National Records of Scotland Census 2011 Results Tim Ellis January 2014
National Records of Scotland Formed in April 2011 from the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the National Archives of Scotland (NAS). A Non Ministerial Department (NMD) headed by a Chief Executive, who fulfils the statutory roles of Registrar General (RG) for Scotland and Keeper of the Records of Scotland). NRS sits within the portfolio of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs. Around 400 staff and a net budget of around £20m p.a. Manages information – information that is unique, national, personal and sensitive – information about Scotland’s people and history. Responsible for registration of births, marriages and deaths; collection and publication of demographic statistics and census; maintaining the national archives; and provision of local and family history resources.
Census 2011 Census every 10 years in Scotland since 1801 (except for 1941). Since 1861 the census in Scotland has been carried out under separate legislation by the Registrar General for Scotland. Scottish Parliament is responsible for agreeing content of Scottish census but harmonised with rest of UK. For previous censuses, NRS (or predecessors) did all of the field work and enumeration and ONS (and predecessors) did all of the processing, returning results to NRS for dissemination. In 2011 NRS carried out all parts of the Census operation from planning to field work to processing to dissemination of results. All top level (univariate) results now released, at all levels of geography, over past year. More detailed (multivariate) results to be published over next six months or so.
Releases so far Release 1 was completed in August 2013, providing: Un-rounded population Scotland, council areas and health boards by single year of age and sex; Population and number of households by postcode, output areas, data zones and Scotland’s islands; And a range of geographic and other supporting information.
Release 2 Release 2 was completed in December 2013 and provided Key and Quick Statistics tables for the following topics at all geographies: Population & Households Housing and Accommodation Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion Health Education Labour Market Method of travel to work or study Census profiles - ‘Population’, ‘Housing’, ‘Health’, ‘Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion’, ‘Education’ and ‘Labour’
Growing ethnic diversity Proportion of people reported as belonging to minority ethnic group between 2001 and 2011, Scotland 2001 2011
More people born abroad 7 per cent of people living in Scotland were born abroad, increase of 3 percentage points since 2001 55 per cent of those born abroad arrived between 2004 and 2011 69 per cent were of working age (aged 16-64) when they arrived 38 per cent were in their twenties In Aberdeen City, 1 person in 6 was born abroad compared with East Ayrshire where 1 person in 44 was born abroad
Countries of birth outside of the UK
National identity Proportion of population by national identity, Scotland, 2011
Belonging to a religion Proportion of people by religion, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
Self-perception of general health Proportion of people with general 82 per cent of usual residents health ‘Very good’ or ‘Good’, Scotland, 2011 reported their general health as ‘Very good’ or ‘Good’. This ranged across the country from 77 per cent in Glasgow City to 87 per cent in Aberdeenshire.
Long-term limiting health problem or disability Proportion of people with long-term limiting health problem or disability, 20 per cent of people Scotland, 2011 (1,040,000) had a long-term health problem or disability which limited their daily activities. This was also 20 per cent in 2001. This ranged from 15 per cent in Aberdeenshire to 24 per cent in Inverclyde
Provision of unpaid care Proportion of people who provide unpaid care by council 500,000 people (9 per cent) area, Scotland, 2011 provided unpaid care for someone because of long term physical or mental ill health or disability, or problems related to old age. Little change since 2001. However, 44 per cent (219,000) were providing 20 or more hours of care a week which was a 7 percentage points increase since 2001.
Industry High-level industry sector of employed people aged 16 to 74, Scotland, 1911, 1961 and 2011
Housing and accommodation One person households now most common household type – accounts for 35 per cent of all households.
Accommodation Accommodation type by council area, Scotland, 2011
Rooms Average number of rooms per person by council area, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
Occupancy Occupancy rating, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
Household composition Household composition, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
Lone parents Employment status of lone parents aged 16 to 74 by sex, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
Dependent children Dependency of children by family type, Scotland, 2011
Approximate social grade Approximated Social Grade of Household Reference Persons (HRPs) aged 16 to 64 by council area, Scotland, 2011
Method of travel to work Method of travel to work of employed people aged 16 to 74, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
Supporting documentation and visualisations A range of supporting methodology papers (linking to relevant ONS documents published as well as quality assurance information. Data visualisation and maps published online – population pyramids, local authority comparator tools and a range of maps showing comparisons between 2001-11. And now also our “Census Data Explorer”… via : www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk
Other related statistics Whole series of datasets which build upon the census figures but are additional to the census and are of importance for SoAs, National Performance targets, resource allocation etc. Mid year population estimates – at national, local authority and health board level Small area population estimates down to data zone (approximately 500-1000 people) are published annually. Annual household estimates Population and household projections
Estimated population of Scotland, actual and projected, 1952-2087 7,000 6,000 5,000 Projected Persons ('000s) 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1952 1967 1982 1997 2012 2027 2042 2057 2072 2087 Year Footnotes 1) Continuous line shows final population estimates and the broken line (2002 to 2010) shows those years which will be rebased using information from the 2011 Census. 2) 2012 based projection.
Other analytical work in NRS Beyond 2011 – the future of census statistics in Scotland Recommendation to Scottish Ministers shortly Maintenance of an address register and provision of look-ups and shape files for about 16 levels of geography Maintenance of the NHS Central Register – provides a proxy for migration and a population index for the Data Sharing and Linking Service Provision of support to the Scottish Longitudinal Study, Scottish Health Ethnicity Linkage Study and the Centre for Population Change.
Data Sharing and Linkage Service The DSLS is a key component of the Scotland wide Data Linkage Framework (DLF). We want to enable ethical, legal research which is in the public interest. Proportionately manage risk and ensure staff only see the subset of data required for them to carry out their role. The DSLS is now effectively up and running. We are currently working alongside colleagues in health to deliver projects.
Data Linkage Approach Proportionate Management of Risk • Separation of functions – no-one has access to all the data • De-identified data – remove the names and use index numbers to link • Trusted Third Party – the linkage service acts on behalf of the data controllers who retain ownership of their data throughout • Safe Haven – researchers access data in secure environment, no record level data leaves this environment • Create and destroy – linked datasets are deleted after each project
What next for DSLS Moving towards co-location with Farr and ADRC at the Bioquarter. Allow researchers to approach a single point of contact Share best practise and build a body of experienced research co- ordinators. The Indexing component will remain at NRS to ensure necessary separation of function.
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