Ethnicity in the 1991 census

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Ethnicity in the 1991 census

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys

HMSO, [1996-1997]

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Vol. 2, 3, 4 issued by the Office for National Statistics

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780116916556

Description

The first volume of four in a series which records the results of a census that examines ethnic origin. It covers demographic characteristics of the ethnic minority populations: size and growth, immigration patterns, age structure and ageing, marriage patterns, and household and family structure.

Table of Contents

  • The ethnic groups question in the 1991 census - a new landmark in British social statistics
  • the ethnic group question in the 1991 census of population
  • non-responsive to the 1991 census - the effect on ethnic group enumeration
  • size, structure and growth of the ethnic minority populations
  • immigration and ethnic groups
  • the age structure and ageing of the ethnic groups
  • marriage patterns and inter-ethnic unions
  • household and family structure among ethnic minority groups
  • indigenous and older minorities.
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780116916563

Description

Vol. 2 in a four part work. Vol. 1 Demographic characteristics of the ethnic minority populations (ISBN 0116916559) published in March 1996, issued by OPCS.

Table of Contents

  • Black - Caribbeans: class, gender and geography
  • black - African: students who stayed
  • black - other: the melting pot
  • the Indians - onward and upward
  • the Pakistanis - stability and introspection
  • the Bangladeshis - the encapsulated community
  • the Chinese - upwardly mobile
  • the other - Asians: the salad bowl
  • the other - others: hidden Arabs?
  • the Irish - invisible settlers.
Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9780116916570

Description

The third volume of four in a series which records the results of a census that examines ethnic origin. The volume covers social geography and ethnicity in Britain, giving a broad national picture and a local dimension to the spatial concentration and segregation of minority ethnic populations.

Table of Contents

  • The national picture: geographical spread - the national picture
  • level and nature of spatial concentration and segregation of minority ethnic populations in Great Britain, 1991
  • internal migration and ethnicity in Britain
  • inter-generational differences in ethnic settlement patterns in Britain. The local dimension: London - a true cosmopolis
  • ethnic minorities in the Midlands
  • geographical patterns in a cluster of Pennine cities.
Volume

v. 4 ISBN 9780116916587

Description

Vol. 4 in a four part work. Vol. 1 Demographic characteristics of the ethnic minority populations (ISBN 0116916559) was published in March 1996, issued by OPCS.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - using the 1991 census to study ethnicity
  • higher education qualifications
  • ethnic differences in the educational participation of 16-19 year-olds
  • labour force participation rates, self-employment and unemployment
  • patterns of ethnic minority employment int he context of industrial and occupational growth and decline
  • education and occupational attainments - the impact of ethnic origins
  • monitoring equal employment opportunity
  • "race", ethnicity and housing differentials in Britain
  • regional and local differences in the housing tenure of ethnic minorities
  • the housing position of ethnic minority group home owners
  • finding a place - the impact of locality on the housing experience of tenants from minority ethnic groups
  • adding an ethnic dimension to local housing need assessments - the use of the 1991 census of population
  • ethnic differences in attainment in education, occupation and lifestyle
  • "ethnic penalties" and racial discrimination in education, employment and housing - conclusions and policy implications.

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