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Supporting People: Sharing best practice in race equality workshop 26 May 2011. What is the ethnic profile of BME communities living in Derbyshire?. Derbyshire has a small but diverse BME population The Chinese, Polish, Indian and African Caribbean communities are
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Supporting People: Sharing best practice in race equality workshop26 May 2011
What is the ethnic profile of BME communities living in Derbyshire? • Derbyshire has a small but diverse BME population • The Chinese, Polish, Indian and African Caribbean communities are some of the largest ethnic groups in the county
Where are BME communities located in Derbyshire? • Over half, 57% of Derbyshire’s BME population lives in Chesterfield • Long Eaton in Erewash has the next largest BME population
What BME languages are spoken in Derbyshire? • Polish, Cantonese, Chinese, Punjabi and Hindi are amongst the top five languages spoken across the county.
The percentage of BME people in Derbyshire living with an long term illness or disability • The level of illness and disability increases with age • Relatives/Family tend to provide sole care and support for those with illnesses
BME groups with the highest proportion of disability and ill health