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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Census shows ‘huge’ variation in housing and education among ethnic groups

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Levels of home-ownership, good health and educational qualification “vary considerably” across ethnic groups in England and Wales, new census data reveals.

People identifying as black African or Caribbean have some of the lowest proportions of home ownership but are among the highest for social rented housing, while more than half of those identifying as Chinese or Indian have a high-level qualification such as a degree, compared with under a third in the white British group.

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