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Table 1 Socio-economic parameters for research site, North West and Great Britain

From: Tailoring lifestyle interventions to low socio-economic populations: a qualitative study

Category

Research site

North West

Great Britain

Long term health problem or disability (2011)

   

Day to day activities:

   

 Limited a lot

11%

10%

8.3%

 Limited a little

9.7%

10%

9.3%

 Not limited

79.3%

80%

82.4%

Life Expectancy at birth (2007–2009)

   

 Males (years)

74.7

76.6

78.3

 Females (years)

79.6

80.8

82.3

Incapacity benefits (2010)

11%

9%

7%

Employment

   

 Unemployment rate (2017/18)

4.6%

4.4%

4.3%

All people of working age claiming a key benefit (2016)

14.6%

13.2%

11%

  1. Data taken from Official Labour Market Statistics, www.nomisweb.co.uk, accessed 30/7/18