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Using Census data to generate a UK-wide measure of disadvantage - Appendix 4 (Northern Ireland)

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*

 

HESA measure quintile 1

POLAR quintile 1

IMD quintile 1

Parent has HE qualification

17.4

21.1

19.3

Parent doesn't have HE qualification

33.7

33.6

32.9

Don't know

8.6

7.8

9.1

Information refused

38.2

35.2

37.0

No response given

2.2

2.2

1.7

Total

1,300

855

1,020

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