Sociology Ethnicity Stats

Question 1

Black Caribbean men unemployment rate

Answer 1

14% - Highest of all ethnic groups

Question 2

Bangladeshi and Pakistani women not working

Answer 2

75% Bangladeshi and 69% Pakistani women of working age aren’t working

Question 3

Ginn and Arber (2001)

Answer 3

Ethnic minority groups are disproportionally dependent on state pensions having earned less through their life

Question 4

Modood et al (97)

Answer 4

Male Occupations = total non manual: White - 51%, Caribbean - 31%, Pakistani - 32%, Bangladeshi - 29%, Chinese - 67%. Total Manual: White - 49%, Caribbean 69%, Pakistani 68%, Bangladeshi - 71%, Chinese - 33%.

Question 5

16-24 year old Muslims unemployed

Answer 5

In 2004, 28% of 16-24 year old Muslims were unemployed , compared with only 11% Christians at the same age

Question 6

Five or More A* to C

Answer 6

67% of Indian, 48% of Banladeshi and 45% of Pakistani pupils gained five or more A* to C compared with 52% of White British pupils.

Question 7

British Muslims leave school with no qualifications

Answer 7

Nat stats - 31% of young British Muslims leave school with no qualifications compared to 15% of the total population.

Question 8

18 year olds with one or more AS/A level

Answer 8

2002 = White - 42%, Black 42%, Indian 56%, Pakistani/Bangladeshi 26%.

Question 9

Hernstein and Murray (1994)

Answer 9

The average IQ scores of Blacks are lower than that of Whites.

Question 10

Mac an Ghaill

Answer 10

Ethnographic study of 25 Afro-Caribbean and Asian students studying A Levels in a sixth form college in the Midlands, where he found some teachers held racist attitudes.

Question 11

Black Caribbean boys A* to C

Answer 11

ONS 2005 - Just over 20% of Black Caribbean boys in Britain attained 5 or more A* to C compared with 45% of white boys in Britain.

Question 12

Gillborn (2002)

Answer 12

City Road Comprehensive indicated teachers operated with stereotypes of ethnic minorities - low expectations of black pupils and criticized them frequently

Question 13

Mirza (92)

Answer 13

Found black girls in her study were held back by the well-meaning but misguided behaviour of the teachers.

Question 14

Prison Population

Answer 14

81.9% White, 12.1% Black, 2.8% Asian, 3.15 Other = 2000/01

Question 15

Male Prison Population per 100,000

Answer 15

1,900 black men compared to 200 White and 300 Asian = 2002.

Question 16

Stop and Search incidents

Answer 16

Home Office Stats - 302% increase in ‘stop and search’ incidents among Asian, compared with 118% among White people.

Question 17

Stop and Search incidents with Blacks

Answer 17

Even though Black people made up 2% of the population, 14.6% of stop and search incidents were on black people.

Question 18

Households below average income

Answer 18

Department for Work and Pensions - Between 1994/95 and 2000/01 just under three quarters of Bangladeshi and Pakistani children (73%) are living in households below the poverty line

Question 19

Berthoud (1997)

Answer 19

Named Pakistani and Bangladeshi households as among the social groups most likely to be living in poverty.

Question 20

Muslims don’t own their own home

Answer 20

In 2001, 52% of Muslim households did not own their own home

Question 21

Distribution of equivalised disposable income

Answer 21

Department for Work and Pensions - 2006/07 - 21% of Whites in the top fifth, 13% of Asia or Asian British in the top fifth , 4% of Pakistani and Bangladeshi in top fifth but 45% in bottom fifth.