Ethnic Communities in Birmingham
Fieldwork: March 10th 2008 - May 16th 2008
published by Barrow Cadbury
Thinking about the different ethnic communities that live in the city of Birmingham today how much would you say they have to do with each other in general?
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: A lot / fair amount | 60% | 57% | 65% | 70% | 44% | 60% | 59% |
| A lot to do with each other | 17% | 14% | 17% | 24% | 16% | 14% | 18% |
| A fair amount to do with each other | 43% | 43% | 48% | 46% | 28% | 46% | 41% |
| Very little to do with each other | 29% | 30% | 24% | 20% | 52% | 33% | 27% |
| Nothing to do with each other | 5% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 7% |
| NET: Very little / nothing | 34% | 35% | 31% | 25% | 56% | 35% | 34% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: A lot / fair amount | 60% | 57% | 63% | 74% | 66% | 61% | 61% | 51% | 45% |
| A lot to do with each other | 17% | 16% | 18% | 29% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 14% | 8% |
| A fair amount to do with each other | 43% | 41% | 45% | 45% | 47% | 44% | 48% | 37% | 37% |
| Very little to do with each other | 29% | 32% | 27% | 23% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 37% | 34% |
| Nothing to do with each other | 5% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 7% |
| NET: Very little / nothing | 34% | 38% | 31% | 24% | 31% | 35% | 33% | 41% | 41% |
And would you say in general that different ethnic communities in Birmingham have more to do with each other, less to do with each other or have about as much to do with each other as they did a generation ago?
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| More | 43% | 43% | 47% | 40% | 53% | 53% | 37% |
| Less | 21% | 19% | 25% | 23% | 25% | 16% | 25% |
| About the same | 27% | 27% | 24% | 33% | 18% | 23% | 30% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| More | 43% | 43% | 43% | 41% | 51% | 48% | 43% | 38% | 34% |
| Less | 21% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 26% | 20% |
| About the same | 27% | 28% | 27% | 30% | 29% | 22% | 28% | 25% | 29% |
How often do you socialise with someone from a different ethnic background to your own?
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| Daily | 51% | 45% | 63% | 57% | 76% | 55% | 48% |
| Weekly | 19% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 5% | 22% | 17% |
| Monthly | 15% | 16% | 9% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Never | 14% | 19% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 18% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Daily | 51% | 48% | 53% | 78% | 61% | 54% | 55% | 36% | 20% |
| Weekly | 19% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 25% | 20% |
| Monthly | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 11% | 20% | 25% |
| Never | 14% | 16% | 13% | 4% | 4% | 11% | 13% | 19% | 34% |
If you have friends from a different ethnic background from your own, where did you first meet them?
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| Met them through or at work | 64% | 61% | 78% | 68% | 65% | 73% | 58% |
| Went to school/college with them | 55% | 43% | 68% | 81% | 78% | 58% | 53% |
| My children are friends with their children | 47% | 41% | 56% | 60% | 52% | 44% | 49% |
| Met them socially (not through school, work or college) | 64% | 60% | 77% | 71% | 73% | 66% | 62% |
| I don't have friends from a different ethnic background | 8% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 4% | 10% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Met them through or at work | 64% | 67% | 61% | 57% | 72% | 70% | 79% | 65% | 43% |
| Went to school/college with them | 55% | 54% | 57% | 92% | 77% | 68% | 49% | 28% | 11% |
| My children are friends with their children | 47% | 44% | 49% | 20% | 50% | 66% | 61% | 47% | 35% |
| Met them socially (not through school, work or college) | 64% | 62% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 69% | 64% | 59% | 53% |
| I don't have friends from a different ethnic background | 8% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 12% | 25% |
In general how would you describe relations between the different ethnic communities that make up the city of Birmingham?
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: Good | 68% | 62% | 65% | 83% | 82% | 65% | 71% |
| Very good | 13% | 9% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 10% | 15% |
| Quite good | 55% | 53% | 48% | 64% | 61% | 55% | 56% |
| Quite poor | 20% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 16% |
| Very poor | 5% | 6% | 15% | 4% | - | 4% | 7% |
| NET: Poor | 25% | 30% | 31% | 15% | 18% | 31% | 23% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: Good | 68% | 68% | 68% | 75% | 79% | 73% | 69% | 52% | 56% |
| Very good | 13% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 10% |
| Quite good | 55% | 56% | 55% | 59% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 40% | 46% |
| Quite poor | 20% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 22% | 31% | 22% |
| Very poor | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| NET: Poor | 25% | 27% | 24% | 23% | 19% | 24% | 27% | 38% | 30% |
How effective do you think the following have been in helping the different ethnic groups in Birmingham to mix?
SUMMARY:-
| | NET: effective | Very effective | Quite effective | Quite ineffective | Very ineffective | NET: ineffective | Don't know |
| Social facilities where different people can mix [i.e. sports clubs] | 61% | 19% | 42% | 17% | 9% | 26% | 13% |
| The work of voluntary and community groups | 60% | 17% | 43% | 15% | 7% | 22% | 18% |
| Different communities themselves | 52% | 9% | 43% | 24% | 11% | 35% | 13% |
| The media | 43% | 9% | 34% | 28% | 20% | 48% | 9% |
| Government initiatives | 41% | 9% | 32% | 24% | 18% | 42% | 18% |
The work of voluntary and community groups
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: effective | 60% | 58% | 61% | 67% | 57% | 63% | 59% |
| Very effective | 17% | 15% | 21% | 23% | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Quite effective | 43% | 43% | 40% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 42% |
| Quite ineffective | 15% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 23% | 15% | 15% |
| Very ineffective | 7% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| NET: ineffective | 22% | 19% | 25% | 24% | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| Don't know | 18% | 22% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: effective | 60% | 56% | 64% | 69% | 61% | 65% | 62% | 58% | 49% |
| Very effective | 17% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 16% | 13% |
| Quite effective | 43% | 39% | 47% | 54% | 42% | 46% | 40% | 42% | 36% |
| Quite ineffective | 15% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 15% |
| Very ineffective | 7% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 6% |
| NET: ineffective | 22% | 25% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 21% |
| Don't know | 18% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 18% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 31% |
Government initiatives
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: effective | 41% | 35% | 41% | 55% | 46% | 35% | 44% |
| Very effective | 9% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 11% |
| Quite effective | 32% | 28% | 29% | 40% | 38% | 29% | 33% |
| Quite ineffective | 24% | 24% | 28% | 21% | 24% | 31% | 18% |
| Very ineffective | 18% | 19% | 16% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| NET: ineffective | 42% | 43% | 44% | 36% | 35% | 47% | 37% |
| Don't know | 18% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: effective | 41% | 42% | 39% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 40% | 40% | 34% |
| Very effective | 9% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 7% |
| Quite effective | 32% | 32% | 31% | 35% | 34% | 36% | 28% | 28% | 27% |
| Quite ineffective | 24% | 23% | 25% | 23% | 23% | 26% | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| Very ineffective | 18% | 21% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| NET: ineffective | 42% | 44% | 40% | 39% | 36% | 43% | 48% | 44% | 39% |
| Don't know | 18% | 14% | 21% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 27% |
The media
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: effective | 43% | 39% | 43% | 51% | 50% | 35% | 48% |
| Very effective | 9% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 5% | 11% |
| Quite effective | 34% | 34% | 31% | 34% | 37% | 30% | 37% |
| Quite ineffective | 28% | 30% | 24% | 23% | 32% | 34% | 25% |
| Very ineffective | 20% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 11% | 24% | 17% |
| NET: ineffective | 48% | 51% | 46% | 41% | 43% | 58% | 42% |
| Don't know | 9% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 10% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: effective | 43% | 41% | 45% | 48% | 49% | 39% | 41% | 38% | 42% |
| Very effective | 9% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 7% |
| Quite effective | 34% | 31% | 37% | 38% | 38% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 35% |
| Quite ineffective | 28% | 30% | 27% | 25% | 27% | 34% | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Very ineffective | 20% | 23% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 16% |
| NET: ineffective | 48% | 53% | 43% | 46% | 44% | 55% | 52% | 51% | 42% |
| Don't know | 9% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 17% |
Different communities themselves
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: effective | 52% | 49% | 51% | 65% | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| Very effective | 9% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 7% | 11% |
| Quite effective | 43% | 42% | 41% | 50% | 34% | 43% | 43% |
| Quite ineffective | 24% | 27% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 20% |
| Very ineffective | 11% | 10% | 20% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| NET: ineffective | 35% | 37% | 36% | 30% | 28% | 39% | 32% |
| Don't know | 13% | 15% | 12% | 4% | 23% | 11% | 14% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: effective | 52% | 51% | 54% | 64% | 52% | 57% | 54% | 50% | 39% |
| Very effective | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 5% |
| Quite effective | 43% | 42% | 44% | 55% | 42% | 47% | 42% | 39% | 34% |
| Quite ineffective | 24% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 26% | 23% | 31% | 22% | 21% |
| Very ineffective | 11% | 13% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| NET: ineffective | 35% | 38% | 31% | 31% | 37% | 34% | 41% | 33% | 33% |
| Don't know | 13% | 10% | 15% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 16% | 28% |
Social facilities where different people can mix [i.e. sports clubs]
| | Total | White | Black | Asian | Other | ABC1 | C2DE |
| NET: effective | 61% | 59% | 64% | 64% | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Very effective | 19% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| Quite effective | 42% | 43% | 44% | 38% | 51% | 42% | 43% |
| Quite ineffective | 17% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 15% |
| Very ineffective | 9% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 10% |
| NET: ineffective | 26% | 25% | 25% | 29% | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| Don't know | 13% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 12% | 13% |
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| NET: effective | 61% | 61% | 60% | 70% | 69% | 61% | 52% | 61% | 51% |
| Very effective | 19% | 20% | 17% | 21% | 26% | 20% | 17% | 16% | 10% |
| Quite effective | 42% | 41% | 43% | 49% | 43% | 41% | 35% | 45% | 41% |
| Quite ineffective | 17% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 13% | 21% | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Very ineffective | 9% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 6% | 9% |
| NET: ineffective | 26% | 30% | 23% | 28% | 23% | 29% | 35% | 21% | 23% |
| Don't know | 13% | 9% | 17% | 2% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 26% |
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