1. Citizens, Society and the State
The demographics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
By: John Anderson

2. The United Kingdom

3. Culture of the United Kingdom

4. History

5. Major Cities London – 9.8 m Manchester – 2.7 m W. Midlands – 2.7 m
W. Yorkshire – 2.2 m
Liverpool – 864 k

6. Nations England: 53.0 m (83.9%) Scotland: 5.3 m (8.4%)
Wales: 3.1 m (4.8%)
N. Ireland: 1.8 m (2.9%)

7. Political Map
Conservatives won most recent election, with David Cameron current Prime Minister
Key:
Conservatives = Blue
Liberal Democrats = Orange
Labor = Red

8. Geography Scottish Highlands visible Wales also mountainous
England quite arable & flat relative to rest of Britain

9. Public Spending

10. Obesity Rates

11. Societal Cleavages Differences between the people of a state Ethnicity
Religion
Class
Region
Urban/rural
Gender

12. Ethnicity of England British whites – 79.8% Irish/Gypsy – 1.1%
Other whites – 4.6%
Asian (mostly non-Oriental) – 7.8%
Black (Caribbean) – 1.1%
Black (African) – 1.8%
Arab – 0.4%
Mixed – 2.0%

13. Ethnicity of Wales British white – 93.2% Irish/Gypsy - .6%
Other whites – 1.8%
Asian (mostly non-Oriental) – 2.3%
Black (Caribbean) - .4%
Black (African) - .1%
Arab - .3%
Mixed – 1.0%

14. Ethnicity of Northern Ireland
British white – 98.2%
Gypsy - .1%
Asian (mostly non-Oriental) – 1.1%
Black - .2%
Arab – Negligible
Mixed - .3%

15. Religion in the United Kingdom

16. Religion
Source: British Social Attitudes Survey

17. Class
Historically, the estates class system was in place, with nobles, clergy, and commoners
Post-WWII considerable, gradual shift
Seven distinct classes:
Elite
Established Middle
Technical Middle
New Affluent
Traditional Working
Emergent Service Sector
Precariat

18. Wealth Gap
UK GINI coefficient is ~32
US GINI coefficient is ~40

19. Region 4 nations 74% of people from Wales identify as Welsh
Scottish people are largely identified by accent and language
Northern Irish identify as
1) 35% British
2) 32% Irish
3) 27% Northern Irish
4) 6% Other (Ulster)

20. Urban/Rural Urban: 79.6% (49.3 million) Rural: 20.4% (12.6 million)
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21. Gender Males: 31.029 m (49.11%) Females: 32.153 m (50.89%)
Other: Negligible

22. Civil Society 900,000 civil society organizations
Highly advanced democracy, similar to United States.
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23. Interest Groups Pluralist interest group system Biggest ones are
Greenpeace
Virgin Climate Change ISA
The Electoral Reform Society
The Democracy Movement
STAND

24. Interest Group System/Social Capital
Weak party loyalty increases power of interest groups
Parliamentary systems in general are more adherent to party platform, UK included

25. Media is state-owned Private competitors are and plc
3.75 hours TV & 2.81 hours radio each day
Newspapers divided into broadsheets and tabloids

26. Television Channels & Radio
5 channels – BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5 are transmitted for free
Cable is provided by Virgin Media
BBC dominates radio

27. Political Participation
Voting in national election: 65.1%
Discusses politics: 46%
Political party activity: 3%
Interest Group participation: 7%
Petition signing: 81%
Lawful Protest: 13%

28. Voting Trends and Rates

29. Voting Trends and Rates

30. Voting Trends and Rates

31. Voting Trends and Rates

32. Social Movements
Britain has spearheaded many movements, including the anti-slavery movement
“New” social movements emerged post-WWII