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APPENDIX 5: DATA DEFINITIONS, VALUES AND SOURCES USED IN THE 'NEEDS DIAGRAMS'

The table below shows the definition, source and value for each of the needs measured shown in Figures 2 and 3. All figures are shown as a percentage of the UK average, with one exception (household income per head), all measures are calculated as the number of people with that need in any country as a proportion of that country's total population. [65]

Needs measure (2005 to 2007 average except where stated)
Data source
England
Wales
Scotland
N. Ireland
The number of under 5sONS: Population Trends dataset
101
94
91
112
The number aged 5 to under 16sONS: Population Trends dataset
100
102
96
116
The number aged over 65 and under 74ONS: Population Trends dataset
99
111
106
91
The number of over 75sONS: Population Trends dataset
100
111
97
82
The number of deaths adjusted for the age profile of the population ('Standardised Mortality Rate') NISRA: Annual Report 2007
98
101
117
106
The number of people with a limiting long-term illness (2001) 2001 Census
97
126
110
110
The number of working-age adults with a work-limiting disability Labour Force Survey
97
120
109
116
The number of working-age adults who are unemployed Labour Force Survey
101
92
101
76
The number of working-age adults not in employment Labour Force Survey
99
108
96
119
Gross disposable household income per head (inverse) ONS: Regional Gross Disposable Household Income April 2009
98
114
106
115
The number of adults in households with an income below 60% of the UK median income before housing costs have deducted ('Adult poverty') DWP: Households Below Average Income 2009
99
115
95
107
The number of children in households with an income below 60% of the UK median income before housing costs have deducted ('Child poverty') DWP: Households Below Average Income 2009
101
118
88
119






65   So for example the measure of child poverty is not the same as the child poverty rate, which expresses the number of children in households with relative low income as a proportion of the total child population, rather than of the total population. Back


 
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