 24.0% | 12,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 23.5% | 24.2% | 7,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 16.7% | 15.0% | 1,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 23.1% | 25.4% | 8,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 24.5% | 26.9% | 25,000 |
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Stirling | 23.8% | 23.8% | 6,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 28.0% | 28.4% | 8,000 |
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West Lothian | 21.7% | 22.7% | 12,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 41.6% | 39.9% | 90,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 22.1% | 21.9% | 285,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 27.9% | 26.0% | 158,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 24.1% | 24.4% | 108,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 23.0% | 24.0% | 38,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 21.2% | 20.7% | 9,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 23.6% | 22.8% | 46,000 |
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Remote Rural | 19.2% | 21.2% | 16,000 |
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