Tag: Data

Statistical Digest of Rural England

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The Statistical Digest of Rural Statistics is a collection of statistics on a range of social and economic subject areas. The statistics are split by rural and urban areas, allowing for comparisons between the different rural and urban area classifications. The Digest includes high level statistics which present an overall picture for England. However, there … More

Beyond the Multiplex

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Audiences for Specialised Film in English Regions Beyond the Multiplex is a three year project that seeks to understand how to enable a wider range of audiences to participate in a more diverse film culture. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the project is driven by fundamental belief in the cultural value of … More

Summary of latest statistics – immigration

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1. How many people come to the UK each year? There were 129.9 million passenger arrivals in 2016, including returning residents: a record number and an increase of 6.5 million on 2015. This increase was mainly accounted for by 3.6 million more arrivals by British, and 2.0 million by other EEA and Swiss nationals (+5% … More

Mental health facts and statistics

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How common are mental health problems? Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week.

Mental illness in the news and the information media

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The mass media is influential in shaping people’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Clarifying the way in which the media informs and misinforms the public in an area like mental illness is particularly important, because community understanding of mental disorders is less than optimal and stigma and discrimination are not uncommon.

Hearing Matters

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Hearing Loss is major public health issue that affects more than 11 million people across the UK. Read our report which outlines updated evidence demonstrating the link between hearing loss and mental health.

Severe and Multiple Disadvantage Research Project

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This study breaks new ground in developing an understanding of the specific severe and multiple disadvantage needs of a population where there is already a strong evidence base around some inequalities, but where few studies have drawn this evidence together in order to paint a picture of complex needs.

Young onset dementia facts & figures

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As with dementia generally, there is conflicting information about the prevalence of young onset dementia.  The low levels of awareness and the difficulties of diagnosing the condition at working-age mean popularly used statistics are likely to be inaccurate and do not reflect the true number of people who are affected.