
A "retreat" of white Britons from areas where minorities live is limiting cultural integration, according to research by think tank Demos.
Analysis of the 2011 Census shows that 45% of ethnic minorities in England and Wales live in areas where less than half the population is white British, while 41% live in wards that are less than half white.
Trevor Phillips, former chairman of the Equalities Commission and Demos Associate, said white Britons choosing not to live in minority-dominated areas "ought to make us a little anxious".
He said: "This very interesting piece of research reveals a number of vital findings about how people in England and Wales are living together.
"What ought to make us a little anxious is the 'majority retreat' it has unearthed ? white people leaving minority-led areas and not being replaced - which isn't good news for the cause of integration."
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