Data set from Children in need

A7 National time series of children in need by gender, age and ethnicity

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Published 26 October 2023

Last updated 26 October 2023

Children in need by gender, age and ethnicity.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children in need
• Release: Reporting year 2023
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number
  • Percentage
• Filters:
  • Characteristic type
• Time period: 2015 to 2023

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	category	characteristic	characteristic_type	number	percent
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need at 31 March	Total	Total	403090	100
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need at 31 March	Gender	Female	176030	43.7
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need at 31 March	Gender	Male	218950	54.3
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need at 31 March	Gender	Unknown or Indeterminate gender	1080	0.3
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need at 31 March	Unborn	Unborn	7020	1.7

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_type	Characteristic type
number	Number
percent	Percentage

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Footnotes

1. White comprises white British, white Irish, traveller of Irish heritage, Gypsy/Roma and any other white background.
2. Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian and any other mixed background.
3. Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and any other Asian background.
4. Black or black British comprises Caribbean, African and any other black background.
5. 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 2021 and 2022 national totals, and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.

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