This is a quiz based on sociological data regarding the AQA A-Level Ethnicity and Education topic in Sociology. Below are the words which need to be matched to their definitions:
72%
61.9%
4.7%
9.3%
24.8%
15.3%
45%
25%
44%
36%
50%
3x
50%
2x
86%
65%
3.2
24.2%
10.2%
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4.7%
This is the percentage of pupils of a Gypsy/Roma ethnic background attaining grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE.
24.8%
This is the percentage of pupils of a Chinese ethnic background attaining at least 3 A grades at A-Level.
50%
Almost this percentage of all children from minority ethnic backgrounds live in low-income households.
50%
According to the Swann Report (1985), social class accounts for at least this percentage of the difference in achievement between ethnic groups.
15.3%
This is the percentage of pupils of an Indian ethnic background attaining at least 3 A grades at A-Level.
2x
This is the amount of times more likely members of minority ethnic groups are to be unemployed.
3x
This is the amount of times more likely members of minority ethnic groups are to be homeless.
86%
In 2011, this was the percentage of female pupils of a Chinese ethnic background who received free school meals achieving 5 or more higher grade GCSEs.
24.2%
This is the percentage of families which are single-parent families in Black ethnic communities in the UK.
36%
In 2011, this was the percentage of pupils of a Black African ethnic background who were entitled to free school meals.
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44%
In 2011, this was the percentage of pupils of a Bangladeshi ethnic background who were entitled to free school meals.
65%
In 2011, this was the percentage of female pupils of a White ethnic background who were not receiving free school meals, who achieved 5 or more higher grade GCSEs.
45%
In 2011, this was the percentage of Black people who were in poverty in the UK.
3.2
2010 pupils with English as their first language were this many points ahead of those without English as their first language when it came to achieving 5 GCSEs A*-C.
61.9%
This is the percentage of pupils of an Indian ethnic background attaining grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE.
9.3%
This is the percentage of pupils of an Irish Traveller ethnic background attaining grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE.
10.2%
This is the percentage of families which are single-parent families in White ethnic communities in the UK.
72%
This is the percentage of pupils of a Chinese ethnic background attaining grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE.
25%
In 2011, this was the percentage of White people who were in poverty in the UK.