Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2005
This summary publication presents analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are presented here at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.
Lone Parents
Table 5 shows employment rate estimates for lone parents of working age in 2005. The employment rate estimate of working age lone parents in Scotland was 55.7%.
In 2005, four local authority areas had a lone parent employment rate estimate above 70.0%: Aberdeenshire (73.7%), Scottish Borders (71.9%), Highland (70.4%) and East Dunbartonshire (70.2%).
The lone parent employment rate estimate for those living in the 15% most deprived areas was 38.3% in 2005, much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (64.7%).
Table 5: Working age employment rates and levels for lone parents, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
53.7% |
55.7% |
97,000 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
62.2% |
68.0% |
5,000 |
Aberdeenshire |
59.1% |
73.7% |
3,000 |
Angus |
57.9% |
55.7% |
1,000 |
Argyll & Bute |
65.5% |
66.8% |
2,000 |
Clackmannanshire |
47.0% |
39.6% |
1,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
68.9% |
* |
* |
Dundee City |
55.0% |
56.9% |
3,000 |
East Ayrshire |
50.6% |
48.9% |
2,000 |
East Dunbartonshire |
71.1% |
70.2% |
2,000 |
East Lothian |
66.9% |
56.6% |
2,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
61.5% |
64.0% |
1,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
54.9% |
64.6% |
8,000 |
Eilean Siar |
* |
* |
* |
Falkirk |
63.2% |
63.0% |
3,000 |
Fife |
52.3% |
46.0% |
5,000 |
Glasgow City |
36.4% |
41.8% |
16,000 |
Highland |
67.1% |
70.4% |
3,000 |
Inverclyde |
48.6% |
59.0% |
2,000 |
Midlothian |
62.0% |
57.7% |
2,000 |
Moray |
65.5% |
57.1% |
1,000 |
North Ayrshire |
48.9% |
58.1% |
3,000 |
North Lanarkshire |
48.3% |
56.2% |
8,000 |
Orkney Islands |
* |
* |
* |
Perth & Kinross |
61.0% |
62.4% |
2,000 |
Renfrewshire |
55.0% |
57.9% |
4,000 |
Scottish Borders |
80.2% |
71.9% |
2,000 |
Shetland Islands |
* |
* |
* |
South Ayrshire |
55.0% |
58.1% |
2,000 |
South Lanarkshire |
59.7% |
60.1% |
5,000 |
Stirling |
49.0% |
66.1% |
2,000 |
West Dunbartonshire |
55.9% |
48.2% |
2,000 |
West Lothian |
61.3% |
63.7% |
4,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
36.9% |
38.3% |
23,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
61.7% |
64.7% |
75,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
47.4% |
51.4% |
44,000 |
Other Urban Areas |
55.5% |
57.0% |
29,000 |
Accessible Small Towns |
65.2% |
58.8% |
9,000 |
Remote Small Towns |
* |
* |
* |
Accessible Rural |
59.8% |
66.8% |
10,000 |
Remote Rural |
83.5% |
71.3% |
3,000 |
* - Estimate is below reliability threshold ( See Annex A for more details).
Note: A lone parent is defined here as a working age adult who is the head of a family with dependent children who is either married but does not live with his/her spouse or is not married and does not live with a partner. Dependent children are defined as those aged 0-15 or aged 16-18 in full-time education.
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