RELEASE OF THE 2001 CENSUS RESULTS

March 2003

Release of the 2001 Census

• Content

• Media and formats

• Release schedule

• Arrangements for using the results

…first, a word on geography

• for Census outputs, all areas are made up of Output Areas (c.125 households)

• some areas are made up of “current” wards

Content of Census Output

• Standard area statistics

• Other statistical output

• Supporting information

Basis of Standard Area Statistics

• Requirement for both summary and detailed results for all areas

• Level of detail depends on size of area/population

Requirement answered by 3 sets of tables

Standard Area Statistics

• Key Statistics

• Census Area Statistics

• Standard Tables

Table specifications are on the National Statistics website www.ons.gov.uk

Key Statistics

• Simple categorisation of Census topics

• 30 tables, c.15 counts in each

• Available as counts or percentages

• Available for all geographies

KS01: Usual Resident Population

1991 Resident Population: All people

1991 Resident population: Males

1991 Resident population: Females

2001 Population: All people

727 ENGLAND AND WALES 49,890,278 24,182,994 25,707,284 52,041,916 064 ENGLAND 47,055,205 22,812,890 24,242,315 49,138,831 A NORTH EAST 2,543,569 1,227,514 1,316,055 2,515,442 00EH Darlington UA 98,906 47,603 51,303 97,838 00EB Hartlepool UA 90,409 43,735 46,674 88,611 00EC Middlesbrough UA 140,849 67,988 72,861 134,855 00EE Redcar and Cleveland UA 145,123 70,256 74,867 139,132 00EF Stockton-on-Tees UA 173,912 84,395 89,517 178,408 20 Durham 493,741 239,902 253,839 493,470 20UB Chester-le-Street 51,849 25,282 26,567 53,692 20UD Derwentside 86,046 41,592 44,454 85,074 20UE Durham 80,678 39,482 41,196 87,709 20UF Easington 97,824 47,491 50,333 93,993 20UG Sedgefield 90,530 44,050 46,480 87,206 20UH Teesdale 24,068 11,729 12,339 24,457 20UJ Wear Valley 62,746 30,276 32,470 61,339 35 Northumberland 304,557 147,947 156,610 307,190 35UB Alnwick 30,081 14,500 15,581 31,029 35UC Berwick-upon-Tweed 26,731 12,822 13,909 25,949 35UD Blyth Valley 79,483 38,496 40,987 81,265 35UE Castle Morpeth 50,257 24,882 25,375 49,001 35UF Tynedale 57,281 27,810 29,471 58,808 35UG Wansbeck 60,724 29,437 31,287 61,138

What’s New in Key Statistics ?

• Tables renumbered

• Separate table on Welsh language

• More meaningful comparisons with 1991 where possible

• Results for migration/distance travelled to work not in first release

Census Area Statistics

• Cross-tabulation of Census topics

• 150 tables - c.100 counts in each

• Includes• 6 CAS Theme Tables• 65 Univariate Tables

• Available for all geographies

CAS004: Age by Gender and Living Arrangements

Total Living in a coupleNot living in a

coupleTotal Males Living in a couple

Not living in a couple

ALL PEOPLE - - - - - - 0 to 15 - - - - - - 16 to 19 - - - - - - 20 to 24 - - - - - - 25 to 34 - - - - - - 35 to 39 - - - - - - 40 to 44 - - - - - - 45 to 49 - - - - - - 50 to 54 - - - - - - 55 to 59 - - - - - - 60 to 64 - - - - - - 65 to 69 - - - - - - 70 to 74 - - - - - - 75 to 79 - - - - - - 80 to 84 - - - - - - 85 to 89 - - - - - - 90 and over - - - - - -

ALL PEOPLE Males

What’s new in the Census Area Statistics ?

• Tables renumbered

• New household composition and revised Social Grade tables

• Revision of SIC categories to provide more information

• More detail on Country of Birth

• Tables on workplace population

Standard Tables

• Detailed cross-tabulation of Census topics

• 135 tables, c.500 cells each• including 17 Theme Tables

• Available for Ward-based geographies

S004: Age by Sex and Living Arrangements

Married or re-married

CohabitingSingle (never

married)

Married or re-married

Separated (but still legally

married)

Divorced Widowed

ALL PEOPLE 0 to 15 - - - - - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - - 18 - - - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - - - - - 20 to 24 - - - - - - - - - 25 to 29 - - - - - - - - - 30 to 34 - - - - - - - - - 35 to 39 - - - - - - - - - 40 to 44 - - - - - - - - - 45 to 49 - - - - - - - - - 50 to 54 - - - - - - - - - 55 to 59 - - - - - - - - - 60 to 64 - - - - - - - - - 65 to 69 - - - - - - - - - 70 to 74 - - - - - - - - - 75 to 79 - - - - - - - - - 80 to 84 - - - - - - - - - 85 to 89 - - - - - - - - - 90 and over - - - - - - - - -

Total Males

ALL PEOPLE

MalesLiving in a couple Not living in a couple

T01: Theme Table on Dependent Children

ALL DEPENDENT CHILDREN

0 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 7

ALL DEPENDENT CHILDREN - - - -Males - - - -Females - - - -

ACCOMMODATION TYPEHouse or bungalow - - - -Flat, maisonette or apartment - - - - - in an unshared dwelling - - - - - in a shared dweling - - - -Mobile or temporary structure - - - -

OCCUPANCY RATING+2 or more - - - -1 - - - -

What’s New in Standard Tables ?

• Tables renumbered

• Output on religion to mirror ethnicity

• Theme Tables on ethnicity and religion

• Tables on workplace population

• Tables on Welsh language

Output and Geography

Geography Output

Wards, LAs and highergeographies (end-2002boundaries)

Standard TablesCensus Area StatisticsKey Statistics

All other geographies (onbest-fit of Output Areas)

Census Area StatisticsKey Statistics

Table Numbering

• Key Statistics: numbered 1-25 by topic across UK

• Standard Tables: 1-68 UK; 101-145 England/Wales

• CAS Tables: Correspond to Standard Tables

Other Statistical Output

• Profiles

• Multi-Source Topic Reports

• Origin-Destination Statistics

• Headcounts

Profiles

• Summary of results for a single area

• c.50 counts

• Standard profiles for administrative geographies

• Special profiles for parlicons, postal sectors, small parishes and on the Welsh language

Multi-source Topic Reports

• Bringing together data from a variety of sources (incl. non-standard Census tabulations)

• 13 reports, including ethnicity & identity; religion; inequalities; and rural areas

Origin-Destination Statistics

• Information on migration and travel to work flows

• 14 migration tables, 11 workplace tables

Headcounts

• Counts of males, females and households for Output Areas and Unit Postcodes

• Allows estimation for postcodes and links to other datasets

Supporting Information

• Definitions Volume

• Output Area boundaries and geographical look-up files

• General and Quality Reports

• Product information

Release of Results

• Complete sets released as soon as possible

• Priority led by user requirement

• Range of media and formats

… for example, Key Statistics for LAs

• downloadable results and profiles on Neighbourhood Statistics website

• printed report • pdf of report; commentaries and other

information on NS website• CD (Excel format) from Census Customer

Services (CCS)• Single-area summaries on email from CCS

Census Output Database(s)

Standard output counts & geography

Core funding Additional funding

Bespoke output

Additional funding

Census AccessISB & partners

Customerfunding

Bulkelectronic

Bulkelectronic

END USERS

print CD Reps NeSS

DATA

OUTPUT

FUNDING

MEDIA

Intermediariesadding value

Reports Website

Media for Future Releases

• Detail in Output Prospectus but…

– Standard Area Statistics will be made available through Neighbourhood Statistics

– Will always be available from day of release on CD/DVD (Supertable/CSV formats) through CCS

Census News will invite you to book CDs ahead of release

Schedule for Output

• Standard Area Statistics: Sept 02-Sept 03

• OA boundaries March 03

• Origin-Destination Statistics: late 2003

• MSTRs: summaries in mid-2003; detailed reports through 2004

• Commissioned output: from July 03

Schedule for Standard Area Statistics

– Already published:– Population 2001– Key Statistics for Local Authorities

– Standard Tables for LAs - end-April– Next priorities

– Key Statistics for OAs and above– Standard Tables for Wards

More information in Output Prospectus

Arrangements for Use (1)

• To use the data within your organisation

• Must observe Conditions of Supply:– acknowledge copyright and source– respect confidentiality

Arrangements for Use (2)

• To publish the data

• Organisation must have Click-Use Licence from HMSO (obtainable from their website)

Arrangements for Use (3)

• To pass on the data to other organisations to publish

• Must have a Distribution Licence (or the receiving organisation has a Click-Use Licence)

…a note on Output Area boundaries

• OAs constructed with reference to boundaries provided by OS

• Digitised boundaries available from Census Customer Services

• Use is free except for value-added reselling - contact Census Customer Services

Costs of Census Results

• Standard Area Statistics are ‘free in effect’ to the end user.

• Access will be free on the web

• Material costs (of CD/DVD) may be recovered (for large orders)

Commissioned Output

• Arranged through Census Customer Services

• Charge made for programming time (not for data itself)

Summary

• Headline results on all Census topics already published at LAD level

• More detailed results, and results for other geographies, will be published during 2003

• Results available in reports; on CD; or on the web

• Standard statistics are ‘free in effect to end user’.

• Non-standard analyses can be commissioned from ONS

• Keep in touch with developments with the Census Output Prospectus and Census News

Keeping Up-to-Date

• 1. See Census Output Prospectus at:

www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/op.asp

(updates notified by Census News)

• 2. To receive Census News

email census.customerservices.gov.uk