This is despite overall voter approval for the government's handling of the economic crisis.
Despite overall progress in education standards, these two areas remain the poor relation.
The ONS published inflation figures today which show that, despite overall inflation cooling, house prices rose by 6.8%.
In fact, despite overall digital advertising spend increasing by 17.5%, the automotive sector, according to an Internet Advertising Bureau report, has been decreasing its level of investment.
Public sector greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.25% in 2008 despite overall UK emissions falling by almost 2%, analysis of government figures showed today.
Yet despite overall economic growth, six million Cambodians, 40% of the population, still live below or close to the poverty line.
"Despite overall gains in human development, progress in all regions decelerated over 2008-13 compared with 2000-08," the UNDP said.
Also, despite overall economic growth during Jonathan's term, many Nigerians, especially those in rural areas and in the north, lived in poverty.
Despite overall applause for the coming bridge replacement, there has also been criticism that the fast progress has come at the expense of the optimal project.
Despite overall third-quarter results that met or exceeded analysts' expectations, America Online, the Internet unit of AOL Time Warner, fell far short of predictions, mainly because of softness in online advertising and electronic commerce.
Despite overall employee numbers falling, the number of police officers and police staff taking time off for psychological reasons went up from 4,544 in 2010 to 6,129 in 2015.
