This page shows the equality monitoring data we've collected to help analyse access to services/participation rates for people with different protected characteristics from the Housing Applicants.
The lists below show the breakdown of Housing Applicants by protected characteristic:
- Race,
- Age,
- Economic status,
- Gender,
- Disability,
- Sexual orientation, and
- Religion and belief.
Distribution of race within Housing Applicants
- Any other Asian background: 0.3%
- Any other Mixed background: 0.3%
- Any other white background: 1.7%
- Bangladeshi: 0.5%
- British: 87%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Chinese: 0.2%
- Gypsy/Romany: 1.0%
- Indian: 0.3%
- Irish: 0.5%
- Not Stated: 7%
- White and Asian: 0.3%
Distribution of age within Housing Applicants
- Age 16-24: 9%
- Age 25-34: 13%
- Age 35-44: 11%
- Age 45-54: 9%
- Age 55-64: 6%
- Age 65+: 10%
- Unknown: 42%
Distribution of economic status within Housing Applicants
- Full time student: 0%
- Full time work: 16%
- Job seeker: 12%
- Not known: 47%
- Not seeking work: 5%
- Other: 2%
- Part time work: 7%
- Retired: 8%
- Unable to work: 3%
Distribution of gender within Housing Applicants
- Female: 60%
- Male: 40%
Distribution of disability within Housing Applicants
- Not Disabled: 89%
- Disabled: 11%
Distribution of sexual orientation within Housing Applicants
- Bi-sexual: 1%
- Declined to specify: 3%
- Gay/Lesbian: 1%
- Heterosexual: 60%
- Not known: 35%
Distribution of religion and belief within Housing Applicants
- Christian: 23%
- No religion or belief: 16%
- Not specified: 51%
- Other: 1%
- Prefer not to comment: 9%
Updated April 2013
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