UNECE EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUSES GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 2014 AGENDA ITEM 9 MEASURING ETHNO-CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UK CENSUS IAN WHITE, Office for National Statistics* UNITED KNGDOM * But not for much longer
THE 2011 CENSUS QUESTIONS ON ETHNIC GROUP AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
Ethnic groups, England and Wales, Not including ‘White British’ (80.5 per cent)
Non-White British ethnic groups, England and Wales, 2001 and 2011
Regional distribution of residents by ethnicity, England and Wales, 2011 Percentage Non- UK born
Variations in general health by ethnic group, England and Wales, 2011
Gypsy and Irish Travellers
Type of economic inactivity Households with dependent children
Gypsy and Irish Travellers Type of accommodation
Gypsy and Irish Travellers Type of accommodation
Regional distribution of residents by national identity, England and Wales, 2011
THE 2011 CENSUS QUESTION ON RELIGION
Religious affiliation, England and Wales 2011 Minority religious groups, England and Wales 2011
Change in religious affiliation, England and Wales,
Regional distribution of residents by religion, England and Wales, 2011
Percentage of population reporting ‘no religion’, England and Wales, 2011
The top ten main languages other than English/Welsh, England and Wales, 2011 The 2011 Census question on main language More than 9 out of 10 people aged 3 or over (92.3 per cent) reported English (or Welsh in Wales) as their main language
Distribution of area where English was not spoken well, England and Wales, 2011 The 2011 Census question on proficiency in English 726 thousand people aged 3 or over (1.3 per cent reported that they could not speak English well, and 138 thousand (0.3 per cent ) could not speak English at all
Highest level of qualification by English language proficiency, England and Wales, 2011
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