Contrasting Patterns of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Settlement in Britain
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In his paper the author deals with disparities in living and economic conditions between the main South Asian ethnic minorities in Great Britain based on the 1991 Census of Britain which, for the first time, posed a question on ethnicity. He discusses these differences taking into consideration age/sex structure, socio-economic profiles, educational levels, family patterns, housing conditions and geographical patterns. At the end, putting all these factors together, presented are a number of conclusions.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014