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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list by socio-economic group (a) the numbers and (b) the percentages of (i) under 21 and (ii) over 21 year olds who were accepted into full-time or sandwich undergraduate study in (1) 1995 and (2) the most recent year for which figures are available. [45749] Dr. Howells: The available data on students accepted into full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses by socio-economic group are provided in the following table. It shows the number of accepted applicants to full-time and sandwich courses in 1995 and 1997 who applied through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). However, not all full-time and sandwich undergraduate students enter higher education through UCAS. Information on the socio-economic groups of students who did not apply through UCAS is currently unavailable. Accepted home applicants through UCAS to undergraduate degree courses; by age and socio-economic group, Autumn 1995 and 1997 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1995 1997 Under 21 years Over 21 years Under 21 years Over 21 years Socio-economic group by age Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. group A Professional 31,287 17 5,326 10 35,026 16 2,732 5 B Intermediate 78,131 42 17,298 31 92,944 43 16,076 27 C1 Skilled non-manual 20,287 11 6,605 12 23,839 11 10,249 17 C2 Skilled manual 28,071 15 9,521 17 32,714 15 6,982 12 D Partly skilled 12,622 7 4,775 9 14,862 7 5,989 10 E Unskilled 2,950 2 1,396 3 3,767 2 1,128 2 Not known 11,377 6 10,524 19 14,565 7 15,630 27 Total 185,265 100 55,445 100 217,717 100 58,786 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

314 c409-10W;314 c410W; 45749

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Admissions Higher education Universities and Colleges Admissions Service Social class Sandwich courses

Contains statistics

Yes