Census

Why people immigrate to the UK: seizing the opportunities of administrative data

Categories: Census, Data, migration, ONS, Population
Image of departures and arrivals sign at Heathrow

The Office for National Statistics has launched a public consultation on the future of population and migration statistics. This includes seeking views from users about potential alternative definitions and breakdowns of population and migration that we don’t currently provide. One of those we’re already aware of is the need for more context on the drivers of international migration. Jay Lindop explains how we’re using administrative data to shed more light on the reasons people migrate to the UK.

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Growing confidence in our ability to move to a new population statistics system

Categories: Census, ONS, Population
Understanding the UK's population is vital

The Office for National Statistics has been working at pace to produce more timely and reliable population estimates. By using multiple data sources to reduce reliance on a 10-yearly census, we are proposing a new system which would be responsive to change and provide decision makers with the evidence to put the right services in the right places.

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Disability: When the numbers alone are simply not enough 

Categories: Census, Disability, Health, Public Policy, Wellbeing

The most recent estimates suggest one in five people in the UK are disabled. But to really understand the nature of those disabilities and the needs of people reporting them we need to do a lot more work.   

In this episode of Statistically Speaking we look at what’s being done to gain insight into the lives of disabled children and adults and provide high quality qualitative data that reflects the day-to-day lives of all people in our society.  

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