Table 1 Census area socio-economic measures
From: Neighbourhood deprivation and very preterm birth in an English and French cohort
Neighbourhood characteristics | England | France | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Definition (ONS) | Median | Definition (INSEE) | Median |
| Â | Â | (IQR) | Â | (IQR) |
Unemployment rate | Unemployed: A person (16-74) is defined as unemployed if he or she is not in employment, is available to start work in the next 2 weeks and has either looked for work in the last 4 weeks or is waiting to start a new job. This is consistent with the International Labour Office (ILO) standard classification | 3.2 (2.1-5.1) | Ratio between the number of unemployed (those who declared themselves "unemployed", or not registered at the ANPE (unemployment office), unless they have explicitly said they are not looking for work) and the working population (15 and over) | 10.9 (8.3-15.7) |
Proportion of manual workers | NS-SEC: employees in semi-routine occupations (sales, service, technical, operative, agricultural, clerical and child-care) and routine occupations (sales, service, production, technical, operative, agricultural). | 26.4 (19.0-32.2) | Employees in skilled occupations (industrial, craft workers, drivers, handling, warehousing and transportation) or unskilled occupations (unskilled industrial, unskilled craft workers) and agricultural occupations | 10.4 (5.75-16.0) |
Proportion of residents with less than high school | People aged 16 to 74 with no academic qualifications, or level 1 or level 2 highest qualification.Level 1: one or more O levels/ Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)/General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (any grade); National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 1; Foundation General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ) | 72.4 (63.6-79.0) | People aged 15 or more with no academic qualifications, or with ‘Certificat d'Aptitudes Professionelles’ (CAP) or ‘Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles’ (BEP) highest qualification. | 59.7 (44.2-72.3) |
|  | Level 2: five or more CSEs (grade 1); five or more GCSEs (grade A – C); one or more A levels/AS levels; NVQ level 2; Intermediate GNVQ |  |  |  |
Proportion of non home owners | Home owner includes accommodation that is either owned outright, owned with a mortgage or loan, or shared ownership (paying part rent and part mortgage). | 27.4 (13.9-47.2) | Owner or co-owner households include different forms of home ownership (owned outright, accommodation owned with a mortgage or loan) | 63.0 (45.6-76.0) |