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Table 4: Full-time undergraduate entrants(1) domiciled in England by age and socio-economic classification(2), UK higher education institutions, academic years 2003/04 to 2007/08
	2003/04		2004/05		2005/06		2006/07		2007/08
Socio-economic classification	21 and under	Over 21	21 and under	Over 21	21 and under	Over 21	21 and under	Over 21	21 and under	Over 21
Higher managerial and professional occupation	45,215	1,905	45,400	1,725	45,735	1,955	44,625	1,635	48,435	1,790
Lower managerial and professional occupations	57,135	5,800	58,895	5,640	60,395	6,400	57,855	5,265	60,635	5,660
Intermediate occupations	24,715	5,395	25,370	4,990	26,295	5,520	24,885	4,385	26,285	5,105
Small employers and own account workers	13,185	1,045	13,425	895	13,965	1,155	14,260	890	14,870	1,090
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	9,355	600	9,000	575	9,630	750	9,310	560	9,605	725
Semi-routine occupations	20,210	5,470	20,260	5,260	22,505	6,155	22,085	5,585	24,065	6,845
Routine occupations	9,270	1,700	9,165	1,515	9,975	1,865	10,340	1,820	10,840	2,175
Never worked and long-term unemployed(3)	120	35	110	30	165	100	155	60	635	350
Total	179,210	21,945	181,630	20,625	188,665	23,895	183,515	20,200	195,370	23,740
Missing(4)	54,980	46,725	56,710	47,855	66,745	46,515	60,780	44,570	62,010	45,630
(1 )The table does not include entrants where the constituency of the student cannot be established due to missing or invalid home postcodes. (2 )This field collects the socio-economic classification of students participating in HE if 21 or over at the start of their course or parental classification if under 21. (3 )Information is not comprehensively collected on the "Never worked and long-term unemployed" category for students. Students who fit this group are usually classed as having missing information. (4 )Covers students whose socio-economic classification was missing or not classified: not classified includes occupations which were inadequately described, not classifiable or unstated. Note: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded up or down to the nearest five, therefore components may not sum totals. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Higher Education: East of England

Mr. Spring: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged (a) 21 years and under and (b) over 21 years old in each socio-economic group resident in (i) West Suffolk constituency, (ii) Suffolk and (iii) the East of England attended university in each of the last five years. [296062]

Mr. Lammy: The latest available information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency is shown in Tables 1 to 3. The figures are shown for full-time undergraduate entrants as socio-economic class (SEC) information is not available for part-time higher education students. Figures are provided for entrants aged under 21, and 21 and over as the socio-economic class data have a different basis for these two distinct age groups. Socio-economic class is based on occupation information: those aged under 21 provide their parent's occupation, and those aged 21 and over provide their own occupation.

Figures for the 2008-09 academic year will be available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2010.

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Table 1: Full-t ime undergraduate entrants from West Suffolk parliamentary constituency( 1) - UK h igher education institutions( 2) : Academic years 2003-04 to 2007-08
	2003-04		2004-05		2005-06		2006-07		2007-08
Socio economic classification	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over
Higher managerial and professional occupations	55	5	50	5	50	0	55	5	55	0
Lower managerial and professional occupations	55	5	80	5	70	5	85	0	100	15
Intermediate occupations	30	5	25	5	35	5	30	5	45	10
Small employers and own account workers	10	0	20	0	30	0	20	0	20	0
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	10	0	15	0	15	0	20	0	20	0
Semi-routine occupations	20	5	30	5	30	10	30	5	35	5
Routine occupations	5	0	15	5	15	0	15	0	20	10
Missing(3)	60	40	50	55	65	55	70	35	85	30
(1) The table does not include entrants whose constituency cannot be established due to missing or invalid home postcodes. (2) Excludes the Open University due to inconsistencies in their coding of entrants across the time series. (3) Includes those classified as "Never worked and long-term unemployed", "Not classified" and "Missing". Note : Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Table 2: Full-time undergraduate entrants from Suffolk local authority( 1) -UK higher education institutions( 2) : Academic years 2003-04 to 2007-08
	2003-04		2004-05		2005-06		2006-07		2007-08
Socioeconomic classification	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over	Under 21	21 and over
Higher managerial and professional occupations	530	20	515	25	565	20	550	20	665	25
Lower managerial and professional occupations	645	45	725	35	745	40	740	35	855	100
Intermediate occupations	245	35	265	30	285	35	255	30	340	70
Small employers and own account workers	140	10	160	10	170	15	190	10	200	20
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	105	5	105	10	115	5	95	5	165	20
Semi-routine occupations	165	30	185	30	195	45	205	45	275	80
Routine occupations	90	15	120	10	90	20	105	15	170	55
Missing(3)	430	315	420	330	570	285	480	285	655	375
(1) The table does not include entrants whose local authority cannot be established due to missing or invalid home postcodes. (2) Excludes the Open University due to inconsistencies in their coding of entrants across the time series. (3) Includes those classified as "Never worked and long-term unemployed", "Not classified" and "Missing". Note : Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

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