“Statistics from the 2001 census show that Pakistani communities in England, particularly in the North and the Midlands, are severely affected by poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, and that they are much less likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations.
Conversely, there were around 100 British Pakistani millionaires in 2001, representing a variety of industries. Statistics compiled by the Department for Education and Skills show that almost 40 per cent of Pakistani students in secondary schools are eligible for free school meals, compared to a national average of 15 per cent.
A study by Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2007 found that Pakistani Britons have the second highest relative poverty rates in Britain, ahead only of Bangladeshis.”
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British_Pakistanis, Poverty, Wikipedia
Percentage in poverty:
- Bangladeshi 65%
- Pakistani 55%
- Black African 45%
- Black Caribbean 30%
- Indian 25%
- White Other 25%
- White British 20%
(Source: Wikipedia)
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