Selected Indicators

Mosaic Grand Index

This provides the data which underlies the Mosaic classification of households, and shows the predicted propensity of a characteristic within an area.

When you look at the maps shown on this page, the higher the number, the more likely it is that households within that area have the characteristic being displayed (these areas are shown in red on the maps, whilst areas of low propensity are shown in blue).

Data is available on a wide range of indicators, but the broad categories available are demographics, education, engagement and communications, finances, home lives, perspectives, property, work lives, health, and Mosaic origins. When you query the data, the ‘net score’ of an area is returned – this is the number of postcodes within that area that are significantly higher than the national average, minus the number that are significantly lower.

This map shows hospital episode statistics, and groups illnesses into categories depending on type - this particular map shows figures for acute upper respiratory diseases.  It is particularly interesting to note that the proportion of people with acute respiratory diseases is concentrated in the two most deprived MSOA’s in Sandwell.

This map shows the proportion of people who are predicted to be educated to degree level or higher.  At ward level, only Abbey has a higher than average proportion of people who are likely to be educated to university degree or higher, compared with the national average.  There are generally more areas shaded blue - compared to the national average a significantly lower proportion of people in Sandwell are educated to degree or higher level.

This map shows the proportion of people who are likely to feel ‘very worried’ about being attacked due to their skin colour.  The most deprived ward in Sandwell (Soho & Victoria) has the highest proportion of people who describe themselves as being very worried about being attacked due to their skin colour.  In Great Barr and Old Warley residents are least likely to feel 'very worried' about being attacked due to their skin colour.

The map below shows newspaper readership across Sandwell - this particular map looks at the number of readers for the Daily Express. In the Great Barr and Old Warley areas a significantly high proportion of people are predicted to read the Daily Express in comparison to the National average, whilst in Soho and Victoria a lower proportion of people are predicted to read this newspaper. Compared to the national average, there is a significantly low proportion of people who read broadsheet newspapers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian etc, whilst the readership of tabloid newspapers such as The Sun, Daily Mirror and the Daily Star is high.

The map below looks at the types of internet sites visited by people in Sandwell - this particular map looks at the usage of gambling sites.  Levels are likely to be high in Stone Cross and Tibbington, whilst they are particulalry low in the Great Barr area. 

When compared to the usage of different types of internet sites, gambling sites are the most visited - however, levels of site visits for internet gambling sites are not as high as you would expect for the area.

The map below looks at the proportion of people in Sandwell who attend Arts events - this particular map shows visits to the theatre.  The highest predicted levels of attendence are in Abbey ward.  Compared to national figures, attendance to Arts events in Sandwell is quite low.  It is also interesting to compare deprivation levels with the attendance at classical music and art gallery events.