Data set from Children in need

A7 Children in Need by Gender, Age and Ethnicity

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Children in need by gender, age and ethnicity.


Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children in need
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number
  • Percentage
Filters
  • Characteristic type
Time period
2015 to 2020

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_namecategorycharacteristiccharacteristic_typenumberpercent
2020Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChildren in Need at 31 March TotalTotal389260100
2020Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChildren in Need at 31 March GenderFemale17203044.2
2020Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChildren in Need at 31 March GenderMale20943053.8
2020Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChildren in Need at 31 March GenderUnknown/Indeterminate gender9300.2
2020Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChildren in Need at 31 March UnbornUnborn68601.8

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
characteristic_typeCharacteristic type
numberNumber
percentPercentage

Footnotes

  1. A child in need is defined under the Children Act 1989 as a child who is unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, or their health or development will be significantly impaired without the provision of children's social care services, or the child is disabled.
  2. Black or black British comprises Caribbean, African or any other black background.
  3. White comprises white British, white Irish, traveller of Irish heritage, any other white background and Gypsy/Roma.
  4. Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian, any other mixed background.
  5. Other ethnic groups comprises Chinese and any other ethnic group.
  6. Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and any other Asian background.

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