R_CENSUS_FEM_ACTIVE = (CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN:female/act * 100.0) / WORKING_AGE_SEX:female/total
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN:female/act | 1991 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08N Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%]) | Counts for historical wards redistricted by vector overlay |
| CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN:female/act | 2001 | NISRA_WEB | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Economic Activity (Working Age) (Tables KS09B and KS09C)) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN:female/act | 2011 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN:female/act | 2021 | NISRA_WEB | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "Economic Activity" (12 way)) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
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.