Relative poverty across Scottish Local Authorities

A report which presents new figures about the proportion of households in relative poverty at LA level across Scotland.


Aberdeen City

Figure 5 - Percentage of households in relative poverty in Aberdeen City: 2002 to 2008 (4 year rolling average)

Figure 5 - Percentage of households in relative poverty in Aberdeen City: 2002 to 2008 (4 year rolling average)

95 percent confidence intervals for this LA are indicated on chart by error bars

Source: Scottish Household Survey

  • Between 2002 and 2008 Aberdeen City was one of the local authorities with the lowest rates of relative poverty in Scotland.
  • Over this period there was little change in poverty rates and around 14 or 15 percent of households in Aberdeen City were in relative poverty.
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