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Table S032 SEX AND AGE AND LEVEL OF QUALIFICATIONS BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Table population : All people aged 16 to 74
BEDFORD BOROUGH
Variable
ALL PEOPLE
Economically Active:
Economically Inactive:
TotalEmployeeSelf-employedUnemployedFull-time studentTotalRetiredStudentLooking after home/familyPermanently sick or disabledOther
ALL PEOPLE
106,901
74,253
59,349
8,584
3,341
2,979
32,648
13,431
5,151
6,543
4,169
3,354
16 to 24
16,752
10,882
7,214
249
854
2,565
5,870
9
4,472
567
138
684
No qualifications or level unknown
2,801
1,219
700
36
214
269
1,582
6
1,045
190
77
264
Lower level qualifications
11,966
8,115
5,246
184
560
2,125
3,851
3
3,084
361
58
345
Higher level qualifications
1,985
1,548
1,268
29
80
171
437
-
343
16
3
75
25 to 34
21,880
17,999
15,401
1,452
910
236
3,881
6
430
2,135
498
812
No qualifications or level unknown
3,145
2,014
1,464
239
288
23
1,131
3
47
545
246
290
Lower level qualifications
12,600
10,488
8,956
961
457
114
2,112
3
191
1,320
219
379
Higher level qualifications
6,135
5,497
4,981
252
165
99
638
-
192
270
33
143
35 to 49
31,316
26,663
22,058
3,501
957
147
4,653
63
202
2,296
1,220
872
No qualifications or level unknown
8,007
5,893
4,594
921
346
32
2,114
21
51
836
746
460
Lower level qualifications
15,073
13,221
11,020
1,712
421
68
1,852
33
89
1,070
371
289
Higher level qualifications
8,236
7,549
6,444
868
190
47
687
9
62
390
103
123
50 to 59
18,522
14,487
11,698
2,319
451
19
4,035
887
27
1,254
1,306
561
No qualifications or level unknown
8,869
6,491
5,140
1,090
252
9
2,378
334
6
736
938
364
Lower level qualifications
5,555
4,534
3,693
702
132
7
1,021
295
9
345
252
120
Higher level qualifications
4,098
3,462
2,865
527
67
3
636
258
12
173
116
77
60 to 64
6,784
3,069
2,266
665
135
3
3,715
2,806
8
159
557
185
No qualifications or level unknown
4,138
1,762
1,342
346
74
-
2,376
1,684
5
105
435
147
Lower level qualifications
1,464
755
534
178
40
3
709
588
-
36
64
21
Higher level qualifications
1,182
552
390
141
21
-
630
534
3
18
58
17
65 to 74
11,647
1,153
712
398
34
9
10,494
9,660
12
132
450
240
No qualifications or level unknown
8,105
669
452
194
20
3
7,436
6,792
8
89
343
204
Lower level qualifications
1,909
251
138
99
8
6
1,658
1,548
4
27
56
23
Higher level qualifications
1,633
233
122
105
6
-
1,400
1,320
-
16
51
13
MALES
53,262
40,976
31,052
6,443
2,124
1,357
12,286
5,642
2,575
394
2,146
1,529
16 to 24
8,345
5,647
3,771
204
521
1,151
2,698
6
2,265
16
75
336
No qualifications or level unknown
1,530
754
446
32
146
130
776
3
585
6
47
135
Lower level qualifications
5,895
4,172
2,755
153
334
930
1,723
3
1,521
10
28
161
Higher level qualifications
920
721
570
19
41
91
199
-
159
--
40
25 to 34
10,805
9,851
8,061
1,094
576
120
954
-
223
102
236
393
No qualifications or level unknown
1,764
1,439
990
219
212
18
325
-
26
36
135
128
Lower level qualifications
5,974
5,567
4,517
716
282
52
407
-
87
51
83
186
Higher level qualifications
3,067
2,845
2,554
159
82
50
222
-
110
15
18
79
35 to 49
16,005
14,680
11,460
2,552
594
74
1,325
36
77
179
609
424
No qualifications or level unknown
4,237
3,499
2,503
759
224
13
738
9
21
97
399
212
Lower level qualifications
7,449
7,028
5,512
1,219
263
34
421
23
21
60
167
150
Higher level qualifications
4,319
4,153
3,445
574
107
27
166
4
35
22
43
62
50 to 59
9,282
8,011
5,965
1,740
297
9
1,271
388
10
64
607
202
No qualifications or level unknown
4,414
3,689
2,622
889
173
5
725
107
3
43
448
124
Lower level qualifications
2,619
2,301
1,734
480
83
4
318
147
4
11
108
48
Higher level qualifications
2,249
2,021
1,609
371
41
-
228
134
3
10
51
30
60 to 64
3,373
2,050
1,400
538
112
-
1,323
777
-
33
404
109
No qualifications or level unknown
1,994
1,193
840
294
59
-
801
370
-
27
317
87
Lower level qualifications
748
484
322
130
32
-
264
201
-
3
49
11
Higher level qualifications
631
373
238
114
21
-
258
206
-
3
38
11
65 to 74
5,452
737
395
315
24
3
4,715
4,435
--
215
65
No qualifications or level unknown
3,620
409
234
162
13
-
3,211
3,001
--
157
53
Lower level qualifications
961
168
84
73
8
3
793
750
--
35
8
Higher level qualifications
871
160
77
80
3
-
711
684
--
23
4
FEMALES
53,639
33,277
28,297
2,141
1,217
1,622
20,362
7,789
2,576
6,149
2,023
1,825
16 to 24
8,407
5,235
3,443
45
333
1,414
3,172
3
2,207
551
63
348
No qualifications or level unknown
1,271
465
254
4
68
139
806
3
460
184
30
129
Lower level qualifications
6,071
3,943
2,491
31
226
1,195
2,128
-
1,563
351
30
184
Higher level qualifications
1,065
827
698
10
39
80
238
-
184
16
3
35
25 to 34
11,075
8,148
7,340
358
334
116
2,927
6
207
2,033
262
419
No qualifications or level unknown
1,381
575
474
20
76
5
806
3
21
509
111
162
Lower level qualifications
6,626
4,921
4,439
245
175
62
1,705
3
104
1,269
136
193
Higher level qualifications
3,068
2,652
2,427
93
83
49
416
-
82
255
15
64
35 to 49
15,311
11,983
10,598
949
363
73
3,328
27
125
2,117
611
448
No qualifications or level unknown
3,770
2,394
2,091
162
122
19
1,376
12
30
739
347
248
Lower level qualifications
7,624
6,193
5,508
493
158
34
1,431
10
68
1,010
204
139
Higher level qualifications
3,917
3,396
2,999
294
83
20
521
5
27
368
60
61
50 to 59
9,240
6,476
5,733
579
154
10
2,764
499
17
1,190
699
359
No qualifications or level unknown
4,455
2,802
2,518
201
79
4
1,653
227
3
693
490
240
Lower level qualifications
2,936
2,233
1,959
222
49
3
703
148
5
334
144
72
Higher level qualifications
1,849
1,441
1,256
156
26
3
408
124
9
163
65
47
60 to 64
3,411
1,019
866
127
23
3
2,392
2,029
8
126
153
76
No qualifications or level unknown
2,144
569
502
52
15
-
1,575
1,314
5
78
118
60
Lower level qualifications
716
271
212
48
8
3
445
387
-
33
15
10
Higher level qualifications
551
179
152
27
--
372
328
3
15
20
6
65 to 74
6,195
416
317
83
10
6
5,779
5,225
12
132
235
175
No qualifications or level unknown
4,485
260
218
32
7
3
4,225
3,791
8
89
186
151
Lower level qualifications
948
83
54
26
-
3
865
798
4
27
21
15
Higher level qualifications
762
73
45
25
3
-
689
636
-
16
28
9
Source - 2001 Census. Crown Copyright 2003.

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