Further work on our measure of disadvantage revealed an error in the generation of HESA measure deciles. Our output area files for England, Wales and Scotland contained statistics for higher level geographies (either local authorities, regions and/or countries), which had not been removed prior to the formation of the deciles.
HESA measure deciles have been recreated based on a total of 232,296 output areas (181,408 in England and Wales, 46,531 in Scotland and 4,537 in Northern Ireland). Around 1% of output areas changed from quintile 1 to a higher quintile or vice versa. Approximately 5% of output areas were affected when undertaking an analysis by decile. We have found the impact of this to be minimal and the conclusions of our research are not materially altered.
2022-05-11
Appendix 4: Northern Irish domiciled full-time first degree entrants aged 18 to 20 in the academic year 2011/12
Please note: totals may not align as expected in some instances due to the exclusion of missing data.
Table D1: Cross-tabulation of HESA measure and POLAR*
POLAR quintile 2 to 5 (%)
POLAR quintile 1 (%)
Total
HESA measure quintile 2 to 5
96.0
4.0
10,010
HESA measure quintile 1
64.9
35.1
1,300
Table D2: Cross-tabulation of HESA measure and IMD*
IMD quintile 2 to 5 (%)
IMD quintile 1 (%)
Total
HESA measure quintile 2 to 5
97.0
3.0
10,010
HESA measure quintile 1
44.5
55.5
1,300
Table D3: Geographic distribution of most disadvantaged students by local government district (2014) – Quintile 1 of HESA measure (%)*
Local government district (2014)
Quintile 1 of HESA measure (%)
Belfast
25.3
Derry/Londonderry City and Strabane
17.9
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
11.2
Causeway Coast and Glens
9.5
Mid Ulster
8.4
Newry, Mourne and Down
7.9
Mid and East Antrim
5.4
Fermanagh and Omagh
4.2
Antrim and Newtownabbey
3.7
Lisburn and Castlereagh
3.4
Ards and North Down
3.2
Total
1,300
Table D4: Geographic distribution of most disadvantaged students by local government district (2014) - Quintile 1 of POLAR (%)
Local government district (2014)
Quintile 1 of POLAR (%)
Belfast
45.3
Ards and North Down
11.2
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
9.2
Mid and East Antrim
7.5
Antrim and Newtownabbey
6.4
Derry/Londonderry City and Strabane
6.2
Lisburn and Castlereagh
5.6
Causeway Coast and Glens
4.4
Newry, Mourne and Down
3.0
Mid Ulster
1.1
Fermanagh and Omagh
0.0
Total
855
Table D5: Geographic distribution of most disadvantaged students by local government district (2014) - Quintile 1 of IMD (%)
Local government district (2014)
Quintile 1 of IMD (%)
Belfast
34.8
Derry/Londonderry City and Strabane
28.3
Newry, Mourne and Down
8.0
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
6.2
Mid Ulster
6.0
Causeway Coast and Glens
5.1
Fermanagh and Omagh
4.6
Mid and East Antrim
2.6
Antrim and Newtownabbey
1.6
Ards and North Down
1.6
Lisburn and Castlereagh
1.4
Total
1,020
Table D6: Distribution of quintile 1 students by NSSEC and measure of disadvantage*
HESA measure quintile 1
POLAR quintile 1
IMD quintile 1
NSSEC groups 1 or 2
17.8
21.5
17.9
NSSEC groups 3 to 8
58.8
56.3
59.3
Missing information
23.5
22.2
22.8
Total
1,300
855
1,020
Table D7: Distribution of quintile 1 students by parental education and measure of disadvantage*