Official Statistics
3. Proportion of children living in workless households: data table
Updated 11 July 2014
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| 3. Proportion of children living in workless households |
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| Data source |
| Household Labour Force Survey (LFS) |
| Time period and availability |
| The latest data available at July 2014 covers Quarter 4 (October-December) 2013. |
| New data are released twice a year, for Quarter 2 and Quarter 4 each year, typically 2-4 months after the reference period. |
| Splits are currently available by age, ethnicity and gender of child. |
| Splits are not currently available by disability or religion, because these questions are only asked of LFS respondents aged 16 years or over. |
| Only respondents aged 16 years or over are asked their sexual orientation, but in any case this information is only made available on a separate version of the data, the Integrated Household Survey. |
| The LFS does not record whether or not respondents are pregnant or have undergone gender reassignment, so it is not possible to provide separate estimates for these groups. |
| What does this tell us? |
| This indicator looks at the proportion of children living in workless households in the UK. A workless household is a household that includes at least one person aged 16 to 64 where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. |
| This indicator reflects the Department's core aims around employment and preventing worklessness. |
| How will an improvement be shown? |
| Generally, an improvement would be demonstrated by a fall in the indicator. Such a change would imply a rise in the proportion of children living in a household with at least one working adult. |
| However other factors, for example changes in household types over time, may also influence estimates. |
| Links to other information that you may find useful |
| Further information can be found on the Office of National Statistics website, available at: |
| http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lmac/working-and-workless-households/index.html |
| Table 3.1: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by age of child, October-December 2010, 2011, 2012, 20131,2 |
| Age of child |
| Under 1 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
| All |
| Source: LFS household datasets |
| For 2010 and 2011 data the estimates do not match exactly those published in the previous Equality Reports, because they have been revised by ONS to take account of updated population estimates. |
| Although the differences between consecutive age groups are generally not statistically significant, there is a general pattern of the indicator decreasing with age, such that the differences between the youngest and eldest age groups are statistically significant. For example, in 2013 the indicators for those aged 14 or 15 years are signficantly lower than for those aged 1 or 2 years. The main exception is for those aged under 1 year, where the indicator is significantly lower than for those aged 1 year. |
| The central estimates shown in the table suggest that the indicator has decreased since 2010 for each of the age groups shown. Although the decrease for all ages combined was statistically significant, the decrease was not statistically significant for every individual age groups, at least partly due to the smaller sample sizes involved in estimating these changes. There is no evidence of a significant change over time in the pattern of the indicator across different age groups. |
| Notes: |
| 1. Children refers to children under 16. |
| 2. Households including at least one person aged 16 to 64. |
| Table 3.2: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by gender of child, October-December 2010, 2011, 2012, 20131,2 |
| Gender of Child |
| Male |
| Female |
| All |
| Source: LFS household datasets |
| For 2010 and 2011 data the estimates do not match exactly those published in the previous Equality Reports, because they have been revised by ONS to take account of updated population estimates. |
| There is no statistically significant difference between male and female children on this indicator. |
| For both male and female children, the indicator has fallen by a statistically significant amount since 2010. |
| Notes: |
| 1. Children refers to children under 16. |
| 2. Households including at least one person aged 16 to 64. |
| Table 3.3: Percentage of children in each household economic activity category by ethnic origin of child, October-December 2010, 2011, 2012, 20131,2 |
| Ethnic origin of child |
| White |
| Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups |
| Indian |
| Pakistani / Bangladeshi |
| Black / African / Caribbean / Black British |
| Chinese / Other ethnic group |
| All 3 |
| Source: LFS household datasets |
| Comparable estimates are not available for 2010, because the LFS questions on ethnicity were changed in 2011, in line with the 2011 Census. |
| The indicator was lowest for the Indian group, by a statistically significant margin. The next lowest was the White group, with a statistically significant gap to all other groups except the Pakistani / Bangladeshi group. The indicator was highest for the Black group (including Black, African, Caribbean and Black British), by a statistically significant margin. |
| The central estimates shown in the table suggest that the indicator has decreased since 2011 for all ethnic groups. However, the only changes that were statistically significant were the decreases experienced by the White group and Black group (including Black, African, Caribbean and Black British). There is no evidence of a significant change over time in the pattern of the indicator across different ethnic groups. |
| Notes: |
| 1. Children refers to children under 16. |
| 2. Households including at least one person aged 16 to 64. |
| 3. Total includes children with unknown ethnic origin. |