Birmingham Inequalities !

Question 1

How many children in the UK are in poverty

Answer 1

2.1 million

Question 2

What is life expectancy in central Birmingham (new street/snows hill etc)

Answer 2

74 men

79women

Question 3

What is life expectancy in a acocks green (south west)

Answer 3

77 men

81women

Question 4

What is life expectancy in in four oaks (north)

Answer 4

Men 84

Women 87

Question 5

What is teh ethnicity percentage in central Birmingham

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

What is the ethnicity % further outside of the centre

Answer 6

It gradually gets more mixed ethnicity and in southern and northern areas the majority are white due to white flight (usually richer ethnicity)

Question 7

What is unemployment rates like in central Birmingham

Answer 7

Unemployment rates around new street and duddstons areas are 15%+ but can be between 10-15% in outer central Birmingham

Question 8

What are unemployment rates in the north and south of Birmingham

Answer 8

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%

Question 9

What is over crowding in central/west/east Birmingham like and why

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

What areas in Birmingham are most and least deprived

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is overcrowding like in north and south Birmingham

Answer 11

Between 1-64 per 1000 households were overcrowded.

Question 12

What % of households in Birmingham are overcrowded

Answer 12

9.1%

Question 13

What faction of people in birmgham class themselves as none white

Answer 13

1/3

Question 14

Why is there ethnic diversity in Birmingham

Answer 14

Voluntary economic migration

In 2001 white population was 70% in 2011 this has decrease to 57%