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Appendix 1Notes on statistics used in the local reportsDemographic, social and economic statistics (on the introductory page(s) of each report)Population figures and projections come from the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS)2000 based population projections. Most of the commentary relating to population are basedon these figures although some comments in this section are derived from informationprovided by local authorities.Figures and comments on the proportion of households with pensioners, the proportion ofhouseholds with dependent children, the percentage of lone parents and those relating tominority ethnic population come from the 1991 census.Unemployment statistics and comments are based on unemployment figures for January 2002and come from the Scottish Executive Economic Advice and Statistics Division.The figure for the prevalence of drug misuse is from ‘Drugs Misuse Statistics Scotland 2001’.Crime figures are from the Statistical Bulletin ‘Recorded Crime in Scotland’ 2001. It forms partof the Scottish Executive series of statistics bulletins on the criminal justice system.All other figures in this section are derived from information provided by local authorities.Facts and figures section of each reportWe have used quartiles within some data tables to show where a figure for a Council (forexample, older people in residential care homes per 1,000 population in 1999) lies relative tofigures within the same measure for other councils.Councils were ranked 1 to 32 (1 being the highest figure and 32 the lowest). Councils in thehighest quarter, i.e. ranked 1 to 8 inclusive, were placed in quartile 1. Conversely, Councils in thelowest quarter, ranked 25 to 32, were placed in quartile 4.Expected % changes in population, 2000-2016, local and national comparisons by age bandThis graph is based on the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) 2000 based populationprojections. The population figures on which the graph is based can be seen in Appendix 3.Community CareFigures for the number of older people in residential care homes, older people in private nursinghomes, older people receiving home care and older people in special needs housing are fromthe Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999 and 2000 publications.The figures for people receiving a Community Care service in 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 for olderpeople, mental health problems, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and drug/alcohol abuseproblems are from the Accounts Commission Performance Information for Scottish CouncilsData Compendium for 2000/2001. This information is available from the Accounts Commissionwebsite: www.audit-scotland.gov.uk.273