Children living in workless households
The proportion of dependent children aged under 19 years who were living in households where no one was in work was estimated to be 15.3% in 2007.
Table 21: Proportion and level of children living in workless households, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level Children |
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Scotland | 16.1% | 15.3% | 159,900 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 11.8% | 13.0% | 4,700 |
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Aberdeenshire | 6.0% | 5.5% | 3,000 |
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Angus | 12.3% | 12.4% | 2,800 |
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Argyll & Bute | 8.9% | 10.3% | 1,900 |
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Clackmannanshire | 24.1% | 22.6% | 2,200 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 9.5% | 9.4% | 2,600 |
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Dundee City | 22.5% | 23.5% | 6,200 |
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East Ayrshire | 17.3% | 19.1% | 4,400 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 10.0% | 7.8% | 1,900 |
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East Lothian | 10.7% | 10.8% | 2,400 |
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East Renfrewshire | 6.4% | 7.4% | 1,500 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 10.4% | 15.1% | 12,500 |
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Eilean Siar | * | * | * |
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Falkirk | 14.4% | 13.4% | 4,000 |
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Fife | 18.3% | 14.3% | 10,800 |
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Glasgow City | 39.0% | 33.6% | 37,600 |
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Highland | 5.8% | 6.3% | 2,600 |
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Inverclyde | 16.3% | 15.7% | 2,700 |
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Midlothian | 18.9% | 15.2% | 2,400 |
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Moray | 10.7% | 8.6% | 1,600 |
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North Ayrshire | 17.2% | 18.4% | 5,500 |
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North Lanarkshire | 20.0% | 19.3% | 14,200 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 8.6% | 9.3% | 2,700 |
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Renfrewshire | 12.1% | 12.9% | 4,500 |
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Scottish Borders | 12.6% | 7.9% | 1,700 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 14.0% | 11.0% | 2,300 |
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South Lanarkshire | 16.0% | 12.2% | 8,000 |
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Stirling | 9.5% | 11.6% | 2,300 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 17.1% | 21.7% | 4,400 |
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West Lothian | 13.4% | 14.3% | 5,600 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 44.5% | 42.7% | 66,100 |
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Rest of Scotland | 10.8% | 10.5% | 93,700 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 22.5% | 21.8% | 83,100 |
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Other Urban Areas | 16.0% | 13.9% | 44,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 14.9% | 13.4% | 13,600 |
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Remote Small Towns | 9.6% | 14.8% | 5,800 |
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Accessible Rural | 6.2% | 7.1% | 9,900 |
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Remote Rural | 5.2% | 5.1% | 3,500 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 6.7% | 7.4% | 6,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 16.9% | 16.0% | 153,300 |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).
In 2007, the proportion of children living in workless households in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 42.7% over four times that for the rest of Scotland at 10.5%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2007, children in large urban areas were more likely to be living in a workless household (an estimated 21.8% of children in large urban areas were living in workless households compared to an estimated 5.1% of children living in remote rural areas).
In 2007, 7.4% of children living in the Highlands & Enterprise area were living in a workless household, compared to 16.0% of children in the rest of Scotland.