Variable | Categories | All NEETs Included | Economically Inactive NEETs Excluded | Totala (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
% NEET | % NEET | |||
Sex | 1 Male | **14 | *11 | 1881 (44) |
2 Female | 20 | 8 | 2391 (56) | |
Ageb | **Mean age NEET = 21 | *Mean age NEET = 20 | ||
Mean age non-NEET = 20 | Mean age non-NEET = 20 | |||
Ethnicity | 1 White UK & Irish | 17 | 10 | 3571 (84) |
2 Other (incl. gypsy/traveller) | 16 | 10 | 684 (16) | |
Marital status | 1 Married/cohabiting | **27 | *12 | 821 (19) |
2 Other (incl. single/separated/divorced) | 15 | 9 | 3450 (81) | |
Access to car/van | 1 Yes | **11 | **6 | 3024 (71) |
2 No | 33 | 19 | 1248 (29) | |
Top academic qualification | 1 Degree or higher | **12 | **8 | 536 (13) |
2 HNC/D or equiv (higher education below degree) | 12 | 6 | 386 (9) | |
3 Higher/A-level or equiv (upper school qualification) | 9 | 5 | 1496 (35) | |
4 Standard grade/O-level or equiv (lower school qualification) | 21 | 13 | 1314 (31) | |
5 Foreign or other qualification | 34 | 18 | 170 (4) | |
6 No educational qualification | 41 | 23 | 347 (8) | |
Housing tenure | 1 Own outright/with mortgage | **8 | **5 | 1955 (46) |
2 Other (incl. part rent/part mortgage, renting, rent-free, squatting) | 25 | 14 | 2313 (54) | |
Receipt of means-tested benefits | 0 No | **7 | **5 | 1706 (40) |
1 Yes | 24 | 13 | 2566 (60) | |
Total annual household income | 1 < £15,600 | **36 | **22 | 1057 (25) |
2 £15,600-£25,999 | 17 | 10 | 736 (17) | |
3 £26,000-£36,399 | 10 | 6 | 510 (12) | |
4 £36,400-£51,999 | 5 | 3 | 517 (12) | |
5 £52,000-£69,999 | 5 | 2 | 344 (8) | |
6 £70,000-£150,000+ | 7 | 4 | 386 (9) | |
7 Refused | 15 | 9 | 426 (10) | |
8 Don’t know | 14 | 8 | 296 (7) | |
NSSEC | 1 Managerial & professional | **6 | **4 | 439 (10) |
2 Intermediate | 16 | 8 | 652 (15) | |
3 Routine & manual | 19 | 11 | 2262 (53) | |
4 Other or never worked/long-term unemployed | 18 | 11 | 919 (22) | |
Limiting long-term illness | 1 Limiting long-term illness | **32 | 13 | 446 (10) |
2 Non-limiting long-term illness | 14 | 8 | 409 (10) | |
3 No limiting long-term illness | 15 | 9 | 3411 (80) | |
Self-assessed general health | 1 Very good/good | **15 | **9 | 3757 (88) |
2 Fair/bad/very bad | 34 | 19 | 512 (12) | |
GHQ-12 score | 0 Score 0 | **15 | **8 | 2250 (53) |
1 Score 1–2 | 16 | 9 | 1144 (27) | |
2 Score 3–4 | 19 | 11 | 476 (11) | |
3 Score 5–12 | 29 | 19 | 402 (9) | |
Survey | 1 Health Survey for England (HSE) | 17 | 9 | 2555 (60) |
2 Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) | 17 | 10 | 1717 (40) | |
Survey year | 1 2010 | 18 | 9 | 1502 (35) |
2 2011 | 17 | 9 | 1527 (36) | |
3 2012 | 16 | 10 | 1243 (29) |