Rate : Female Activity Rate

Rates are used to define comparative statistics that can be mapped and graphed. For example, our occupational information includes counts of the number of workers in employment and out of employment, as well as the total number of workers. We then define a measure called the 'Unemployment Rate', which uses the number out of work rather than the number in work, and expresses it as a percentage of the total, rather than a rate per thousand. The descriptive text in the system is defined mainly for rates.

Identifier:

R_CENSUS_FEM_ACTIVE

Name:

Female Activity Rate

Type:

Rate (R)

Definition:

CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN:female/act * 100.0 / WORKING_AGE_SEX:female/total

Display as:

Continuous time series

Text:

Nationally, the proportion of women doing paid work has risen fairly steadily from 34% in 1931, peaking at 64% in 2011, while for men the rate dropped from 91% to 75%, greatly reducing the difference between the sexes. Households with a single, usually male 'breadwinner' are less common, while households with two people working and with no-one working have both increased.

Over time, female activity rates have risen in almost all areas, but the most striking transformation is of rural central England: almost universally, women now work except for specific periods when they take time off to have children.

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