Britain: Nearly half of the white population only meet people from a different ethnic background when being served in shops or restaurants, according to the latest happiness index study published by the Office for National Statistics

Despite Britain becoming a more diverse society, many people only meet others of the same ethnicity. The least mixing appears to take place at school or nursery - only 15% of white people meet other races there, and only a third of other groups. The older you are, the less likely you are to mix too - 52% of over-75s say that they mix with other ethnicities, the lowest of any age group. By contrast, the greatest amount of mixing takes place with young people: 92% of 16 to 24-year-olds say that they regularly mix with other ethnic groups, mostly in pubs and nightclubs.