2.2 Patterns In Ethnicity & Inequality

Question 1

(Education) What has a 3x greater impact on education than ethnicity?

Answer 1

Class

Question 2

(Education) In all ethnic groups who outperforms in education?

Answer 2

Girls

Question 3

(Education) JRF - what has happened to performance of ethnic groups?

Answer 3

Improved

Question 4

(Education) JRF - which EM is least successful in education?

Answer 4

Black African Caribbean pupils similar level of achievement to white British

Question 5

(Education) JRF - who are the most successful groups in education?

Answer 5

Chinese

Indian

Question 6

(Income and wealth) how many people in ethnic minorities live in low income households?

Answer 6

40%

2/5

Question 7

(Income and wealth) how much higher is the rate for living in LIHs than whites?

Answer 7

2x

Question 8

(Income and wealth) JRF- EM continue to have lower earnings than who?

Answer 8

Comparable white groups

Question 9

(Income and wealth) NEP - which ethnic group have the greatest average wealth?

Answer 9

British households

Question 10

(Income and wealth) NEP - which ethnic group have the least average wealth?

Answer 10

Bangladeshi households

Question 11

(Income and wealth) what percent of Bangladeshis have earnings in the top 50% of earnings?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

(Income and wealth) how much less do black African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi men earn that whites?

Answer 12

More than 20% less

Question 13

(Income and wealth) how much less do black African women earn than whites?

Answer 13

18%

Question 14

(Employment) ONS - which EM has highest rates of unemployment for men?

Answer 14

Black African - 15%

Question 15

(Employment) ONS - which EM has highest rates of unemployment for women?

Answer 15

Arab - 64%

Question 16

(Employment) men from which EMs are most likely to be in low skilled jobs?

Answer 16

Pakistani

Black African

Question 17

(Employment) what percentage of Pakistani men are likely to be in low skilled jobs?

Answer 17

57%

Question 18

(Employment) what percent of gypsy/traveller are likely to be in low skilled jobs?

Answer 18

71%

Question 19

(Employment) wood - those with white names were how much more likely to get an interview?

Answer 19

29%

Question 20

(Employment) Davidson - what does the concrete ceiling do?

Answer 20

Prevents ethnic minority women being promoted

Question 21

(Poverty) census - how many Bangladeshis live in deprived neighbourhoods?

Answer 21

1 in 3

Question 22

(Poverty) how many white British live in deprived neighbourhoods?

Answer 22

1 in 12

Question 23

(Poverty) Runnymede report - how many more times are ethnic minority groups to experience poverty?

Answer 23

3x

Question 24

(Poverty) flaherty - what are some reasons for high poverty rates in ethnic minorities?

Answer 24

More likely to be unemployed
Concentrated in low paid jobs
Lack of opportunity to escape poverty
Poor housing impacting on health

Question 25

(Poverty) Alcock says many EM groups experience material deprivation which can result in what?

Answer 25

Social exclusion

Question 26

(Poverty) why do many EM members struggle to access benefits?

Answer 26

Complex applications Discrimination Language barriers

Question 27

(Social mobility) MU - who outperform white students in education?

Answer 27

Chinese Indian Bangladeshi Black African

Question 28

(Social mobility) MU - more ethnic minority students are doing what?

Answer 28

Going to uni

Question 29

(Social mobility) MU - in 1991 what percent of Bangladeshis had a degree?

Answer 29

5%

Question 30

(Social mobility) MU - in 2011 how many Bangladeshis had a degree?

Answer 30

20%

Question 31

(Social mobility) MU - what has happened to levels of part time employment for Bangladeshis?

Answer 31

Doubled in past 20 years

Question 32

(Social mobility) Heath and li - what percent of white men had higher social class than their parents?

Answer 32

43%

Question 33

(Social mobility) Heath and li - what percent of Pakistani and Bangladeshi men had higher social class than their parents?

Answer 33

34%

Question 34

(Social mobility) Heath and li - what percent of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women had higher social class than their parents?

Answer 34

27.6%