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Table 1 Population characteristics for all migrants compared to the settled majority

From: First-generation migrants’ use of psychotropic medication in Northern Ireland: a record linkage study

 

Northern Ireland

Great Britain and Republic of Ireland

Migrants

Number of persons (%)

898,945

71,472

49,342

88.2

7.0

4.8

Sex

 Male

48.7

46.2

47.1

 Female

51.3

53.8

52.9

Age

 16–24

19.1

11.7

13.1

 25–34

19.6

16.1

37.9

 35–44

20.8

25.1

26.9

 45–54

22.5

26.7

15.6

 55–64

18.0

20.4

6.5

Marital status

 Never married

43.1

32.4

38.5

 Married

45.7

53.4

51.1

 Separated/divorced/widowed

11.2

14.2

10.4

NS – SEC

 Managerial

29.0

36.5

28.1

 Intermediate

13.0

12.8

8.3

 Small employers

9.2

7.8

5.8

 Routine/semi-routine

29.5

27.4

42.2

 Never worked/unemployed

9.2

8.2

7.7

 Students

10.1

7.3

8.0

Car availability

 0

13.2

14.4

22.5

 1

32.0

35.2

45.9

 2 or more

54.8

50.4

31.6

Housing tenure

 Owns outright

75.5

68.2

35.7

 Private renting

11.5

19.1

54.3

 Social renting

13.0

12.7

10.1

Settlement band

 Urban

19.8

19.9

15.2

 Intermediate

46.5

48.6

59.3

 Rural

33.7

31.5

15.5