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Census 2011 Individual - Scotland

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
National Records of Scotland, released 09 March 2016, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Census 2011 Individual - Scotland, https://doi.org/10.57906/fhhc-0m57

Documentation

Description:
The Individual Secure Microdata Sample is a 10 percent sample of individual person records in the 2011 census output database for Scotland. Census data are collected every 10 years in Scotland. Census data for the 2011 Census was the 27th of March 2011. Full information on how the 2011 Census in Scotland was conducted is available on the Scotland Census website. The Individual Secure Microdata Sample file includes person-level data on 145 variables. The lowest level of geography is Council Area. The dataset includes: people resident in households and communal establishments; and both usual residents and schoolchildren or full-time students living away from home during term time. User guide, codebook, quality document and metadata are available at: https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/secure-microdata-background-and-guidance/

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
Scotland
Geographical Levels:
council area

Temporal

Start Date:
27 March 2011
Latest Data:
27 March 2011
Frequency:
STATIC
Distribution Release Date:
09 March 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:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms
  • SafePods
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
National Records of Scotland
Access Level:
Access Level 1

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
SPSS

Enrichment and Linkage

Related Datasets:
Census 2011 Household - Scotland