The past couple of weeks have seen some significant releases of Census 2021 data. We took a look at some Census “firsts” in these releases, including new statistics on marriage, civil partnerships and veterans as well as some new visualisation tools.
Category: Community and Society
Last week saw the second release of census data by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The newly released data, as a bundled file and individual files for the topics released, can be downloaded from our bulk download tool.
Key data in the UK Data Service collection have played an important part in modelling key housing outcomes as part of a body of research by Professors Glen Bramley and Suzanne Fitzpatrick which has had significant impact on housing and homelessness policy in the UK.
Headline 2022 census data for England and Wales has been released and is available from the UK Data Service.
Professor David Martin, Deputy Director of the UK Data Service, explores possible future directions for the UK censuses.
Dave Rawnsley explores how question design and definitions give a unique picture of the changing social and geographic nature of the UK’s population across the past fifty years.
Professor David Martin, Deputy Director of the UK Data Service, discusses how the UK censuses have adapted to change over the past sixty years and some of the challenges we face in 2021/22.
We welcome Andy Dudfield from Full Fact, who explains the importance of fact checking and how the UK Data Service supports Full Fact’s work.
The first data from the 2021 census has been released. These statistics are produced by the Northern Ireland Statics and Research Agency (NISRA) and are also available from the UK Data Service.