Scotland is a predominantly urban country, in so far as where people live, and this is even more true for those experiencing SMD.
Figure 13
Proportion of rural residents within Current 3D and Ever 5D categories by SMD categories and counts — Sources: based on weighted average of SCJS, GUS and PSE
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Current 3D Ever 5D
Looking at the Current SMD(3D) framework, the proportion of rural residents is significantly less than that for the population as a whole in most SMD segments except offending-only (Figure 13).
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When we switch focus to Ever 5D, adults in categories involving DVA seem a bit more likely to be located in rural Scotland than do other SMD groups. Generally, the proportion of rural residents falls as the level of complexity rises.
No disadv H’less only Offend only Subst only MH only DVA only H’less +Off H’less +Subst Off +Subst DVA +1 Oth MH +1 Oth SMD3 (+) No disadv 1 disadv 2 disadv 3 disadv 4 disadv 5 disadv Total
