Table 1 Distribution of demographic, social and socio-demographic characteristics of settlements across Northern Ireland according to census in 2001 (data presented as percentages for enumerated individuals only; all ages)
From: Urban and rural variations in morbidity and mortality in Northern Ireland
Belfast Urban Area | Derry Urban Area | Large Towns | Medium Towns | Small Towns | Intermediate Settlement | Village | Rural$ | All N. Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | |||||||||
Total (no.) | 545,955 | 84,739 | 214,698 | 95,992 | 96,764 | 64,869 | 65,716 | 434,491 | 1,603,224 |
less than 25 | 34.5 | 41.6 | 35.2 | 37.5 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 36.4 | 35.8 |
65 or over | 15.3 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.6 |
Marital status | |||||||||
Married | 37.8 | 33.1 | 39.5 | 37.9 | 40.9 | 42.2 | 41.1 | 43.9 | 39.9 |
Never married | 48.1 | 54.8 | 47.1 | 49.9 | 46.1 | 46.7 | 47.4 | 47.9 | 48.2 |
Wid/sep/div | 14.1 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
Denomination | |||||||||
RC | 32.1 | 75.2 | 39.1 | 59.2 | 36.8 | 39.6 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 41.6 |
Tenure | |||||||||
Owner | 74.2 | 67.0 | 75.9 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 83.0 | 77.3 | 90.4 | 79.3 |
Private Rental | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
Social Renting | 19.8 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 15.5 |
Car ownership | |||||||||
Two plus | 31.6 | 24.3 | 30.6 | 34.2 | 38.8 | 43.6 | 38.4 | 58.5 | 39.7 |
One only | 43.4 | 48.4 | 47.5 | 46.1 | 44.7 | 44.0 | 45.8 | 35.3 | 42.4 |
No access | 25.0 | 27.3 | 21.9 | 19.7 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 17.9 |
Social Class (NS-SEC) | |||||||||
Professional | 31.6 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 29.0 | 31.8 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 27.9 |
Intermediate | 9.8 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 8.2 |
Small employers | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 27.6 | 14.0 |
Lower Supervisory | 10.2 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 10.0 |
Routine | 28.4 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 33.0 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 32.4 | 23.9 | 28.6 |
Not working | 5.3 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
Students | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Unclassified | 6.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 |