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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 |
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Variable | ALL PEOPLE | Economically Active: | Economically Inactive: |
Total | Employee | Self-employed | Unemployed | Full-time student | Total | Retired | Student | Looking after home/family | Permanently sick or disabled | Other |
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 |
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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 |
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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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Updated 30th June 2010
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