The Census Data System

The Census Data System is a complete resource package for understanding the administration, processing, correction, dissemination and use of Census data. Census data have unique value in demographic and social research, in research into commercial markets and in informing key decisions in public policy formulation. This book gives its readers a head start in understanding and exploiting the uniquely valuable information to be published from the 2001 UK Census.
Authored by leading Census researchers, the book is split into six sections that address issues in geography and lookup tables, boundary data and visualization, area statistics, microdata, interaction data and planning for 2001 Census outputs. This book also provides a comprehensive coverage of value–added products of the 1991 Census and a preview of the expanded and improved data products from the 2001 Census.
A unique feature of The Census Data System is the provision of a CD–ROM that includes data and software to support research, including a full set of 1971–81–91 UK Census data reaggregated to a consistent 1981 ward geography. In addition, the CD–ROM provides a chapter–by–chapter guide to the many official and academic web resources that relate to Census–derived products. The book′s dedicated website mirrors the CD–ROM contents and will provide updated links to the many resources identified.
The Census Data System is an essential resource package for students and researchers who work with population data, and for public and private sector professionals involved with geodemographics in the areas of retailing, transport and property.

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List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Forewords (John Pullinger, Ian Diamond, Reg Carr)
How to Use the Book
Census Data Resources in the United Kingdom (Philip Rees, David Martin, and Paul Williamson)
Part I Geography and Lookup Tab les
The debate about census geography (Philip Rees and David Martin)
Output areas for 2001 (David Martin)
Designing your own geographies (Seraphim Alvanides, Stan Openshaw, and Philip Rees)
Lookup tables and new area statistics for the 1971, 1981, and 1991 Censuses (James Harris, Danny Dorling, David Owen, Mike Coombes, and Tom Wilson)
Part II Boundary Data and Visualization
Handling and accessing census boundary data (William Mackaness and Alistair Towers)
Visualizing census data (Jason Dykes, Jackie Carter, and Danny Dorling)
Part III Area Statistics
Disseminating census area statistics over the Web (James Harris, Justin Hayes, and Keith Cole)
Deprivation indicators (Martyn Senior)
Census population surfaces (David Martin)
ONS classifications and GB profiles: census typologies for researchers (Philip Rees, Chris Denham, John Charlton, Stan Openshaw, Marcus Blake, and Linda See)
Dealing with the census undercount (Stephen Simpson)
Population statistics after the census (Paul Williamson and Stephen Simpson)
Part IV Microdata
Microdata from the census: Samples of Anonymised Records(Angela Dale and Andy Teague)
Online tabulation for the Samples of Anonymised Records(Ian Turton)
The ONS Longitudinal Study: linked census and event data to 2001 (Rosemary Creeser, Brian Dodgeon, Heather Joshi, and Jillian Smith)
Synthetic microdata (Paul Williamson)
Part V Interaction Data
Migration data from the census (Philip Rees, Frank Thomas, and Oliver Duke–Williams)
Workplace data from the census (Keith Cole, Martin Frost, and Frank Thomas)
Part VI Planning for 2001 Census Outputs
New questions for the 2001 Census (John Dixie and Danny Dorling)
A one–number census (Ian Diamond, Marie Cruddas, and Jennet Woolford)
An output strategy for the 2001 Census (Chris Denham and Philip Rees)
Metadata for the 2001 UK Census: recommendations (Paul Williamson and Neil Lander–Brinkley)
Testing user–requested geographies (Oliver Duke–Williams and Phil Rees)
Glossary
References
Index

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The Census Data System is a complete resource package for understanding the administration, processing, correction, dissemination and use of Census data. Census data have unique value in demographic and social research, in research into commercial markets and in informing key decisions in public policy formulation. This book gives its readers a head start in understanding and exploiting the uniquely valuable information to be published from the 2001 UK Census.
Authored by leading Census researchers, the book is split into six sections that address issues in geography and lookup tables, boundary data and visualization, area statistics, microdata, interaction data and planning for 2001 Census outputs. This book also provides a comprehensive coverage of value–added products of the 1991 Census and a preview of the expanded and improved data products from the 2001 Census.
A unique feature of The Census Data System is the provision of a CD–ROM that includes data and software to support research, including a full set of 1971–81–91 UK Census data reaggregated to a consistent 1981 ward geography. In addition, the CD–ROM provides a chapter–by–chapter guide to the many official and academic web resources that relate to Census–derived products. The book′s dedicated website mirrors the CD–ROM contents and will provide updated links to the many resources identified.
The Census Data System is an essential resource package for students and researchers who work with population data, and for public and private sector professionals involved with geodemographics in the areas of retailing, transport and property.