Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UK censuses took place on 29th April 2001. They were run by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA), General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for both England and Wales. The UK comprises the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.Statistics from the UK censuses help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services.
The 2001 Individual Licensed Sample of Anonymised Records (I-SAR) is a 3% sample of individuals for all countries of the United Kingdom, with approximately 1.84 million records. The data are available for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Information is included for each individual on the main demographic, health, socio-economic and household variables. The 3% sample is an increase by comparison with 2% in 1991. Some variables have been broad-banded to reduce disclosure risk. The lowest level of geography is the Government Office Region (GOR), although Inner and Outer London are separately identified. This represents a significant reduction by comparison with the 1991 where large Local Authorities (population 120,000 and over) were separately identified. This dataset contains 89 variables; a version designed for imputation analysis, which contains an extra 84 imputation flag variables, is available under SN 7206.
Main Topics:Accommodation type (brief)Accommodation type (detailed)Adults, Number Employed in HouseholdAdults, Number in HouseholdAgeAge of Family Reference Person (FRP)Age of Household Reference Person (HRP)Age of Students and SchoolchildrenAmenitiesArmed ForcesBath/Shower and Toilet, use ofCare (unpaid), Provision ofCare, Provision ofCarers and their Economic Activity, Number ofCars and vansCentral heatingChildrenChildren, dependentCommunal Establishment ResidentsCommunal establishment, combined type and managementConcealed familiesCountry of birthCountry of Birth (additional categories)Daytime PopulationDwelling TypeEconomic ActivityEconomic Activity of Associated People Resident in HouseholdsEconomic Activity of Full-time studentsEconomic Activity of Household Reference Person (HRP)Ethnic group (England and Wales)Ethnic group (England and Wales) of Household Reference PersonFamily compositionFamily statusFamily typeHealth, GeneralHours workedHousehold compositionHousehold composition (alternative classification)Household dependent childrenHousehold deprivationHousehold Reference Person indicatorHousehold sizeHousehold Space TypeHousehold TypeHouseholds with students away during term-timeIndustryIndustry, formerLimiting long-term illnessLimiting Long-Term Illness (LLTI), Household residents withLimiting long-Term Illness, number of people with in householdLiving arrangementsLiving arrangements of Household Reference Person (HRP)Lowest floor levelMarital statusMigration (armed forces)Migration (Communal establishment)Migration (People)Multiple ethnic identifierOccupancy RatingOccupation (brief)Occupation (detailed)Occupation, formerPensioner householdPeople aged 17 or over in household, Number ofPopulation TypePublic transport users in householdsQualifications (England and Wales)Qualifications, highest level of (England and Wales)Qualifications, professionalReligion (England and Wales)Religion (England and Wales) of Household Reference PersonResident BasisResident TypeRooms in a dwelling, number ofRooms, Number ofRooms, Persons perSexSex of Household Reference Person (HRP)Single Adult HouseholdsSocial Grade of Household Reference Person (HRP), approximatedSocial Grade, approximatedSocio-economic Classification (NS-SeC)Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) of Household Reference Person (HRP)Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) of Household Reference Person (HRP), Main categories ofStudent accommodation (Standard Output)Student accommodation TypeStudent statusTenureTenure, dwellingTime Since Last WorkedTravel to Work, distanceTravel to work, Means ofTravel to Work, Method of and Number of Employed PeopleWorking ParentsYear last worked
The dataset includes information on age, gender, ethnicity, health, employment status, housing, amenities, family type, geography, social class, education, distance to work, workplace, hours worked and migration. In addition, the ONS have added occupational coding, not available in the Census tables, for individuals aged 16-65 who last worked more than 5 years ago but less than ten years ago and for those aged 65-74 who were not currently working at the Census but who had worked in the previous ten years.
The 2001 SARs were sampled from the One Number Census (ONC) database for the entire UK. Thus individuals and households imputed as part of the ONC are included in the SARs.
No sampling (total universe)
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Self-administered questionnaire
