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Social trends statistics published
The flagship publication on social trends in the UK has been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The 36th edition of Social Trends includes a wide range of statistics on health, wealth and education.
The report draws together statistics from a wide range of government departments and other organisations to paint a broad picture of British society and how it has been changing.
It also features an article exploring the different experiences of the ethnic and religious populations in the UK, looking at the labour market and educational achievements of the different ethnic and religious populations.
Key statistics include:
- In 2004, life expectancy at birth in the UK was 77 years for men and 81 years for women
- In 2004-2005, 39 per cent of men and 22 per cent of women exceeded the recommended daily benchmarks for sensible alcohol consumption at least one day in the previous week
- In 2004-2005 smoking was most common among adults in routine and manual households and least prevalent among those in managerial and professional households.
The report also notes a fall in the proportion of children being immunised against MMR. In 2004-2005, 82 per cent of children had received the vaccine by their second birthday compared with 91 per cent in 1994-1995. The regional variations were generally small, although uptake in London was much lower at 71 per cent.
For the full statistics visit the Office of National Statistics website. (external link)