Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 2006

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.


Annex D - Geography Classifications

In this year's publication the geography breakdown has been extended to include results by deprivation and urban/rural areas.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2006

In this publication results are given for the 15% most deprived areas and all other data zones (Rest of Scotland). The deprived areas are defined using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation ( SIMD) 2006. Both results for 2005 and 2006 are based on the latest SIMD 2006. In last year's publication (Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2005) the 2005 results were based on the first Index ( SIMD 2004) so the results may differ from those currently published.

The SIMD 2006 is the Scottish Executive's official measure for identifying small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland. It is based on 37 indicators in the seven domains: Current Income, Employment, Health, Education Skills and Training, Geographic Access to Services (including public transport travel times for the first time), Housing and a new Crime Domain.

The SIMD 2006 provides a relative ranking of small areas across Scotland allowing the most deprived areas to be identified. The Index is based on the small area statistical geography of datazones which contain on average 750 people. There are 6,505 datazones covering the whole of Scotland which nest within local authority boundaries. They are built from groups of Census output areas and designed to have populations of between 500 and 1,000 household residents.

More information on SIMD 2006 can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD/Overview

Urban Rural Classification 2005-2006

In this publication results are given for the 6-fold urban rural classification, this includes the following categories:

1 Large Urban Areas

Settlements of over 125,000 people.

2 Other Urban Areas

Settlements of 10,000 to 125,000 people.

3 Accessible Small Towns

Settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more.

4 Remote Small Towns

Settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more.

5 Accessible Rural

Settlements of less than 3,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more.

6 Remote Rural

Settlements of less than 3,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more.

Results for both 2005 and 2006 use the latest 2005-2006 urban rural classification. Results published previously for 2005 used the 2003-2004 urban rural classification.

More information on the urban rural classification can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk80f3fef7-2e45-417f-b929-2bcb24b13b02

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