Developments in Population StatisticsSarah CroftsPete Large

April 2013

Developments in Population Statistics

• Scope

• Methods

• Communicating with Users

• Outputs

• What’s New in 2013

Methods

• Migration Statistics Improvement Programme

• Population Statistics Research Unit

• International Migration

• Internal Migration

• Population Estimates by Ethnic Group

• Conceptual Framework

International Migration

• Major increase in IPS sample size for migrants

• New methods for estimating LAD distribution

• Confidence Intervals on migration estimates

Methods

• Migration Statistics Improvement Programme

• Population Statistics Research Unit

• International Migration

• Internal Migration

• Conceptual Framework

Internal Migration

• Method of student adjustment

• Improved method of student adjustment

Methods

• Migration Statistics Improvement Programme

• Population Statistics Research Unit

• International Migration

• Internal Migration

• Conceptual Framework

Communicating with Users

• Formal consultation

• Groups, events and meetings with key users

• Publication Hub

• Newsletter

• Web forums

Developments in Outputs

• National Statistics Status

• Products

• Web Presentation

• Detailed data

National Statistics Status

• UK Statistics Authority Assessment

• All outputs put forward have passed

• Emphasis on

understanding and responding to user needs

explaining what the statistics show

helping people use the data

Developments in Outputs

• National Statistics Status

• Products

• Web Presentation

• Detailed data

Products

• 2011 Census based estimates

• Short-term migration

• Migration Statistics Quarterly Report

• Quarterly regional migration

Short-term Migration

• Not ‘usual residents’

• National estimates published in 2008

• LAD level estimates published in 2012

• Publication as National Statistics in May 2013

Products

• 2011 Census based estimates

• Short-term migration

• Migration Statistics Quarterly Report

• Quarterly regional migration

Developments in Outputs

• National Statistics Status

• Products

• Web Presentation

• Detailed data

Web presentation

• New website

• Population Theme page

• Short Stories

• Overview of Population Statistics

• Data Visualisations

Web presentation

• New website

• Population Theme page

• Short Stories

• Overview of Population Statistics

• Data Visualisations

Web presentation

• New website

• Population Theme page

• Short Stories

• Overview of Population Statistics

• Data Visualisations

Migration Timeline

Local Area Migration Indicators

Developments in Outputs

• National Statistics Status

• Products

• Web Presentation

• Detailed data

Detailed Data

• Open Data Initiative

• Easier to use published tables using datasheets

• Freedom to conduct own analyses using detailed data

Developments in Outputs

• National Statistics Status

• Products

• Web Presentation

• Detailed data

What’s New in 2013 (part 1)

• Census Analysis

• Measures of Uncertainty

• Population Estimates for CCGs

• Short-term migration for LAs

• New Longitudinal Study database

What’s New in 2013 (part 2)

• QA report on population estimates

• IPS question on intentions

• Earlier publication of LTIM

• ‘Trailblazers’ on next stage of website

Conclusion

• A lot has changed

• Improved methods

• New approaches to communicating with users

• Presentation of outputs

• Accessibility of data

Discussion

• Any thoughts on improvements we’ve mentioned?

• Are we keeping in touch?

• Any thoughts on future direction of improvements?

productsways of presenting the data

• Short-term Migration –

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