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People living in the poorest parts of the UK die an average of ten years earlier than those in wealthier areas, according to new official figures that reveal the true impact of inequality in Britain. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows a ten-year gap in male life expectancies within the UK, while the variation among females is slightly less, at eight years.
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"Health inequalities are "deeply embedded" across Britain, a charity has said after new figures showed a wide variation in the number of years people can expect to live healthy lives. New Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show a two-decade gap between "healthy life expediencies"."
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Middlesbrough, an industrial town on the north-east coast of England, often gets a bad press. But residents are determined their hometown is somewhere to be proud of. Who's right?
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The fourth annual ‘State of the nation’ report from the Social Mobility Commission.
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1970 British Cohort Study Annual Population Survey Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997-2015: Secure Access English Housing Survey https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200010 Family Resources Survey Households Below Average Income Labour Force Survey Millennium Cohort Study Scottish Household Survey UK Census
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" The Office of National Statistics has released its latest data on sexual identities in the UK, and some striking patterns jump out – especially when it comes to bisexuality."
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service. Sexual identity, UK: 2015 Experimental Official Statistics on sexual identity in the UK in 2015 by region, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity and NS-SEC.
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" Have you ever wondered if you were happier than the average Joe or Josephine? Have you laid awake at night wishing that you were less anxious than everyone else? Now you can find out thanks to an instant test created using information released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)."
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The number of people identifying as bisexual has soared by 45% in the last three years, according to new statistics.
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Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics reveal the number who consider themselves bisexual outnumbers those who identify as gay or lesbian.
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" The number of young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the UK is at an all-time high. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 3.3% of 16-to-24-year-olds identified as LGB in 2015. This is up from the 2.8% recorded in 2014."
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The proportion of young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual has increased, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
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Life in Britain has improved in some areas as people are more likely to find work and fewer face financial worries, according to the latest assessment of the nation’s wellbeing. Average household incomes and net disposable income have risen and fewer people say they are struggling with money, the figures from the Office for National …
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According to a new survey, Northern Ireland is officially the happiest place to live in all of the UK in 2016.
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Office for National Statistics’ regional poll reveals Londoners to be the most anxious and least satisfied in the country
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"While new figures show a girl born today will live to the age of 83 - they also show she's likely to only have 63.9 years before disease and disability set in"
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We need action to solve poverty and increase social mobility following plans from both JRF and the Social Mobility Commission, says Chris Goulden.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service. Link to report: State of the nation 2016 1970 British Cohort Study Annual Population Survey Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997-2015: Secure Access English Housing Survey Family Resources Survey Households Below Average Income Labour Force Survey Millennium Cohort Study Scottish Household Survey UK Census
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Why do we encourage them to believe school’s not cool? With far fewer jobs in industry, poor kids will fall further behind if they think education doesn’t matter Via ISER
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service. Link to report: https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/PEXJ5011_Bittersweet_Success_1116_WEB.pdf Annual Population Survey Citizenship Survey Labour Force Survey
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Coverage of Professor Shamit Saggar's report for Policy Exchange
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It could even lead to a loss of low-skilled manufacturing jobs.
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This article covers research which uses data held by the UK Data Service. A brave new world - How reduced migration could affect earnings, employment and the labour market http://www.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/A-brave-new-world.pdf Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit05.pdf The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/brexit02.pdf The Effect of Immigration along the Distribution of Wages http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctpb21/Cpapers/Review%20of%20Economic%20Studies-2013-Dustmann-145-73.pdf The impact of immigration on the structure of wages: theory and evidence from Britain Annual Population Survey Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997-2015: Secure Access https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6689&type=Data%20catalogue General Lifestyle Survey (General Household Survey) https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200019 IMF World Economic Outlook, 1980-2020 International Passenger Survey Labour Force Survey Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, 2000-2016: Secure Access UK Census
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It sometimes seems we're drowning in big data, but there are areas of life which still aren't easy for survey-takers and census designers to capture. Ticking boxes about age or marital status is easier than filling in those that tie us down to a sexual identity. In a recent survey of over 11,000 people from nine countries in the European Union
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More young people are identifying themselves as bisexual compared to gay or lesbian for the first time, figures have shown. Among 16 to 24-year-olds, 1.8 per cent said they were bisexual, while 1.5 per cent said they were gay or lesbian, sexual identity data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) found.
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" While around one in 30 young people in Britain identify themselves as LGB. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics reveal that more young people in Britain are identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual; with many of those people seeing sexuality as on a spectrum, rather than a binary value."
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" You’re having a laugh . . . folk in Chorley were not amused when the town was dubbed the unhappiest in the UK. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had been misread, leaving red-faced media organisations, including the BBC, somewhat glum after releasing the error. In fact, it’s nowhere near the unhappiest town even in the North West."
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ONS - Personal well-being in the UK: local authority update, 2015 to 2016 - http://bit.ly/2dsTH84 Annual Population Survey https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=200002
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" The number of British people defining themselves as “bisexual” has jumped by 45 per cent in just three years, according new official estimates."
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General satisfaction with life in England has improved according to official figures, but people are becoming more anxious and trust the government less
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ONS - Personal well-being in the UK: local authority update, 2015 to 2016 - http://bit.ly/2dsTH84 Annual Population Survey
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New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed people are financially better off and crime rates are down. But more people said they are lonely and unhappy in relationships.
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ONS - Personal well-being in the UK: local authority update, 2015 to 2016 - http://bit.ly/2dsTH84 Annual Population Survey
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Well-being is a subjective notion – but that doesn't mean it can't be quantified.
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