A4 National time series of children in need by ethnicity, age and sex
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Children in need at 31 March by sex, age and ethnicity.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 160
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Children in Need at 31st March
- Known ethnicity
- White
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2018 to 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | category | breakdown | cin_at31 | known | white | mixed | asian_or_asian_british | black_or_black_british | other_group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children in Need at 31 March | Total | 402400 | 391540 | 264040 | 37670 | 34050 | 37970 | 17830 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children in Need at 31 March | Female | 174190 | 170730 | 122110 | 17300 | 13260 | 14010 | 4060 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children in Need at 31 March | Male | 220210 | 216300 | 138640 | 19870 | 20510 | 23660 | 13610 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children in Need at 31 March | Unknown or Indeterminate sex | 860 | 660 | 440 | 70 | 50 | 70 | 30 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children in Need at 31 March | Unborn | 7130 | 3850 | 2850 | 430 | 230 | 220 | 130 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| asian_or_asian_british | Asian or Asian British |
| black_or_black_british | Black or Black British |
| breakdown | Characteristic |
| cin_at31 | Children in Need at 31st March |
| known | Known ethnicity |
Footnotes
- Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
- White comprises white British, white Irish, Gypsy or Irish traveller and any other white background.
- Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian and any other mixed background.
- Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and any other Asian background.
- Black or black British comprises black Caribbean, black African and any other black background.
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