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Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2015

Estimates of the proportion of people living in persistent poverty in Scotland in between 2010 and 2014 and between 2011 and 2015.

Table 1: Persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years) in Scotland

	All Individuals		Children		Working Age Adults		Pensioners
	% of people
	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs
2010 to 2014	9	9	12	12	7	9	10	6
2011 to 2015	8	9	10	12	7	9	11	7

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015

Table 2: People in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015

Table 3: Children in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015

Table 4: Working Age Adults in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015

Table 5: Pensioners in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2015

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