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Scottish Economic Statistics 2000

Table 3.7: Percentage of dependent children below mean and half mean income, by family status (incl. Self employed and after housing costs) Scotland and GB, 1994/5 and 1996/71,2
Please note that table 3.7 has been amended since publication.

Economic Status of family

Scotland %

GB %

below mean

below half mean

below mean

below half mean

1994/5

1996/7

1994/5

1996/7

1994/5

1996/7

1994/5

1996/7

One or more full-time workers

               

- self-employed with children

(70)

.

.

.

68

66

(33)

28

- employees, 1 or 2 children

(51)

(60)

.

.

54

55

7

8

- employees, 3 or more children

(73)

.

.

.

77

(76)

(17)

(24)

Others3

               

- single parents

97

95

(66)

(72)

97

98

66

(73)

- couples, with children

97

93

67

(71)

97

97

75

73

All economic types (%)

71

75

27

34

73

74

31

35

All economic types (millions)

0.8

0.8

0.3

0.4

9.2

9.6

4.0

4.5

Source: Department of Social Security

1 Estimates in brackets ( ) are particularly uncertain due to small sample sizes;
2 Small changes in estimates from year to year, particularly at the bottom of the income distribution, may not be significant in view of data uncertainties;
3 Includes one or more part-time workers, retired and unemployed with no full-time workers

Please note that table 3.7 has been amended since publication.

 

Table 3.8: Percentage of individuals below mean and half mean income by economic status (incl self-employed and after housing costs) Scotland and GB, 1994/5 to 1996/71,2

Please note that table 3.8 has been amended since publication.

Economic Status

Scotland %

GB %

below mean

below half mean

below mean

below half mean

1994/5

1996/7

1994/5

1996/7

1994/5

1996/7

1994/5

1996/7

- self-employed

61

54

.

.

58

56

26

22

- single or couple, all in full-time work

32

32

.

.

28

30

2

3

- one in full-time work, one in part-time work

(47)

(54)

.

.

51

52

4

5

- one in full-time work, one not working

(63)

69

.

.

65

67

16

21

- one or more in part-time work

78

69

.

.

74

73

28

32

- head or spouse aged 60 or over

77

80

(29)

(33)

77

77

30

(31)

- head or spouse unemployed

93

94

69

72

93

95

72

78

- other

89

91

53

(62)

90

93

59

65

All economic types (%)

62

63

22

25

62

62

24

25

All economic types (millions)

3.0

3.0

1.1

1.2

34.4

34.8

13.3

14.1

Source: Department of Social Security

1 Estimates in brackets ( ) are particularly uncertain due to small sample sizes;
2 Small changes in estimates from year to year, particularly at the bottom of the income distribution, may not be significant in view of data uncertainties

Please note that table 3.8 has been amended since publication.

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