Table 1.

Comparison of demographic characteristics by ethnic group in England in 2001 using data from the 2001 census

Ethnic group	White		Indian		Pakistani		Bangladeshi		Black African		Black Caribbean		Chinese
	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)
Census data for 2001
Total population	21918492	100.0	517342	100.0	348496	100.0	136422	100.0	246835	100.0	301365	100.0	114768	100.0
Age
<50	13747228	62.7	416091	80.4	309865	88.9	123940	90.9	224906	91.1	230232	76.4	95353	83.1
50+	8171264	37.3	101251	19.6	38631	11.1	12482	9.2	21929	8.9	71133	23.6	19415	16.9
Deprivation
Low income	3813688	17.4	175717	34.0	226581	65.0	99654	73.0	145962	59.1	160101	53.1	25354	22.1
Middle income	13505394	61.6	283447	54.8	108151	31.0	33519	24.6	90493	36.7	129666	43.0	64565	56.3
High income	4599410	21.0	58178	11.2	13764	4.0	3249	2.4	10380	4.2	11598	3.8	24849	21.7
Country of birth
UK	21469693	98.0	232005	44.8	192021	55.1	63750	46.7	81451	33.0	172756	57.3	30185	26.3
Other	448799	2.0	285337	55.2	156475	44.9	72670	53.3	165382	67.0	128612	42.7	84582	73.7