Census-related resources

• Related resources available through registration
  
• UK Data Archive
  
• Economic and Social Data Service
  
• Collection of Historical and Contemporary Census Data
  
• History Data Service
  
  

Related resources available through registration

Registration with Census.ac.uk gives access not only to census data from 1971 to 2001, but also to a wide range of additional resources which can prove invaluable for detailed research.

Resources are available from the UK Data Archive (UKDA), the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), the Collection of Historical and Contemporary Census Data and Related Materials (CHCC) and the History Data Service (HDS).

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UK Data Archive

The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is a centre of expertise in data acquisition, preservation, dissemination and promotion and is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. Examples of census-related resources available from the UKDA are:

• Geographically Varying Correlates of Car Non-Ownership in Census Output Areas of England, 2001
• 2001 Census: Special Licence Household Sample of Anonymised Records (SL-HSAR)
• ESRC/JISC Questionnaire to Users of Census Data: Views about the 2001 Census of Population, 1997
• Survey of Census Users, 1987
• 1966 Census Small Area Statistics (Ward Library)
• Employment by Occupation (1971 Census)
• Super Profile Group National Classification of 1981 Census Enumeration Districts
• Data for 85 British Towns, 1966
• Census-Like Area-Based Aggregate Labour Market Statistics (Unemployed, Active and Population) for the Intercensal Years, 1946-1990
• 1991 Census Ethnic Group Occupations
• Occupational and Industrial Distribution of the Highly guides/fied at the Local Authority District Scale, 1991
• Occupational and Industrial Distribution of the Highly Qualified at the Ward Scale, 1991
• Scores on an Edited Set of Variables from the 1971 Census; PRAG Inventory of Social Area Variables: National Parliamentary Constituencies
• Scores on an Edited Set of Variables from the 1971 Census: All Enumeration Districts of Great Britain
• Impact of Urban Regeneration on the Relationship between Social Exclusion and Health in North West England, 2006
• Population Estimates by Single Year of Age, Sex and Ethnic Group for Sub-national Areas in England and Wales, 1991-2001
• Population Estimates by Single Year of Age, Sex and Ethnic Group for Council Areas in Scotland, 1991-2001
• Small Area Population Estimates for the United Kingdom, 1991

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Economic and Social Data Service

The ESDS is a national data service providing access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data, both quantitative and qualitative, spanning many disciplines and themes. ESDS provides an integrated service offering enhanced support for the secondary use of data across the research, learning and teaching communities.

There are four elements to the ESDS service:

•  ESDS Government - large-scale government surveys, such as the Labour Force Survey and the General Household Survey.
•  ESDS International - multi-nation aggregate databanks, such as World Bank, and survey data including Eurobarometers.
•  ESDS Longitudinal - major UK surveys following individuals over time, such as the British Household Panel Survey.
•  ESDS Qualidata - a range of multimedia qualitative data sources.

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Collection of Historical and Contemporary Census Data

CHCC is a JISC funded teaching and learning resource, which has improved accessibility to primary census resources, developed an integrated set of learning and teaching materials and enhanced awareness about the contexts in which census data can be used in learning and teaching. The enriched version of the 1881 Census is available to UK higher and further education users through CHCC.

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History Data Service

Census Enumerators' Books (CEBs) are the primary historical source for the study of family and local history from 1851 to 1901. Copies of the original CEBs are available nationally from the Family Records Centre and in many local libraries and archives. Selections of many of these CEBs have been digitised, and some of these are available from History Data Service. These are not all formatted in the same way, so they may not be comparable.

Also available are other important historical resources, including historical statistics, economic datasets and an electronic map of parish boundaries before 1850.