Table 1.
Population profile of Intervention and Control Areas
| Intervention area (10 Wards) | Control area (9 Wards) | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 249,813 | 217,500 |
| Gender | 120,731 (48.3 %) Male | 105,147 (48.3 %) Male |
| 129,082 (51.6 %) Female | 112,353 (51.6 %) Female | |
| Persons aged 0–24 | 91,641 (36.6 %) | 68,210 (31.3 %) |
| Ethnicity | 193,612 (77.5 %) White British | 175,946 (80.8 %) White British |
| 26,715 (10.6 %) Asian/Asian British | 18,344 (8.4 %) Asian/Asian British | |
| 14,073 (5.6 %) Black/Black British | 13,570 (6.2 %) Black/Black British | |
| 11,873 (4.7 %) Multiple Ethnicity | 8,340 (3.8 %) Multiple Ethnicity | |
| 3,540 (1.4 %) Arab/Other | 1,300 (0.5 %) Arab/Other |