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3. Proportion of children living in workless households: data table (CSV)

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3. Proportion of children living in workless households
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The latest data available at July 2014 covers Quarter 4 (October-December) 2013. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
New data are released twice a year, for Quarter 2 and Quarter 4 each year, typically 2-4 months after the reference period. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Splits are currently available by age, ethnicity and gender of child. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Splits are not currently available by disability or religion, because these questions are only asked of LFS respondents aged 16 years or over. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Only respondents aged 16 years or over are asked their sexual orientation, but in any case this information is only made available on a separate version of the data, the Integrated Household Survey. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
The LFS does not record whether or not respondents are pregnant or have undergone gender reassignment, so it is not possible to provide separate estimates for these groups. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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This indicator looks at the proportion of children living in workless households in the UK. A workless household is a household that includes at least one person aged 16 to 64 where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
This indicator reflects the Department's core aims around employment and preventing worklessness. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Generally, an improvement would be demonstrated by a fall in the indicator. Such a change would imply a rise in the proportion of children living in a household with at least one working adult. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
However other factors, for example changes in household types over time, may also influence estimates. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Further information can be found on the Office of National Statistics website, available at: Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 3.1: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by age of child, October-December 2010-20141,2 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Under 1 55.57722801 54.54020635 54.63456325 55.54721333 57.25216239 28.50048412 29.41369145 29.83694564 32.09693209 31.29628695 15.92228786 16.04610219 15.52849111 12.35585459 11.45155066 100
1 49.822827 50.06818496 52.02649607 49.78648832 54.18105998 33.32793994 30.74854243 31.75069231 32.24661123 31.20204604 16.84923306 19.18327261 16.22281162 17.96690045 14.61689398 100
2 51.30420098 51.4526499 51.94468379 50.76671131 51.37981918 30.85793386 31.43092599 33.30887114 33.64920428 33.77129933 17.83786516 17.11642411 14.74644507 15.58408441 14.84888148 100
3 51.8081014 51.88515125 52.79437713 53.86386704 53.25708151 31.02784798 31.12911558 30.39821839 31.87717108 30.56227363 17.16405062 16.98573317 16.80740448 14.25896188 16.18064486 100
4 48.307871 50.83226047 50.68574595 51.07699591 53.32846311 33.28475612 29.73512406 31.40668754 31.8300118 32.3174095 18.40737288 19.43261547 17.90756651 17.09299229 14.35412739 100
5 52.3006509 51.28043776 52.51759343 53.11764193 55.47287433 29.05526982 30.21611017 30.94483429 32.51624384 30.85430646 18.64407928 18.50345207 16.53757228 14.36611423 13.67281921 100
6 52.84559401 51.54068129 53.99393193 55.69814741 58.0039984 30.10248467 30.09465514 31.27236544 30.63458076 27.46272581 17.05192132 18.36466357 14.73370263 13.66727182 14.53327579 100
7 53.20384814 53.51765642 52.30429399 56.3047978 56.81621398 28.79829354 29.48799599 31.93172462 31.00547008 30.27668831 17.99785832 16.99434759 15.76398139 12.68973213 12.90709771 100
8 54.95488791 52.578008 59.21478341 54.61388627 58.59210086 28.63913684 31.06183446 27.29851002 31.21351194 30.21283989 16.40597525 16.36015755 13.48670657 14.17260179 11.19505925 100
9 53.24191883 52.73716479 56.49000571 56.3709128 61.23839292 31.65218278 32.56574791 29.57121691 31.57731262 27.166632 15.10589838 14.6970873 13.93877738 12.05177458 11.59497508 100
10 56.34421986 52.86433585 57.69647323 56.77943684 55.25416055 28.56600104 33.11950849 29.30236449 31.94210824 32.97916621 15.0897791 14.01615565 13.00116229 11.27845492 11.76667324 100
11 53.64060354 52.02518048 55.41884475 55.32749279 56.57691893 30.8833018 33.08618295 31.38757512 31.55949719 33.08465468 15.47609466 14.88863657 13.19358012 13.11301002 10.33842639 100
12 50.85867302 53.42751173 53.79279969 52.93840737 54.8131837 33.35345267 33.28111579 33.13391861 34.66756705 34.82103709 15.78787431 13.29137248 13.07328171 12.39402558 10.36577921 100
13 51.20566924 49.08564125 51.79254735 50.82460508 52.90133754 35.85526665 38.30099029 36.66696608 36.88058036 36.42914594 12.93906411 12.61336846 11.54048657 12.29481456 10.66951652 100
14 46.80530861 48.41927719 47.60413583 49.58086949 46.97359196 38.65366815 39.84673401 40.77192373 41.42415786 40.72199056 14.54102323 11.73398879 11.62394044 8.994972649 12.30441748 100
15 49.82674338 48.16563664 50.29497526 49.74029465 50.05725382 36.77851861 38.62477141 38.71967055 38.45228055 39.3502318 13.39473801 13.20959195 10.98535419 11.80742481 10.59251438 100
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All 51.92213906 51.48599342 53.21870258 53.21253078 54.74358784 31.90081717 32.60904011 32.38133065 33.30617424 32.54691554 16.17704377 15.90496648 14.39996676 13.48129498 12.70949662 100
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Estimates for earlier years do not match exactly those published in previous Equality Information Reports, because historical LFS data has been revised by ONS to take account of updated population estimates following the 2011 Census. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Although the differences between consecutive age groups are generally not statistically significant, there is a general pattern of the indicator decreasing with age, such that the differences between the youngest and eldest age groups are statistically significant. For example, in 2014 the indicator for those aged 15 years is signficantly lower than for those aged 1 to 4 years. The main exception is for those aged under 1 year, where the indicator is significantly lower than for those aged 3 years. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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The central estimates shown in the table suggest that the indicator has decreased since 2010 for each of the age groups shown. Although the decrease for all ages combined was statistically significant, the decrease was not statistically significant for all individual age groups, at least partly due to the smaller sample sizes involved in estimating these changes. There is no evidence of a significant change over time in the pattern of the indicator across different age groups. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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1. Children refers to children under 16. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2. Households including at least one person aged 16 to 64. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 3.2: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by gender of child, October-December 2010-20141,2 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Gender of Child Working households Not set Not set Not set Not set Households containing both working and workless members Not set Not set Not set Not set Workless households Not set Not set Not set Not set All children
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Male 52.05496692 50.95877506 52.99389257 53.09931034 54.29363078 31.83275259 32.71968326 32.34409545 33.59424967 32.8597393 16.11228049 16.32154168 14.66201198 13.30643998 12.84662992 100
Female 51.78290755 52.03856879 53.45419074 53.33109229 55.21512089 31.97216316 32.49307548 32.42033447 33.0045091 32.2190915 16.24492929 15.46835573 14.12547479 13.66439861 12.56578761 100
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All 51.92213906 51.48599342 53.21870258 53.21253078 54.74358784 31.90081717 32.60904011 32.38133065 33.30617424 32.54691554 16.17704377 15.90496648 14.39996676 13.48129498 12.70949662 100
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There is no statistically significant difference between male and female children on this indicator. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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For both male and female children, the indicator has fallen by a statistically significant amount since 2010. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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1. Children refers to children under 16. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2. Households including at least one person aged 16 to 64. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 3.3: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by ethnic origin of child, October-December 2010-20141,2 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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White - 56.20589689 57.83096367 57.65313966 59.45828324 - 29.19433533 28.75207615 29.5195617 28.71048631 - 14.59976778 13.41696018 12.82729863 11.83123045 100
Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups - 45.95599683 47.67811458 48.77084365 51.09122979 - 31.33840219 31.03181733 34.05821459 27.97773663 - 22.70560099 21.29006809 17.17094176 20.93103357 100
Indian - 37.34081933 48.99870139 49.76586248 46.78135561 - 56.42762261 46.29926495 45.95590089 49.66064513 - 6.231558067 4.702033665 4.278236629 3.557999257 100
Pakistani / Bangladeshi - 13.02666425 15.23889436 17.62898736 19.82148694 - 67.56417652 66.3567268 67.73453885 65.64347045 - 19.40915923 18.40437884 14.63647379 14.53504261 100
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British - 29.85154109 36.01752319 37.96732782 37.40138714 - 34.83364677 36.66276911 36.82058254 37.90793306 - 35.31481214 27.31970771 25.21208964 24.6906798 100
Chinese / Other ethnic group - 30.99121344 30.75733213 31.99568983 33.29987692 - 49.18475841 48.37196316 49.47789441 50.84236398 - 19.82402815 20.87070471 18.52641576 15.85775911 100
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All 3 - 51.48599342 53.21870258 53.21253078 54.74358784 - 32.60904011 32.38133065 33.30617424 32.54691554 - 15.90496648 14.39996676 13.48129498 12.70949662 100
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Comparable estimates are not available for 2010, because the LFS questions on ethnicity were changed in 2011, in line with the 2011 Census. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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The indicator was lowest for the Indian group, by a statistically significant margin. The next lowest was the White group, with a statistically significant gap to all other groups except the Pakistani / Bangladeshi group. The indicator was highest for the Black group (including Black, African, Caribbean and Black British), with a statistically significant gap to all other groups except Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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The central estimates shown in the table suggest that the indicator has decreased since 2011 for all ethnic groups. However, the only changes that were statistically significant were the decreases experienced by the Black group (including Black, African, Caribbean and Black British) and the White group. There is no evidence of a change over time in the broad pattern of the indicator across different ethnic groups. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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1. Children refers to children under 16. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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