{"id":142738,"date":"2024-09-11T18:11:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T17:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/?p=142738"},"modified":"2024-09-13T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:43:08","slug":"state-of-the-nation-2024-a-deep-dive-into-social-mobility-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/data\/2024\/09\/11\/state-of-the-nation-2024-a-deep-dive-into-social-mobility-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Nation 2024: A deep dive into social mobility in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Social Mobility Commission has released its much-anticipated State of the Nation 2024 report, shedding light on the evolving landscape of social mobility across the UK. This comprehensive report delves into how individuals\u2019 life outcomes\u2014such as income, occupation, housing, education, and wealth\u2014differ from those of their parents.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Enhanced Geographical Reporting<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the report introduces significant improvements in geographical reporting, allowing for the visualisation of composite indices by local authority areas for the first time. These indices categorise areas based on various factors, providing a clearer picture of social mobility across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Key Indicators<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report uses several key indicators to assess social mobility which have been mapped at local authority level:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Conditions of Childhood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Childhood poverty, parental education, and parental occupation.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Labour Market Opportunities for Young People<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Youth unemployment (ages 16-29) and types of employment opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Innovation and Growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Broadband speed, business spending on research and development, and postgraduate education.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Promising Prospects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Highest qualification levels, occupational levels (professional and working class), and earnings of 25-44 year olds, all adjusted for socio-economic background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"mapIframe1726130035096\" class=\"mapIframe lazyload\" data-name=\"mapIframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"40%\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&#038;client=polimapperdatabank&#038;logo=0&#038;title=0&#038;location_dropdown=0&#038;share_icon=0&#038;intro_text=0&#038;footer=0\" src=\"about:blank\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe> \n<script>\n  var loadheight = null;\n window.addEventListener('message',event => {\n if(event.origin.startsWith('https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk')){ \n var obj = document.getElementById('mapIframe1726130035096');\n  if(loadheight == null && loadheight !== event.data.Height){\n loadheight = event.data.Height;\n obj.height = (loadheight) + 'px';\n } \n} \n });\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Conditions of Childhood<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report highlights that children growing up in <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Kingston%20upon%20Thames\">Kingston upon Thames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Richmond%20upon%20Thames\">Richmond upon Thames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Surrey\">Surrey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Windsor%20and%20Maidenhead\">Windsor and Maidenhead<\/a> enjoy the most favourable conditions of childhood. These areas are characterised by higher parental earnings, education levels, and occupational status. Outside London and the home counties, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Trafford\">Trafford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=East%20Dunbartonshire\">East Dunbartonshire<\/a> also offer favourable conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversely, less favourable conditions are prevalent in the North East of England, coastal cities, industrial and former mining areas like <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Oldham\">Oldham<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Stoke-on-Trent\">Stoke-on-Trent<\/a>, and some inner-city areas in London.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Labour Market Opportunities<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2014 to 2022, the \u2018north-south divide\u2019 in young people\u2019s labour market opportunities became more pronounced. The most favourable opportunities are found in certain London boroughs and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Bristol%2C%20City%20of\">Bristol<\/a>, where young people are more likely to be in professional occupations and less likely to be unemployed. In contrast, areas with unfavourable opportunities include areas in the north and midlands, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Birmingham\">Birmingham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Hartlepool\">Hartlepool<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Sunderland\">Sunderland<\/a>, as well as rural areas like <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Northumberland\">Northumberland<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Shetland%20Islands\">Shetland Islands<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Innovation and Growth<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London dominates the list of local authority areas with the most favourable environments for innovation and growth. The top six areas are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Camden\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camden and City of London<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Hammersmith%20and%20Fulham\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hammersmith and Fulham<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Kensington%20and%20Chelsea\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kensington and Chelsea<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Richmond%20upon%20Thames\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richmond upon Thames<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Wandsworth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wandsworth<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Westminster\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Westminster<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Favourable environments are also found in <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Cardiff\">Cardiff<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Milton%20Keynes\">Milton Keynes<\/a>, and Warrington. Rural areas, however, tend to have less favourable environments, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Isle%20of%20Anglesey\">Isle of Anglesey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Cornwall\">Cornwall and Isles of Scilly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Lincolnshire\">Lincolnshire<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Na%20h-Eileanan%20Siar\">Na h-Eileanan Siar<\/a> (Outer Hebrides). This disparity is partly due to the inclusion of \u2018gigabit\u2019 broadband capability as a driver of innovation and growth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Promising Prospects<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most local authorities score near the average on the index of promising prospects, indicating little difference between them. However, young people in some London boroughs, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Surrey\">Surrey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Hertfordshire\">Hertfordshire<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Buckinghamshire\">Buckinghamshire<\/a>, have the most promising prospects, with higher qualifications, earnings, and occupational levels by ages 25 to 44. Outside London and the home counties, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Cheshire%20East\">Cheshire East<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Warwickshire\">Warwickshire<\/a> also offer promising prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less favourable prospects are noted for young people from parts of the North East, including <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Newcastle%20upon%20Tyne\">Newcastle upon Tyne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=Gateshead\">Gateshead<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank#con_over=County%20Durham\">Durham<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The State of the Nation 2024 report provides a detailed and nuanced understanding of social mobility in the UK, highlighting both progress and areas needing attention. It serves as a crucial tool for policymakers, educators, and community leaders aiming to foster a more equitable society.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualisation.polimapper.co.uk\/?dataSetKey=databank---social-mobility&amp;client=polimapperdatabank\">Click here to view the map<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Mobility Commission has released its much-anticipated State of the Nation 2024 report, shedding light on the evolving landscape of social mobility across the UK. This comprehensive report delves into how individuals\u2019 life outcomes\u2014such as income, occupation, housing, education, and wealth\u2014differ from those of their parents. Enhanced Geographical Reporting This year, the report introduces&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/data\/2024\/09\/11\/state-of-the-nation-2024-a-deep-dive-into-social-mobility-in-the-uk\/\" title=\"Read State of the Nation 2024: A deep dive into social mobility in the UK\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356,"featured_media":142740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5679,5762],"tags":[8104,8105],"editors-picks":[],"maps":[7977,8101,7978],"class_list":["post-142738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data","category-insight","tag-data","tag-map","maps-active-map","maps-article-sidebar","maps-fixed-item"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>State of the Nation 2024: A deep dive into social mobility in the UK - Politics.co.uk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/data\/2024\/09\/11\/state-of-the-nation-2024-a-deep-dive-into-social-mobility-in-the-uk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"State of the Nation 2024: A deep dive into social mobility in the UK - Politics.co.uk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Social Mobility Commission has released its much-anticipated State of the Nation 2024 report, shedding light on the evolving landscape of social mobility across the UK. 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