*Ethnic Diversity

Question 1

What percentage of the UK population classified as ‘white’ according to the 2011 census?

Answer 1

86%

Question 2

According to the 2011 census, what percentage of the UK population classified as ‘Asian’ or ‘Asian British’?

Answer 2

7.5%

Question 3

What is the primary reason for the growth in Britain’s established ethnic groups?

Answer 3

An excess of births over deaths

Question 4

By how much did the Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups grow during 2001-2011?

Answer 4

About 50%

Question 5

What has caused the Caribbean group’s population to grow by less than 5%?

Answer 5

Excess births than deaths rather than immigration

Question 6

What was the population of England and Wales in 2001?

Answer 6

52.4 million

Question 7

What was the population of England and Wales in 2011?

Answer 7

56 million

Question 8

What is the ideal model of family life in Asia according to Ballard?

Answer 8

Patriarchal, collectivist, and obsessed with maintaining family honour

Question 9

What does ‘izzat’ represent in South Asian culture?

Answer 9

Male pride

Question 10

What is the typical household structure for most Asian families?

Answer 10

Nuclear model with encouragement of extended family forms

Question 11

What percentage of African Caribbean families were headed by lone parents in 2001?

Answer 11

48%

Question 12

True or False: Asian households are more likely to be cohabiting than white households.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

What is the divorce rate trend among today’s third and fourth generation Asians?

Answer 13

Soaring divorce rate

Question 14

What percentage of births in 2018 were to women born outside of the UK?

Answer 14

28%

Question 15

Fill in the blank: The fertility rate for UK born mothers is ______.

Answer 15

1.63

Question 16

What is the percentage of married couples under pension age in Asian households?

Answer 16

Over half of Bangladeshi (57%) and Pakistani (51%) households contain a married couple

Question 17

What significant change has occurred regarding attitudes towards divorce in Asian culture?

Answer 17

Divorce is no longer seen as shameful

Question 18

What factor is crucial in increasing interracial relationships in the UK?

Answer 18

Age, particularly among those in their 20s and 30s

Question 19

What percentage of people living in Britain are married to or living with someone from outside their ethnic group?

Answer 19

Almost 1 in 10

Question 20

What is the contrast between the interracial relationship rates of white people and people from mixed race families?

Answer 20

1 in 25 white people vs. 85% of mixed race families

Question 21

How has the percentage of babies born to women from outside the UK changed over the last 20 years?

Answer 21

Increased considerably but has recently levelled off

Question 22

What term describes the shame associated with divorce in traditional Asian culture?

Answer 22

Shame falling on the family