Birmingham Inequalities ! Flashcards
How many children in the UK are in poverty
2.1 million
What is life expectancy in central Birmingham (new street/snows hill etc)
74 men
79women
What is life expectancy in a acocks green (south west)
77 men
81women
What is life expectancy in in four oaks (north)
Men 84
Women 87
What is teh ethnicity percentage in central Birmingham
0-20% are white and 100-80% are black, Asian or mixed race.
Central of cities are usually more mixed with ethnicity or have a majority of a poorer ethnicity due to immigration.
What is the ethnicity % further outside of the centre
It gradually gets more mixed ethnicity and in southern and northern areas the majority are white due to white flight (usually richer ethnicity)
What is unemployment rates like in central Birmingham
Unemployment rates around new street and duddstons areas are 15%+ but can be between 10-15% in outer central Birmingham
What are unemployment rates in the north and south of Birmingham
Places like four oaks and kings Norton rates are 0-4.9% to 5-9.8%. However there are annomilies as some areas due to council houses have a clear cut difference in unemployment rates by 15%
What is over crowding in central/west/east Birmingham like and why
West/east : 218-333/1000 households and can vary between
Central: 145-633/1000.
Ethnic groups sometimes have more than 2 generations living in a household and often have grandparents living in the same house plus large families.
What areas in Birmingham are most and least deprived
Central: areas like Aston, sparkbroak, soho are most deprived
North and south: least deprived areas liek bourneville, four oaks, and edgbaston are average or affluent
What is overcrowding like in north and south Birmingham
Between 1-64 per 1000 households were overcrowded.
What % of households in Birmingham are overcrowded
9.1%
What faction of people in birmgham class themselves as none white
1/3
Why is there ethnic diversity in Birmingham
Voluntary economic migration
In 2001 white population was 70% in 2011 this has decrease to 57%