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Modelling Census Under-Enumeration - A Logistic Regression Perspective

The Scottish 2001 Census - Marital Status and Living Arrangements

In general Scottish household structures have been changing. These changes are in line with the trend observed in most Western countries. One of the most significant changes in Scottish household composition over the last 20 years has been the rapid expansion of one-person households. In Scotland, the rate of one person households has increased from 21.9% in 1981 to 32.9% in 2001 (Miller, 2003). Furthermore, there has been an increase in the number of couples in cohabiting unions. This can be shown by comparing the proportion of single people in the two figures above - Figure 1.2.3 (17 Kb PDF file) looks at the breakdown of the adult population by living arrangement, while Figure 1.2.4 (17 Kb PDF file) shows the respective breakdown by marital status. Figure 1.2.4 (17 Kb PDF file) shows how the inclusion of cohabitating couples reduces the number of single people at each ward. By using the marital status definition of ‘single’ we fail to account for co-habitation. This was one of the strengths of the One Number Census, in that part of its remit was to seek to accurately identify the more complex (less traditional, per se) household types.

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