1951 Educational Statistics (age at termination of education) in Scotland

Table ID:

EDU_1951_S     (1247543)

Contents:

1951 Educational Statistics (age at termination of education) in Scotland

Approx. number of rows:

148

Table type:

Raw Data

Documentation Author:

Humphrey Southall

Chronology:

The data are for the single year 1951.

Sources:

1. The data are taken from table 17, 'Occupied Population classified according to 11 terminal educational ages, (a) Scotland by 9 age sections and (b) Administrative, etc. Areas by All Ages' (pp.652) for (a) Nation and (b) Divisions, Cities, Counties and Large Burghs in the Occupations and Industries volume of the 1951 census reports.

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Notes:

1. These data are from a 10% sample of all households.
2. The table provides data for the following kinds of area, as defined in the sco_Type column:
   • Nation (1 area): National total. See below for additional breakdown by age group.
   • County (33 areas): Include Burghs but exclude Cities.
   • City (4 areas): Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
   • Burgh (20 areas): Large Burghs only.
   • Conurb (1 area): Central Clydeside.
   • Region (5 areas): Northern, East Central, West Central, Southern and 'Crofting Counties'.
3. These data cover both sexes, with two rows for each unit distinguished by the 'sex' column with values 'M' and 'F'.
4. The national totals for Scotland are broken down not only by gender but also by age group, using the following age ranges as defined in the age_group column: 'UNDER 20', '20-24', '25-29', '30-34', '35-44', '45-54', '55-64', '65-74', '75 AND OVER', 'NOT STATED' and 'ALL AGES'.

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Checking:

1. The data were checked to ensure that the individual terminal ages summed to the total for all terminal ages (see constraint below).
2. The geographical units were cross-checked against the GBHGIS administrative unit gazetteer to ensure that units are correctly identified. Each unit has a unique unit ID assigned to it and this can be used to cross-reference against other datasets. This excludes the regions which have no g_unit value.

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Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
edu_1951_s_pkey	Primary key	rec_num

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Constraints:

The table has the following associated constraints:

Constraint	Type	Details
edu_1951_s_pkey	Primary Key	See details above for primary key index
edu_1951_s_ck_all_ages	Check	((((((((((((age_u_13 + age_13) + age_14) + age_15) + age_16) + age_17) + age_18) + age_19) + age_20) + age_21) + age_22_up) = all_ages))

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Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
sco_area	Text string (max.len.=36).	Name of area
sco_type	Text string (max.len.=10).	Type of area (see above).
g_unit	Integer number.	ID number for area, as defined in GBHGIS Administrative Unit Ontology. Missing for regions.
age_group	Text string (max.len.=20).	Age group of occupied population (Scotland only)
sex	Text string (max.len.=5).	Sex (M or F).
all_ages	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: All stated ages.
age_u_13	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: Under 13.
age_13	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 13.
age_14	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 14.
age_15	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 15.
age_16	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 16.
age_17	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 17.
age_18	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 18.
age_19	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 19.
age_20	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 20.
age_21	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 21.
age_22_up	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age: 22 and over.
age_ns	Integer number.	Terminal Education Age not stated.
rec_num	Integer number.	Unique number identifying row in table.