Regional Trends

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.

• THEME: How the lives of children and young people up to the age of 19 vary between the regions and countries of the UK. Areas covered are population, poverty, education, health and social care and criminal justice ARTICLES INCLUDE: Three statistical portraits of regions: the East of England, East Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber. Looks at what it is like to live in these individual regions, making comparisons on various levelsWomen in business in the regions: looks at self-employed women in the regions and their working patternsAnalysing Change over Time for Small AreasUnderstanding the Index of Multiple DeprivationKey statistics for the countries of the UK and regions of England Maps showing variations between areas in key topicsOnline table catalogue Redesigned this year. New features include:• Topic article comparing between regions and countries of the UK• Articles looking at specific regions in more depth• New articles to support decision-making in local and regional government• More maps and graphs• Directory of online data tables gives easy access to downloadable tables (no longer printed in the book)  List of figures, maps and tablesList of contributors and acknowledgementsIntroduction and SummarySection 1: Articles1. Children and young people around the UK2. Women in business 3. Portrait of Yorkshire and The Humber4. Portrait of the East Midlands5. Portrait of the East of England6. Understanding patterns of deprivation7. Analysing change over time for small areasSection 2: Region and Country Profiles8.1 North East8.2 North West8.3 Yorkshire and The Humber8.4 East Midlands8.5 West Midlands8.6 East of England8.7 London8.8 South East8.9 South West8.10 Wales/ Cymru8.11 Scotland8.12Northern IrelandSection 3: Data9. Maps10. Tables11. Directory of online tablesSection 4: Reference Useful websitesBoundary mapsGlossary Symbols and conventions