PODCAST: The Year in Review
It has been another momentous year for the Office for National Statistics. National Statistician, Sir Ian Diamond, joins Miles in…
Read more on PODCAST: The Year in Review What have we learned about the experience of disabled people?
Tomorrow (3 December) is the UN International Day for Persons with Disabilities. With the most recent estimates from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) putting the proportion of disabled people in the UK at 22% in 2021 (up from 19% a decade ago), this is a sizeable and very diverse group. Here, Helen Colvin and Josephine Foubert from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) look at some of the work we have been doing recently to give insight into the lives of disabled children and adults.
Read more on What have we learned about the experience of disabled people?Advancing knowledge on ethnic differences in health
Using new methods, the ONS has, for the first time, been able to provide insights into the health outcomes of different ethnic groups. Julie Stanborough explains why this experimental data is so important and outlines some of the complexities behind the statistics used.
Read more on Advancing knowledge on ethnic differences in healthKeeping the census relevant in a changing world
In an era when ‘national treasures’ come and go, it’s rare to find something that’s earned the public’s trust and affection generation after generation. But every 10 years, residents in England and Wales take the time to participate in the census. Ian Cope explains how we’re already planning for 2021.
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