Demographics Research (500 Words)
The First set of Statistics and Data I uncovered for the Demographics research focused upon the total number of people within the UK;
Number of people aged 18 and above in the UK is approximately 66, 725, 921 million (Urban Population- 81.6%) at the time of writing this down in late 2018 (Thursday 22nd November).
Worldometers, 2018. United Kingdom Population (1950-2018). [online] Available at: <http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/uk-population/> [Accessed 6 December 2018].
The thoughts I had while overlooking these particular statistics consist of what was mostly the shock of how the population within the United Kingdom has increased within the last few years at the time of writing this sentence in 2018 with other statistics and data confirming the increase in the ageing population; providing interesting insight to an otherwise controversial topic both economic and political in regards to how the question of looking after said aging population will cared for in the present and inevitable future.
The Second Array of Statistics/Data I researched was for the initial idea I conceived for the group project (which was not chosen by group) focuses upon the number of people ‘Aged 16 and Over’ who are unemployed within the UK;
Total number of people below and over the ‘aged 16 and above’ are 1,381 (4.1%) Unemployment out of the 32,409 (61.0%) people who are in Employment during Jul-Sep 2018. (Data Publication 13th November 2018).
Office for National Statistics, 2018. AO2 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted). [online] Available at: <https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/employmentunemploymentandeconomicinactivityforpeopleaged16andoverandagedfrom16to64seasonallyadjusteda02sa> [Accessed 6 December 2018].
The conclusions I came while overlooking the statistics chosen consist of how intriguing the results are in relation to how many people are in employment as well as unemployed which provided an interesting balance to a topic that isn’t overly positive. Despite the gradual increase in Employment there is also an increase in Unemployment, confirming the bittersweet rules of the current economic situation from mid- 2017 to mid-2018. The rate of unemployment ‘unemployment rate’ decreased by from 4.8% (Aug-Oct 2016) to 4.1% (Aug-Oct 2018).
The Third Array of Statistics/Data I uncovered while searching up Demographics is the further details of unemployment and the various reasons that can lead an individual down this path;
Dataset: A02 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted)
Unemployed 20.4%, Retired 16.8%, Sick or Disabled 7.7%, Looking After Family 15.7%, Student 12.6 %, Other Inactive 7.3% (All make up 100% in England, updated 13 November 2018).
Office for National Statistics, 2014. Reasons given by people living in workless households for not working by region. [online] Available at: <https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/datasets/reasonsgivenbypeoplelivinginworklesshouseholdsfornotworkingbyregion> [Accessed 6 December 2018].
The Conclusions and Answers provided by the sites statistics/data above proved, in my opinion, to show a more rounded and human perspective upon the complex reasoning behind unemployment as well as other factors that can lead to not being employed. The data in regards to the Students being 12.6%, higher than the Sick or Disabled, proved to be also intriguing when it’s considered the most dominant group within the ‘Unemployed’ Line-up. The increased economic inactivity of the Sick and Disabled only demonstrate the poor treatment the British Economy/Government provides for these groups of people in large numbers.
The Fourth Array of Data/Statistics showcases the studies related to the misuse of recreational drugs by data collected by the Hospital Admissions within England as taken from the Main ‘NHS’ Website;
Deaths related to drug misuse (England and Wales)
- In 2016 there were 2,593 registered deaths in England and Wales related to drug misuse. This is an increase of 5 per cent on 2015 and 58 per cent higher than 2006
- Deaths related to drug misuse are at their highest level since comparable records began in 1993
Drug use among children (England)
- In 2016, 24 per cent of pupils reported they had ever taken drugs. This compares to 15 per cent in 2014.
- The likelihood of having ever taken drugs increased with age, from 11 per cent of 11 year olds to 37 per cent of 15 year olds.
NHS Digital, 2018. Statistics on Drug Misuse: England, 2018 [PAS]. [online] Available at: <https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-drug-misuse/2018> [Accessed 6 December 2018].
NHS, 2018. Statistics on drugs misuse. [pdf] NHS Digital. Available at:<file:///C:/Users/Student/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/ODJ2WYCW/drug-misu-eng-2018-rep.pdf> [Accessed 6 December 2018].
The gut reactions that I had which can be related to both the shared statistics that can be seen above mostly consist, like the demographic increase within the UK, of shock at the increased percentage of the nation misusing illicit drugs over the last few years as well as the main group who abuse said drugs being predominantly Male’s within their early 20’s to late 40’s. The statistics unveiled around Children taking drugs was also initially surprising to me considering the lowest age is estimated to being 11 years, which I thought the lowest would only be 13-15 years old before reading statistics/data. The conclusion I came to is despite the slight increase in both children and deaths it is however as stated in the statistics above only represent a small proportion of the population with said data being often exploited for hyperbolic journalism.
Introduction (Beginning of Video?)
It is often considered Young Adults dominate the ‘Modern’ Drug Culture.
An interview within this short film tackles the subject with recent statistics and data.
Conclusion (Script for Recording with my own Vocals);
This Interview was carried out and Presented on Wednesday 6th December 2018 by Tasarla Chester;
The answers provided by the general public are as follows;
Answers given for Question 1 Consist of 80% to 90% overall
The Main Drugs listed for Question 2 mostly comprise of Weed, Ecstasy and Cocaine.
Question 3’s answers consist of £100 for Cocaine, £40 for Ketamine and £10 for Mandy Pill.
These Results confirming the Public Bias and Myth surrounding the average student’s intake of recreational drugs.
Notes taken when looking over Tasarla’s Interview (Break Down Information and average statistics between individuals that were interviewed. Contributed to Script above). Only expanded upon questions that had the most answers or were answered during the interview as can be seen in the script breaking down the information gathered earlier in this blog;
10 people were interviewed on the night Tasarla performed interview.
Clips 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19
Question 1 (19.8%. 1 in every five people)
Ollie= 90%
Joe= 79%
Dennie and Ben= 75%, 95%, 60%
Some Bloke= 80%
Other Bloke= 90%
Bloke 3= 90%
Woman 1= 80%
Cameron= 95%
Bloke 6 and 7= Skunk, Gnaga, Weed, Sniff
Question 2 (Weed Ectasy and Cannabis)
Ollie= Weed, Ketamine and Cocaine.
Joe= Cocaine, Ketamine and Weed
Dennie and Ben=
Some Bloke= Weed, Ectstacy and Ketamine
Bloke 3= Marijuana, Cocaine, Ecstacy
Woman 1= Weed, MD and Cocaine
Cameron= Marijuana, Cocaine and Esctasy
Bloke 6 and 7= Skunk, Ganga, Weed, Sniff, Nose Expression, Devils Dandruff
Question 3 (2-3 days)
Ollie= 2-3 months
Joe=
Dennie and Ben=
Question 4
Ollie= Balcrow, Weed, green
Joe= weed, Herb
Woman= 7 hours, ketamine – 2 weeks
Cameron= 3-4 days, Ketamine- 2 days
Question 5 (Price of Cocaine, Ketanmine, Mandy Pill)
Joe= £100, £40, £10
Dennie and Ben= £100, £20
Some Bloke= £80, £40, £10
Bloke 3= £20
Cameron= £40 (Ketamine), Mandy Pill (£10), £100 (Cocaine)
Introduction (Spoken by Tasarla in Clip 2 of her Interview clips which will be present in final video I’ll produce.)