Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics - Internet Site Update
STATISTICAL PUBLICATION NOTICE
Highlights of the July 2006 Update
The latest quarterly update of the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) Internet site and database was carried out today.
The main highlights of the July update include combined counts of worklessness and illness related benefits added to the site for the first time. Revised data for all individual benefits and annual updates to Child Benefit and New Deal data have also been included. Annual Population Survey estimates of the highest qualification of working age people at local authority level for the period 1999 through 2005. Pupil numbers, attendance and school attainment at data zone level for 2005; pupil ethnicity and additional support for learning at the intermediate zone for 2005. Further and Higher education indicators including the number of students at data zone level for the academic years 2001/02 through 2004/05. Number and proportion of adults with learning disabilities receiving services and taking part in activities for the period 2003 through to 2005 at the local authority level. The number and proportion of dwellings by council band for 2005 at data zone level.
The indicators and further information on the update is available at www.sns.gov.uk
Background about Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish Executive's on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland. The SNS internet site provides statistics about local communities and makes use of the data zone small area geography which contains on average 750 residents.
Local communities can be expressed in terms of groups of these data zones, and the internet site contains a wide range of socio-economic statistics describing the characteristics of these communities. New socio-economic data is added on a quarterly basis and this will allow change in the circumstances of local communities to be better understood.
This information is being used to inform the Scottish Executive's approach to improving the quality of life for people living in Scotland and especially in the most disadvantaged areas. The information is also invaluable to Community Planning Partnerships and public sector agencies where the availability of up-to-date high quality information is crucial to the way in which services are developed and delivered and issues of local concern are addressed. It will also help community groups bring together information to support grant applications.
Contact us to improve Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
We would welcome any comments or suggestions that would help us to improve Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics. Robert Williams at the Scottish Executive can be contacted on 0131 244 0442 or neighbourhood.statistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk. If you would like to be consulted about new or existing statistical collections or to receive notification of forthcoming statistical publications, please register your statistical interest on the Scottish Executive Scot Stat internet site at www.scotland.gov.uk/scotstat