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Title:
Scores on an Edited Set of Variables from the 1971 Census; PRAG Inventory of Social Area Variables : National Parliamentary Constituencies

Subject Categories:
Census of Great Britain - Major studies
Population censuses - Population, vital statistics and censuses

Depositor(s):
Webber, R., Centre for Environmental Studies. Planning Research Applications Group
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
General Register Office (Scotland). Census Branch

Principal Investigator(s):
Webber, R., Centre for Environmental Studies. Planning Research Applications Group

Original Producer(s):
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
General Register Office (Scotland). Census Branch

Sponsor(s):
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys

Abstract:
The purpose of these data is to summarise as concisely as possible the diversity of residential conditions found within Great Britain in 1971.
Main Topics:
Variables
A total of forty variables including information on age structure, housing structure, housing conditions, socio-economic profile, employment structure and travel to work patterns of the residential population.
Variables
A selection of social area Census variables together with a number of constructed variables for Parliamentary Constituencies. Subjects covered include: population, household composition, place of birth, employment, housing density and type, mode of travel to work, type of industry in area, socio-economic classification

Coverage:
Country: Great Britain; United Kingdom
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
National
Population:Social area census variables from the 1971 UK Census small area statistics

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Purposive selection
Number of Units: 12460 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Analysis of census data; Selection and construction of variables from the National Census
Data Sources: Published or unpublished census material; 1971 Census

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 1975

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

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