Notes
What is new
July 2010
Updated UK indicators
- Lacking consumer durables:
- first graph (over time): one in six households in low income lack either a freezer or a washing machine. This compares with one in three a decade ago.
- second graph (by item): for all consumer durables, the proportion of low-income households who are lacking them is much lower than a decade ago but still higher than for those on average incomes.
- Benefit levels:
- first graph (over time re inflation): while the level of means-tested benefits for both families with children and pensioners has gone up much faster than inflation over the last decade, that for working-age adults without children has remained constant in real terms.
- second graph (over time re earnings): until the recent small rises, the level of means-tested benefits, relative to earnings, for working-age adults without children had been in continual decline, unlike those for both pensioners and families with children.
- Children in workless households:
- fifth graph (compared to the European Union): the UK has a higher proportion of its children living in workless households than any other EU country.
- Low birthweight babies:
- second graph (by family type): babies born to lone parents are more likely to be of low birthweight than babies born to couples.
- Underage pregnancies:
- third graph (by social class): teenage motherhood is eight times as common amongst those from manual social backgrounds as for those from professional backgrounds.
- School exclusions:
- first and second graphs (over time): the number of permanent exclusions has fallen by a third over the last six years.
- third graph (by ethnic group): Black Caribbean pupils are three times as likely to be permanently excluded from school as pupils from any other ethnic group.
- fourth graph (by region): the rate of permanent exclusion is much lower in Scotland than elsewhere in Great Britain.
- Not in education, employment or training:
- third graph (by destination): the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds who are in full-time education has increased in recent years.
- fourth graph (by gender): among 16- to 18-year-olds, more girls than boys continue in full-time education.
- fifth graph (by ethnic group): the proportion of White 16-year-olds who do not continue in full time education is much higher than that for any ethnic minority, but many are undertaking some form of training.
- Young adults with a criminal record:
- second graph (by ethnic group): black young adults are four times as likely as white young adults to be in prison.
- Blue collar jobs:
- first graph (over time by industry): while the total number of jobs is higher than a decade ago, the number of jobs in manufacturing, construction and other production industries has fallen.
- second graph (over time within production): whilst manufacturing has been declining, the number of jobs in construction is similar to a decade ago.
- third graph (by region): over the last decade, all parts of the UK have seen a rise in service jobs combined with a loss of jobs in manufacturing, construction and other production industries.
- Workless households:
- third graph (compared to the European Union): the UK has a higher proportion of its working-age population living in workless households than most other EU countries.
- Housing benefit:
- first graph (over time): around two-fifths of pensioner households entitled to Council Tax Benefit - and a third of those entitled to Pension Credit - are not claiming them. These are much higher proportions than a decade ago.
- second graph (by amount): of the estimated £4½ billion of unclaimed income-related benefits to which pensioners were entitled in 2008/09, Pensioner Credit accounted for half while Council Tax Benefit accounted for a third.
- third graph (by tenure): half of the owner occupiers entitled to Pension Credit are not claiming it, a much higher proportion than for those in other tenures.
- fourth graph (by family type): the proportion of pensioner households entitled to, but not claiming, Pension Credit is somewhat higher for pensioner couples than for single pensioners.
- Access to transport:
- first graph (journeys): people in households without a car make fewer than half the number of journeys as those with a car.
- third graph (cars by household income): just about all households with above-average incomes have a car but half of low-income households do not.
- fifth graph (cars by gender): although the proportion is coming down, two-fifths of women still do not drive. This compares with a quarter of men.
- Homelessness:
- fifth graph (in temporary accommodation - over time): the number of homeless households placed in temporary accommodation has fallen sharply since 2005.
- fifth graph (in temporary accommodation - by region): the number of households in temporary accommodation is an order of magnitude greater in London than elsewhere.
- Housing benefit:
- first graph (over time): levels of non-take-up of Housing Benefit are much higher than a decade ago. This is the case for both pensioners and those of working-age.
- Victims of crime:
- first graph (over time): both burglaries and violent crimes have fallen by almost half over the last decade.
- second graph (by household type): young households and the unemployed are at high risk of both being burgled and of being the victims of violence.
- third graph (by region): the burglary rate is almost twice as high in Yorkshire & the Humber and in London as in Wales. There is less variation in the incidence of violent crime.
- fourth graph (levels of worry): the proportion of adults who are very worried about being the victim of crime is much lower than a decade ago.
- sixth graph (beliefs): throughout the last decade, many more adults think that their local crime rate has been increasing than think that it has been decreasing.
Updated Scotland indicators
- Lacking consumer durables:
- first graph (over time): the proportion of low income households lacking selected consumer durables has fallen considerably since the early 1990s.
- second graph (compared to the United Kingdom): although the gap has been narrowing, fewer low-income households lack either a freezer or a washing machine in Scotland than in the UK as a whole.
- Underage pregnancies:
- first graph (over time): the number of pregnancies to girls conceiving under age 16 is similar to a decade ago, although the number of actual births is lower.
- second graph (by deprivation of area): underage conceptions are much more common in deprived areas.
- School exclusions:
- third graph (compared to Great Britain): the rate of permanent exclusion is much lower in Scotland than elsewhere in Great Britain.
- Blue collar jobs:
- first graph (over time by industry): although the total number of jobs is similar to a decade ago, the number of service jobs (both private and public) is somewhat higher whilst the number of production jobs is somewhat lower.
- second graph (over time within production): most of the fall in production jobs has been in manufacturing.
- third graph (by region): the pattern of an increase in the number of service jobs, combined with a decrease in the number of production jobs, has occurred throughout the United Kingdom as well as in Scotland.
- Longstanding illness/disability:
- first graph (by age and housing tenure): people of all ages who are living in social rented accommodation are much more likely to suffer from a limiting long-standing illness than those in owner occupation.
- Mental health:
- first graph (by gender and work status): people who are working are at much lower risk of mental illness than those who are either unemployed or long-term sick or disabled.
- Access to transport:
- first graph (by type of area): people living in rural areas are much more likely to find public transport inconvenient than those living in either small towns or urban areas.
- second graph (by reason): in rural areas, the most common reason for not using public transport is the lack of a service. In urban areas, a common reason is that it takes too long..
- Access to essential services:
- first graph (by type of area): those living in rural locations are more likely to find access to essential services inconvenient than those living in either urban areas or towns.
- second graph (by cars): for many services, those without cars are no more likely to find access to essential services inconvenient than those with cars.
- Dissatisfaction with public services:
- first graph (by type of area): levels of dissatisfaction with Council services are similar in all types of area.
- second graph (by deprivation of area): whilst the proportion of people who think that their Council does not provide high quality services is highest in the most deprived areas, the differences are not that great.
- third graph (by income): levels of dissatisfaction with Council services are similar at all income levels.
- fourth graph (by housing tenure): whilst the proportion of people who think that their Council does not provide high quality services is highest among social renters, the differences are not that great.
- fifth graph (by social class): whilst the proportion of people who think that their Council does not provide high quality services is highest among those from routine and manual backgrounds, the differences are not that great.
- Dissatisfaction with local area:
- first graph (by type of area): people in urban areas are more likely to dislike their neighbourhood because of either young people 'hanging around' or vandalism than those in more rural areas.
- second graph (by deprivation of area): people living in deprived areas are much more likely to dislike their neighbourhood because of young people 'hanging around' or vandalism than those living in other areas.
- third graph (by income): a similar proportion of people at all income levels dislike their neighbourhood because of young people 'hanging around' or vandalism.
- fourth graph (by housing tenure): people in social rented housing are much more likely than owner occupiers to dislike their neighbourhood because of either young people 'hanging around' or vandalism.
- fifth graph (by social class): a similar proportion of people in all social classes dislike their neighbourhood because of young people 'hanging around' or vandalism.
- Feeling unsafe out at night:
- first graph (by type of area): people in urban areas are more than twice as likely to feel unsafe walking alone in their area at night as those in rural areas.
- second graph (by deprivation of area): people living in the most deprived areas are twice as likely to feel unsafe walking alone in their area at night as those living in areas with below-average deprivation.
- third graph (by income): people on below-average incomes are twice as likely to feel unsafe walking alone in their area at night as those on above-average incomes.
- fourth graph (by housing tenure): people in social rented housing are almost twice as likely to feel unsafe walking alone in their area at night as owner occupiers.
- fifth graph (by social class): the proportion of people who feel unsafe walking alone in their area at night is somewhat higher for those from routine and manual backgrounds than for those from other backgrounds.
- Working in a voluntary capacity:
- first graph (by type of area): people living in urban areas are less likely to have worked in a voluntary capacity than those living in rural areas.
- second graph (by deprivation of area): people living in deprived areas are much less likely to have worked in a voluntary capacity than those living in other areas.
- third graph (by income): people on low incomes are much less likely to have worked in a voluntary capacity than those on higher incomes.
- fourth graph (by housing tenure): owner occupiers are twice as likely to have worked in a voluntary capacity as those living in social housing.
- fifth graph (by social class): people from routine or manual backgrounds are much less likely to have worked in a voluntary capacity than those from other backgrounds.
Updated Wales indicators
- Lacking consumer durables:
- first graph (over time): the proportion of low income households lacking selected consumer durables has fallen considerably since the early 1990s.
- School exclusions:
- second graph (compared to Great Britain): the rate of permanent exclusion is much lower in Wales than in most of the English regions but higher than in Scotland.
- Blue collar jobs:
- first graph (over time by industry): while the total number of jobs is higher than a decade ago, the number of jobs in manufacturing, construction and other production industries has fallen.
- second graph (over time within production): whilst manufacturing has been declining, the number of jobs in construction is similar to a decade ago.
- third graph (by region): the pattern of an increase in total jobs, combined with a decrease in the number of jobs in the production industries, has occurred throughout the United Kingdom as well as in Wales.
- Mental health:
- first graph (by gender and work status): people who are working are at much lower risk of mental illness than those who are either unemployed or long-term sick or disabled.
- Homelessness:
- first graph (over time): the number of newly homeless households has halved since 2004 but is still around 8,000 households a year.
- second graph (by family type): three-quarters of those officially recognised as homeless do not have dependent children and most of the others are lone parents. Very few are couples with children..
- third graph (by reason): the biggest reason for becoming homeless is loss of accommodation provided by relatives or friends.
- fourth graph and map (by local authority): every local authority has a homelessness problem, but the greatest problems appear to be in Swansea.
- fifth graph (in temporary accommodation): although now falling, the number of homeless households in temporary accommodation is still three times that of a decade ago.
- Burglaries:
- first graph (compared to England): the burglary rate is lower in Wales than in any of the English regions.
- second graph (by local authority): burglary appears to be much more common in Newport, Cardiff and Swansea than elsewhere.
Updated Northern Ireland indicators
- Blue collar jobs:
- first graph (over time by industry): while the total number of jobs is higher than a decade ago, the number of jobs in manufacturing, construction and other production industries is somewhat lower.
- second graph (over time within production): whilst manufacturing has been declining, the number of jobs in construction is similar to a decade ago.
- third graph (over time by gender): the number of jobs is higher than a decade ago for both men and women and for both full-time and part-time work.
- fourth graph (shares by gender): almost half of full-time male jobs are in production industries, compared to one in ten full-time female jobs and part-time jobs.
- fifth graph (shares by industry): manufacturing, construction and other production industries are the areas which are dominated by full-time male jobs.
- seventh graph (compared to Great Britain - trends): the pattern of an increase in total jobs, combined with a decrease in the number of jobs in the production industries, has occurred throughout Great Britain as well as in Northern Ireland.
- eighth graph (compared to Great Britain - shares): Northern Ireland has a slighter - but only slightly - larger proportion of its jobs in the public sector than most of the regions of Great Britain.
- Mental health:
- first graph (by gender and work status): people who are working are at much lower risk of mental illness than those who are either unemployed or long-term sick or disabled.
Updated rural England indicators
- School exclusions:
- first graph (compared to urban): the proportion of pupils permanently excluded from school is similar in all types of authority.
Updated European indicators
- In jobless households:
- first graph (children).
- second graph (working-age adults).
- Not in education or training:
- first graph.
Updated local area data
- School exclusions (England only; upper tier spreadsheet and map).
- Homelessness (Wales only; lower tier spreadsheet).