A report described the main developments in government statistics in Scotland in 2004-05, and the action taken to meet the requirements of the National Statistics Code in terms of quality, integrity, and professional development.
Source: Chief Statistician s Annual Report 2005, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report
Date: 2005-Dec
Scotland's population was officially projected to rise over a period of 15 years before falling slowly. The population was not projected to fall below 5 million until 2036, rather than 2017 as the previous projection had suggested.
Source: Projected Population of Scotland (2004-based), General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4243)
Links: Report (pdf) | SE press release
Date: 2005-Oct
Life expectancy results for administrative areas within Scotland were published. Life expectancy at birth was 73.8 years for males and 79.0 years for females: but this varied considerably between individual areas in Scotland.
Source: Life Expectancy for Administrative Areas within Scotland, 2002-2004, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4243)
Links: Report (pdf) | SE press release
Date: 2005-Oct
In June 2004, Scotland had 2.25 million households, a 0.9 per cent (21,000) increase from the previous year and a 10 per cent (203,000) increase since 1991.
Source, Household Estimates for Scotland, 2004, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4243)
Links: Report (pdf) | SE press release
Date: 2005-Aug
A report set out the results of questions on family matters in the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2004. This part of the survey canvassed public views and knowledge on a range of family-related issues including marriage, co-habitation and parenting.
Source: Fran Wasoff and Claudia Martin, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2004 Family Module Report, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2005-Aug
An annual report provided information on the characteristics, composition, and behaviour of households in Scotland in a range of areas - particularly relating to transport, social justice, and housing.
Source: Chris Martin et al., Scotland's People: Annual report - Results from the 2003/2004 Scottish Household Survey, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report (pdf) | SE press release
Date: 2005-Aug
An annual review was published of demographic and social trends in Scotland.
Source: Scotland's Population 2004, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4243)
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2005-Jul
A new book explored a wide range of aspects of Scottish society, and reported new evidence on families, incomes, employment and social/political behaviour.
Source: John Ermisch and Robert Wright (eds.), Changing Scotland: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey, Policy Press, available from Marston Book Services (01235 465500)
Links: ISER press release
Date: 2005-Jul
Scotland's population was estimated to have been 5,078,400 on 30 June 2004 - an increase of 21,000 from 2003, and an increase of 23,600 since mid-2002.
Source: Mid-2004 Population Estimates: Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4243)
Links: Report (pdf) | GROS press release
Date: 2005-Apr
An article described a methodology used to create three sets of 'consistent areas through time' (CATTs) that could be used for analysing comparable small-area data from the 1981, 1991 and 2001 Censuses in Scotland.
Source: Daniel Exeter, Paul Boyle, Zhiqiang Feng, Robin Flowerdew and Nick Schierloh, 'The creation of Consistent Areas Through Time (CATTs) in Scotland, 1981 2001', Population Trends 119, Spring 2005, Office for National Statistics, Palgrave Macmillan (01256 329242)
Links: Article (pdf) | ONS press release (pdf)
Date: 2005-Mar
A report explored the characteristics of religious groups in Scotland, using information collected from the 2001 Census in Scotland.
Source: Analysis of Religion in the 2001 Census, Office of the Chief Statistician/Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report | SE press release
Date: 2005-Feb
