290 page report. Gypsies and Irish Travellers fare worst of any ethnic group in terms of health and education: life expectancy for men and women is 10 years lower than the national average; Gypsy and Irish Traveller mothers are 20 times more likely than mothers in the rest of the population to have experienced the death of a child (Van Cleemput et al, 2004); and in 2003 less than a quarter of Gypsy children obtained five GCSEs at A*-C grades, compared to a national average of just over half (Department for Education and Skills, 2005). The profound inequality underlying these statistics has serious implications, not only for Gypsies and Irish Travellers, but for the rest of society as well. It was this dual concern about race relations and inequality that led the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) in October 2004 to launch the inquiry on which this report is based.
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290 page report. Gypsies and Irish Travellers fare worst of any ethnic group in terms of health and education: life expectancy for men and women is 10 years lower than the national average; Gypsy and Irish Traveller mothers are 20 times more likely than mothers in the rest of the population to have experienced the death of a child (Van Cleemput et al, 2004); and in 2003 less than a quarter of Gypsy children obtained five GCSEs at A*-C grades, compared to a national average of just over half (Department for Education and Skills, 2005). The profound inequality underlying these statistics has serious implications, not only for Gypsies and Irish Travellers, but for the rest of society as well. It was this dual concern about race relations and inequality that led the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) in October 2004 to launch the inquiry on which this report is based.
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