Data set from Children in need

A3 National times series of children in need by gender, age and primary need, England 2018 to 2021

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Published 28 October 2021

Last updated 28 October 2021

Children in need by gender, age and primary need.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children in need
• Release: Reporting year 2021
• Number of rows: 81
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Children in Need at 31st March
  • N0 - Not stated
  • N1 - Abuse or neglect
  • N2 - Child's disability or illness
  • N3 - Parent's disability or illness
  • N4 - Family in acute stress
  • N5 - Family dysfunction
  • N6 - Socially unacceptable behaviour
  • N7 - Low income
  • N8 - Absent parenting
  • N9 - Cases other than children In need
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
• Time period: 2018 to 2021

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	category	characteristic	CIN_At31	N1_Abuse_or_neglect	N2_Childs_disability_or_illness	N3_Parents_disability_or_illness	N4_Family_in_acute_stress	N5_Family_dysfunction	N6_Socially_unacceptable_behaviour	N7_Low_income	N8_Absent_parenting	N9_Cases_other_than_CIN	N0_Not_stated
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Primary need at assessment	Total	388490	219190	32140	9460	33120	53500	7730	1600	16410	4180	11160
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Primary need at assessment	Female	171930	104160	10700	4420	15020	24760	2510	740	2730	1830	5050
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Primary need at assessment	Male	208260	109520	21370	4720	17500	27510	5170	850	13660	2320	5660
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Primary need at assessment	Unknown or Indeterminate gender	810	420	30	40	100	120	20	10	10	10	50
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Primary need at assessment	Unborn	7490	5100	40	290	490	1100	40	20	10	20	390

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 12 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristic
CIN_At31	Children in Need at 31st March
N0_Not_stated	N0 - Not stated
N1_Abuse_or_neglect	N1 - Abuse or neglect
N2_Childs_disability_or_illness	N2 - Child's disability or illness
N3_Parents_disability_or_illness	N3 - Parent's disability or illness
N4_Family_in_acute_stress	N4 - Family in acute stress
N5_Family_dysfunction	N5 - Family dysfunction
N6_Socially_unacceptable_behaviour	N6 - Socially unacceptable behaviour
N7_Low_income	N7 - Low income
N8_Absent_parenting	N8 - Absent parenting
N9_Cases_other_than_CIN	N9 - Cases other than children In need

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Contact name: Andy Brook

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