Official Statistics
3. Proportion of children living in workless households: data table
Updated 11 July 2014
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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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Splits are currently available by age, ethnicity and gender of child. | 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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| What does this tell us? | 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 |
| 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 |
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| How will an improvement be shown? | 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lmac/working-and-workless-households/index.html | 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, 2011, 2012, 20131,2 | 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 |
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| Not set | Combined economic activity status of household | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Age of child | Working households | Not set | Not set | Not set | Households containing both working and workless members | Not set | Not set | Not set | Workless households | Not set | Not set | Not set | All children |
| Not set | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010/ 2011/ 2012/ 2013 |
| Under 1 | 55.5 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 55.6 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 12.2 | 100.0 |
| 1 | 49.6 | 50.1 | 51.9 | 49.9 | 33.6 | 30.9 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 51.9 | 51.0 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 33.6 | 33.7 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 51.8 | 51.9 | 52.7 | 54.0 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 14.2 | 100.0 |
| 4 | 48.4 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 51.2 | 33.4 | 29.8 | 31.4 | 32.1 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 100.0 |
| 5 | 52.6 | 51.4 | 52.6 | 53.2 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 31.1 | 32.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 16.3 | 14.3 | 100.0 |
| 6 | 52.9 | 51.8 | 54.1 | 55.8 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 100.0 |
| 7 | 53.4 | 53.8 | 52.7 | 56.3 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 31.1 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 100.0 |
| 8 | 55.3 | 53.0 | 59.5 | 54.9 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 27.2 | 31.3 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 100.0 |
| 9 | 53.5 | 53.1 | 56.8 | 56.6 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 29.6 | 31.5 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 100.0 |
| 10 | 56.5 | 53.2 | 58.4 | 57.1 | 28.6 | 33.0 | 28.8 | 31.9 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 100.0 |
| 11 | 53.9 | 52.5 | 55.9 | 55.6 | 30.8 | 33.0 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 100.0 |
| 12 | 51.2 | 53.8 | 54.3 | 53.4 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 34.6 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 100.0 |
| 13 | 51.4 | 49.4 | 52.1 | 51.2 | 35.9 | 38.2 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 100.0 |
| 14 | 47.0 | 48.6 | 47.9 | 49.9 | 38.7 | 39.8 | 40.7 | 41.2 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 100.0 |
| 15 | 50.0 | 48.5 | 50.6 | 50.2 | 36.8 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
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| All | 52.1 | 51.7 | 53.4 | 53.4 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 100.0 |
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| Source: LFS household datasets | 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 2010 and 2011 data the estimates do not match exactly those published in the previous Equality Reports, because they have been revised by ONS to take account of updated population 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 |
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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 2013 the indicators for those aged 14 or 15 years are signficantly lower than for those aged 1 or 2 years. The main exception is for those aged under 1 year, where the indicator is significantly lower than for those aged 1 year. | 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 every 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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| Table 3.2: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by gender of child, October-December 2010, 2011, 2012, 20131,2 | 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 |
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| Not set | Combined economic activity status of household | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gender of Child | Working households | Not set | Not set | Not set | Households containing both working and workless members | Not set | Not set | Not set | Workless households | Not set | Not set | Not set | All children |
| Not set | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010/ 2011/ 2012/ 2013 |
| Male | 52.2 | 51.2 | 53.2 | 53.3 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 32.4 | 33.6 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 100.0 |
| Female | 51.9 | 52.3 | 53.7 | 53.6 | 32.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 33.0 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 100.0 |
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| All | 52.1 | 51.7 | 53.4 | 53.4 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 100.0 |
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| For 2010 and 2011 data the estimates do not match exactly those published in the previous Equality Reports, because they have been revised by ONS to take account of updated population 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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| Table 3.3: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by ethnic origin of child, October-December 2010, 2011, 2012, 20131,2 | 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 |
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| Not set | Combined economic activity status of household | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Ethnic origin of child | Working households | Not set | Not set | Not set | Households containing both working and workless members | Not set | Not set | Not set | Workless households | Not set | Not set | Not set | All children |
| Not set | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010/ 2011/ 2012/ 2013 |
| White | - | 56.3 | 58.0 | 57.7 | - | 29.2 | 28.8 | 29.7 | - | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 100.0 |
| Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups | - | 46.5 | 48.0 | 48.9 | - | 31.0 | 31.0 | 34.0 | - | 22.5 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 100.0 |
| Indian | - | 37.8 | 49.1 | 50.1 | - | 56.1 | 46.3 | 45.7 | - | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 100.0 |
| Pakistani / Bangladeshi | - | 13.0 | 15.2 | 17.7 | - | 68.0 | 66.7 | 67.9 | - | 19.1 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 100.0 |
| Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | - | 30.1 | 36.7 | 38.6 | - | 35.1 | 36.5 | 36.4 | - | 34.9 | 26.9 | 25.0 | 100.0 |
| Chinese / Other ethnic group | - | 31.5 | 31.1 | 32.2 | - | 48.8 | 48.3 | 49.3 | - | 19.7 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 100.0 |
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| All 3 | - | 51.7 | 53.4 | 53.4 | - | 32.6 | 32.4 | 33.3 | - | 15.7 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 100.0 |
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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 |
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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), by a statistically significant margin. | 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 White group and Black group (including Black, African, Caribbean and Black British). There is no evidence of a significant change over time in the 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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