1. UNECE EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUSES GENEVA, 23-26 SEPTEMBER 2014 AGENDA ITEM 9 MEASURING ETHNO-CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UK CENSUS IAN WHITE, Office for National Statistics* UNITED KNGDOM * But not for much longer

2. THE 2011 CENSUS QUESTIONS ON ETHNIC GROUP AND NATIONAL IDENTITY

3. Ethnic groups, England and Wales, 2011 1 Not including ‘White British’ (80.5 per cent)

4. Non-White British ethnic groups, England and Wales, 2001 and 2011

5. Regional distribution of residents by ethnicity, England and Wales, 2011 Percentage Non- UK born

6. Variations in general health by ethnic group, England and Wales, 2011

7. Gypsy and Irish Travellers

8. Type of economic inactivity Households with dependent children

9. Gypsy and Irish Travellers Type of accommodation

10. Gypsy and Irish Travellers Type of accommodation

11. Regional distribution of residents by national identity, England and Wales, 2011

12. THE 2011 CENSUS QUESTION ON RELIGION

13. Religious affiliation, England and Wales 2011 Minority religious groups, England and Wales 2011

14. Change in religious affiliation, England and Wales, 2001-2011

16. Regional distribution of residents by religion, England and Wales, 2011

17. Percentage of population reporting ‘no religion’, England and Wales, 2011

18. The top ten main languages other than English/Welsh, England and Wales, 2011 The 2011 Census question on main language More than 9 out of 10 people aged 3 or over (92.3 per cent) reported English (or Welsh in Wales) as their main language

19. Distribution of area where English was not spoken well, England and Wales, 2011 The 2011 Census question on proficiency in English 726 thousand people aged 3 or over (1.3 per cent reported that they could not speak English well, and 138 thousand (0.3 per cent ) could not speak English at all

20. Highest level of qualification by English language proficiency, England and Wales, 2011

21. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS