Dear Sir or Madam,

I note that no actual population figures are contained in GERS 2006-2007!

A figure of 8.4% of something is quoted!

Please furnish me with a breakdown of population numbers for and which you based GERS 2006-2007 upon.

UK Total (all age, all sex)

UK Male Total (all ages)

UK Male 16+

UK Male under 16 (0-15)

UK Female Total (all ages)

UK Female 16+

UK Female under 16 (0-15)

Scotland Total (all ages, all sex)

Scotland Male Total (all ages)

Scotland Male 16+

Scotland Male under 16 (0-15)

Scotland Female Total (all ages)

Scotland Female 16+

Scotland Female under 16 (0-15)

Wales Total (all ages, all sex)

Wales Male Total (all ages)

Wales Male 16+

Wales Male under 16 (0-15)

Wales Female Total (all ages)

Wales Female 16+

Wales Female under 16 (0-15)

N Ireland Total (all ages, all sex)

N Ireland Male Total (all ages)

N Ireland Male 16+

N Ireland Male under 16 (0-15)

N Ireland Female Total (all ages)

N Ireland Female 16+

N Ireland Female under 16 (0-15)

England Total (all ages, all sex)

England Male Total (all ages)

England Male 16+

England Male under 16 (0-15)

England Female Total (all ages)

England Female 16+

England Female under 16 (0-15)

Yours faithfully,

James Trice

Dear Sir,

The population figures are not produced by the Office of the Chief
Economic Adviser, rather, we use the official estimates which are
produced by the General Register Office for Scotland and the Office of
National Statistics.

These data, including the specific breakdowns you requested are freely
available from the General Register Office for Scotland website:
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk and the Office for National Statistics website:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp

In terms of Scottish Population, the GRO publication "Mid-2006
Population Estimates Scotland" : URL:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistic...
on-estimates/mid-2006-population-estimates-scotland/index.html
is probably most useful to you.

You may also wish to be aware of Population Trends which is published
quarterly by the ONS.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/pr...

If you consider table 1.2 of the Spring 2008 publication (no. 131) you
will see that the population of Scotland is estimated to be 5,117
thousand in 2006. Dividing this by the corresponding UK figure of 60,587
thousand leads to the 8.44% proportion which you cited from GERS
2006-2007.

Thank you for your interest in GERS.

Any further enquiries about population data should be addressed to the
General Register Office for Scotland or the Office for National
Statistics who are responsible for these estimates for Scotland and the
UK.

Sincerely

Richard Morrison
Statistician
OCEA
St. Andrews House
T: (+44)(0) 131 244 3768

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