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Table S032 SEX AND AGE AND LEVEL OF QUALIFICATIONS BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Table population : All people aged 16 to 74
BEDFORDSHIRE
Variable
ALL PEOPLE
Economically Active:
Economically Inactive:
TotalEmployeeSelf-employedUnemployedFull-time studentTotalRetiredStudentLooking after home/familyPermanently sick or disabledOther
ALL PEOPLE
276,279
199,208
160,515
24,979
6,981
6,733
77,071
34,192
10,136
17,165
8,997
6,581
16 to 24
38,548
27,203
18,762
800
1,764
5,877
11,345
21
8,530
1,316
290
1,188
No qualifications or level unknown
6,545
3,067
1,677
152
445
793
3,478
11
2,499
405
171
392
Lower level qualifications
27,890
20,921
14,354
583
1,166
4,818
6,969
4
5,336
867
114
648
Higher level qualifications
4,113
3,215
2,731
65
153
266
898
6
695
44
5
148
25 to 34
54,410
45,745
39,470
4,167
1,685
423
8,665
12
977
5,281
965
1,430
No qualifications or level unknown
6,593
4,513
3,369
644
466
34
2,080
3
72
1,053
471
481
Lower level qualifications
33,598
28,559
24,540
2,873
937
209
5,039
9
317
3,560
436
717
Higher level qualifications
14,219
12,673
11,561
650
282
180
1,546
-
588
668
58
232
35 to 49
86,687
75,295
62,406
10,455
2,086
348
11,392
163
517
6,382
2,557
1,773
No qualifications or level unknown
20,050
15,611
12,115
2,710
723
63
4,439
53
85
1,961
1,459
881
Lower level qualifications
45,976
40,710
33,914
5,609
1,010
177
5,266
76
223
3,426
876
665
Higher level qualifications
20,661
18,974
16,377
2,136
353
108
1,687
34
209
995
222
227
50 to 59
49,648
39,584
31,755
6,709
1,073
47
10,064
2,405
56
3,490
2,878
1,235
No qualifications or level unknown
23,847
17,982
14,132
3,280
554
16
5,865
955
18
2,111
2,001
780
Lower level qualifications
16,021
13,230
10,687
2,168
355
20
2,791
834
18
1,042
605
292
Higher level qualifications
9,780
8,372
6,936
1,261
164
11
1,408
616
20
337
272
163
60 to 64
17,808
8,343
6,228
1,807
291
17
9,465
7,383
19
394
1,258
411
No qualifications or level unknown
11,253
5,092
3,899
1,019
166
8
6,161
4,582
9
277
978
315
Lower level qualifications
3,916
2,000
1,460
455
82
3
1,916
1,609
3
78
172
54
Higher level qualifications
2,639
1,251
869
333
43
6
1,388
1,192
7
39
108
42
65 to 74
29,178
3,038
1,894
1,041
82
21
26,140
24,208
37
302
1,049
544
No qualifications or level unknown
21,180
1,900
1,304
536
49
11
19,280
17,762
21
210
831
456
Lower level qualifications
4,526
657
345
287
15
10
3,869
3,622
9
64
123
51
Higher level qualifications
3,472
481
245
218
18
-
2,991
2,824
7
28
95
37
MALES
138,110
110,234
84,252
18,699
4,146
3,137
27,876
14,436
5,137
839
4,619
2,845
16 to 24
19,529
14,394
9,913
666
1,104
2,711
5,135
10
4,359
43
158
565
No qualifications or level unknown
3,643
1,973
1,122
142
322
387
1,670
3
1,345
23
101
198
Lower level qualifications
13,878
10,876
7,512
482
699
2,183
3,002
4
2,629
20
52
297
Higher level qualifications
2,008
1,545
1,279
42
83
141
463
3
385
-
5
70
25 to 34
26,850
24,984
20,701
3,111
954
218
1,866
3
533
196
470
664
No qualifications or level unknown
3,751
3,156
2,240
572
319
25
595
-
34
66
280
215
Lower level qualifications
15,936
15,206
12,490
2,128
494
94
730
3
122
112
165
328
Higher level qualifications
7,163
6,622
5,971
411
141
99
541
-
377
18
25
121
35 to 49
43,763
41,112
32,270
7,549
1,129
164
2,651
81
205
377
1,193
795
No qualifications or level unknown
10,641
9,232
6,574
2,207
424
27
1,409
19
29
202
768
391
Lower level qualifications
22,247
21,378
16,846
3,942
518
72
869
45
49
137
343
295
Higher level qualifications
10,875
10,502
8,850
1,400
187
65
373
17
127
38
82
109
50 to 59
25,050
22,027
16,319
5,031
656
21
3,023
1,072
20
151
1,335
445
No qualifications or level unknown
11,956
10,289
7,294
2,640
349
6
1,667
340
10
86
977
254
Lower level qualifications
7,643
6,837
5,118
1,499
209
11
806
414
5
41
234
112
Higher level qualifications
5,451
4,901
3,907
892
98
4
550
318
5
24
124
79
60 to 64
9,001
5,737
3,964
1,515
247
11
3,264
2,006
9
63
959
227
No qualifications or level unknown
5,469
3,525
2,493
885
139
8
1,944
955
3
54
755
177
Lower level qualifications
2,045
1,326
908
350
68
-
719
552
3
6
129
29
Higher level qualifications
1,487
886
563
280
40
3
601
499
3
3
75
21
65 to 74
13,917
1,980
1,085
827
56
12
11,937
11,264
11
9
504
149
No qualifications or level unknown
9,760
1,219
730
452
31
6
8,541
8,015
4
6
393
123
Lower level qualifications
2,333
436
208
210
12
6
1,897
1,805
3
3
70
16
Higher level qualifications
1,824
325
147
165
13
-
1,499
1,444
4
-
41
10
FEMALES
138,169
88,974
76,263
6,280
2,835
3,596
49,195
19,756
4,999
16,326
4,378
3,736
16 to 24
19,019
12,809
8,849
134
660
3,166
6,210
11
4,171
1,273
132
623
No qualifications or level unknown
2,902
1,094
555
10
123
406
1,808
8
1,154
382
70
194
Lower level qualifications
14,012
10,045
6,842
101
467
2,635
3,967
-
2,707
847
62
351
Higher level qualifications
2,105
1,670
1,452
23
70
125
435
3
310
44
-
78
25 to 34
27,560
20,761
18,769
1,056
731
205
6,799
9
444
5,085
495
766
No qualifications or level unknown
2,842
1,357
1,129
72
147
9
1,485
3
38
987
191
266
Lower level qualifications
17,662
13,353
12,050
745
443
115
4,309
6
195
3,448
271
389
Higher level qualifications
7,056
6,051
5,590
239
141
81
1,005
-
211
650
33
111
35 to 49
42,924
34,183
30,136
2,906
957
184
8,741
82
312
6,005
1,364
978
No qualifications or level unknown
9,409
6,379
5,541
503
299
36
3,030
34
56
1,759
691
490
Lower level qualifications
23,729
19,332
17,068
1,667
492
105
4,397
31
174
3,289
533
370
Higher level qualifications
9,786
8,472
7,527
736
166
43
1,314
17
82
957
140
118
50 to 59
24,598
17,557
15,436
1,678
417
26
7,041
1,333
36
3,339
1,543
790
No qualifications or level unknown
11,891
7,693
6,838
640
205
10
4,198
615
8
2,025
1,024
526
Lower level qualifications
8,378
6,393
5,569
669
146
9
1,985
420
13
1,001
371
180
Higher level qualifications
4,329
3,471
3,029
369
66
7
858
298
15
313
148
84
60 to 64
8,807
2,606
2,264
292
44
6
6,201
5,377
10
331
299
184
No qualifications or level unknown
5,784
1,567
1,406
134
27
-
4,217
3,627
6
223
223
138
Lower level qualifications
1,871
674
552
105
14
3
1,197
1,057
-
72
43
25
Higher level qualifications
1,152
365
306
53
3
3
787
693
4
36
33
21
65 to 74
15,261
1,058
809
214
26
9
14,203
12,944
26
293
545
395
No qualifications or level unknown
11,420
681
574
84
18
5
10,739
9,747
17
204
438
333
Lower level qualifications
2,193
221
137
77
3
4
1,972
1,817
6
61
53
35
Higher level qualifications
1,648
156
98
53
5
-
1,492
1,380
3
28
54
27
Source - 2001 Census. Crown Copyright 2003.

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