In February 2022, Essex County Council's Data and Analytics service undertook analysis into gender inequalities in Essex. This work looks into inequalities within: Education Income & Employment Built Environment (Household environments and fuel poverty) Health The analysis shows that within Essex, greater inequality is experienced by women within all aspects of life. The attached presentation provides more detail.
This research explored people’s attitudes and behaviours around food waste, to help inform the design of future campaign activity and interventions aimed at reducing food waste across Essex. An online research community was set up for 15 participants from across Essex to participate over a two-week period in May 2022, and a small virtual focus group was also held. Participants shared...
The first in a series of census 2021 products. This slide pack looks at the initial data released on June 28th 2022 and covers: Population - totals, age & sex breakdowns, and growth rates Households - totals, change since the 2011 census, and average number of people per household Population density - the number of people living...
This analysis evaluates the quality of housing for elderly residents split by tenure type: Owner-occupancy, Private renting, and social renting. Principally, housing quality is assessed in terms of the size, type, and age of the properties. Additionally, housing quality is evaluated in terms of the energy efficiency ratings of individual aspects of a dwelling, as well as the overall EPC rating.
These reports on Health Behaviours provide an overview of individual actions that have an impact on health outcomes. These include diet, exercise, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, use of drugs as well as risky sexual behaviour. These behaviours have a significant impact on health and wellbeing including length and quality of life.
These reports on Clinical Care provide an overview of accessibility to quality and timely healthcare at primary and secondary level. The reports focus on conditions that are driving inequalities in life expectancy in Essex namely cancer, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and mental health. The are focused reports on preventing premature and avoidable mortality; supporting people with long health conditions;...
These reports on Social and Economic Factors provide an overview of key issues on income, education, employment and community safety across Essex. These factors have a significant impact on health and wellbeing including length and quality of life.
This focussed report on Physical Environment forms part of a wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment suite of products that provide an overview of the key issues across Essex.
Research was conducted with Essex residents between March-June 2021, to: Understand residents’ current behaviours relating to climate action and their views towards climate change and the environment Understand what residents see as the primary barriers to engaging more with climate action behaviours Explore what might be needed to increase capability, opportunity and/or motivation for climate action to...
Over the past 17 years, owner occupancy has become far less common amongst households younger than 65. All else equal, the high rate of occupancy for those in later life is very likely to deteriorate in the future. Households between the ages of 45-64 in low earning occupations are now far less likely to be owner occupants when compared to 10...