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Subject: Equality Issues

Equality in Scotland: Guide to Data Sources 2002

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Shetland Islands Orkney Islands Western Isles (Eilean Siar, Comhairle nan) Aberdeen, City Of Borders, The Dumfries and Galloway Highland Argyll and Bute Moray Aberdeenshire Angus Clackmannan Dundee, City of East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh, City of Falkirk Fife Glasgow, city of Inverclyde Midlothian North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Perthshire and Kinross Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian

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Population Profile
 
1998 based Population projections for Scotland by Age and Gender - 2002
Population Projection
(000s)
Women
%
Men
%
0-14 914.4 48.7 51.3
15-29 969.3 49 51
30-44 1191.5 50.1 49.9
45-59 980.4 50.8 49.2
60-74 695.5 54 46
75+ 355.8 64.6 35.4
Total 5106.8 51.3 48.7
Source: GROS
 
Population by ethnic group and gender - 1991
Proportion of Population
%
Women
%
Men
%
White 98.7 52.2 47.8
Black-Caribbean 0 47.5 52.5
Black - African 0.1 42.7 57.3
Black - Other 0.1 46.5 53.5
Indian 0.2 47.3 51.7
Pakistani 0.4 49 51
Bangladeshi 0 44.1 55.9
Chinese 0.2 47.7 52.3
Asian 0.1 53 47
Other 0.2 45.1 54.9
Total 5106.8 51.3 48.7
Source: GROS
 
Ethnicity: Results from the Scottish Household Survey - 1999/2000
Proportion of Population
%
Base
%
White 98.5 69807
Non White 1.5 1051
Refused to answer 27
Total 5106.8 70885
Long-standing illness, health problem or disability and gender - 1999/2000
Proportion of Population Surveyed
%
Women
%
Men
%
Long-standing illness, health problem or disability 26.2 53.1 46.9
Base = 70869 people, of which 0.1 per cent refused to answer
Source: Scottish Household Survey
 
Household Profile
Projected households in Scotland by age group of head or household - 2002
Households
%
16-29 13.1
30-44 30.2
45-59 25.3
60-74 20.4
75+ 11
Total (000s) 2241800
Source: Scottish Executive - Housing Statistics - 1998 Based Household Projections for Scotland
 
Proportion of household with at least one member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability - 1999/2000
Proportion of Households Surveyed
%
Long-standing illness, health problem or disability 29.5
Base = 30,219 households, of which 0.1 per cent refused to answer
Source: Scottish Household Survey

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