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Census 1971 for Great Britain

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Summary

The 1971 Census Microdata for Great Britain a 9% Sample.

Description

The secure microdata files consist of random samples of 9% of people or households in the 1971 Census output database for Great Britain. The file was created under a project known as Enhancing and Enriching Historic Census Microdata Samples (EEHCM), which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council with input from the Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland. The project ran from 2012-2014 and was led from the UK Data Archive, University of Essex, in collaboration with the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research (CMIST) at the University of Manchester and the Census Offices.

About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
25 April 1971
Frequency
Historical
Dataset theme
Society
Restrictions for access
Access for all accredited researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
Census 1971 Great Britain Demographic Population Microdata

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Society
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Statistical Output - National
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
Great Britain
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
25 April 1971
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Historical
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Local Authority District
Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
Office for National Statistics
Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
Restricted
Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
Bespoke disclosure rules apply
Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
Access for all accredited researchers
Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
Research outputs must be sent to the data owner
Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
Projects must be accredited
Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
No requirements
AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
Census 1971