The ONS has worked at speed to help inform the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But producing reliable estimates…
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As well as providing estimates on infection levels and antibodies, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey (CIS) collects information from participants on their vaccination status, providing some insight into vaccine effectiveness on variants, including Delta. Our monthly visits to the same participants over a long period of time allow us to see who becomes infected and how antibodies change over time.
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The response to the coronavirus pandemic has been driven by data. Never before have statistics been so crucial in informing decisions that affect us all. Here Pete Benton explains how the ONS will be maximising the value of the data collected from Census 2021 and how it aims to provide ever more timely statistics moving forwards.
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The latest ONS mid-year estimates suggest the UK population has reached 67 million for the first time. But the year…
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The UK’s National Data Strategy sets out the government’s vision for supporting the UK to build a world-leading data economy. The Office for National Statistics is mentioned throughout and is playing a pivotal role on delivering several elements of this strategy. In today’s blog Alison Pritchard talks through all of the work the ONS is doing for this strategy to ensure the UK is able to transform the way it uses data in order to improve decision making and the services people rely on.
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