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Table 2 Measures of socioeconomic position by ethnicity and education

From: The applicability of measures of socioeconomic position to different ethnic groups within the UK

Ethnicity

Level of Education

 

<=secondary

>secondary

University

% car ownership (95%CI)

White

45.7 (37.4–54.2)

63.5 (46.1–78.1)

73.5 (61.4–82.9)

Indian & Pakistani

62.7 (54.4–70.3)

64.7 (47.4–78.8)

57.1 (35.8–76.0)

African Caribbean

29.0 (22.1–37.1)

29.0 (16.2–46.4)

63.1 (42.9–79.6)

% home ownership (95%CI)

White

48.4 (39.8–57.1)

70.4 (52.4–83.6)

77.2 (65.3–85.9)

Indian & Pakistani

70.9 (62.7–78.0)

68.9 (51.3–81.3)

82.6 (60.9–93.5)

African Caribbean

39.0 (31.1–47.5)

46.8 (30.2–64.1)

72.7 (52.1–86.8)

% poor quality housing (95%CI)

White

49.5 (41.1–57.9)

54.5 (37.7–70.4)

54.8 (42.6–66.6)

Indian & Pakistani

61.2 (52.9–68.9)

73.5 (56.4–85.6)

47.6 (27.8–68.1)

African Caribbean

61.0 (52.7–68.7)

65.2 (47.9–79.1)

48.0 (29.7–67.0)

% worried about losing home (95%CI)

White

11.5 (7.1–18.1)

5.9 (1.5–20.8)

7.9 (3.3–17.6)

Indian & Pakistani

20.1 (14.3–27.4)

8.6 (2.7–23.5)

28.3 (13.2–50.4)

African Caribbean

17.9 (12.4–25.1)

18.6 (8.6–35.7)

11.5 (3.7–30.4)

% investments (95%CI)

White

70.2 (61.8–77.4)

88.0 (72.0–95.5)

86.4 (75.7–92.8)

Indian & Pakistani

67.6 (59.4–74.9)

79.7 (62.9–90.8)

86.1 (64.4–95.8)

African Caribbean

58.9 (50.5–66.8)

77.4 (60.6–88.4)

87.9 (68.5–96.1)

% no debts (95%CI)

White

55.1 (46.6–63.3)

21.1 (10.4–38.2)

36.4 (25.5–48.8)

Indian & Pakistani

66.1 (57.8–73.3)

62.1 (45.0–76.6)

62.2 (40.6–80.0)

African Caribbean

55.7 (46.9–63.3)

51.2 (34.7–67.4)

40.7 (23.5–60.4)

% able to get £10 000 (95%CI)

White

50.9 (42.4–59.4)

63.5 (45.9–78.1)

83.3 (72.1–90.6)

Indian & Pakistani

47.7 (39.6–56.0)

67.6 (50.2–81.1)

81.2 (59.0–92.8)

African Caribbean

33.6 (26.2–41.8)

44.1 (28.4–61.3)

54.3 (34.8–72.5)

% lent money to family/friends (95%CI)

White

43.3 (35.2–51.9)

54.6 (37.6–70.4)

37.1 (26.2–49.5)

Indian & Pakistani

43.1 (35.2–51.4)

43.8 (28.3–60.6)

37.7 (20.0–59.3)

African Caribbean

56.2 (47.9–64.1)

55.1 (47.9–64.1)

51.4 (32.4–69.9)

% Can not afford household goods (95%CI)

White

36.9 (28.5–44.7)

27.3 (14.9–44.7)

36.0 (25.2–48.3)

Indian & Pakistani

25.3 (18.8–33.1)

32.4 (19.0–49.6)

10.0 (24.0–31.2)

African Caribbean

44.0 (36.0–52.3)

44.2 (28.7–61.0)

20.2 (8.7–40.3)

% earnings from employment/self-employment

White

49.0 (40.6–57.5)

88.0 (72.0–95.5)

81.7 (70.4–89.4)

Indian & Pakistani

56.9 (48.5–64.8)

59.0 (41.9–74.1)

71.8 (49.6–86.9)

African Caribbean

36.8 (29.2–45.1)

44.8 (29.1–61.7)

71.8 (51.4–86.0)