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Publication - Statistics

Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2011/12

Published
13 June 2013
ISBN
9781782566342

Statistics on the percentage and number of children, working age adults and pensioners living in low income households in Scotland, and the distribution of household income across Scotland.

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Annex 1: Tables from the Family Resources Survey

Table A1: Relative poverty (below 60% of UK median income in the same year) in Scottish households: 1994/95 to 2011/12

All individuals Children Working Age Adults Pensioners
Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs
% 000s % 000s % 000s % 000s % 000s % 000s % 000s % 000s
1994/95 21 1,040 23 1,140 28 310 30 330 17 510 18 560 26 220 29 250
1995/96 20 980 23 1,160 27 300 32 360 14 440 18 540 28 240 31 270
1996/97 22 1,090 25 1,230 31 340 33 360 16 490 19 580 30 260 33 290
1997/98 20 1,000 22 1,120 30 330 31 330 16 470 18 540 24 210 28 250
1998/99 20 980 23 1,130 28 300 31 330 15 450 19 570 26 230 27 230
1999/00 21 1,050 24 1,200 28 300 32 350 17 510 20 600 27 240 28 250
2000/01 21 1,040 24 1,220 27 280 32 340 18 540 22 650 24 210 25 220
2001/02 19 960 22 1,110 27 280 31 330 16 490 19 570 21 190 24 210
2002/03 20 1,000 23 1,120 25 260 27 280 18 530 20 620 23 210 25 220
2003/04 19 920 21 1,020 24 250 27 280 16 480 18 560 22 190 21 180
2004/05 17 860 19 960 21 210 25 250 15 460 18 560 20 190 16 150
2005/06 18 880 20 990 21 210 24 250 15 470 19 590 20 190 16 150
2006/07 17 840 19 950 21 210 25 250 14 440 18 550 20 180 15 140
2007/08 17 860 19 970 20 200 24 240 15 460 19 580 21 200 16 150
2008/09 17 860 19 970 21 210 26 260 16 500 19 600 16 150 11 110
2009/10 17 870 19 980 20 200 25 250 16 510 20 610 17 160 12 120
2010/11 15 780 18 910 17 170 21 220 14 440 18 570 16 160 12 120
2011/12 14 710 17 870 15 150 20 200 13 420 18 560 15 140 12 110

Source: HBAI dataset, DWP.

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