DATA: united kingdom: census counts



Introduction

 A Census of population is conducted every ten years in the United Kingdom by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 1991 was the last year that such an exercise was undertaken.

Completion of the Census is a legal requirement for citizens of the United Kingdom. The basis for the Census, a description of questions and the format of data collection are detailed elsewhere.

Census data is collected, processed and anonymised by ONS prior to release to Crown-appointed Census Agents such as Business Geographics.

ONS release the data at the lowest level of aggregation, the Enumeration District (Output Area in Scotland), detailing population characteristics for groups of around 150-200 households.

Business Geographics add value to ONS Census data by extracting the most useful variables from the 9,000 or so available, aggregating the counts to commonly used geographical areas (such as postcode sectors or 1991 wards) and supplying the data for use in a variety of database packages or mapping systems.

Business Geographics 1991 Census packs

Census pack 1991 ED/OA level 1991 Ward level Current postcode sector level
50 count pack £8,500.00 £900.00 £900.00
200 count pack £11,000.00 £1,250.00 £1,250.00

Business Geographics produce two 1991 Census packs which can be supplied at several geographical levels: Each pack can be supplied for all the areas in the whole of Great Britain, or for England, or for Wales or for Scotland.

Prices are given for supply at ward/postcode sector and Enumeration District (Output Area in Scotland) levels.

Business Geographics also supplies: If you require a quote for the supply of 1991 Census data at any other geographical level please either contact the office or send email to info@geoweb.co.uk.

Variables in the Business Geographics 50 count Census pack
Cell Number Description Table:Cell combination
1 Usually resident population S01:64
2 Residents in private households S01:65
3 Private households S27:31
4 Males aged 0-4 S02:9
5 Males aged 5-14 S02:16+23
6 Males aged 15-17 S02:30+37
7 Males aged 18-24 S02:44+51
8 Males aged 25-34 S02:58+65
9 Males aged 35-44 S02:72+79
10 Males aged 45-54 S02:86+93
11 Males aged 55-64 S02:100+107
12 Males aged 65-74 S02:114+121
13 Males aged 75+ S02:128+135+142+149
14 Females aged 0-4 S02:12
15 Females aged 5-14 S02:19+26
16 Females aged 15-17 S02:33+40
17 Females aged 18-24 S02:47+54
18 Females aged 25-34 S02:61+68
19 Females aged 35-44 S02:75+82
20 Females aged 45-54 S02:89+96
21 Females aged 55-64 S02:103+110
22 Females aged 65-74 S02:117+124
23 Females aged 75+ S02:131+138+145+152
24 AB (Proxy) SE86:14+27+40+53+183/SS86:15+29+43+57+197
25 C1 (Proxy) SE86:66+79+92/SS86:71+85+99
26 C2 (Proxy) SE86:118+131+170+196/SS86:127+141+183+211
27 DE (Proxy) SE86:105+144+157+209/SS:113+155+169+225
28 White S06:2
29 Black Caribbean+Black African+Black Other S06:3+4+5
30 Indian+Pakistani+Bangladeshi S06:6+7+8
31 Chinese S06:9
32 Other ethnic groups S06:10+11
33 No car S21:3
34 One car S21:4
35 Two cars S21:5
36 Three or more cars S21:6
37 Owner occupied SE20/SS20:2+3
38 Privately rented SE20/SS20:4+5+6
39 Rented from LA etc. SE20:7+8/SS20:7+8+9
40 Economically active males S08:12
41 Males unemployed/government scheme S08:67+78
42 Economically active Females S08:166
43 Females unemployed/government scheme S08:221+232
44 Households with one room SE22/SS22:2
45 Households with two rooms SE22/SS22:3
46 Households with three rooms SE22/SS22:4
47 Households with four rooms SE22/SS22:5
48 Households with five rooms SE22/SS22:6
49 Households with six rooms SE22/SS22:7
50 Households with seven or more rooms SE22/SS22:8

Table:Cell combinations are described in ONS User Guide 25.

Variables in the Business Geographics 200 count Census pack
Cell Number Description Table:Cell combination
1 Usually resident population S01:64
2 Residents in private households S01:65
3 Private households S27:31
4 Males aged 0-4 S02:9
5 Males aged 5-9 S02:16
6 Males aged 10-14 S02:23
7 Males aged 15 S02:30
8 Males aged 16-17 S02:37
9 Males aged 18-19 S02:44
10 Males aged 20-24 S02:51
11 Males aged 25-29 S02:58
12 Males aged 30-34 S02:65
13 Males aged 35-39 S02:72
14 Males aged 40-44 S02:79
15 Males aged 45-49 S02:86
16 Males aged 50-54 S02:93
17 Males aged 55-59 S02:100
18 Males aged 60-64 S02:107
19 Males aged 65-69 S02:114
20 Males aged 70-74 S02:121
21 Males aged 75-79 S02:128
22 Males aged 80-84 S02:135
23 Males aged 85-89 S02:142
24 Males aged 90 and over S02:149
25 Females aged 0-4 S02:12
26 Females aged 5-9 S02:19
27 Females aged 10-14 S02:26
28 Females aged 15 S02:33
29 Females aged 16-17 S02:40
30 Females aged 18-19 S02:47
31 Females aged 20-24 S02:54
32 Females aged 25-29 S02:61
33 Females aged 30-34 S02:68
34 Females aged 35-39 S02:75
35 Females aged 40-44 S02:82
36 Females aged 45-49 S02:89
37 Females aged 50-54 S02:96
38 Females aged 55-59 S02:103
39 Females aged 60-64 S02:110
40 Females aged 65-69 S02:117
41 Females aged 70-74 S02:124
42 Females aged 75-79 S02:131
43 Females aged 80-84 S02:138
44 Females aged 85-89 S02:145
45 Females aged 90 and over S02:152
46 Single, widowed and divorced males S02:3
47 Single, widowed and divorced females S02:6
48 Married males S02:4
49 Married females S02:7
50 White S06:2
51 Black Caribbean S06:3
52 Black African S06:4
53 Black other S06:5
54 Indian S06:6
55 Pakistani S06:7
56 Bangladeshi S06:8
57 Chinese S06:9
58 Other Asian S06:10
59 Other S06:11
60 Born in Ireland S06:12
61 Males employed full time S08:23
62 Males employed part time S08:34
63 Males self employed with employees S08:45
64 Males self employed without employees S08:56
65 Males on a government scheme S08:67
66 Males unemployed S08:78
67 Male economically active students S08:89
68 Male students economically inactive S08:111
69 Males permanently sick S08:122
70 Males retired S08:133
71 Males other inactive S08:144
72 Females employed full time S08:177
73 Females employed part time S08:188
74 Females self employed with employees S08:199
75 Females self employed without employees S08:210
76 Females on a government scheme S08:221
77 Females unemployed S08:232
78 Female economically active students S08:243
79 Female students economically inactive S08:265
80 Females permanently sick S08:276
81 Females retired S08:287
82 Females other inactive S08:298
83 No car S21:3
84 One car S21:4
85 Two cars S21:5
86 Three or more cars S21:6
87 Detached S56:2
88 Semi detached S56:3
89 Terraced S56:4
90 Purpose built flat in residential building S56:5
91 Purpose built flat in communal building S56:6
92 Converted flat S56:7
93 Converted flatlet S56:8
94 Unshared dwellings - Not self contained flat S56:9
95 Unshared dwellings - Not self contained rooms S56:10
96 Unshared dwellings - Bedsit S56:11
97 Other not self contained flat S56:12
98 Other not self contained rooms S56:13
99 Other Bedsit S56:14
100 Non permanent accommodation S56:15
101 Owner occupied - Owned outright SE20/SS20:2
102 Owner occupied - Buying SE20/SS20:3
103 Rented privately - Furnished SE20/SS20:4
104 Rented privately - Unfurnished SE20/SS20:5
105 Rented with job or business SE20/SS20:6
106 Rented from housing association SE20/SS20:7
107 Rented from LA or New Town (England&Wales) /LA(Scotland) SE20/SS20:8
108 Rented from new town or Scottish homes (Scotland only) SS20:9
109 One person households SE22/SS22:10
110 Two person households SE22/SS22:19
111 Three person households SE22/SS22:28
112 Four person households SE22/SS22:37
113 Five person households SE22/SS22:46
114 Six person households SE22/SS22:55
115 Seven plus person households SE22/SS22:64
116 One room households SE22/SS22:2
117 Two room households SE22/SS22:3
118 Three room households SE22/SS22:4
119 Four room households SE22/SS22:5
120 Five room households SE22/SS22:6
121 Six room households SE22/SS22:7
122 Seven plus room households SE22/S22:8
123 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 16-24 - no children S53:3
124 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 16-24 - with children S53:7
125 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 25-34 - no children S53:11
126 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 25-34 - children aged 0-4 S53:15
127 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 25-34 - youngest child aged 5-10 S53:19
128 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 25-34 - youngest child aged 11-15 S53:23
129 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 35-54 - no children S53:27
130 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 35-54 - children aged 0-4 S53:31
131 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 35-54 - youngest child aged 5-10 S53:35
132 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 35-54 - youngest child aged 11-15 S53:39
133 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 55-pension - working or retired S53:43
134 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 55-pension - unemployed S53:47
135 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Pensionable age - 74 S53:51
136 Lifestage - heads of household - couple - Aged 75+ S53:55
137 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 16-24 - no children S53:4
138 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 16-24 - with children S53:8
139 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 25-34 - no children S53:12
140 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 25-34 - children aged 0-4 S53:16
141 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 25-34 - youngest child aged 5-10 S53:20
142 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 25-34 - youngest child aged 11-15 S53:24
143 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 35-54 - no children S53:28
144 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 35-54 - children aged 0-4 S53:32
145 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 35-54 - youngest child aged 5-10 S53:36
146 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 35-54 - youngest child aged 11-15 S53:40
147 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 55-pension - working or retired S53:44
148 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 55-pension - unemployed S53:48
149 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Pensionable age - 74 S53:52
150 Lifestage - heads of household - not couple - Aged 75+ S53:56
151 SEG 1 (Employers and managers in large establishments) SE86:14/SS86:15
152 SEG 2 (Employers and managers in small establishments) SE86:27/SS86:29
153 SEG 3 (Professional workers - self-employed) SE86:40/SS86:43
154 SEG 4 (Professional workers - employees) SE86:53/SS86:57
155 SEG 51 (Ancillary workers and artists) SE86:66/SS86:71
156 SEG 52 (Foremen and supervisors - non-manual) SE86:79/SS86:85
157 SEG 6 (Junior non-manual workers) SE86:92/SS86:99
158 SEG 7 (Personal service workers) SE86:105/SS86:113
159 SEG 8 (Foremen and supervisors - manual) SE86:118/SS86:127
160 SEG 9 (Skilled manual workers) SE86:131/SS86:141
161 SEG 10 (Semi-skilled manual workers) SE86:144/SS86:155
162 SEG 11 (Unskilled manual workers) SE86:157/SS86:169
163 SEG 12 (Own account workers other than professionals) SE86:170/SS86:183
164 SEG 13 (Farmers - employers and managers) SE86:183/SS86:197
165 SEG 14 (Farmers - own account) SE86:196/SS86:211
166 SEG 15 (Agricultural workers) SE86:209/SS86:225
167 SEG 16 (Members of armed forces) SE86:222/SS86:239
168 SEG 17 (Inadequately described and not stated occupations) SE86:235/SS86:253
169 Economically Inactive SE86:248/SS86:267
170 Managers and Administrators S78:9
171 Professional occupations S78:17
172 Associate professional and technical occupations S78:25
173 Clerical and secretarial occupations S78:33
174 Craft and related occupations S78:41
175 Personal and protective service occupations S78:49
176 Sales occupations S78:57
177 Plant and machine operatives S78:65
178 Other occupations S78:73
179 Occupation not stated S78:81
180 Persons qualified to higher degree level S84:7
181 Persons qualified to degree level S84:10
182 Persons qualified to diploma level S84:13
183 Households with one dependent child aged 0-4 S31:3
184 Households with one dependent child aged 5-15 S31:4
185 Households with two or more dependent children all aged 0-4 S31:5
186 Households with two or more dependent children all aged 5-15 S31:6
187 Households with two or more dependent children of mixed ages S31:7
188 Travel to work by BR train S82:2
189 Travel to work by other train S82:3
190 Travel to work by Bus S82:4
191 Travel to work as a car driver S82:5
192 Travel to work as a car passenger S82:6
193 Travel to work by Motor Cycle S82:7
194 Travel to work by pedal cycle S82:8
195 Travel to work on foot S82:9
196 Travel to work by other means S82:10
197 Work at home S82:11
198 Not stated S82:12
199 Total persons with limiting long term illness S12:1
200 Total persons with different address from last year SE15:1/SS15:1

Table:Cell combinations are described in ONS User Guide 25.

1991 Census topic packs
Topic pack Description 1991 ED/OA level 1991 Ward level Current postcode sector level
Population Counts Present residents, absent residents, visitors, persons present, usually resident population, residents in private households, residents not in private households £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Age 0-4, 5-15, 16-17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+ £3,950.00 £800.00 £800.00
Detailed Age 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60- 64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+ £5,850.00 £1,100.00 £1,100.00
Ethnic Group White, black caribbean , black african, black other, indian, pakistani, bangladeshi, chinese, other asian, other £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Country of Birth UK, Eire, Old Commonwealth, New Commonwealth, other EC, other Europe, China, rest of the world £3,950.00 £800.00 £800.00
Economic Activity Economically active males, economically active females, economically active males 16-64, economically active females 16-59, unemployed males 16-64, unemployed females 16-59 £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Employment Status Full time male employees, full time female employees, part time male employees, part time female employees, unemployed males, unemployed females, other economically active females £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Home Tenure Home owner, home buyer, rented furnished, rented unfurnished, rented with job, housing association, rented local authority or Scottish Homes, total households in permanent accommodation, total in non-permanent accommodation £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Households and Rooms Households with one room, two rooms, three rooms, four rooms, five rooms, six rooms and seven or more rooms, plus the total number of rooms in the area £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Car Availability Households with no cars, one car, two cards, three or more cars £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Household Size Households with no persons, one person, two persons, three persons, four persons, five persons, six persons, and seven or more persons £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Lifestage Household lifestage comprising 28 lifestage categories based on age of head of household, age of youngest child in household, if any, and whether in a couple or not in a couple £5,850.00 £1,100.00 £1,100.00
Dwellings Detached, semi-detached, terraced, purpose built flat, converted unshared dwelling, non self-contained unshared dwelling, other non self-contained dwellings, non-permanent dwelling £3,950.00 £800.00 £800.00
Industry Agriculture, forestry and fishing; energy and water; mining; manufacturing metal etc; manufacturing other; construction; distribution and catering; transport; banking and finance; other services £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Travel to Work (mode) Persons travelling to work by British Rail train, other rail, bus, car driver, car passenger, motor cycle, pedal cycle, on foot and other modes, plus persons working at home £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Educational Qualifications Persons with higher level educational qualifications analysed by sex (total, male, female); by age (18-29, 30-44, 45-pensionable age, pensionable age+); by type of qualification (diploma/certificate etc, first degree and equivalents, higher degree) £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Occupation Management and administration; professional occupation; associate professional and technical; clerical and secretarial; craft and related; personal and protective; sales; plant and machinery operatives; other; occupation not stated £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00
Social Class of Head of Household AB, C1, C2, DE and armed forces £3,950.00 £800.00 £800.00
Socio-economic group (SEG) and social class Households by SEG of head of household (18 SEG categories plus economically inactive head); persons by SEG of head of household (18 SEG categories plus economically inactive head); households by Census social class of head of household (I, II, III (N), III (M), IV, V); households by head of household in armed forces, on government scheme, inadequately described, retired £5,850.00 £1,100.00 £1,100.00
Communal Establishments Number of communal establishments and number of persons present by all establishments; medical and care establishments; detention, defence and education establishments; hotels and boarding houses; other communal establishments £3,000.00 £650.00 £650.00

1991 Census topics packs can be supplied at ward/postcode sector and Enumeration District (Output Area in Scotland) levels for the whole of Great Britain.

If you require a quote for the supply of 1991 Census data at any other geographical level please either contact the office or send email to info@geoweb.co.uk.

Enhanced centroids and administrative-to-postal lookups
Product Description Cost Update cost
Enhanced Enumeration District Centroids (UK) Enhanced Enumeration District (Output Area in Scotland) centroids, population-weighted and guaranteed to lie within the containing ED-LINE boundary £800.00 £0.00 (N/A)
Unit postcode to Enumeration District lookup (UK) Assigns each of the UK's ca 1.6 million unit postcodes to a containing Enumeration District (Output Area in Scotland) £2,500.00 £625.00 per update
Postcode sector to Enumeration District lookup (UK) Assigns Enumeration Districts (Output Areas in Scotland) to each of the UK's ca 9,000 postcode sectors £1,250.00 £312.50 per update

Enhanced Enumeration District (Output Area in Scotland) centroids, and administrative-to-postcode/postcode sector lookups allow for the accurate mapping, allocation and re-aggregation of 1991 Census data.

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