Data Sources for Impact Assessments

How to get started?

On this page you’ll find links to groups of suggested indicators for 

  1. Socio-economic disadvantage using categories from the Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment
  2. Communities of special interest

Click on the links below to go each category that gives links to the data sources for each suggested indicator

Socio-economic disadvantage

Overview of indicators that could be used – click on the category boxes above to find links to the data sources for each suggested indicator 

Communities of interest

Communities Possible indicatorsSources
Looked after/ accommodated young peopleChild protection register numbersLooked after children numbers Observatory -CPR, LAC
Those involved in the criminal justice systemSIMD Data Zones Crime domainJuvenille crime – numbers of offences Justice social work statistics by local authority – social justice work orders, community payback orders, drug treatment and testing ordersSIMD -Crime domainObservatory – Juvenille crimeLocal data
Addictions and substance useAlcohol-related mortality and morbidity SIMD Data Zones – Alcohol and Drug Use included in the health domain of SIMDObservatory – drug use, alcoholSIMD – health 
Carers – paid and unpaidProvision of unpaid careHome careAtlas s45, 46Observatory 
DisabilityDisability / Long-term health conditionsBSL usersAtlas s42-44 Atlas s15
HomelessHomeless data by local authority  
Refugees and asylum seekersRefugee/ asylum data  by local authority  
Low literacy / health literacy Lower educational statusEducation/skills/attainmentSDS  – Annual participation measure – Participation in education , employment training by deprivation –IS Attainment –inequality between least v most deprived Observatory
Poor healthy life expectancyYears in good/poor healthEarly MortalitySIMD Health DomainIlluminate – healthIlluminate – mortalitySIMD – health

For more information on the main data sources :