Report for Parliamentary Constituencies CD Frequently Asked Questions
These Frequently Asked Questions are intended to assist you when using the Report for Parliamentary Constituencies CD released in September 2003. They supplement The Guide to Getting Started supplied with the CD. If your query is not resolved, contact details for Census Customer Services are provided below.
Users are advised to regularly review these Frequently Asked Questions which will be updated with details of any new issues as they become known.
What's being published ?
The Report for Parliamentary Constituencies was published on 25 September. The printed report contains profiles of every constituency in the UK, while an accompanying CD holds (in SuperTABLE format) the profiles as well as the Key Statistics tables for these areas. Details on how to order the report (with the CD) [£45.00 ISBN 0 11 621667 0] are available
HERE. The results are also available in CSV format, free of charge, from Census Customer Services using the order form HERE (220kb PDF file). Contact details for Census Customer Services are:
Census Customer Services
ONS
Titchfield
Fareham
Hants PO15 5RR
The profiles for constituencies throughout the UK, and Key Statistics tables for constituencies in England and Wales, are also available, free of charge, through Neighbourhood Statistics.
Can I get the results in SuperTABLE format without buying the report?
Sorry - that is not possible.
How do I get the Census Area Statistics for constituencies ?
These will be published in 2004 and will contain the full set of Census Area Statistics tables (a number are not included in first releases for other geographies). The results will be available in both SuperTABLE and CSV formats, free of charge, from Census Customer Services using the order form available HERE (228kb PDF file). Contact details for Census Customer Services are listed above.
ONS is not involved in the publication of the CAS for constituencies in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Information on results for those areas is available from the appropriate Census organisation:
Scotland
General Register Office for Scotland
Statistics Division
Ladywell House
Ladywell Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7TF
What about constituencies of devolved administrations?
Results for Welsh Assembly constituencies were initially published in April 2003, and the boundaries of these areas follow those of Parliamentary Constituencies as shown in the Report for Parliamentary Constituencies. Information on areas in Scotland and Northern Ireland is available from the respective Census organisations listed above.
Does this mean that ONS will now publish results for all areas in the United Kingdom?
No. The Report for Parliamentary Constituencies is currently the only planned report to include results for areas throughout the United Kingdom (summary results for UK countries are included in the Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales, but not for areas within Scotland or Northern Ireland). Results for areas in Scotland and Northern Ireland should be obtained from the respective Census organisation as listed above.
Why are the Key Statistics table layouts different for the different countries?
Each Census organisation is responsible for specifying the output for its area. ONS, GROS and NISRA have tried to keep the layouts the same across all countries, but differences in data collected, or output required by users, means that this has not always been possible.
Are the results on the Neighbourhood Statistics website?
The profiles of Parliamentary Constituencies are available on Neighbourhood Statistics for all UK constituencies. In addition, the Key Statistics tables for constituencies in England and Wales are available on Neighbourhood Statistics.
How can I obtain the results in Excel format?
You can download the profiles for all UK constituencies and Key Statistics for constituencies in England and Wales in Excel format from the Neighbourhood Statistics website. Alternatively, the CSV and SuperTABLE formats available on CD can be imported/copied into Excel.
Are there maps of constituencies?
There are reference maps showing constituency boundaries throughout the United Kingdom in the printed report and accompanying CD. Maps for constituencies in England and Wales are available on the Neighbourhood Statistics website.
I think that I have found some errors on the CD, how do I confirm this and find out if they have been corrected?
As well as explaining any errors, the log contains details of how the error has been corrected; how the corrected information can be obtained; and, where applicable, links to further information If the error log does not list the specific error you have found, please contact Census Customer Services using the contact details listed below.
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