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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:
Featured Event
Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop
This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence
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The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.
Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website
The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects
Views sought on Department of Health draft statutory guidance
VSNW are requesting your views on draft statutory guidance as support for joint strategic needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies
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VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
