The table below shows the proportion of residents (aged 16 or over) qualified to degree level and the proportion with no formal qualifications. It also shows the proportion employed in occupations associated with higher pay. See footnote for detailed definitions.
|
Parish council name |
Proportion qualified to degree level |
Proportion with no formal qualifications |
Proportion in managerial or professional occupations |
|
Allington |
28% |
16% |
22% |
|
Bothenhampton & Walditch |
37% |
16% |
34% |
|
Bradpole |
31% |
16% |
29% |
|
Bridport |
30% |
20% |
26% |
|
Burton Bradstock |
38% |
14% |
40% |
|
Charmouth |
37% |
14% |
34% |
|
Char Valley |
38% |
13% |
31% |
|
Chideock |
35% |
17% |
34% |
|
Litton Cheney |
54% |
8% |
46% |
|
Loders |
37% |
10% |
34% |
|
Netherbury |
37% |
13% |
33% |
|
Puncknowle & Swyre |
39% |
10% |
34% |
|
Shipton Gorge |
37% |
16% |
30% |
|
Symondsbury |
36% |
14% |
34% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dorset (county) |
32% |
16% |
32% |
|
England |
34% |
18% |
33% |
Footnotes:
Qualifications are measured for all those aged 16 or over. Degree level means first degree, such as a BSc or BA. No formal qualifications includes no GCSE or equivalent passes. The right-hand column shows the proportion of residents aged 16 or over and in employment whose occupations were classified as manager, professional, senior official or director.
Qualifications and occupations findings:
- Residents in the BLAP area score quite well in terms of their formal qualifications. In 11 of the 14 parishes there was a higher proportion of residents (aged 16 or over) qualified to degree level than was the case for England and Wales as a whole. The three exceptions to this were Allington, Bridport and Bradpole.
- Conversely, in 13 of the 14 BLAP parishes there was a lower proportion of residents (aged 16 or over) with no formal qualifications than was the case for England as a whole. The exception to this was Bridport.
- The parish of Litton Cheney is particularly notable, having a very high proportion of residents qualified to degree level (54%) and a very low proportion of residents with no formal qualifications (8%).
- The BLAP parishes are almost equally divided into those which had a high proportion of residents in managerial or professional occupations and those which had a low proportion in such occupations relative to England as a whole. Litton Cheney and Burton Bradstock had the highest proportion in such occupations, whilst Allington and Bridport had the lowest proportion in such occupations. (Note that the place of work for these residents is not necessarily in the BLAP area.)