Falkirk Council Jennifer Boag Research and Information Team Leader Falkirk Council 5 th October 2012 What we did - and what we might do next: Uses of Census Statistics in a Local Authority 1
Falkirk Council Outline Why Census statistics What did we do a case study of Falkirk Council What we might do next 2
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What’s so special about the Census? Small area geography Census output areas Small area data e.g. tenure by car availability National comparability – more or less Data not available from other sources Comparability over time? 4
Falkirk Council What you need to understand What questions were asked Understanding the geography Understanding the output 5
Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 1 Profiling 6
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What did we use Census statistics for? - 2 Profiling Deprivation Analysis 9
Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 3 Deprivation Analysis – in anticipation of a national analysis No one index is perfect Several different indices trialled Variety of possible variables in Census data Two levels of geography 10
Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 4 Different indices Carstairs and Morris Scottish 1991 index Stirling Council commissioned analysis Child deprivation Non–elderly Results combined 11
Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 5 What we found Results anticipated Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Identified very small pockets of deprivation Also better boundary definition Agreed with staff on the ground’s perceptions Several areas identified in all indices 12
Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 6 Profiling Deprivation Analysis Ethnicity profile 13
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Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 7 Profiling Deprivation Analysis Ethnicity profile Migration analysis 15
Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 8 Migration analysis By school catchment 16
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Falkirk Council What did we use Census statistics for? - 9 Profiling Deprivation Analysis Ethnicity profile Migration analysis Travel to work mapping 18
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Falkirk Council What we might do next - 1 More and better profiling 20
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Falkirk Council What we might do next - 2 More and better profiling GIS based system? 22
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Falkirk Council What we might do next - 3 More and better profiling GIS based system? More equalities profiling 24
Falkirk Council What we might do next - 4 Equalities groups Age – in Census Gender – in Census Gender reassignment – not in Census Disability – limiting long term illness in Census Ethnicity – in Census Religion – in Census Sexuality – not in Census Marriage or civil partnership – in Census 25
Falkirk Council What we might do next - 5 More and better profiling GIS based system? More equalities profiling Make use of new data 26
Falkirk Council What we might do next - 6 Making use of new data visitors language national identity month and year of arrival in UK passports held type of central heating civil partnerships types of disability – Scotland only 27
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Falkirk Council Thank You! Any questions? Our website: 29