The Quality Assurance Datapack, included in the initial release of 2011 Census data on 16th July 2012, provided overall response rates for local authorities in England & Wales. That data is now supplemented by a more detailed breakdown of response rates by characteristics including age, gender, ethnic group, marital status, country of birth and tenure.
The data can be downloaded, along with methodological papers and a report on response rates, from the ONS website.
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Dates for SASPAC Training at City Hall, London are now available. We will be adding more dates to support the release of additional 2011 Census data in the coming months.This one-day course will provide attendees with an understanding of the census dataset, census geography and how to get the most out of SASPAC.
The course is for those new to SASPAC as well as existing users looking for a refresher. Basic computer literacy and an interest in data analysis are all that are required. |
| Places on the courses will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis. Initially authorities will be limited to one place but more places will be available in the future. Advertised courses will only run if a minimum number of attendees sign up. | |
| Note: Due to the timing of these dates the training examples will use 2001 data and SASPAC v9.5, rather than 2011 data and interface, however the knowledge gained will be applicable when the 2011 Census data are released by the Census Offices. | |
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| The ONS have released a report into their initial Beyond 2011 consultation on the future of the census in England and Wales.
The consultation ran from October 2011 to January 2012 and received responses from 275 organisations (44% of which were local authorities). In addition 207 people attended supporting workshops. The consultation found that there remains strong support for a traditional census and that users fear other forms of data collection would lead to a loss of quality in small area demographic data, particularly multivariate data. |
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| Respondents also expressed an increasing need for more timely and regular data in light of increasingly complex and variable populations.
The report outlines the detailed findings of the consultation within specific data areas including population, housing, ethnicity and migration, among others. It also provides details of the next stages in the Beyond 2011 process before ONS recommendations are due in 2014. |
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The following 2011 Census-based demographic data releases are expected to be made available by ONS in September:
Further details are available from the ONS release calendar.
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ONS have just completed a series of very interesting and insightful workshops aimed at helping users’ understand how the Census population estimates are created. The events described the processes ONS went through to get from the raw Census counts to the Census population estimates and included:
The slides (pdf) from the event are available.
A reminder that the first Census Outputs for England & Wales will be released on Monday 16 July at 11.00, these will include:
The data will be released as Excel files.
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Back in February this year ONS undertook a user engagement exercise on a new 2011 Census based UK Output Area Classification (OAC). A summary of responses (pdf) has confirmed there is demand from users for the 2001 OAC to be updated using 2011 Census data, it is expected that this will be published sometime in 2013. More details.
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National Records for Scotland have released their 2011 Census Output Prospectus and set out a timetable for a phased release beginning with the first outputs in December 2012. The dataset release phases are similar in content to those in England & Wales but will follow six months behind those planned by ONS.
The timetable is:
| Release | Date | Description | Geography |
| First release | December 2012 | Age and sex, and resident households estimates for Scotland | council areas, country |
| Second release | Spring 2013 | Key Statistics & Quick Statistics (equivalent to 2001 Key Stats and Univariate stats) | country, council areas, postcode sector, OA, remaining geographies (health boards, parish…etc) |
| Third release | Summer 2013 | Local Characteristics & Local Themes (equivalent to 2001 Census Area Stats and Theme Tables) | country, council areas, postcode sector, OA, remaining geographies (health boards, parish…etc) |
| Fourth release | Autumn 2013 | Detailed Characteristics and Themes (equivalent to 2001 Standard Tables and Standard Themes) | country, council areas, postcode sector, remaining geographies (health boards, parish…etc) |
The details (tables layouts) of the proposed outputs above are subject to disclosure control so my change, but final layouts will be published with each release. A range of statistical products on migration and travel to place of study or work are due to be published after the fourth release in late 2012
The prospectus is an active document and you can register for email notifications of updates by contacting census.consultation@gro-scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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The first stage of SASPAC’s 2011 Census development programme has been delivered and a shiny new interface developed using sample 2001 data. A short 3 minute video is available and demonstrates the new ‘look and feel’ along with some of the current functionality. This interface will continue to grow and develop over the summer as we move towards the first Census outputs (2nd release in the output prospectus) released by ONS in November this year.
As always, we are keen to hear users’ thoughts, so please do get in touch with the helpdesk if you would like to be involved in testing and help inform the development.
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In preparation for the release of the 2011 Census data and the new SASPAC application, we have a new set of logos and icons that will be used across the software and publicity material. Below are some samples to keep an eye out for:
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Remember to visit our development page to see the latest gallery screen shots of the development.
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National Records for Scotland have just released a ‘Beyond 2011′ website. In September 2011 the Beyond 2011 project was set up in Scotland to investigate alternative (to the traditional census) methods for delivering population and socio-demographic statistics in Scotland. A similar programme is already underway for England and Wales by the Office for National Statistics and the Registrar General for Northern Ireland will begin their own assessment following the release of the initial 2011 Census results.
NRS will not begin a formal consultation until Spring/Summer 2013 but interested parties can address any queries to: beyond2011@gro-scotlond.gsi.gov.uk.
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