UK Census (UKCen)

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Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.

	Need/provision/receipt	Description of measure	Start Year	Age range	Age from	Age to	Informant	Multiple rater	Reporting term	Sweep title	Standard instrument	Question/Data item	Response scale	Notes	Physical health measures	Dataset
	Provision;	Unpaid care provided	2011	0-120	0	120	Participant	Yes	Current	2011 Census	No	Do you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either: • long-term physical or mental ill-health/disability? • problems related to old age? Do not count anything you do as part of your paid employment	No Yes, 1 – 19 hours a week Yes, 20 – 49 hours a week Yes, 50 or more hours a week		General health	Census
	Provision;	Unpaid care provided	2021	0-120	0	120	Participant	Yes	Current	2021 Census	No	Do you look after, or give any help or support to anyone because they have long term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, or problems related to old age? Exclude anything you do as part of your paid employment.	No Yes, 9 hours a week or less Yes, 10 to 19 hours a week Yes, 20 to 34 hours a week Yes, 35 to 39 hours a week Yes, 50 or more hours a week		General health	Census

Aims

The UK census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The census asks questions about individuals, their household and home. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of the society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as transportation, education and healthcare.

Institution

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Geographic coverage - Nations

England; Northern Ireland; Wales;

Start date

1801

Minimum age at recruitment

Sample Size

67,220,000

Sample

Study design

Census

Sample details

The UK Census is completed by all residents of the UK, once every ten years. It is a legal requirement for everyone to complete the census. Parents and guardians fill out the census on behalf on their children. Carers or those who have lasting power of attorney (LPA) over another person fill out the census on behalf of those that they care for if they cannot complete it for themselves.

Sex

All

Sample Characteristics

General population

Sample size at most recent sweep

Approx. 67,220,000 (All residents of the UK)

Data Access

https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/2011census/2011censusdata

Complementary Data

Disability
Education data
Employment data
Ethnicity
Gender identity
General health/mental health data
Geographical Data
Language spoken
Religion
Sexual orientation

Genetic Data Collected

Linked Data

Disability
Education data
Employment data
Ethnicity
Gender identity
General health/mental health data
Geographical Data
Language spoken
Religion
Sexual orientation

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Website

census.gov.uk

Notes

Related Measures

Education, Ethnicity and race, Faith/religion, Household composition, Housing, Language and literacy, Migration and immigration, Parenting and family, Sexuality and gender identity, Transport services, Work and employment,

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