Other Fact Files / Web Resources
The table below contains a list of other ‘fact files’ and web resources compiled by a variety of organisations providing socio-economic
information
specifically on, or relevant to, the Western Isles / Eilean Siar. Click on the links to go directly to each site.
| Topic | Fact File | Organisation | Link |
| Census | Highland Council 2001 Census: Aspects of the Census detailed for the Highland Region. | Highland Council | http://www.highland.gov.uk/plintra/iandr/cen/cen.htm |
| Health | Constituency Health Report: a profile of the health of the people of the Western Isles | Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS) | Highlands & Islands then click Western Isles |
| Labour Market | Western Isles Labour Market Profile | Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) | HIE area and LEC area economic profiles 2003 scroll down to find the Western Isles |
| Labour Market | Labour Market Profile for Eilean Siar | NOMIS ( Durham University) | Local authority profile chose Eilean Siar from the drop down menu |
| Various | Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics: Area Report for Eilean Siar | Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) | http://www.sns.gov.uk/Browser/BrowseResults.asp tick Local Authority and chose Eilean Siar from the drop down menu |
| Topic | Web Resource | Organisation | Link |
| Census | Official Census Information site for 2001 for Scotland. | Scotland ’s Census Results OnLine (SCROL) | http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/common/home.jsp |
| Economy | Highlands and Islands: Economic and Business Information | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | http://www.hie.co.uk/economic-information.htm |
| Health | Scottish Health Statistics | ISD Scotland | http://www.isdscotland.org |
| Households | Scottish Household Survey 2001/2002 | Scottish Executive | http://www.scotland.gov.uk |
| Income | Benefits Data by Scottish Ward |
Neighbourhood Statistics |
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/neighbourhood/neighbourhood_2003.asp |
| Income | Income and Benefit Statistics for |
Scottish Executive | http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/ASD/OCEA/00018968/page485951511.aspx |
| Income | Wealth of the Nation |
CACI Limited | http://www.caci.co.uk/pdfs/won2004.pdf |
| Labour Market | Official UK Labour Market Statistics. | NOMIS ( Durham University) | http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/ |
| Local Community | Local Community Scottish Information | Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) | http://www.sns.gov.uk |
| Population | Registrations (births, deaths & marriages), Medical Research, Census, Population Projections. | General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) | http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ |
| Socio-Economic | Official UK statistics source for Economic and Social Information. | National Statistics Online (NSO) | http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ |
| Various | Scottish Executive Statistics: Official source for Economic and Social Information. | Scottish Executive | Statistics Home |
| Various | European Statistics | EUROSTAT | EUROSTAT: Statistical Office |
| Various | UK Data Archive: Qualitative and Quantitative Research and Information | UK Data Archive ( University of Essex) | http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/ |