The 2011 Census: Updated view on content for England and Wales
The ONS is holding a series of open meetings in London, Sheffield and Cardiff to further develop views on the content of the 2011 Census in England and Wales. In the morning session, ONS will give its latest views on the likely content of the 2011 Census questionnaire, and the afternoon will focus on the ethnicity and identity questions in particular. Attendance can be for morning or afternoon sessions only if preferred.
Please note that a separate meeting has been set up jointly with the Local Government Association for local government users of census data. This will be held on Monday 12 March at Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ and registration will be through the LGAR website.
Background
Between May and August 2005 the ONS ran a public consultation on the content of the 2011 questionnaire for England and Wales. The consultation exercise supported the need for almost all the information collected in the 2001 Census. However, strong cases were also made for new topics such as income, language and second residences.
To meet all the needs of users would require six pages of questions for individuals. However the current working assumption is for just three pages of questions for individuals (as in 2001).
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