General Profile
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Economy

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How is the recession impacting the consumer? Are they experiencing the same issues or is it impacting different groups in different ways? CACI's white paper 'Consumer reactions to the recession' shares some of the analysis of how consumers' have reacted throughout the past couple of years and how behaviour has varied according to the different circumstances of the ACORN groups.
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Job Seeker Allowance claimants

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total JSA Claimants - April 2010	301	18,408	118,792	1,294,910
% change in JSA claimants from same period last year - April 2010	-17.31	-0.24	-2.11	-0.73
Change Indicator: Positive number denotes an increase / Negative number denotes a decrease
Working age population - 2008	11,413	498,881	3,486,000	31,937,600
% of working age population claiming JSA - April 2010	2.64	3.69	3.41	4.05
Source - ONS

Job Centre Vacancies

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total unfilled vacancies - April 2010	49	3,500	23,204	213,297
Source - ONS

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Population

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Total population

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total Population - 2008	19,907	850,770	5,728,660	51,446,200
Source - ONS

Total households

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total No of households - 2009	8,969	383,816	2,485,450	22,403,100
Source - CACI

Age structure of total population

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
All people - 2008	19,907	850,770	5,728,660	51,446,200
- % aged 0-15	17.11	16.83	18.96	18.80
- % aged 16-29	14.05	16.66	17.34	18.79
- % aged 30-44	19.17	18.84	21.09	21.33
- % aged 45-64 *	24.11	23.14	22.43	21.95
- % aged 60+ **	25.55	24.53	20.19	19.13
* Females aged 45-59, Males aged 45-64
** Females aged 60+, Males aged 65+
Source - ONS

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Ethnicity

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Country of birth

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total Population - 2007	19,793	840,610	5,656,700	51,098,000
- % of population born in the UK	95.84	94.21	90.94	88.72
- % of population born in Western Europe	1.66	1.99	2.89	2.69
- % of population born in Eastern Europe	0.33	0.82	1.03	1.06
___- % of population born in Eastern Europe: Poland	0.17	0.36	0.50	0.49
___- % of population born in Eastern Europe: Baltic states	0.03	0.24	0.14	0.10
- % of population born in Africa or Caribbean	0.52	0.71	1.50	2.54
- % of population born in Asia	0.17	0.37	1.32	2.53
___- % of population born in Asia: India	0.06	0.23	0.58	1.15
- % of population born in the Middle East	0.10	0.23	0.31	0.57
- % of population born in the Far East	0.37	0.49	0.75	0.89
- % of population born in Other	1.01	1.17	1.26	1.00
For information on the countries included in each indicator, click on the 'information icon' to the left of the indicator.
Source - Country of birth updated statistics CACI

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Health and wellbeing

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Child height weight survey

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
All Children Year R and Year 6 - FY 2007 - 2008	209	13,162	N/A	N/A
___- % Overweight and Obese	25.36	27.67	N/A	N/A
___- % Obese	10.53	13.91	N/A	N/A
___- % Overweight	14.83	13.76	N/A	N/A
___- % Normal	74.64	72.33	N/A	N/A
Source - Norfolk PCT - Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT - Childrens Services (NCC)

Child Well-being Index

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
The percentage of population that live within an area ranked in the 10,20 & 30% most deprived in Norfolk
CWI: % population in 10 percent most deprived areas in Norfolk - 2009	0.00	10.36	N/A	N/A
CWI: % population in 20 percent most deprived areas in Norfolk - 2009	0.00	20.34	N/A	N/A
CWI: % population in 30 percent most deprived areas in Norfolk - 2009	14.02	30.99	N/A	N/A
The percentage of population that live within an area ranked in the 10,20 & 30% most deprived Nationally
CWI: % population in 10 percent most deprived areas Nationally - 2009	0.00	7.36	N/A	N/A
CWI: % population in 20 percent most deprived areas Nationally - 2009	0.00	12.36	N/A	N/A
CWI: % population in 30 percent most deprived areas Nationally - 2009	0.00	19.56	N/A	N/A
Scores and Ranks
The CWI scores and ranks are produced at LSOA level. Summary measures are presented at local authority district and county levels.
Source - Communities and Local Government

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Deprivation

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Household Income

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total No of households - 2009	8,969	383,816	2,485,450	22,403,100
Total households: % with an income under £10K - 2009	7.43	8.69	6.28	7.14
Total households: % with an income under £20K - 2009	29.54	33.13	25.54	28.13
Mean household income (£0,000) - 2009	33	31	37	35
Source - CACI

Lifestyle

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
ACORN Classification
Total number of households - 2008 - 2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Source - CACI

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Housing

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Housing Association

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Registered Social Landlords (RSL) housing stock - 2009	841	19,025	N/A	N/A
RSL housing stock: % General needs - 2009	80.62	82.51	N/A	N/A
RSL housing stock: % Housing for Elderly - 2009	8.56	10.75	N/A	N/A
RSL housing stock: % Supported housing - 2009	6.18	1.83	N/A	N/A
RSL housing stock: % Shared ownership - 2009	4.64	3.17	N/A	N/A
RSL housing stock: % Tied accommodation - 2009	0.00	0.39	N/A	N/A
RSL housing stock: % other - 2009	0.00	1.35	N/A	N/A
Total households - 2009	8,969	383,816	N/A	N/A
Total households: % RSL housing stock - 2009	9.38	4.96	N/A	N/A
Source - RSL housing stock: Broadland, Guiness, Saffron, Wherry, and Victory housing trusts. Total households: CACI

Dwellings by Council Tax Band

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total number of dwellings 2006	8,923	388,335	22,481,300	2,466,730
- % Band A	14.13	26.57	25.04	14.28
- % Band B	32.30	27.89	19.44	21.23
- % Band C	20.25	21.78	21.69	26.26
- % Band D	17.42	12.55	15.26	17.47
Source - Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG)

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Learning

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Year 11 Activity survey

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total number of pupils - 2008	225	9,295	N/A	N/A
___- % of all pupils entering full time education	75.56	80.06	N/A	N/A
___- % of all pupils entering full time employment	9.78	8.70	N/A	N/A
___- % of all pupils entering Non-Employed Training	4.44	3.78	N/A	N/A
___- % of all pupils unemployed or entering voluntary and part time activities	8.44	5.67	N/A	N/A
___- % of all pupils LSC funded (excluding Employment with locally recognised training)	81.78	85.59	N/A	N/A
Source - Connexions Norfolk Annual Activity Survey

Key Stage Results

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Key Stage 1
All pupils - 2008	173	7,674	N/A	N/A
___- % of pupils obtaining level 2 and above in Reading	89.60	84.74	N/A	N/A
___- % of pupils obtaining level 2 and above in Maths	91.91	90.44	N/A	N/A
___- % of pupils obtaining level 2 and above in Writing	89.60	81.72	N/A	N/A
Key Stage 2
Cohort size (no of pupils aged 10/11) - 2008	217	N/A	N/A	N/A
___- % of pupils obtaining level 4 and above in English	83.41	77.96	81.00	79.00
___- % of pupils obtaining level 4 and above in Maths	78.34	75.09	78.00	75.00
___- % of pupils obtaining level 4 and above in Science	90.32	85.52	88.00	86.00
Key Stage 3
Cohort size (no of pupils aged 13/14) - 2007	212	N/A	N/A	N/A
___- % of pupils obtaining level 5 and above in English	75.94	73.22	77.00	74.00
___- % of pupils obtaining level 5 and above in Maths	79.25	76.75	77.00	76.00
___- % of pupils obtaining level 5 and above in Science	81.13	73.96	75.00	73.00
Key Stage 4
Cohort size (no of pupils aged 15/16) - 2009	204	8,847	65,171	634,507
___- % of pupils obtaining 5 or more GCSE grade A* to C including English and Maths	65.69	50.19	51.90	49.80
___- % of pupils obtaining 5 or more GCSE grade A* to C or equivalent	74.02	64.30	69.00	70.00
Figures are based on where children live, rather than the school the child attends.
Source - DfES

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Crime and Safety

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Total crime

April (Qtr) equates to Qtr 1 FY / July (Qtr) equates to Qtr 2 FY / October (Qtr) equates to Qtr 3 FY / January (Qtr) equates to Qtr 4 FY

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total amount of all crime - April 2009 (Qtr)	187	12,335	N/A	N/A
- % change in offences from same quarter of previous financial year *	-21.43	-6.33	N/A	N/A
- Change in offences from same quarter of previous financial year *	-51	-834	N/A	N/A
* Change Indicator: Positive number denotes an increase / Negative number denotes a decrease
All crimes: (per 1,000 population) - April 2009 (Qtr)	9.39	14.50	N/A	N/A
Source - Norfolk Constabulary

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Environment

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Indices of deprivation 2007

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
ID: Living environment: % population in 10 percent most deprived areas in Norfolk - 2007	0.00	10.41	N/A	N/A
ID: Living environment: % population in 20 percent most deprived areas in Norfolk - 2007	0.00	20.89	N/A	N/A
ID: Living environment: % population in 30 percent most deprived areas in Norfolk - 2007	7.06	31.11	N/A	N/A

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Voice

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2001 Census

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Information about people and their ages

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
All people	18,578	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % living in households	98.89	97.86	98.30	98.19
- % living in communal establishments	1.11	2.14	1.70	1.81
- % aged 0-15	17.58	18.13	20.10	20.15
- % aged 16-44	34.59	35.71	38.91	40.21
- % aged 45-64	27.54	26.12	24.54	23.75
- % aged 65 and over	20.29	20.03	16.45	15.89
- % of working age	59.15	58.93	60.95	61.48
- % of pensionable age	23.34	22.94	18.96	18.37
Population density: persons per hectare	1.12	1.48	2.82	0.00
Source - 2001 Census

Information about health and unpaid care

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
All people	18,578	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % with limiting long-term illness	17.27	19.36	16.21	17.93
- % whose health was not good	7.41	9.06	7.60	9.03
- % who provide unpaid care	7.15	10.25	9.65	9.93
Source - 2001 Census

Information about household accommodation

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
All household spaces	8,399	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % which are whole houses or bungalows	92.38	88.02	84.88	79.92
- % which are flats, maisonettes or apartments	6.54	11.33	14.51	19.66
- % which are temporary structures	1.04	0.65	0.61	0.42
Source - 2001 Census

Information about people in households

	Diss Library	Norfolk	East of England	England
All households	8,068	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % one person households	27.80	29.21	28.28	30.07
- % pensioner only households	28.91	28.77	24.71	23.71
- % with dependent children	25.20	25.96	29.31	29.45
- % couple households (one family only)	61.11	58.69	58.49	53.77
- % lone parent households (one family only)	6.57	7.36	8.01	9.46
- % lone parent households with dependent children	3.85	4.86	5.29	6.42
- % with no adults in employment, with dependent children	2.38	3.52	3.53	4.83
- % with person(s) with a limiting long-term illness	31.41	34.66	30.77	33.55
Source - 2001 Census

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