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. 1998 May 23;316(7144):1572–1576. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1572

Table 1.

Population by urbanisation, ethnic group, social class and housing tenure

Characteristics No of households with one adult No of other households Proportion (%) in households with one adult
Urbanisation:
 Urban 10 421 73 589 12.4
 Rural    555   8739  6.0
 Not known      7     47 12.9
Ethnic group:
 White 10 380 78 761 11.6
 Black    201    308 39.5
 Indian     27    692  3.8
 Pakistani and Bangladeshi     20    673  2.9
 Other    189   1158 14.0
 Not known    166    781 17.5
Social class:
 I and II   1786 29 514  5.7
 IIIN   3030   7991 28.0
 IIIM   1090 27 404  3.8
 IV and V   3555 14 937 19.2
 Other   1514   2675 36.1
 Not known      8     52 13.3
Housing tenure:
 Owner occupied   3726 60 087  5.8
 Rented from council   5627 15 519 26.6
 Other rented   1623   6681 19.5
 Not known      7     86  7.5
Total 10 983 82 373 11.8