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Population
·         How many people live in the countries of the UK?	Total: under 59 million (58.8 million by 2001) §         England: 49.1 million (83%) §         Scotland: 5.1 million (9%) §         Wales: 2.9 million (5%) §         N Ireland: 1.7 million (3%)
·         What is the census?	A count of all people and households; the most complete source of information about the population It is the only survey which provides a detailed picture of the entire population, and is unique because it covers everyone at the same time and asks the same core questions everywhere, making it easy to compare different parts of the country Since 1801, every 10 years the nation has set aside one day for the Census The latest Census was held on Sunday 29 April 2001
·         How is census data collected and used?	A census form is delivered to households throughout the country Must be completed by law Lot of Info to ensure the statistics about the population are accurate All completely confidential & anonymous as regards each individuals After 100 years can the records be consulted freely
·         How many people belong to an ethnic minority?	More than 7.9% of the UK population (2001)
·         Which are the largest minority groups?	1.       Indian - 1.1 million (1.8%) 2.       Pakistani - 0.7 million (1.3%) 3.       Black Caribbean - 0.6 million (1.0%) 4.       Black African - 0.5 million (0.8%) 5.       Bangladeshi - 0.3 million (0.5%) 6.       Other Asian - 0.2 million (0.4%) 7.       Chinese - 0.2 million (0.4%) 8.       Other - 0.2 million (0.4%) [Italian, Greek, Turkish Cypriot, Polish, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, American] 9.       Black Other - 0.1 million (0.2%)
·         Where are there large ethnic communities?	§         England – 9% 1.       London area: 45% [29% of all London residents] 2.       West Midlands 3.       the South East 4.       the North West 5.       Yorkshire 6.       Humberside §         Wales & Scotland each – 2% §         N. Ireland – 1%