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The aim of this project was to compare the experiences in the fields of housing, education and employment of first generation West Indians and Asians with indigenous residents in areas of high immigrant concentration in Birmingham.

Main Topics:

Topics covered include household composition, educational background, occupational and employment details, opinions of local area and housing circumstances.

Proportionate stratified sample based on enumeration districts, with non-random selection within districts to obtain sample of 300 West Indians, 300 Asians and 300 Indigenous rsidents. A further 200 respondents, 100 black and 100 white, were selected purposively from Council housing lists.

Face-to-face interview