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Census 2021 Household Secure Microdata Sample in England and Wales

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Summary

The Census 2021 secure household microdata sample consists of records for all individuals within a random sample of 10% of households from Census 2021.

Description

The secure household microdata consists of a random sample of 10% of households from Census 2021 for England and Wales. It contains records for all individuals within sampled households and includes records for 2,641,775 households and 6,097,311 persons. This sample allows linkage between individuals in the same family or household. The lowest level of geography is local authority. It contains 193 variables and a high level of detail. Vacant households are included however for these only household-level data is provided.

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About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
21 March 2021
Frequency
Historical
Dataset theme
Society
Restrictions for access
Access for all accredited researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
Microdata Secure household microdata sample Secure microdata

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Society
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Survey
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
England and Wales
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
21 March 2021
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Historical
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Local Authority
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 2021 for England and Wales