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National Statistics Isle of Purbeck

People, Places and Families
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Single people (never married)	21.9%	30.1%	362	41
Married or re-married people	58.3%	50.9%	50	4
Separated or divorced	10.4%	10.6%	197	31
Widowed	9.4%	8.4%	83	18

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Households without car/van	15.6%	26.8%	306	36
Household with 1 car or van	46.8%	43.8%	53	19
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	37.6%	29.4%	120	16

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
One person households	27.5%	30.0%	237	36
Married couple households	39.3%	36.5%	178	19
Cohabiting couple households	6.9%	8.3%	340	42

Lone parent households:
with dependent children	4.3%	6.5%	324	38
with non-dependent children only	2.8%	3.1%	204	6
All other households	19.1%	15.6%	26	7

Health
(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Limiting long-term illness	18.6%	18.2%	153	21
General health not good	8.2%	9.2%	222	27
People providing unpaid care	10.9%	10.0%	97	12
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.9%	2.1%	201	24

Work
Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Employed	62.4%	60.6%	189	21
Unemployed	1.9%	3.4%	328	37
Long-term unemployed	0.4%	1.0%	331	38
Student (economically active)	2.0%	2.6%	255	30
Retired	18.6%	13.6%	20	6
Student (economically inactive)	3.0%	4.7%	250	25
Looking after home/family	6.1%	6.5%	227	25
Permanently sick or disabled	3.8%	5.5%	256	31
Other inactive	2.2%	3.1%	291	33

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Travel to work by car	67.1%	61.5%	173	18
Travel to work by public transport	3.5%	14.5%	322	25

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Qualifications at degree level or higher	17.6%	19.8%	198	27
No qualifications	27.4%	29.1%	212	16

Housing

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Number of households with residents	18804	-	366	43
Number of people per hectare	1.1	3.4	321	33
Average household size	2.32	2.36	255	16
Vacant household spaces	3.4%	3.2%	132	7
Owner-occupied	73.4%	68.9%	172	27
Without central heating	8.0%	8.5%	127	27
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.4%	0.5%	142	24
Overcrowding indicator	4.0%	7.0 %	235	26

Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk
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