Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2015
Estimates of the proportion of people living in persistent poverty in Scotland in between 2010 and 2014 and between 2011 and 2015.
Annex 1: Tables
Table 1: Persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years) in Scotland
| % of people | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2010 to 2014 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015
Table 2: People in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country
| % of people | ||||||||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | |
| 2010 - 2014 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 - 2015 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015
Table 3: Children in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country
| % of people | ||||||||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | |
| 2010 - 2014 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| 2011 - 2015 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015
Table 4: Working Age Adults in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country
| % of people | ||||||||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | |
| 2010 - 2014 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 2011 - 2015 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015
Table 5: Pensioners in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country
| % of people | ||||||||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | Scotland | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | UK | |
| 2010 - 2014 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 - 2015 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015
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