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Implications of labour markets for the social care workforce: report
Independent research on the influence of national and local labour markets on the social care sector.
Appendix C: Comparison of Social Care Workforce and the Scottish Workforce
| Characteristic | Social care | Scotland[162] |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 85% | 49% |
| Male | 15% | 51% |
| Age | ||
| Under 25 years | 10% | 13% |
| 25 to 34 years | 19% | 22% |
| 35 to 44 years | 19% | 62%[163] |
| 45 to 54 years | 26% | |
| 55-64 years | 20% | |
| Over 64 years | 2% | 3% |
| Not know/prefer not to say | 3% | - |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 80% | 96% |
| Mixed | 0% | <1% |
| Asian | 1% | 1% |
| Black | 1% | 1% |
| Other | 1% | 1% |
| Unknown | 17% | - |
| Geography | ||
| Larger cities | 30% | 39% |
| Urban with substantial rural | 32% | 33% |
| Mainly rural | 29% | 25% |
| Islands and remote | 4% | 3% |
| Mode of working | ||
| Full-time | 50% | 66% |
| Part-time | 50% | 34% |
| Vacancies | ||
| Vacancy rate | 38% | 20% |
| Of which, hard-to-fill vacancy rate | 45% | 42% |
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