Kinship Care Statistics
Statistics on children in kinship care using data from Scotland's Census 2022.
Ethnicity, language and religion
Table 3 shows that the majority of children both in kinship care (93%) and in other households (88%) were white. The proportion was broadly similar for both groups for those recorded as Caribbean or Black, and the proportion was slightly lower in children in kinship care in all other ethnic groups.
Table 3 Ethnicity of Children in Kinship Care and Other Households
Children in kinship care and other households by ethnicity.
|
Kinship care indicator |
Ethnicity |
White |
Mixed or multiple ethnic group |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British |
African: African, African Scottish or African British |
Caribbean or Black |
Other ethnic group |
Total |
|
Kinship care child |
Total |
11,860 |
220 |
380 |
220 |
30 |
90 |
12,800 |
|
Kinship care child |
Percentage |
92.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
100 |
|
All others in households |
Total |
873,010 |
26,700 |
53,260 |
19,810 |
1,370 |
12,820 |
986,980 |
|
All others in households |
Percentage |
88.5 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
100 |
Table 4 shows the main language of children aged three and over in kinship care. The main language for the majority of children in kinship care was English (97%). 0.3% of children spoke Gaelic or Scots as their main language. BSL or Other Sign Language was the main language for 0.2%, Polish the main language for 0.5%, and the remaining 2.4% had Other recorded as their main language. These are broadly similar to the proportions with each main language in other households, with small variations that may be due to the small numbers in some groups.
Table 4 Main Language of Children in Kinship Care and Other Households
Children in kinship care and other households by main language.
|
Kinship care indicator |
Main language |
English |
Gaelic or Scots |
BSL or other sign language |
Polish |
Other |
Total |
|
Kinship care child |
Total |
11,470 |
40 |
20 |
60 |
280 |
11,860 |
|
Kinship care child |
Percentage |
96.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
100 |
|
All others in households |
Total |
807,600 |
1,420 |
600 |
9,740 |
23,650 |
843,010 |
|
All others in households |
Percentage |
95.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
100 |
Table 5 shows the religion of children in kinship care. The majority of children in both the kinship care group and in other households were recorded as having no religion (62% in both). A quarter (26%) of children in both groups were recorded as being Christian. The proportion where religion was not stated was slightly higher in the kinship care group (9%) than in other households (6%).
Table 5 Religion of Children in Kinship Care and Other Households
Children in kinship care and other households by religion.
|
Kinship care indicator |
Religion |
No religion |
Christian |
Religion not stated |
Muslim |
Other religion |
|
Kinship care child |
Total |
7,940 |
3,340 |
1,210 |
230 |
100 |
|
Kinship care child |
Percentage |
62.0 |
26.1 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
|
All others in households |
Total |
613,270 |
256,750 |
62,580 |
40,240 |
14,140 |
|
All others in households |
Percentage |
62.1 |
26.0 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
1.4 |