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Importance of Harmonising Equality Statistics in Scotland: A 2009 Overview

In February 2009, the Scottish Government highlighted the critical need for harmonising equality statistics in response to findings from the 2007 Equalities Review. The review emphasized the inadequacies in available data on inequality, which hinder understanding and tracking of social issues. The Office for National Statistics proposed eight principles for the collection and dissemination of equality data, with a focus on the consistency of methods and classifications. Key classifications include ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender status, disability, and sexual orientation. For more information, contact Equalities Statistics at the Scottish Government.

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Importance of Harmonising Equality Statistics in Scotland: A 2009 Overview

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  1. Harmonised Questions Equality Statistics Branch Scottish Government February 2009

  2. Why Harmonise? • The Equalities Review in 2007 stated that: • ‘The data available on inequality are utterly inadequate in many ways, limiting people’s ability to understand problems and their causes, set priorities and track progress. And even where data do exist, they are not consistently used well or published in a way that makes sense’

  3. Why Harmonise? • The Office for National Statistic identified 8 principles for collection and dissemination of equality data • Principle 4: • ‘Consistency of methods, concepts and classifications is fundamental in the collection, analysis and presentation of equality statistics’

  4. Classifications • Ethnicity • Religion • Age • Gender • Transgender • Disability • Sexual Orientation

  5. Ethnicity

  6. Religion/Belief

  7. Age

  8. Gender

  9. Contacts • Equalities Statistics, 1-F Dockside Victoria Quay. • social-justice-analysis@scotland.gsi.go.uk Amy Wilson 0131 244 7571 Amy.Wilson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Shona Rennie 0131 244 7371 Shona.Rennie@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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