Developments in Population
Statistics
Sarah Crofts
Pete 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?
products
ways of presenting the data
• Short-term Migration –
do you use these estimates?
do they fit your needs
how should the product be developed?