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| Estimating residents and staff in communal establishments from the 2001 Census |
| Author(s) | Madhavi Bajekal, Levin Wheller, David Dix |
| Journal title | Health Statistics Quarterly, no 31, Autumn 2006 |
| Pages | pp 42-51 |
| Source | http://www.statistics.gov.uk |
| Keywords | Institutional accommodation ; Hospital services ; Residents [care homes] ; Personnel ; Census ; Population statistics ; Estimation. |
| Annotation | Censuses of population in the UK provide the only comprehensive source of data on the population resident in communal establishments. Accurate information on the population resident in institutions, and, in particular, living in residential and care establishments, is important for a range of social policy issues and for ideal service planning and resource allocation. This article identifies issues in distinguishing residents from staff when using the 2001 Census communal establishment data for England and Wales. Possible options to improve the reliability of institutional population estimates for analysis and reporting are evaluated against quality and credibility criteria and the impact of each adjustment option assessed. The article concludes with a recommendation on what users can do when using 2001 Census outputs at both the aggregate level (e.g. area-based figures) and the individual level (e.g. the sample of anonymised records). the article notes that lessons learnt are being applied to preparations for the next decennial Census in 2011. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061114206 A |
| Classmark | KV: LD: KX: QM: S4C: S4: 3YG |
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