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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 unweighted sample bases. All figures are based on the 2005 data.

Table A2.1: Main household classification variables.

Sex of Highest Income Householder

Male

59

Female

41

All

100

Households

31,013

Household type

Single adult

16

Small adult

17

Single parent

6

Small family

13

Large family

7

Large adult

9

Older smaller

15

Single pensioner

16

All

100

Households

31,013

Tenure

Owned outright

30

Buying with help of loan/mortgage

36

Rent - Local authority/Scottish Homes

17

Rent - Housing Association/Co-op

7

Rent - private landlord

7

Other

2

All

100

Households

31,013

Property type

Detached house

23

Semi-detached house

23

Terraced house

22

Flat/maisonette

32

Other

0

All

100

Households

31,012

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

31,013

Urban/Rural classification

Large urban areas

37

Other urban areas

29

Accessible small towns

9

Remote small towns

5

Accessible rural

11

Remote rural

9

All

100

Households

31,011

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

Quintile 1 (most deprived)

20

Quintile 2

20

Quintile 3

22

Quintile 4

20

Quintile 5 (least deprived)

18

All

100

Households

31,006

Net annual household income

£0 - £6,000

7

£6,001 - £10,000

18

£10,001 - £15,000

21

£15,001 - £20,000

14

£20,001 - £25,000

11

£25,001 - £30,000

10

£30,001 - £40,000

12

Over £40,000

8

All

100

Households

29,855

Household classification variables with less than 31,013 cases have a number of cases with missing information.

Table A2.2: Main adult classification variables

Age

16 to 24

8

25 to 34

14

35 to 44

18

45 to 59

24

60 to 74

22

75 plus

13

All

100

Adults

28,261

Sex

Male

43

Female

57

All

100

Adults

28,261

Economic activity

All adults

Adults of working age

Self employed

5

7

Full time employment

33

48

Part time employment

10

14

Looking after home/family

7

9

Permanently retired from work

31

3

Unemployed and seeking work

3

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

28,261

19,233

National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification ( NS- SEC)

Higher managerial and professional occupations

9

Lower managerial and professional occupations

29

Intermediate occupations

12

Small employers and own account workers

4

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

12

Semi-routine occupations

19

Routine occupations

14

All

100

Working adults of working age

14,463

Standard Industrial classification

Agriculture, hunting and forestry

1

Fishing

0

Mining and quarrying

1

Manufacturing

10

Electricity, gas and water supply

1

Construction

6

Wholesale and retail trade; repair trades

13

Hotels and restaurants

6

Transport, storage and communication

7

Financial intermediation

4

Real estate, renting and business activities

14

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

7

Education

7

Health and social work

14

Other community, social and personal service activities

6

Private households with employed persons

2

Extra-territorial organisations and bodies

0

All

100

Working adults of working age

14,725

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