Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2001

Table 12.10 Proportion of Family Credit claimants by PCT, by age, sex and dependants


   
% of all claimants who are
Average number of dependents
PCT
All claimants
Aged <  30
Aged 30-39
Aged 40-49
Aged 50 and over
% Single
% Female claimants
% Male claimants
In total
Aged 0-4
Aged 5-10
Aged 11-15
Aged 16-19
Burntwood Lichfield & Tamworth
1,990
29.1
45
21.9
3
54
96.5
4
2
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.2
Cannock Chase
1,915
29.2
46.2
21.1
2.6
46
95.8
3.1
1.9
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
Coventry
4,590
27.6
48.3
21.4
2.7
58.3
97.4
2.9
2.1
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Dudley Beacon & Castle
1,830
32.8
46.4
17.2
3
41.8
97.5
2.5
2.1
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.2
Dudley South
2,300
28.3
46.5
22.2
3
46.5
96.1
3.3
2
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
East Staffordshire
1,585
25.9
48.3
23
1.6
44.8
96.8
2.8
2.2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Eastern Birmingham
4,685
30.7
47.3
19.1
2.8
50.1
97.2
2.3
2.1
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.2
Heart of Birmingham
8,420
37.3
43.3
17.5
1.9
30
98.5
1.5
2.5
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.2
Herefordshire
2,420
27.5
45.5
22.9
3.9
49
97.7
2.7
2
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
Newcastle-under-Lyme
1,560
28.8
48.1
20.8
3.2
48.7
94.6
3.2
1.9
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
North Birmingham
1,905
22.3
50.7
23.4
3.9
57.5
96.1
3.7
2
0.4
0.7
0.7
0.2
North Stoke
2,445
32.1
46.4
19
2.2
50.5
96.5
3.3
2
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
North Warwickshire
2,410
29.5
48.8
19.5
3.1
54.8
96.7
3.7
2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.1
Oldbury & Smethwick
1,930
27.7
49.2
20.2
2.3
41.5
97.9
1.8
2.2
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.2
Redditch & Bromsgrove
2,130
28.4
46
22.8
2.6
57
96
3.1
2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Rowley Regis & Tipton
1,710
31.9
48.8
15.8
2.6
43
96.5
3.8
2.1
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.1
Rugby
870
33.9
46
17.2
3.4
62.6
98.3
1.7
2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Shropshire County
3,540
25.7
48.9
22.5
4.1
48.2
97
5.2
2
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
Solihull
2,,035
28.7
48.2
19.9
2.9
63.1
96.6
2.9
1.9
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.2
South Birmingham
5,705
26.2
48.6
22
3
57.1
96.8
2.7
2
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
South Stoke
2,315
33
46.2
18.6
2.8
47.7
95.9
4.5
2
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
South Warwickshire
1,935
24
47.5
22.5
3.6
60.2
95.3
4.7
1.9
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.2
South Western Staffs
2,040
26.7
47.8
22.1
2.7
53.2
96.8
2.5
1.9
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
South Worcestershire
3,160
27.1
47.2
21.5
2.7
49.8
96.8
4.1
2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Staffordshire Moorlands
1,220
25.4
50.4
22.1
2.9
52
97.1
4.5
1.9
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.2
Telford and Wrekin
2,750
31.3
46.4
18.7
2.7
56.7
95.6
3.5
2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Walsall
5,095
32.7
45.9
19.2
2.3
38.9
97.5
2.1
2.1
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.2
Wednesbury & West Bromwich
1,980
29.5
49.2
18.7
2.5
43.7
97.2
2.5
2.1
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Wolverhampton
4,730
28.1
49.8
19.5
2.6
49
96.8
3.1
2.1
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Wyre Forest
1,380
26.1
47.1
21.7
4
48.6
96.7
2.9
2
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
Region
82,580
29.5
47.2
20.3
2.8
48.6
96.9
3
2.1
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.2

Source: Department of Social Service (ONS Neighbourhood Statistics)

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