Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics by ethnic group in England in 2001 using data from the 2001 census
Ethnic group | White | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | Black African | Black Carribean | Chinese | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) |
Census data for 2001 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Total population | Â | 42,747,136 | 100 | 1,028,546 | 100 | 706,539 | 100 | 275,394 | 100 | 475,938 | 100 | 561,246 | 100 | 220,681 | 100 |
Sex | Male | 20,828,644 | 48.7 | 511,204 | 49.7 | 358,043 | 50.7 | 138,972 | 50.5 | 229,103 | 48.1 | 259,881 | 46.3 | 105,913 | 48.0 |
Age | <50 | 27,665,393 | 64.7 | 828,200 | 80.5 | 625,118 | 88.5 | 248,841 | 90.4 | 432,985 | 91.0 | 426,424 | 76.0 | 184,675 | 83.7 |
50+ | 15,081,743 | 35.3 | 200,346 | 19.5 | 81,421 | 11.5 | 26,553 | 9.6 | 42,953 | 9.0 | 134,822 | 24.0 | 36,006 | 16.3 | |
Deprivation | Low income | 7,305,527 | 17.1 | 347,098 | 33.7 | 455,710 | 64.5 | 198,884 | 72.2 | 277,858 | 58.4 | 292,537 | 52.1 | 49,427 | 22.4 |
Middle income | 26,315,786 | 61.6 | 563,939 | 54.8 | 222,038 | 31.4 | 69,325 | 25.2 | 177,234 | 37.2 | 245,103 | 43.7 | 123,994 | 56.2 | |
High income | 9,125,823 | 21.3 | 117,509 | 11.4 | 28,791 | 4.1 | 7,185 | 2.6 | 20,846 | 4.4 | 23,606 | 4.2 | 47,260 | 21.4 | |
Country of Birth | United Kingdom | 41,911,150 | 98.0 | 472,545 | 45.9 | 387,198 | 54.8 | 127,902 | 46.4 | 161,050 | 33.8 | 324,764 | 57.9 | 62,209 | 28.2 |
Other | 835,986 | 2.0 | 556,001 | 54.1 | 319,341 | 45.2 | 147,492 | 53.6 | 314,888 | 66.2 | 236,482 | 42.1 | 158,472 | 71.8 | |