2011 census: analysis jon gough office for national statistics
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2011 Census: Analysis
Jon Gough
Office for National Statistics
Content
• Overview ONS Census analysis programme- Purpose
• Analysis that will be produced- Types of analysis- Format for analysis
• Dissemination plans- Analytical Centre for the Census
- Joined up approach
Why ONS should do analysis
• To fully exploit the use of the Census data/outputs
• Helping users to understand and interpret Census outputs
• Contextualising Census outputs by incorporating them in topic reports, adding insight to policy and other users
• Ability to analyse data at low levels of detail
• More robust survey outputs
Purpose of the ONS Census Analysis Programme
• Produce more timely analysis– Providing users with a planned & coordinated
release programme that ties in with outputs– Prioritises analyses to meet user needs
• Coordinated approach– Across ONS– Across the UK– External researchers/academics
• Aim to maximise benefits
Analytical Topics
Population
Ethnicity
Identity
Families
Language
Religion
Ageing
Nationality
Qualifications HealthHousing
Migration
Caring
Disability
Labour Market Fertility
Examples of analytical products (1)
Ageing & older people:• Electoral statistics; estimates of the population eligible to vote
and analysis of voter registration rates• Demographic profile and characteristics of older people • Living arrangements of older people (private households and
communal establishments)
Fertility & Families:• Total Fertility Rates for 2011 by mother's country of birth• Analysis by family size• Other analysis of characteristics of children/families/households
Examples of analytical products (2)
International Migration:• comparison of international migration estimates for year to March 2011
with 2011 Census data on address one year ago, & estimates for the past decade with 2011 data on year of arrival
• analysis of the characteristics of both long-term and short-term international migrants
• analysis of residents of communal establishments by country of birth and nationality
• comparison of activity last week with reason for migrating collected in the IPS
Internal Migration:• comparison of internal and cross-border migration estimates by age and
sex
• development of a data visualisation tool that maps internal migration flows
How the analysis will be presented
• Short Stories– Generally based on detailed analysis– Presented so accessible for all users– Data visualisations; infra-graphics; podcasts
• Scholarly Articles– Detailed pieces of analysis
• Reports– Accompany publications– Provide clarification on specific issues
Current analysis plans – how this links to the outputs
• Analysis from 1st outputs release- Update of mid-year estimates & reconciliation report
- Population pyramids
• Analysis from 2nd outputs release- Short stories
• Aim to promote Census outputs & to compare against 2001
• Publication strategy in line with release of outputs
- Regional report highlighting key findings
• Analysis from subsequent outputs release
- More detailed scholarly articles to follow in 2013
- Want flexibility to react to changing priorities
Short story – Example: Workless Households by Regions
Top and bottom three workless areas in the UK, 2011
For a transcript...
Workless households in the UK –August 2012
How the analysis will be disseminated
• Want to promote analysis and stimulate further analysis• easier access for users accessing analysis of Census
data/outputs
• widening the availability and use of analysis, potentially increasing the number of users
• Internal and external analysis
• tool to help coordinate analysis across internal & external areas
• Provide guidance to users on analysis work associated with the census• A forum to encourage discussion with users and producers of
analysis
The User Journey
