Social Trends
A new edition of the UK statistical bible, Social Trends, is out. Here's some facts I gleaned from it.There are 1.4m more females than males.
Christchurch at 29% and Newnam at 8% have the highest and lowest proportion of the population over 65.
English and Welsh 8 yr olds have the best reading test scores in the G8.
77% of children with parents in the highest social classification get 5 or more A-C GSCEs compared with 33% in the lowest.
18% of males and 15% of females have a degree.
32% of males work more than 45 hours a week, 9% of females.
39% of all robberies take place in London, with 2/3rd in five police areas
Income taxes and NICs on those on ½ average and average income (i.e. most people) are lower today than they were in 1997 and 1991.
15% of males aged 16-24 were a victim of violent crime in 2001, while only 0.4% of those aged over 70 were. 1 in 16 of those aged 16-24 were found guilty of an indictable offence.
11% of the prison population are black, 84% white, 3% Asian, 2% Chinese or other.
20% of British houses were built before 1919, 20% after 1984. 34% of new houses in 2002 had 4 bedrooms, compared with only 7% in 1970.
74% of the UK is agricultural land, 11% forest, 16% urban.
People aged 10-19 walk the most in Britain, those over 70 the least.
82% of men have a driving licence and only 62% of women.
In Flintshire 77% of people drive to work, in Westminster only 14.4%
Males spend 2.02 hours watching tv, listening to the radio or playing video games, and only 16 minutes reading.
The BBC has 55% of the male radio audience, and 52% of females.
61% of the population went to a cinema once last year, compared with 34% in 1987. 7% went to the opera.
72% of Britons are Christians, 3% are Muslim. 15% have no religion.
posted by Matthew @ 1/29/2004 04:24:00 PM
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