The faces
View the Faces of Merseyside
There are several different categories of facial images based on the occupations and interests of Merseyside people available to view below.
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Average Liverpool adult male |
 Average Liverpool adult female |
 Average Liverpool female child |
 Average Liverpool male child |
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These average facial images reflect – via the averaging process – the Merseyside population of 1 ½ million people, with approximately 94% White, and 6% Non-White (2.1% Asian, 1% Black, 1.5% mixed, 0.4% Arab and 0.2% other) (Office for National Statistics, 2011 census). |
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 Average female Merseyside medical doctor |
 Average male Merseyside medical doctor |
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Average female Merseyside nurse |
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The General Medical Council provides statistics on the ethnic origin of registered GPs for Merseyside: 55% White, 20% Asian/Asian British, 2.4% Black/Black British, 1.6% mixed, 2% other and 18% unspecified. Across the UK, 43% of nurses are of Black or mixed ethnicity; but in the Northwest of England that proportion is about 18% (Registered Nurses in Adult Care, 2015). |
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Average 1960s Merseyside male |
Average 1960s Merseyside female |
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Between 1965-1968, well-known commercial photographer Keith Medley took passport style photographs of residents in Wallasey, New Brighton and surrounding villages. Merseyside in the 1960’s was experiencing significant cultural change, with increased opportunities for travel for the first time accessible by air via flights from Manchester Airport. |
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Average female Merseyside criminal |
Average male Merseyside criminal |
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Our perception of who the typical criminal might be is a reflection of our personal bias based on the media representation of crime. For example, the arrest statistics are quite different from the conviction statistics. National Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System provide figures for the arrest of suspects per 1,000 people in the Merseyside population for 2011/2012. Arrest ethnicity was 30% White; 69% Black; 27% Asian; 28% mixed and 22% as other. The Merseyside male prison population in 2015 was approximately 92% White and 8% Non-White (3% Black/British Black, 2% Asian/Asian British, 2% mixed and 1% other). Women represent approximately 5-6% of the overall UK prison population, with 25% Non-White (12% Black, 8% Asian, 4% mixed and 1% other). The average Merseyside criminal images utilised arrest photographs of convicted criminals published in the Liverpool Echo and were based on the prison statistics for convicted criminals. |
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 Average male Merseyside police officer |
 Average female Merseyside police officer |
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Across Merseyside about 7,000 police officers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), Special Constables and support staff serve a population of 1.5 million people. 3,524 police officers constitute the largest category; among those 97% are White and 3% Non-White. These figures resonate with those of the 2011 National Population Census estimating that Non-White individuals comprise between 5 and 6% of the overall Merseyside population. |
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Average female LJMU student |
 Average male LJMU student |
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University demographic data suggests that 86% of students at Liverpool John Moores University are White and 14% are Non-White. |
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 Average male Liverpool FC player |
 Average Liverpool Ladies FC player |
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Average male Everton FC player |
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The current men’s Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs have 20% Non-White players in the squad; the Ladies Liverpool Football Club has 11% Non-White players. |
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 Average female Merseyside MP |
 Average male Merseyside MP |
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The combined current and historic female and male Merseyside Members of Parliament. |
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Average male Everyman Theatre actor |
 Average female Everyman Theatre actor |
 Average female soap actor |
 Average male soap actor |
 Average male Merseyside musician |
 Average female Merseyside musician |
 Average female Merseyside performer |
 Average male Merseyside performer |
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Merseyside performers in theatre, television, film and music are derived from local, regional and international origins, with both their numbers and residence reflecting the trans-locational nature of their work. |
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 Average male LJMU staff member |
 Average female LJMU staff member |
 Average female art and design academic |
 Average male art and design academic |
 Average male business academic |
 Average female business academic |
 Average female education academic |
 Average male education academic |
 Average male science academic |
 Average female science academic |
 Average female humanities and social science academic |
 Average male humanities and social science academic |
 Average male engineering and technology academic |
 Average female engineering and technology academic |
 Average female public health and nursing and allied health academic |
 Average male public health and nursing and allied health academic |
 Average male law academic |
 Average female law academic |
 Average female sport studies, leisure and nutrition academic |
 Average male sport studies, leisure and nutrition academic |
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According to University demographic data 5% of all staff at LJMU are Non-White. |
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