Area Type Information: Districts

This section gives some information about the type of geographical area to which the area being profiled in this report belongs:

Geography

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Benefit Claimants

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Attendance allowance claimants

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Population aged 65 and over (Males), 60 and over (Females): % who are attendance allowance claimants - August 2009	13.79	13.79	14.15	15.06
Higher rate attendance allowance claimants - August 2009	15,010	15,010	87,905	803,770
Lower rate attendance allowance claimants - August 2009	13,765	13,765	75,670	677,665
Population aged 65 and over (Males), 60 and over (Females) - 2008	208,672	208,672	1,156,350	9,839,140
Source - DWP Department for Work and Pensions. Population estimates ONS.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total number of DLA Claimants - August 2009	39,725	39,725	223,095	2,537,330
Total number of DLA claimants aged under 16 - August 2009	4,700	4,700	30,030	273,940
% of total DLA claimants aged under 16 - August 2009	11.83	11.83	13.46	10.80
Total population aged 0-15 - 2008	143,217	143,217	1,086,350	9,669,500
DLA Claimants aged under 16 per 1,000 child population (aged 0-15) - August 2009	32.82	32.82	27.64	28.33
Source - DWP Information Directorate

Working Age Benefit Claimants

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Working age: % Incapacity Benefits claimants - August 2009	6.69	6.55	5.24	6.70
Working age: % Carer claimants - August 2009	1.22	1.19	0.96	1.09
Working age: % Disabled claimants - August 2009	0.99	0.97	0.87	0.98
Working age population - 2008	498,881	498,881	3,485,960	31,937,600
Source - DWP Information Directorate

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2001 Census

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2001 Census

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
All people aged 16-74	575,464	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % permanently sick or disabled	4.96	4.96	3.91	5.30
All people of working age	469,503	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % with limiting long-term illness	13.83	13.83	11.40	13.29
All people	796,728	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % whose health was not good	9.06	9.06	7.60	9.03
- % with limiting long-term illness	19.36	19.36	16.21	17.93
All households	343,135	N/A	N/A	N/A
- % with person(s) with a limiting long-term illness	34.66	34.66	30.77	33.55
Source - 2001 Census

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Fertility

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Births and Deaths

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Births per 1,000 population - 2008	10.6	10.6	12.5	13.1
Deaths per 1,000 population - 2008	10.8	10.8	9.2	9.2
Total no of births - 2008	9,057	9,057	71,738	672,809
Total no of deaths - 2008	9,201	9,201	52,689	475,763
Population estimate - 2008	850,770	850,770	5,728,660	51,446,200
Births and Deaths data is only available at district area level and above.
Source - ONS

Life expectancy (at birth)

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Female life expectancy - 2003 - 2005	N/A	82.2	81.8	81.1
Male life expectancy - 2003 - 2005	N/A	78.1	78.0	76.9
Life expectancy data is only available at District and Ward area Level.
Source - ONS

Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) at birth

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
All people
Life expectancy at birth (years): All people - 2003	N/A	N/A	79.2	78.3
Disability free life expectancy at birth (years): All people - 2003	N/A	N/A	65.1	62.9
All females
Life expectancy at birth (years): All females - 2003	N/A	N/A	81.3	80.6
Disability free life expectancy at birth (years): All females - 2003	N/A	N/A	66.1	64.1
All males
Life expectancy at birth (years): All Males - 2003	N/A	N/A	77.1	75.9
Disability free life expectancy at birth (years): All males - 2003	N/A	N/A	64.1	61.7
Life expectancy data is only available at District and Ward area Level.
Source - ONS

Disability free Life expectancy (DFLE) estimates were not calculated for wards with the 2001 population estimates less than 1000. As a result, for 'All people' DFLE estimates were calculated for all 8797 wards, 'All males' for 7723 wards and 'All females' for 7882 wards. Wards with no DFLE data are indicated by 'N/A'.

Birth weight

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total births - 2006	8,524	8,524	66,870	635,748
Total births - % with low birth weight (<2500 grams) - 2006	7.33	7.33	6.88	7.49
Birth weight data is only available at District area level.
Source - ONS

Teenage pregnancies

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Female Population aged 15-17 - 2006	14,489	14,489	N/A	N/A
Under 18 conceptions per 1,000 females aged 15-17 - 2006	39.55	39.55	N/A	N/A
Total number of under 18 conceptions - 2006	573	573	N/A	N/A
Teenage pregnancy data is only available at district area level and above.
Source - ONS

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Mortality

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Mortality

Please note that figures are for geographies within NHS Norfolk only. Figures do not include data for Great Yarmouth local authority.

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
All people: All causes of death - 2008	9,155	9,155	N/A	N/A
All people: All causes of death per 10,000 total population - 2008	107.61	107.61	N/A	N/A
All people: Cancer deaths - 2008	2,577	2,577	N/A	N/A
All people: Cancer deaths per 10,000 total population - 2008	30.29	30.29	N/A	N/A
All people: Circulatory disease deaths - 2008	3,097	3,097	N/A	N/A
All people: Circulatory disease deaths per 10,000 total population - 2008	36.40	36.40	N/A	N/A
All people: Diabetes Mellitus disease deaths - 2008	108	108	N/A	N/A
All people: Diabetes Mellitus disease deaths per 10,000 total population - 2008	1.27	1.27	N/A	N/A
All people: Infectious and parasites Illness deaths - 2008	88	88	N/A	N/A
All people: Infectious and parasites Illness deaths per 10,000 total population - 2008	1.03	1.03	N/A	N/A
All people: Mental Health Illness deaths - 2008	305	305	N/A	N/A
All people: Mental Health Illness deaths per 10,000 total population - 2008	3.58	3.58	N/A	N/A
Total Population - 2008	850,770	850,770	N/A	N/A
Figures are only available at district area level and above.
Source - ONS

Mortality

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Deaths from all causes per 100,000 persons (all ages) - 2007	1,067.62	1,067.62	910.85	N/A
Deaths from all circulatory diseases per 100,000 persons (aged <75) - 2007	88.37	88.37	N/A	N/A
Infant deaths (aged <1) per 1,000 live births - 2007	4.82	4.82	4.31	N/A
Total Population - 2007	840,656	840,656	5,661,000	N/A
Total Population aged <75 - 2007	755,922	755,922	5,195,880	N/A
Mortality data is only available at District area level and above.
Source - ONS

Female Mortality

Please note that figures are for geographies within NHS Norfolk only. Figures do not include data for Great Yarmouth local authority.

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Females: All causes of death - 2008	4,727	4,727	N/A	N/A
Females: All causes of death per 10,000 female population - 2008	109.09	109.09	N/A	N/A
Females: Cancer deaths - 2008	1,206	1,206	N/A	N/A
Females: Cancer deaths per 10,000 female population - 2008	27.83	27.83	N/A	N/A
Females: Circulatory disease deaths - 2008	1,602	1,602	N/A	N/A
Females: Circulatory disease deaths per 10,000 female population - 2008	36.97	36.97	N/A	N/A
Females: Mental Health Illness deaths - 2008	202	202	N/A	N/A
Females: Mental Health Illness deaths per 10,000 female population - 2008	4.66	4.66	N/A	N/A
Total Female Population - 2008	433,311	433,311	N/A	N/A
Figures are only available at district area level and above.
Source - ONS

Male Mortality

Please note that figures are for geographies within NHS Norfolk only. Figures do not include data for Great Yarmouth local authority.

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Males: All causes of death - 2008	4,428	4,428	N/A	N/A
Males: All causes of death per 10,000 male population - 2008	106.07	106.07	N/A	N/A
Males: Cancer deaths - 2008	1,371	1,371	N/A	N/A
Males: Cancer deaths per 10,000 male population - 2008	32.84	32.84	N/A	N/A
Males: Circulatory disease deaths - 2008	1,495	1,495	N/A	N/A
Males: Circulatory disease deaths per 10,000 male population - 2008	35.81	35.81	N/A	N/A
Males: Mental Health Illness deaths - 2008	103	103	N/A	N/A
Males: Mental Health Illness deaths per 10,000 male population - 2008	2.47	2.47	N/A	N/A
Total male Population - 2008	417,459	417,459	N/A	N/A
Figures are only available at district area level and above.
Source - ONS

Alcohol-related mortality

DSR denotes Directly age-standardised registration rate

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Months of life lost due to alcohol
Months of Life Lost due to alcohol: Males aged less than 75 years - 2005 - 2007	N/A	N/A	7.5	9.2
Months of Life Lost due to alcohol: Females aged less than 75 years - 2005 - 2007	N/A	N/A	3.6	4.3
Alcohol-Specific Mortality
Alcohol-Specific Mortality: Males, all ages, DSR per 100000 population - 2005 - 2007	N/A	N/A	8.64	12.71
Alcohol-Specific Mortality: Females, all ages, DSR per 100000 population - 2005 - 2007	N/A	N/A	4.51	5.92
Number of male deaths specifically due to alcohol, all ages - 2005 - 2007	143	N/A	771	9,899
Number of female deaths specifically due to alcohol, all ages - 2005 - 2007	62	N/A	416	4,787
Mortality from Chronic Liver Disease
Mortality from Chronic Liver Disease: Male, all ages, DSR per 100000 population - 2005 - 2007	N/A	N/A	8.92	13.79
Mortality from Chronic Liver Disease: Female, all ages, DSR per 100000 population - 2005 - 2007	N/A	N/A	5.48	7.13
Number of male deaths, all ages, from chronic liver disease - 2005 - 2007	140	N/A	823	10,928
Number of female deaths, all ages, from chronic liver disease - 2005 - 2007	81	N/A	576	6,293
Alcohol-Attributable Mortality
Alcohol-Attributable Mortality: Males DSR per 100000 population - 2007	N/A	N/A	30.5	36.1
Alcohol-Attributable Mortality: Females DSR per 100000 population - 2007	N/A	N/A	13.1	15.2
Number of male deaths attributable to alcohol - 2007	168	N/A	980	10,027
Number of female deaths attributable to alcohol - 2007	86	N/A	519	5,043
Alcohol-related mortality data is only available at district and PCT area levels. Comparison data for Norfolk is unavailable.
Source - North West Public Health Observatory - LAPE (Local Alcohol Profiles for England)

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Hospital admissions

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Alcohol-related hospital admissions

Alcohol-related hospital admissions data for the period 2008/09 is provisional

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Rate of alcohol-related admissions per 100,000 population (EASR) - FY 2008 - 2009	N/A	1,408	1,303	1,562
% change from previous financial year - FY 2008 - 2009	10.57	10.66	5.49	6.05
Change Indicator: Positive number denotes an increase / Negative number denotes a decrease
Data for Alcohol-related hospital admissions is only available at District, County and PCT area levels.
EASR: European Age-Standardised Rates
Source - North West Public Health Observatory - LAPE (Local Alcohol Profiles for England)

Hospital Admissions for Substance Misuse (Poisoning and Mental Disorders) Aged 15-24

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Admissions Rate
Admissions Rate: All people aged 15-24 - 2000 - 2005	N/A	N/A	49.70	N/A
Admissions Rate: Females aged 15-24 - 2000 - 2005	N/A	N/A	39.10	N/A
Admissions Rate: Males aged 15-24 - 2000 - 2005	N/A	N/A	59.90	N/A
Rankings are by Eastern Region Local Authority within the range 1 - 48 where Rank 1 has lowest admissions rate
Rank: All people aged 15-24 - 2000 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rank: Females aged 15-24 - 2000 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rank: Males aged 15-24 - 2000 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Source - Hospital Episode Statistics

Hospital admissions

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Hospital admissions for serious accidental injury per 100,000 persons - 2003	N/A	N/A	301.4	327.8
Hospital admissions data is only available at District area level.
Source - ONS

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Lifestyle

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Alcohol-related crime

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Recorded crime attributable to alcohol: Crude rate per 1000 population - FY 2008 - 2009	4.92	4.92	6.49	8.60
Number of all recorded crime attributable to alcohol - FY 2008 - 2009	4,138	4,138	36,720	439,647
Violent crimes attributable to alcohol: Crude rate per 1000 population - FY 2008 - 2009	3.82	3.82	4.53	6.09
Number of all violent crimes attributable to alcohol - FY 2008 - 2009	3,210	3,209	25,622	310,929
Sexual crimes attributable to alcohol: Crude rate per 1000 population - FY 2008 - 2009	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.12
Number of all sexual crimes attributable to alcohol - FY 2008 - 2009	81.51	81.51	569.14	6,263.53
Data for Alcohol-related crime is only available at district area level and above.
Source - North West Public Health Observatory - LAPE (Local Alcohol Profiles for England)

Healthy lifestyle behaviours

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Model Based Estimate for Binge Drinking among adults (aged 16 or over) - 2003 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Model Based Estimate for Smoking among adults (aged 16 or over) - 2003 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Model Based Estimate for Obesity among adults (aged 16 or over) - 2003 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Model Based Estimate for Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables a day among adults (aged 16 or over) - 2003 - 2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003-2005 data is only available at SOAs Middle Layer (MSOA), District or Primary Care Trust (PCT) area levels.
Due to comparability issues with 2003-2005 estimates, the 2000-2002 data has been subsequently removed from the public domain.
This data should be taken into account with its confidence levels.
Source - The NHS Information Centre for health and social care (The NHS IC)

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Core Accessibility Indicators - Access to GP Services

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Core Accessibility Indicators - Access to GP Services: Target Population

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
All households - 2008	357,995	357,995	2,312,890	21,062,800
% of households within 15 minutes by walk/Public Transport - 2008	72.42	72.42	83.41	89.31
% of households within 15 minutes by cycle - 2008	77.04	77.04	88.78	93.70
% of households within 15 minutes by car - 2008	100.00	100.00	99.99	99.99
% of households within 30 minutes by walk/Public Transport - 2008	96.41	96.41	98.20	98.83
% of households within 30 minutes by cycle - 2008	95.94	95.94	98.83	99.13
% of households within 30 minutes by car - 2008	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Core Accessibility Indicators are only available at district area level and above.
Source - Department for Transport

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Core Accessibility Indicators - Access to hospitals

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Core Accessibility Indicators - Access to hospitals: Target Population

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
All households - 2008	357,995	357,995	2,312,890	21,062,800
% of households within 30 minutes by walk/Public Transport - 2008	48.49	48.49	61.08	76.77
% of households within 30 minutes by cycle - 2008	57.09	57.09	72.21	87.48
% of households within 30 minutes by car - 2008	99.85	99.85	99.98	99.99
% of households within 60 minutes by walk/Public Transport - 2008	87.46	87.46	92.31	97.21
% of households within 60 minutes by cycle - 2008	83.73	83.73	94.47	98.36
% of households within 60 minutes by car - 2008	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Core Accessibility Indicators are only available at district area level and above.
Source - Department for Transport

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Sexual health

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Chlamydia Screening Programme

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Population aged 13-17 - 2008 - 2009	43,165	43,165	N/A	N/A
Population aged 13-17: % screened - 2008 - 2009	4.20	4.20	N/A	N/A
Population aged 13-24 - 2008 - 2009	107,696	107,696	N/A	N/A
Population aged 13-24: % screened - 2008 - 2009	6.80	6.80	N/A	N/A
Source - Norfolk and Waveney Chlamydia Screening Programme

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