Focus On: Focus on People and Migration

Informationen zum Autor The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the government department that provides UK statistical and registration services. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation! the performance of government! and their own position. Klappentext Focus on People and Migration paints a comprehensive picture of the UK's population! both now and in the future. The report examines where people live in the UK and provides an in-depth look at the UK's largest urban areas. It then focuses on the age structure of the UK population! fertility and mortality patterns and the movement of people into! out of and within the UK and examines how these factors will shape the future UK population. Particular population groups such as those born overseas are examined in more depth and finally the UK's demographic characteristics are compared with those of other countries to give an international perspective. Zusammenfassung Focus on People and Migration paints a comprehensive picture of the UK's population, both now and in the future. The report examines where people live in the UK and provides an in-depth look at the UK's largest urban areas. It then focuses on the age structure of the UK population, fertility and mortality patterns and the movement of people into, out of and within the UK and examines how these factors will shape the future UK population. Particular population groups such as those born overseas are examined in more depth and finally the UK's demographic characteristics are compared with those of other countries to give an international perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The United Kingdom and its Population Age Structure Fertility and Mortality Where People Live Moves within the UK International Migration The Overseas Born Special Populations Profiles for 10 Major Cities and Towns in the UK Comparisons of UK Demographic Patterns with other European and North American countries ...

Product details

• Authors: Na Na, Office for National Statistics, For Nati Office for National Statistics
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2005
• EAN: 9781403993274
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-9327-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Sets: Focus On; Focus On
• Series: Focus On; Focus on Social Inequalities; Focus on; Focus on Social Inequalities
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Urban and regional sociology; C, Political Science, biotechnology, Social Sciences, Political science & theory, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Urban Sociology, Social research & statistics, Population & demography, Demography, Population and Demography, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, demography;migration;mortality