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what is the national average of manufacturing by output area in the uk

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9.10%

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what is the average of manufacturing by output area in Birmingham

> > where is most of this % and how much of total manufacturing in Birmingham does it total

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11.58%

> > > 38% in Langley Sandwell

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what is the average of manufacturing by output area in Swansea`

> > > where is most of this % and how much of total manufacturing in Swansea does it total

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10.03%

> > > 32% Neath Port Talbot

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what is the average of professional and scientific and technical activities by output area on average in UK

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6.3%

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what is the average of professional and scientific and technical activities by output area on average in Birmingham

where is this mostly concentrated and what %

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Birmingham 4.75%

|&raquo_space;>31% of this in Ladywood

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what is the average of professional and scientific and technical activities by output area on average in Swansea

where is this mostly concentrated and what %

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Swansea 3.7%

|&raquo_space;>20% in Oystermouth

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what is the brain drain?

> > > what is this associated with

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movement of skilled professionals/ workers

generally associated with being Parochial and less tied to place of birth which is associated with intellect

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as distance from London increases what is the trend with average income

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decreases with distance

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home counties such as Buckinghamshire earn how much on average

what is the average income in Snowdonia and Cornwall

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£25,000- 35,000

in snowdon/cornwall is £17,000

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what are reasons x2 for differences in wealth as you distance from capital

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> brain drain

>north east are still deindustrialising compared to south east so less tertiary and quaternary industry

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what factors is quality of life based on

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health
education
leisure time
income
education achievement
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in 2014 the top 1% of population recieved what % of countries income
this total was equal to what % of the poorest population income combined `

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13%

55%

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top 10% of employees earn how much annually

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£53,000

this includes managers, directors and senior officials

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bottom 10% of emplyees earn weekly wages of what

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less that £288

this in jobs like customer service or carers

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what % people in labour force are on a zero hours contract and what problems do they face

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more than 2% and face problems like debt and lack of savings

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how much of the Uk growth output was created in the south of the UK between 1997 and 2007

how much was this in 2008

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37%

become 48% in 2008 despite economic crash going on and other areas of the UK in decline

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what % children are in poverty in camden

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34%

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what % children live in poverty nationally

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21%

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Port talbot in swansea has ___ numbers of part time and full time employees dependent on the success of its _____ industry

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large

secondary

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which area of swansea has had the most regeneration

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sea front and central areas

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in terms of inequality in quality of life in UK

which groups of workers are more at risk of poor health

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those who work in long hours in farming or building manual labour or people who are exposed to chemicals

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what % of premature deaths were in deprived communities

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43%

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where is cardiovascular disease highest and lowest

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highest in scotland

lowest in south east

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what is the average life expectancy for men/ and women in the Uk

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men 77.2

women 81.6

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which factors effect life expectancy
gender, income, occupation and education as well as lifestyle choices like diet and smoking
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compare life expectancy in Glasgow and East Dorset
72. 6 Glasgow | 82. 9 east Dorset
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why is education unequal across the UK
- peoples outcomes and grades often linked to income levels of families - disadvantaged children may be reluctant to carry onto higher education
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of children living in poverty what % in 2013 achieved 5 GCSES grades A* to C including maths and English
31%
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what % have a long term health problem in Hodgehill birmingham how does this compare in Aston, Birmingham
13% 0.5% in aston
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what % have a long term health problem in Castle, swansea how does this compare in Killay North, swansea
35. 5% | 0. 8% in Killay North
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what % of people in Ladywood have a degree what about Greets Green?
74% 1.6% in Greets Green
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what % of people in sketty, Swansea have a degree how does this differ with Penderry
45. 1% | 2. 6% in Penderry
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what % of houses in Aston, brum have 5 or more bedrooms what about in Soho
36% 0% in Soho
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what % people in uplands have 5 or more bedrooms what about in castle
42% castle has 0%
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breifly describe changes in swansea over time?
>1700s was a copper works w/ imports from cornwall >late 19th centuary was a fashionable seaside resort and copper and tinplate industry at their peaks >20th century shared decline in indurtrial and more petroleum industry >WW2 caused decline in industries >`now public secotor larger
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what % of swanseas jobs are in health and education
38.3%
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what % of swanseas jobs are in hotels and restaurants
24.2%
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what % employment in 2008 in swansea what % of this in professional technical jobs
70. 7% | 14. 3%
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what % swansea in sales and customer service
13% which is lower than national average
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how much did manufacturing in swansea fall by between 2001 and 2006
25%
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what is the average income in swansea
£21,500
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swansea is the ____largest retail centre in the UK
18th which is high considering its population
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example of manufacturers based in swansea
Alberto-Culver
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example of services based in swansea
Admiral multicar
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positives of gentrification
- increases property value which is good for yupees - attracts expensive stores so high earning people spend more time in the city - service provision- less fast food for eg) more health
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negatives of gentrification
- can cause social division and exclusion as well as social stratification - considered bad/negative but inevitable - pushes out locals as higher house prices push low skilled workers away - less service provision depending on people
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what proportion of birmingham was born overseas
1/5
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what % of the population are born ethnic groups other than white in birmingham
42%
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what % don't consider english as a first language
16%
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which parts of Birmingham do most migrants settle
Sparkbrook and Sparkhill
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what proportion of Birmingham is under 45
66%
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what % of swansea proportion resident population white
94%
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what has the proportion of non-white ethnic groups increased by between 2001 to 2011
2.2% to 6% | largest groups being Chinese and Bangladeshi
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what % of poeple in swansea in 2011 born outside Uk
7.2%
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impacts of studentification
-more crime and ASB drug use -more noise and litter +diversification of services -increase in fast food and cheap food/booze -pubs converted to bars
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where is main student population in birmingham and swansea
birmingham- selly oaks Swansea- uplands
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what is demography
statistics of a population factors such as age structure , wealth and ethnic composition effect this age structure ---> studentification wealth ----> gnetrification ethnic composition ---> proportion born overseas and different groups more diversity
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how many students at Birmingham
28,664
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example of a sink estate
Hulme in Manchester
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example of a commuter village/town
Yate 12 miles east of Bristol | also lots of places like Slough and Reading
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example of gated communities
more common in america not many in UK
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what are the priorities of sink estates
- regeneration of housing estates - cheaper housing - reducing crime - access to health care and education
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what are the priorities of commuter villages
- maintaining greenspace for wellbeing of locals whilst also accomodating for demand in housing - transport connections, faster trains and roads
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what are the priorities of gated communities
- reduce crime by increasing security | - deter access from unknown people
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what are the problems associated with gated communities
- social segregation | - rich/poor divide
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in 1991 how many in Hulme were unemployed what % of this is long term
39% 51% (so half)
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what % of Hulme left education at 17 in 1991
74%
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what % had no car in Hulme in 1991
81%
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how many schools were built in Yate what other regeneration plans were built
2 as well as this sports and leisure and the Ridge housing estate
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what does engagement mean
how much a person contributes to their community
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which factors effect levels of engagement
- age- more attachments - length of residence- less time less attachments - level of deprivation- higher levels of this associated with anti-establishment views - gender- women still feel less happy to go to the pub alone, children means more involvement - ethnicity-levels of acceptance
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examples of ways people engage in their area
- running local allotments - maintaining local nature reserves - village shops - NIMBY not in my back yard to stop planned developments - fundraising to help vulnerable - meals of wheels
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how do levels of engagement vary between sink estates and commuter villages and gated communites
exclusion from communities can makes people feel marginalised and social segregation arises. - Commuter villages result in clustering or grouping of similar types of people such as skilled workers - similar idea seen in gated communities with elite professionals and in sink estates with more unemployed service jobs. - sink estates have less economic opportunities
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how are urban and rural communities interdependent
- rural areas depend on urban areas for hospitals and education and leisure - urban rely on on rural for wellbeing and farming
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how many customers in 2017 at Birmingham airport in 2017
12.9 million making it the 7th busiest airport in the UK
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what is HS2
high speed railway from London to northern powerhouses and will also connect birmingham to London
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how many customers come to the bullring each year
38 million
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when are birmingham going to host the commonwealt games
2022 | 72 countries
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which motorways connect to birmingham
M6 M40 M5 M42
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what festival do swansea hold in autumn
music and art at Bragwyn hall
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which motorway is swansea connected to london by
M4
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does swansea have an airport
yes a minor one
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where is swansea twinned with
cork in Ireland
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how much is the tourims industry worth in swansea
£417million a year including the Gower
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what large scale development is being undertaken in swansea SA1 region and how much will this cost? how much will this boost their economy
3,500 seater arena which will cost £100million as well as overhauling the old st Davids centre will boost economy by £40 million a year
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assess how areas can be affected by regional, national and global influences answer plan>>>>
para 1 - the connections of brum and swansea para 2- the national influence of brum and swansea para 3- international impact of TNCs retail an migration to both brum and swansea- eg proport. of oversea residents.
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boston case study | -what was boston like before migration occurred
-quiet farming town w/ markets and harvest periods and used to be irish workers
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what caused change in boston
movement of migrants from europe and lower wages | boston now has the highest proportion of eastern european immigrants than anywhere in UK
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what were the advantages of the migration to boston
-became more lively | more diversity and cultural influence eg turkish and polish food
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what were the disadvantages of migration to boston
more far right views/ brexit and ukip divide between rich and poor social segregation
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how much less a week wage than national average
£100
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what % of over 65 voted
65%

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