Job Start Payment: evaluation

Annex A: Additional statistical information

Notes which apply to more than one statistical table are presented at the beginning of Annex A, as can be seen below. Notes which apply to only one statistical table are presented underneath the relevant table.

Notes – all tables

• Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding.
• Figures have been rounded to the nearest one percent – figures may not sum due to rounding.
• Most results are presented to zero decimal places. '0%' should therefore be interpreted to mean less than 0.5%. If no responses were given then this is denoted by '-'.

Notes – table 1-11

• The total percentage of approved applications has been calculated by dividing the number of approved applications for each variable category by the total number of approved applications. For example, in Table 1, to calculate the percentage of approved applications for 16-17 year olds, 55 (i.e. the number of approved applications for 16-17 year olds) is divided by 4,150 (i.e. the total number of approved applications).

Notes – tables 1-2 & table 12

• This secondary analysis was carried out using the same data used in the production of the Job Start Payment Official Statistics publication.

Notes – tables 4-11

• This secondary analysis was carried out using the same data used in the production of the Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis to May 2021.

Notes – table 1

• [c] Figures suppressed for disclosure control
• The other category includes applications where the applicant is under 16 years old, over 25 years old, or where the applicants age is unknown.

Notes – table 2

An applicant is considered a care leaver within this table if they provide evidence of their care leaver status when making an application. It is possible that an applicant may be a care leaver but choose not to provide evidence of this if they qualify for the benefit under the standard eligibility criteria. In this instance, the applicant would be classified as 'Not declared as a Care Leaver' within this table. See the background information section of the publication document for more information on eligibility criteria.

Notes – table 3

• This supplementary analysis was carried out using the same data used in the Job Start Payment Official Statistics publication
• Whether an applicant is assumed to be parent or not is based on the presence (absence) of a data field called "Children Under 16". Since it is possible for applicants to not fill in information about their children aged under 16, overestimation of non-declared parents can occur and thus caution is needed when interpreting these figures.

Notes – table 9

• In Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis Urban Rural data is presented based on the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification, 8-fold. In Table 7 it is based on the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification, 6-fold. The 6-fold data in Table 6 has been calculated by aggregating the following items from the 8-fold data:
  • '4 - Remote Small Town', and '5 - Very Remote Small Town'
  • '7 - Remote Rural Area', and '8 - Very Remote Rural Area'

Notes – table 10

• In Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis SIMD data is presented based on SIMD Deciles. In Table 8 it is based on SIMD Quintiles. SIMD Quintiles data in Table 8 has been calculated by aggregating the following from the SIMD Deciles data:
  • Deciles 1 and 2 data, for Quintile 1
  • Deciles 3 and 4 data, for Quintile 2
  • Deciles 5 and 6 data, for Quintile 3
  • Deciles 7 and 8 data, for Quintile 4
  • Deciles 9 and 10 data, for Quintile 5.

Notes – table 12

• Processed applications exclude cases where a review was requested. Approximately 2.6% of processed applications are flagged as having had a re-determination request.
• Data is presented by the month of decision rather than month the application was received.
• Median average has been used. The median is the middle value of an ordered dataset, or the point at which half of the values are higher and half of the values are lower.