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Population Estimates by Single Year of Age, Sex and Ethnic Group for Sub-national Areas in England and Wales, 1991-2001

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Title details

SN: 6043
Title: Population Estimates by Single Year of Age, Sex and Ethnic Group for Sub-national Areas in England and Wales, 1991-2001
Persistent identifier: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-6043-1
Depositor(s): INDIVIDUAL
Principal investigator(s): Sabater, A., University of Manchester. Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research
Simpson, L., University of Manchester. Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research
Original data producer(s): Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
Office for National Statistics
Sponsor(s): Economic and Social Research Council
Grant number: PTA-163-27-0002

Subject Categories

Population studies - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Vital statistics - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Ethnic minorities - Social stratification and groupings

Abstract

Although census output from both 1991 and 2001 provides a detailed account of the population by age, sex and ethnic group, accurate analyses of population change for sub-national areas are subjected to four separate problems that make comparisons of populations over time difficult: changes in the population definition, changes in the treatment of non-response, changes in ethnic group classification and age standard outputs, and changes in geographical boundaries for standard census output. A standard methodology has been implemented to overcome these four challenges, and to derive a consistent population time series 1991-2001, with age detail (single year of age or quinary ages), sex and ethnic group. These population estimates are made available using the 2001 Census geography for each district, ward and Output Area in England and Wales. The methods have focused on ensuring consistency with the latest population estimates from ONS for 1991 and 2001.

Further information can be found on the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research web page and the ESRC Award web page.
Main Topics:
Mid-1991 and mid-2001 population estimates by single year of age, sex and ethnic group for sub-national areas (Districts, Wards and Output Areas) in England and Wales.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Dates of fieldwork: June 1991, June 2001
Country: England and Wales
Spatial units: Enumeration Districts
Output Areas
Wards (Electoral)
Observation units: Individuals
Kind of data: Numeric
Universe: National
Individuals present at the 1991 and 2001 Census (England and Wales).
Time dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of data collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Weighting: No weighting used.
Data sources: The original Estimating with Confidence (EwC) data are copyright of the EwC project which was funded by the ESRC, award number H519255028.

The research uses 1991 and 2001 Censuses, the National Statistics Postcode Directory (NSPD) and GIS boundary data obtained via Mimas CASWEB and EDINA UKBORDERS which are academic services supported by ESRC and JISC.

The Census, official Mid-Year Estimates, NSPD and vital statistics data for England and Wales have been provided by the Office for National Statistics and the digital boundary data by Ordnance Survey. These data are copyright of the Crown and are reproduced with permission of the Controller of HMSO.

Keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE AREASAGECENSUS DATA
DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICSDEMOGRAPHYENGLAND AND WALES
ESTIMATIONETHNIC GROUPSGENDER
INTEGRATIONPOPULATIONPOPULATION RECORDS
RACIAL SEGREGATIONVITAL STATISTICS

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition: 06 February 2009
Copyright: Crown copyright held jointly with A. Sabater and the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research. Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.
Access conditions: Access is restricted to users in UK higher and further education institutions. Registration is required.
Please note: The data files are extremely large so this study is not available for automatic download. Please get in touch with the UK Data Service for details.
Availability: UK Data Service Census support
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Documentation

TitleFile NameSize (KB)
User Guide 6043userguide.pdf 10669
Study information and citation UKDA_Study_6043_Information.htm 20
READ File read6043.htm 10

Related studies:

Population Estimates by Single Year of Age, Sex and Ethnic Group for Council Areas in Scotland, 1991-2001 (SN 6044)
Ethnic Group Components of Demographic Change: Births, Deaths and Net Migration for Wards and Local Authorities of Great Britain, 1991-2001 (SN 6778)

Publications

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By principal investigator(s):
Simpson, L. and Sabater, A. (2007) Enhancing the population census: a time series for sub-national areas with age, sex and ethnic group dimensions in England and Wales, 1991-2001, CCSR Working Paper 2007(11).

Sabater, A. (2007) Estimation of ethnic groups in sub-national areas for analysis of population change, England and Wales, 1991-2001, PhD thesis, University of Manchester.

Norman, P., Simpson, S. and Sabater, A. (2008) ''Estimating with confidence' and hindsight: new UK small-area population estimates for 1991', Population, Space and Place, 14(5), pp.449 - 472.

Sabater, A. and Simpson, L. (2009) 'Enhancing the population census: a time series for sub-national areas with age, sex, and ethnic group dimensions in England and Wales, 1991-2001', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 35(9), pp.1461-1477.

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