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Focus on London 2008

Focus on London 2008 covers a wide range of demographic, social and economic data, providing a statistical portrait of some of the key issues facing the capital. Produced by the Greater London Authority's statistical arm, Data Management Analysis Group (DMAG) it will be of interest to anyone who has a general interest in, or is carrying out research about, London. The report contains over 200 tables of the latest available data for London on several topics, conveniently presented in one place. This edition continues the series started in 1997.

Focus on London 2008 is available in PDF and RTF formats. The PDF version is separated into chapters, and the RTF version is available as a full document.

Summary PDF
Summary RTF

Preliminary information PDF
London top tens PDF
Chapter 1 Population and migration PDF
Chapter 2 Diversity PDF
Chapter 3 Labour market PDF
Chapter 4 Economy and industry PDF
Chapter 5 Income and lifestyles PDF
Chapter 6 Poverty PDF
Chapter 7 Health PDF
Chapter 8 Housing PDF
Chapter 9 Environment PDF
Chapter 10 Transport PDF
Chapter 11 Crime PDF
Chapter 12 Education PDF
Chapter 13 London government PDF
Notes PDF

Full report RTF

Tables

The following files are tables listed in Focus in London. They are available as CSV files.

Chapter 1

Table Title
1.1 Population density at mid-2006 CSV
1.2 Annual population change analysis 2001-06, London and England and Wales CSV
1.3 Age structure of London and United Kingdon at mid-2006 CSV
1.4 Age-specific birth rates CSV
1.5 Regional migration flows for selected years CSV
1.6 Inter-regional migration movements within the UK, in the year ending June 2007 CSV
1.7 Migration between London and the rest of the UK by age groups, 2006-07 CSV
1.8 Average population turnover rates 2001-06 CSV
1.9 Households by type: London and England, 2001 and 2006 CSV
1.10 GLA 2007 round demographic projections for London: key results from PLP low CSV
1.11 GLA 2007 PLP low projection: borough summary CSV
1.12 Resident population, by sex CSV
1.13 Resident population at mid-2006 by age groups: persons, males and females CSV
1.14 Population change analysis 2005-06, London boroughs CSV
1.15 2001-06 average turnover rates CSV

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Chapter 2

Table Title
2.1 London's share of the national ethnic group populations, 2005 CSV
2.3 Ethnic diversity in England and Wales CSV
2.4 Migrants by country of birth, geographic groupings, London residents, 2006 CSV
2.5 Share of UK migrant population in London by ethnicity, 2006 CSV
2.6 Share of London migrant population by ethnic group, London, 2006 CSV
2.7 Percentage of migrant population who live in London by year of arrival, 2006 CSV
2.8 Total population change, all projected ethnic groups, 2001-2026 CSV
2.9 Ethnic group populations as a proportion of the total CSV
2.10 Change in BAME population, 2006-2026 CSV
2.11 Timeline of London Boroughs with a projected BAME majority by 2026 CSV
2.12 Changes in age structure of the BAME population, 2006-2026 CSV
2.13 Top 50 local authority rankings for ethnic diversity CSV
2.14 Top 50 ward rankings for ethnic diversity CSV
2.15 Population change 2006 to 2026, by borough CSV

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Chapter 3

Table Title
3.1 Labour market position of working age Londoners, 2006 CSV
3.2 Employment rates by gender and region (persons working age), 2006 CSV
3.3 Employment by occupation, working age residents, London, 2006 CSV
3.4 Patterns of working by gender and region, 2006 CSV
3.5 Employment rates, persons working age, for London boroughs, 2006 CSV
3.6 Employment rates by age, London, 2006 CSV
3.7 Employment rates by gender and parenthood, London, Oct-Dec 2006 CSV
3.8 Employment rates by family status, London and Rest of UK, Oct-Dec 2006 CSV
3.9 Employment rates by gender, London and Rest of Great Britain, 1997-2006 CSV
3.10 Employment rates of working-age lone parents, London and Rest of UK, 1995-2006 CSV
3.11 Employment rates of working-age couple mothers, London and Rest of UK, 1995-2006 CSV
3.12 Employment rates by disability and gender, persons working age, London, 2006 CSV
3.13 Composition of the London labour force by ethnicity, country of birth and nationality, 2006 CSV
3.14 Employment rates by ethnic group, London, 2004-06 CSV
3.15 Employment rates for London's larger migrant populations, 2001 CSV
3.16 Unemployment rates by region, 2006 CSV
3.17 Model-based unemployment rates for London boroughs, 2006 CSV
3.18 Employment and economic activity rates, persons working age, London boroughs, 2006 CSV
3.19 Employment rates by gender, London boroughs, 2006 CSV

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Chapter 4

Table Title
4.1 Workplace-based gross value added (GVA) at current basic prices, London CSV
4.2 Gross value added (GVA), workplace basis by sub-region at current basic prices CSV
4.3 Workforce jobs in London 1996 Q1 - 2007 Q3 CSV
4.4 London share of GB employee jobs and index of specialisation, by sector, 2006 CSV
4.5 Change in workforce jobs in London by sector 1981-2004 CSV
4.6 Private sector London employment, by size of firm, 2006 CSV
4.7 Number of employees per ward CSV
4.8 Business start-up and closure rates CSV
4.9 Workplace-based gross value added (GVA) at current basic prices CSV
4.10 Workplace-based gross value added (GVA) per head: indices at current basic prices CSV
4.11 Regional output per hour worked CSV
4.12 Gross value added by industry groups at current basic prices CSV
4.13 Employee jobs in London, by industrial sector CSV
4.14 Employee jobs in London in the Business Services industry, by sector CSV
4.15 London share of GB employee jobs and index of specialisation, by sector, 2006 CSV

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Chapter 5

Table Title
5.1 Household income: by source, 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.2 Households by total weekly household income, 2005/06 CSV
5.3 Headline GDHI per head at current prices 1995 to 2006 CSV
5.4 Headline GDHI per head by NUTS 3 area at current prices 2000 to 2006 CSV
5.5 Income distribution of individuals: by region, 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.6 Households by type of saving 2005/06 CSV
5.7 Distribution of income liable to tax, 2004/05 CSV
5.8 Average total income by sex, 2004/05 CSV
5.9 Average total income by sex, 2004/05 CSV
5.10 Households by state support receipt and region, 2005/06 CSV
5.11 Household expenditure: by commodity and service, 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.12 Expenditure on household and eating out food and drink, 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.13 Average household expenditure in relation to the UK, 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.14 Percentage of households with selected durable goods, 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.15 Households with internet access CSV
5.16 Average household expenditure on package holidays 2003/04 - 2005/06 CSV
5.17 Tourism by residents, 2005-2006 CSV
5.18 Median gross weekly earnings by government office region, 2007 CSV
5.19 Median weekly pay - all employee jobs by occupation: UK and London, 2007 CSV
5.20 Median weekly pay - all employee jobs by industry: UK and London, 2007 CSV

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Chapter 6

Table Title
6.1 Income poverty by age, London and UK, 2003/04-2005/06 CSV
6.2 Risk of falling into low-income groups of children by region, 2003-06 CSV
6.3 Children living under the poverty line by region: by 50, 60 and 70 per cent median income measures, 2003/4-2005/6 CSV
6.4 Children living in households with below 60 per cent median income (before housing costs), 1994-2006 CSV
6.5 Children living in households with below 60 per cent median income (after housing costs), 1994-2006 CSV
6.6 Working age adults living in poverty 2003-06 CSV
6.7 Pensioners living in poverty 2003/04-2005/06 CSV
6.8 Claimant rates by benefit type - summary, November 2006 CSV
6.9 Income Support claimant rates by ward, November 2006 CSV
6.10 Benefits claimants, 2001-2006 CSV
6.11 Pension Credit claimant rates by ward, November 2006 CSV
6.12 Average number of tax credit cases, change between 2004/05 and 2005/06 CSV
6.13 IMD for Lower Super Output Areas in London in relation to England for 2007 CSV
6.14 Percentage of London Lower Super Output Areas among the most deprived in England, 2007 CSV
6.15 Children living in households below 60 per cent median income (equivalised), London and Great Britain, 1994-2006 CSV
6.16 Income Support claimants: rates and borough rankings, November 2006 CSV
6.17 Jobseeker's Allowance claimant rates and borough rankings, November 2006 CSV
6.18 Housing and Council Tax Benefit recipients, November 2006 CSV
6.19 Pension Credit claimants, by London borough, November 2006 CSV
6.20 Children in families on key benefits, by Statistical Group, November 2006 CSV
6.21 Average number of tax credit cases by London borough, 2005/06 CSV
6.22 Borough ranks on summary measures of IMD2007 CSV

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Chapter 7

Table Title
7.1 Life expectancy at birth by sex, 1991-93 to 2004-06 CSV
7.2 Life expectancy at age 65 (years), by sex by Government Office Region, 2004-2006 CSV
7.3 Disabled people by main health problem or impairment, persons working age, London, 2006 CSV
7.4 Working age population with disability by age and gender, 2006 CSV
7.5 Working-age employment rates by current disability, 2006 CSV
7.6 Lower Super Output Areas falling into each decile for the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 Health domain by region CSV
7.7 Rate of alcohol-attributable mortality for people aged under 75 (directly standardised rate) per 100,000, 2001 to 2005 CSV
7.8 Age standardised rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-attributable conditions (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 (2005/06) CSV
7.9 Rate of alcohol-related crime per 1,000 population (2006/07) by region CSV
7.10 Average weekly alcohol consumption and drinking last week CSV
7.11 Pupils who consumed seven or more units in the last seven days CSV
7.12 Age-standardised alcohol-related death rate by borough, 1998-2004 combined CSV
7.13 Age-standardised mortality rates: by cause and sex, 2005 CSV

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Chapter 8

Table Title
8.1 Cumulative population growth since 1991 CSV
8.2 Ratio of lower quartile house prices to lower quartile earnings CSV
8.3 Number of mortgage possession orders made in county courts in London, 1991 to 2007 CSV
8.4 Proportion of households overcrowded by tenure, London CSV
8.5 Completed housing developments: number of homes, 2006/07 CSV
8.6 Net conventional housing completions in London, 1997 to 2006/07 CSV
8.7 Developments under construction or not yet started by scheme size, 2006/07 CSV
8.8 Distance moved by current tenure, England 2005-06 CSV
8.9 Households accepted as homeless: by reason, 2006/07 CSV
8.10 Household projections by household type and region CSV
8.11 Average dwelling prices, 2006 CSV
8.12 Mortgage advances, income and age of borrowers, 2006 CSV

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Chapter 9

Table Title
9.1 Hectares of land changing to residential use, 1994-2004 and 2005 CSV
9.2 Previous use of land changing to residential use, 2003 to 2006 CSV
9.3 River and canal water quality by region, 2006 CSV
9.4 River quality in Thames region CSV
9.5 River and canal quality, 2004-2006 CSV
9.6 Domestic water consumption 1999-2006 CSV
9.7 Water loss through leakage CSV
9.8 Method of municipal waste management by region, 2006/07 CSV
9.9 Relative annual mean pollutant concentrations (O3, NOx, and NO2) monitored at several sites in London CSV
9.10 Relative annual mean pollutant concentrations (CO, PM10 and SO2) monitored at several sites in London CSV
9.11 Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by fuel and sector, London 2003 CSV
9.12 Non-carbon dioxide Greenhouse gas emissions per year in London CSV
9.13 Noise complaints by type CSV
9.14 Annual average temperatures and annual rainfall at London Weather Centre CSV
9.15 Amounts of annual rainfall, 1990-2005 CSV
9.16 Average rainfall by water region CSV
9.17 All energy usage and carbon dioxide emissions 2003 CSV

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Chapter 10

Table Title
10.1 Distance travelled per person per year, by mode of transport, 2005-2006 CSV
10.2 Daily average number of trips CSV
10.3 Modal shares of weekday trips by gender and main mode of travel (2001 and 2006/07) CSV
10.4 Modal share of weekday trips by disability type (2006/07) CSV
10.5 People entering central London in the morning peak (7am to 10am) CSV
10.6 Bus operation and patronage in London CSV
10.7 London Underground operation and patronage in London CSV
10.8 DLR and Tramlink operation and patronage CSV
10.9 Use of Oyster card for Underground and bus travel CSV
10.10 Private cars registered in London CSV
10.11 Average daily vehicle flows on major roads in London by vehicle type CSV
10.12 Households with regular use of 2 or more cars CSV
10.13 Average traffic speeds in London CSV
10.14 Cars entering the Congestion Charging zone during charging hours CSV
10.15 Walk and cycle trips by age group (2006/07) CSV
10.16 Changes in casualties for London casualty reduction target categories CSV
10.17 Road casualties in London and Great Britain by type, 2006 CSV
10.18 Air passengers using airports in London CSV
10.19 Trips by purpose by region of residence, 2005-2006 CSV
10.20 Time taken to travel to work by workplace, fourth quarter 2006 CSV
10.21 Motor cars currently licensed and new registrations CSV
10.22 Road casualties by age and type of road user, 2006 CSV

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Chapter 11

Table Title
11.1 Total recorded crime rate 2003/04 to 2006/07 CSV
11.3 Top ten recorded crimes rates by police force area, England and Wales, 2006/07 CSV
11.4 Recorded crimes detected by the police by offence group, 2006/07 CSV
11.5 Crimes committed against households, 2006/07 CSV
11.6 Police service strength by type, March 2007 CSV
11.7 Violent incidents by local authority, 2006/07 CSV
11.8 Violent incidents by time of week, 2006/07 CSV
11.9 London Ambulance Service, assault incident rates, by Local Authority 2006/07 CSV
11.10 Metropolitan Police Service offences by borough, 2006/07 CSV
11.11 Sub-regional selected recorded crimes by local authority, 2006/07 CSV

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Chapter 12

Table Title
12.1 Actual rolls 2004 to 2007 and projected rolls 2008 to 2011 CSV
12.2 Maintained School Rolls, London Borough of Haringey 1966 to 1994 CSV
12.3 Full-time equivalent (fte) teachers and pupils in maintained and independent schools and pupil-teacher ratios (ptrs), 2002 to 2004 CSV
12.4 Candidates achieving 3 or more A grades at A level, England 2007 CSV
12.5 Proportion of population in different income groups after housing costs, 2001 CSV
12.6 Percentage of young people aged 4 to 15 not on roll in a maintained school in 2002, by average income in the home ward CSV
12.7 Percentage of 2002 locally resident population attending maintained schools, by age group CSV
12.8 Percentage within selected income groups on roll in 2004 but with no 2005 record by pupil age CSV
12.9 Mainstream maintained primary and secondary schools, Academies and City Technology Colleges, 2002 and 2007 CSV
12.10 Pupils entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) or receiving support for Special Educational Needs (SEN) by school type, London 2004 CSV
12.11 Attainment at key stages 1,2 and 3 and GCSE or equivalent, 2007 CSV
12.12 Percentage of pupils aged 15 achieving 5 or more higher grade GCSE passes or equivalent, 2000 to 2007 CSV
12.13 Pupils reaching expected levels in key stage 2 tests, by income level CSV
12.14 Pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE A*-C grades or equivalent by home income group CSV
12.15 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) pupils as a percentage of all pupils CSV
12.16 Percentage of White and Black Caribbean pupils in different GCSE point score ranges, 2002 CSV
12.17 Attainment difference between pupils from BAME groups and White pupils, and between pupils in the same ethnic group living in high and low socio-economic status (SES) areas CSV
12.18 Percentage of pupils aged 15 not achieving a GCSE pass above grade D by FSM in 2006 CSV
12.19 Pupils aged 13 in 2003 living in London, average key stage 3 point scores and average GCSE and equivalent point score at age 15 in 2005 CSV
12.20 Consistency of attainment of pupils at key stage 3 in 2003 to key stage 4 in 2005 by selected income groups, London CSV
12.21 Pupils with low or high attainment at ks3 and GCSE by ethnic group CSV
12.22 Percentage of young people with level 3+ qualifications CSV
12.23 Accepted applicants, by area of domicile, 2007 CSV
12.24 Accepted applications to HE institutions in different parts of the UK (degree courses), 2007 CSV
12.25 GCSE and equivalent achievements, including English and mathematics for pupils at the end of key stage 4 by gender and by Local Authority and Government Office Region, 2006/07 CSV
12.26 Level 3 point scores of 16-18 year old candidates by gender, 2006/07 CSV
12.27 Pupils of compulsory school age and above attending mainstream maintained primary, middle and secondary schools, by ethnicity, 2007 CSV
12.28 Achievements at GCSE and Equivalents in 2006 by ethnicity, England CSV
12.29 Level of highest qualification1 held by people of aged 19-59/642, Quarter 4 2007 CSV

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Chapter 13

Table Title
13.1 Change in first choice votes for main parties between 2004 and 2008 CSV
13.2 Trend of proportion of votes for top two candidates 20002-2008 CSV
13.3 Mayoral candidate with the highest number of votes as a percentage of all valid first choice votes by ward CSV
13.4 Summary of Mayoral election results by constituency CSV
13.5 Share of Assembly Constituency vote by party of candidate CSV
13.6 Change in Assembly Constituency votes 2004 to 2008 CSV
13.7 Numbers and shares of votes in the Assembly London-wide election, 2004 and 2008 CSV
13.8 Mayoral election turnout by constituency CSV
13.9 Local political compositions of London Borough Councils, May 2008 CSV

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