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Census 1981 - Great Britain

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 14 December 2016, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Census 1981 - Great Britain, https://doi.org/10.57906/7z3p-k370

Documentation

Description:
The secure microdata files consist of random samples of 9% of people or households in the 1981 Census output database for Great Britain. The file was created under a project known as Enhancing and Enriching Historic Census Microdata Samples (EEHCM), which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council with input from the Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland. The project ran from 2012-2014 and was led from the UK Data Archive, University of Essex, in collaboration with the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research (CMIST) at the University of Manchester and the Census Offices.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
Great Britain
Geographical Levels:
  • country
  • county
  • local authority district
  • region

Temporal

Start Date:
05 April 1981
Latest Data:
05 April 1981
Frequency:
STATIC
Distribution Release Date:
14 December 2016

Provenance

Source:
Census

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Special statistical disclosure rules
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms, SafePods
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
  • GB-EAW
  • GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Access Level:
Access Level 3

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
STATA