10 Sep 2007 : Column 1904Wcontinued
Students: Science
Mr. Boris Johnson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what percentage of students (a) under 21 and (b) over 21 years old studied (i) physics, (ii) chemistry, (iii) biochemistry, (iv) biological sciences, (v) psychology, (vi) sports science and (vii) other science subjects at (A) Oxbridge, (B) Russell Group institutions and (C) other higher education institutions at honours degree level in each of the last five years, broken down by socio-economic background. [149494]
Bill Rammell:
The information is given in the separate tables. The figures are taken from data collected by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) which are limited to students who apply to full-time undergraduate courses via the UCAS application system. The figures do not therefore cover part-time students, nor those full-time students who apply directly to Higher Education Institutions.
Figures for Oxford and Cambridge Universities are not available because, for confidentiality reasons, UCAS do not release combinations of variables through which the data of individual institutions, or small groups of institutions, might be identifiable, beyond those already in the public domain.
10 Sep 2007 : Column 1905W
10 Sep 2007 : Column 1906W
Accepted applicants by age group, Socio-economic group, and science subject |
2002 |
| | | | Of which: | |
| Physics | Chemistry | All Biological Sciences | Molecular Biology, Biophysics & Biochemistry | Psychology | Sports Science | Other Science subjects |
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Under 21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russell Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Higher managerial and professional occupations
|
526
|
35.2
|
369
|
29.4
|
1866
|
33.0
|
286
|
31.4
|
644
|
32.9
|
31
|
24.0
|
7742
|
35.1
|
Lower managerial and professional occupations
|
464
|
31.1
|
405
|
32.3
|
1759
|
31.1
|
273
|
30.0
|
657
|
33.5
|
49
|
38.0
|
6755
|
30.6
|
Intermediate occupations
|
205
|
13.7
|
187
|
14.9
|
795
|
14.1
|
129
|
14.2
|
268
|
13.7
|
17
|
13.2
|
2963
|
13.4
|
Small employers and own account workers
|
77
|
5.2
|
77
|
6.1
|
364
|
6.4
|
52
|
5.7
|
130
|
6.6
|
9
|
7.0
|
1442
|
6.5
|
Lower supervisory and technical occupations
|
57
|
3.8
|
55
|
4.4
|
234
|
4.1
|
43
|
4.7
|
64
|
3.3
|
8
|
6.2
|
807
|
3.7
|
Semi-routine occupations
|
115
|
7.7
|
108
|
8.6
|
441
|
7.8
|
88
|
9.7
|
136
|
6.9
|
8
|
6.2
|
1685
|
7.6
|
Routine occupations
|
50
|
3.3
|
53
|
4.2
|
194
|
3.4
|
39
|
4.3
|
60
|
3.1
|
7
|
5.4
|
657
|
3.0
|
Total with known occupations
|
1494
|
100.0
|
1254
|
100.0
|
5653
|
100.0
|
910
|
100.0
|
1959
|
100.0
|
129
|
100.0
|
22051
|
100.0
|
Unknown
|
69
|
|
120
|
|
418
|
|
84
|
|
124
|
|
16
|
|
1676
|
|
Non-Russell Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Higher managerial and professional occupations
|
272
|
30.1
|
244
|
21.9
|
3259
|
22.0
|
118
|
23.6
|
1455
|
23.5
|
938
|
19.1
|
9545
|
22.3
|
Lower managerial and professional occupations
|
259
|
28.7
|
326
|
29.3
|
4784
|
32.2
|
157
|
31.4
|
1985
|
32.0
|
1634
|
33.3
|
12373
|
28.9
|
Intermediate occupations
|
142
|
15.7
|
157
|
14.1
|
2222
|
15.0
|
71
|
14.2
|
935
|
15.1
|
722
|
14.7
|
6151
|
14.3
|
Small employers and own account workers
|
49
|
5.4
|
80
|
7.2
|
1101
|
7.4
|
49
|
9.8
|
402
|
6.5
|
398
|
8.1
|
3936
|
9.2
|
Lower supervisory and technical occupations
|
36
|
4.0
|
80
|
7.2
|
832
|
5.6
|
30
|
6.0
|
305
|
4.9
|
324
|
6.6
|
2506
|
5.8
|
Semi-routine occupations
|
107
|
11.8
|
158
|
14.2
|
1727
|
11.6
|
53
|
10.6
|
734
|
11.8
|
570
|
11.6
|
5573
|
13.0
|
Routine occupations
|
39
|
4.3
|
69
|
6.2
|
921
|
6.2
|
22
|
4.4
|
382
|
6.2
|
321
|
6.5
|
2795
|
6.5
|
10 Sep 2007 : Column 1907W
10 Sep 2007 : Column 1908W
Total with known occupations
|
904
|
100.0
|
1114
|
100.0
|
14846
|
100.0
|
500
|
100.0
|
6198
|
100.0
|
4907
|
100.0
|
42879
|
100.0
|
Unknown
|
85
|
|
167
|
|
2116
|
|
79
|
|
743
|
|
855
|
|
8028
|
|
21 and over
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russell Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Higher managerial and professional occupations
|
8
|
17.4
|
6
|
25.0
|
36
|
14.0
|
3
|
15.8
|
19
|
16.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
379
|
21.9
|
Lower managerial and professional occupations
|
13
|
28.3
|
7
|
29.2
|
74
|
28.8
|
6
|
31.6
|
38
|
32.2
|
3
|
30.0
|
474
|
27.4
|
Intermediate occupations
|
3
|
6.5
|
3
|
12.5
|
51
|
19.8
|
4
|
21.1
|
20
|
16.9
|
1
|
10.0
|
356
|
20.6
|
Small employers and own account workers
|
1
|
2.2
|
1
|
4.2
|
10
|
3.9
|
0
|
0.0
|
5
|
4.2
|
1
|
10.0
|
61
|
3.5
|
Lower supervisory and technical occupations
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
8.3
|
5
|
1.9
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.8
|
1
|
10.0
|
71
|
4.1
|
Semi-routine occupations
|
16
|
34.8
|
3
|
12.5
|
56
|
21.8
|
5
|
26.3
|
25
|
21.2
|
3
|
30.0
|
310
|
18.0
|
Routine occupations
|
5
|
10.9
|
2
|
8.3
|
25
|
9.7
|
1
|
5.3
|
10
|
8.5
|
1
|
10.0
|
76
|
4.4
|
Total with known occupations
|
46
|
100.0
|
24
|
100.0
|
257
|
100.0
|
19
|
100.0
|
118
|
100.0
|
10
|
100.0
|
1727
|
100.0
|
Unknown
|
25
|
|
34
|
|
124
|
|
14
|
|
42
|
|
7
|
|
892
|
|
Non-Russell Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Higher managerial and professional occupations
|
6
|
9.4
|
13
|
12.9
|
169
|
7.7
|
2
|
5.6
|
88
|
8.0
|
45
|
7.4
|
1133
|
9.7
|
Lower managerial and professional occupations
|
13
|
20.3
|
19
|
18.8
|
603
|
27.5
|
8
|
22.2
|
314
|
28.4
|
164
|
27.0
|
2963
|
25.5
|
Intermediate occupations
|
11
|
17.2
|
21
|
20.8
|
474
|
21.6
|
9
|
25.0
|
292
|
26.4
|
101
|
16.6
|
2656
|
22.8
|
Small employers and own account workers
|
5
|
7.8
|
3
|
3.0
|
109
|
5.0
|
2
|
5.6
|
49
|
4.4
|
38
|
6.3
|
660
|
5.7
|
Lower supervisory and technical occupations
|
8
|
12.5
|
2
|
2.0
|
75
|
3.4
|
1
|
2.8
|
24
|
2.2
|
31
|
5.1
|
512
|
4.4
|
10 Sep 2007 : Column 1909W
10 Sep 2007 : Column 1910W
Semi-routine occupations
|
16
|
25.0
|
26
|
25.7
|
572
|
26.1
|
7
|
19.4
|
250
|
22.6
|
184
|
30.3
|
2758
|
23.7
|
Routine occupations
|
5
|
7.8
|
17
|
16.8
|
188
|
8.6
|
7
|
19.4
|
89
|
8.0
|
44
|
7.2
|
960
|
8.2
|
Total with known occupations
|
64
|
100.0
|
101
|
100.0
|
2190
|
100.0
|
36
|
100.0
|
1106
|
100.0
|
607
|
100.0
|
11642
|
100.0
|
Unknown
|
39
|
|
78
|
|
1380
|
|
48
|
|
638
|
|
365
|
|
8176
|
|
2002 total
|
2726
|
|
2892
|
|
26984
|
|
1690
|
|
10928
|
|
6896
|
|
97071
|
|