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About this series |
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| Each overview in the Focus on series combines data from various sources to illustrate its topic, and provide links to further information. |
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Focus on Social Inequalities describes the different experiences of social groups in the UK today in six key areas: education, work, income, living standards, health, and participation. It looks at the 'advantaged' as well as the 'disadvantaged' and explores the relative differences between them.
People in the United Kingdom are better off than in the past across a range of measures but the benefits are not spread equally. Household income and educational attainment have improved overall but the gaps remain large. However, employment rates for most key groups that have been disadvantaged in the labour market have improved recently and at a greater rate than for the population overall. Nevertheless, a significant minority of people are affected by a lack of material resources and the inequality in the health of the population has widened.
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 Education
Exam results differ by social status |
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Work
Employment grows for the disadvantaged |
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Income
Gaps in income and wealth remain large |
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Living Standards
People on low income less likely to have PCs |
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Health
Manual workers die earlier than others |
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Participation
More volunteers from higher income homes |
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