Census 2001: General and Quality reports published
The General report for England and Wales
The Census 2001 General report for England and Wales is the official, and comprehensive, account of the 2001 Census in England and Wales. It reviews the entire Census operation from the early consultation and planning stages, through the field activities and data processing, including the post-back of forms and the full adjustment of the Census counts, to the production and dissemination of outputs and evaluation. It provides a wealth of detail about how the Census was carried out and what lessons have been learned to take forward in the plans for any future censuses.
It is aimed at both the experienced and occasional user of census data, but it is hoped the wider public may also find the report useful and informative.
In print and online
The report is available both in print [£35.00, ISBN 14039 87688] and free online to download as a series of .pdf files.
The Quality report for England and Wales
The Census 2001 Quality report for England and Wales provides information about all aspects of quality relating to the 2001 Census. It provides an overview of the quality issues and the studies and analyses that have been carried out to improve the quality of Census data. The report deals with the life cycle of the Census project stage by stage, and then provides measures of each of the attributes of quality as defined by the European Statistical System. The final part describes the components of quality of the data for each Census question. In conjunction with the Census 2001 General report for England and Wales, it provides a comprehensive evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the Census operation.
In print and online
The report is available both in print [£35.00, ISBN 14039 87696] and free online to download as a series of .pdf files.
The reports conclude the 2001 Census Publication Programme. Both were prepared under the auspices of former Registrar General and National Statistician, Len Cook. The reports have been delayed from the original scheduled timetable in order that they should reflect the additional work undertaken by ONS as part of the assessment of the accuracy of the 2001 Census counts in a number of local authority areas.
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