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Table 1 Comparison of demographics for children from major ethnic groups within the UK

From: Childhood cancer incidence by ethnic group in England, 2001–2007: a descriptive epidemiological study

Ethnic group

White

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Black African

Black Caribbean

Chinese

Other Ethnicity

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Census data for 2001

 Total population

7,812,159

(84.2)

218,508

(2.4)

232,507

(2.5)

99,713

(1.1)

136,170

(1.5)

106,616

(1.1)

36,523

(0.4)

635,618

(6.9)

Sex

 Male

4,005,190

(51.3)

111,778

(51.2)

118,661

(51.0)

50,691

(50.8)

68,602

(50.4)

53,423

(50.1)

18,507

(50.7)

324,055

(51.0)

 Female

3,806,969

(48.7)

106,730

(48.8)

113,846

(49.0)

49,022

(49.2)

67,568

(49.6)

53,193

(49.9)

18,016

(49.3)

311,563

(49.0)

Age

 0–4

2,416,850

(30.9)

67,805

(31.0)

83,949

(36.1)

36,154

(36.3)

50,484

(37.1)

32,135

(30.1)

10,356

(28.4)

228,505

(36.0)

 5–9

2,638,626

(33.8)

71,642

(32.8)

76,931

(33.1)

32,206

(32.3)

46,081

(33.8)

35,661

(33.4)

11,345

(31.1)

210,037

(33.0)

 10–14

2,756,683

(35.3)

79,061

(36.2)

71,627

(30.8)

31,353

(31.4)

39,605

(29.1)

38,820

(36.4)

14,822

(40.6)

197,076

(31.0)

Deprivation

 Low

1,557,414

(19.9)

81,580

(37.3)

158,961

(68.4)

75,330

(75.5)

87,592

(64.3)

60,267

(56.5)

9023

(24.7)

221,578

(34.9)

 Middle

4,622,489

(59.2)

113,946

(52.1)

66,152

(28.5)

22,574

(22.6)

44,348

(32.6)

43,320

(40.6)

20,051

(54.9)

314,577

(49.5)

 High

1,632,256

(20.9)

22,982

(10.5)

7394

(3.2)

1809

(1.8)

4230

(3.1)

3029

(2.8)

7449

(20.4)

99,463

(15.6)

Country of birth: UK

*

*

202,371

(92.6)

211,770

(91.1)

88,068

(88.3)

92,266

(67.8)

99,095

(92.9)

28,963

(79.3)

.

.

Other

*

*

16,137

(7.4)

20,737

(8.9)

11,645

(11.7)

43,904

(32.2)

7521

(7.1)

7560

(20.7)

.

.

  1. *Data unavailable