Table 1 Education, assets, debt and sources of income by ethnicity

Education

Secondary or below

58.1 (57.2–59.1)

71.9 (71.1–72.7)

70.5 (69.8–71.4)

Above Secondary

14.3 (13.9–14.6)

17.4 (16.9–17.9)

16.9 (16.5–17.4)

University

27.6 (26.9–28.2)

10.7 (10.4–11.0)

12.5 (12.1–12.8)

Living conditions and household assets

%Car ownership

54.9 (48.7–61.1)

61.2 (54.8–67.3)

32.4 (26.4–39.0)

%Home ownership

57.2 (50.7–63.4)

71.8 (65.6–77.3)

44.1 (37.3–51.0)

%Poor quality housing

53.4 (47.1–59.5)

63.1 (56.7–69.0)

60.5 (53.7–66.8)

%Worry about losing home

9.1 (6.1–13.4)

18.2 (13.7–23.8)

16.7 (12.1–22.2)

% Can not afford household goods

35.6 (30.1–41.9)

27.0 (20.9–33.0)

40.6 (34.3–47.0)

Debt and Equity

% Investments

77.1 (71.1–81.9)

69.0 (62.7–74.7)

66.0 (59.3–62.1)

% No Debts

44.3 (38.2–50.7)

63.9 (57.5–69.9)

53.6 (46.9–60.3)

%Able to get £10 000

61.7 (55.4–67.6)

52.2 (45.8–58.7)

37.9 (31.6–44.7)

% lent money to family/friends

41.7 (35.7–48.0)

41.2 (35.1–47.7)

54.6 (47.8–61.1)

Sources of Income

%Welfare

18.0 (13.7–23.3)

19.6 (15.0–25.2)

32.6 (26.7–39.2)

%Employment/self-employment

62.6 (56.4–68.5)

51.4 (45.1–58.0)

41.5 (35.0–48.4)