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Statistical overview of the diversity of the North West

17 November 2009

The NW Regional Intelligence Unit's new report provides a summary of diversity and difference in the North West: 

• The population of the Northwest is rising steadily and is becoming generally older. It now has fewer children as a proportion of the population and more older people.
• The region has a population increasing in ethnic diversity, although a higher than national average White British population still remains.
• More senior jobs in the Northwest are typically held by white men although there are increasing numbers of women in senior roles
• The Northwest has an LGBT population equivalent to the size of Liverpool
• Female earnings have increased at a greater rate than male earnings in the Northwest over recent years and at a greater rate than England as a whole
• Child poverty has seen a gradual reduction over recent years in the Northwest but 1 in 4 children still live below the relative poverty line
• Life expectancy in the Northwest lags behind England’s, the lowest 4 districts for male life expectancy are in the Northwest; Blackpool, Manchester, Liverpool and Blackburn
• Alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity is more prevalent amongst lower socio-economic groups and generally more prevalent in the Northwest than England
• GCSE attainment overall is improving across ethnic groups in the Northwest although children are still markedly disadvantaged by where they live

The full report, written by RIU's senior analyst, Alex Thomas, is available here:

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