Inequality - Statistics

Question 1

What are the two gender education statistics?

Answer 1

• Girls get 4% more A-A* than boys at a level : Mitsos & Browne girls coursework
• Girls are 10% more likely to go to university : Sue sharpe aspirations

Question 2

What are the 2 gender inequality statistics for crime?

Answer 2

• Women make up only 5% of the prison population: Pollak’s Chivalry thesis
• Women are 2x more likely to be victims of domestic abuse + murder than men are: Walby inequality

Question 3

What are the 2 stats on ethnicity and inequality - Crime

Answer 3

• Ethnic minorities spend an average of 7 months longer in custody than white offenders: Hudson + Bramhall present sentencing reporting
• White offenders more likely to report positive prison experience, feeling respected by officers + being fairly treated: Phillips + Bowling police

Question 4

What are the 2 stats on ethnicity inequality education?

Answer 4

• 24% white british students entitled to free school meals in the last 6 years compared to 47% black/carribean: Noon employer inequality
• Chinese students are 30% more likely than black students to pass english + maths gcse’s: Chua tiger parents and Gillborn labelling