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Original Articles

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES AND SOCIAL COHESION OF MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Pages 251-272 | Published online: 20 Aug 2006
 

Abstract

This paper presents a profile of the comparative economic, social and demographic characteristics of people from minority ethnic groups living in England and Wales, mainly using data from the 2001 Census of Population. The paper starts by briefly discussing the question of social cohesion and material progress for minority ethnic groups, whose migration to the UK was relatively recent. The relative youth, geographical concentration and economic disadvantage of these ethnic groups are presented as key characteristics for their social inclusion and social cohesion. Contrasts between ethnic groups in demography, family composition, social structure and labour market participation are discussed, highlighting the continued disadvantage of minority ethnic groups taken as a whole relative to white people, but also the economic progress of some ethnic groups.

Cet article présente une comparaison des caractéristiques économiques, sociales et démographiques de la population originaires des minorités ethniques résidant en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles, utilisant surtout des données du recensement de la population de 2001. Je commence par poser la question de la cohésion sociale et du progrès matériel pour les minorités ethniques dont la migration au Royaume Uni est relativement récente. La jeunesse, la concentration démographique et les désavantages économiques de ces groupes par rapport à la population totale sont présentés comme des caractéristiques clés pour effectuer leur inclusion et leur cohésion sociales. Les contrastes entre les groupes ethniques en matière de démographie composition familiale, structure sociale et participation au marché du travail sont exposés, en soulignant les désavantages persistants des minorités ethniques par rapport à la population blanche, mais mention est également faite des progrès économiques de certains groupes ethniques.

groupes ethniques minoritaires, recensement, démographie, structure familiale, cohésion sociale, désavantage économique

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David W. Owen

David W. Owen is principal Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. He was previously a researcher at Durham, Newcastle and Cardiff universities. He specializes in the quantitative analysis of population and the socio-economic circumstances of minority ethnic groups in Britain

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