Population estimates are widely used and highly valued. They inform important government decisions and policies at national and local levels, and provide the denominator for key statistics, including economic indicators such as GDP per head. Here, Mary Gregory explains how and why the ONS is working to give users clearer, better information about the population in their area.
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Work by the Government Statistical Service (GSS) harmonisation team to develop new standards for sex and also for gender identity data collection is underway with a series of listening events beginning next month. Emma Rourke explains the aims for these events and how the insights gathered will support the growing evidence base for data collection on these topics.
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Ever wondered how statistics can be twisted to fit a certain narrative? Numbers don’t lie, but they can certainly be…
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We are launching a new phase of work towards developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity data collection. Here…
Read more on Developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity We are today sharing plans for our work to continuously improve the information available on gender identity statistics. This follows our request to reclassify our Census 2021 gender identity estimates to official statistics in development, which better reflects our developing understanding of measuring this complex and important topic. Here, Mary Gregory outlines what we are doing to support use of the existing gender identity data and our plans to review the standards for future data collection.
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