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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 7210
Census 1991: Individual Sample of Anonymised Records for Great Britain (SARs)
721010.5255/UKDA-SN-7210-1
University of Manchester, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research
Office for National Statistics, Census Division
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CENSUS DATAAGEPLACE OF RESIDENCECOMMUTINGECONOMIC ACTIVITYETHNIC GROUPSFAMILIESSCOTS GAELIC (LANGUAGE)HOURS OF WORKINDUSTRIESCHRONIC ILLNESSMARITAL STATUSPOPULATION MIGRATIONOCCUPATIONSQUALIFICATIONSHOUSEHOLDSGENDERSOCIAL CLASSSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSWELSH (LANGUAGE)WORKPLACEBATHROOMSCENTRAL HEATINGLAVATORIESHOUSING CONDITIONSROAD VEHICLESPROPERTY, OWNERSHIP AND TENURECHILDRENHOUSING TENUREELDERLYEMPLOYMENTHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDADMINISTRATIVE AREAS
Censuses
<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p><span style="color: rgb(50, 49, 50); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The UK censuses took place on </span>21st April 1991<span style="color: rgb(50, 49, 50); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. They were run by the Census Office for Northern Ireland, General Register Office for Scotland, and the Office of Population and Surveys for both England and Wales. The UK comprises the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(50, 49, 50); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Statistics from the UK censuses help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services.</span></p>The 1991 <i>Individual Sample of Anonymised Records for Great Britain</i> (SARs) represents a 2% sample of individuals enumerated in households and communal establishments in the 1991 Census. It consists of almost 1.2 million individual records. The SARs were drawn from the fully coded set of census records returned by households and institutions. They therefore omit wholly imputed households and also households that were missed by the Census. In total, 278 geographical areas are identified on the Individual SAR and include all large local authority districts with a population of at least 120,000 in the 1989 mid-year estimates. Smaller local authorities have been grouped together to form areas with populations over 120,000. <br> <br> The Individual SAR was selected from the 10% sample of the 1991 Census from the remaining households after the removal of the Household SAR. This ensured that there were no overlapping cases in the two samples. Individuals in the remaining households were stratified into groups of nine, and two individuals were selected from each group at random. Individuals in communal establishments were stratified into groups of five, and one individual was selected at random from each group. The records were then scrambled to prevent the geographical tracing within a SAR area. In the Individual file there are two potential sources of clustering which arise in the sampling process. First, individuals are clustered into households in the selection of the 1% sample and second, the removal of the household SAR from the 1% sample implies a further clustering into households. Nonetheless, the Individual SAR approximates to a simple random sample. <br> <br> Further information, including guides and other documentation, may be found on the Cathie Marsh Centre for Survey Research <a href="http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars/" title="Samples of Anonymised Records">Samples of Anonymised Records</a> website.<br> <br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><p>Population bases</p><p>Age and marital status</p><p>Communal establishments</p><p>Medical and care establishments</p><p>Hotels and other establishments</p><p>Ethnic group</p><p>Country of birth</p><p>Economic position</p><p>Economic position and ethnic group</p><p>Term-time address</p><p>Persons present</p><p>Long-term illness in households</p><p>Long-term illness in communal establishments</p><p>Long-term illness and economic position</p><p>Migrants</p><p>Wholly moving households</p><p>Ethnic group of migrants</p><p>Imputed residents</p><p>Imputed households</p><p>Tenure and amenities</p><p>Car availability</p><p>Rooms and household size</p><p>Persons per room</p><p>Residents 18 and over</p><p>Visitor households</p><p>Students in households</p><p>Households: 1971/'81/'91 bases</p><p>Dependants in households</p><p>Dependants and long-term illness</p><p>Carers</p><p>Dependent children in households</p><p>Households with children aged 0 - 15</p><p>Women in couples: economic position</p><p>Economic position of household residents</p><p>Age & marital status of household residents</p><p>Earners and dependent children</p><p>Young adults</p><p>Single years of age</p><p>Headship</p><p>Lone 'parents'</p><p>Shared accommodation</p><p>Household composition and housing</p><p>Household composition and ethnic group</p><p>Household composition and long-term illness</p><p>Migrant household heads</p><p>Households with dependent children; housing</p><p>Households with pensioners; housing</p><p>Households with dependants; housing</p><p>Ethnic group; housing</p><p>Country of birth; hold heads and residents</p><p>Country of birth and ethnic group</p><p>Language indicators</p><p>Lifestages</p><p>Occupancy (Occupied; vacant; other accommodation)</p><p>Household spaces and occupancy</p><p>Household space type and occupancy</p><p>Household space type; rooms and household size</p><p>Household space type; tenure and amenities</p><p>Household space type; hold composition</p><p>Dwellings and household spaces</p><p>Dwelling type and occupancy</p><p>Occupancy and tenure of dwellings</p><p>Dwelling type and tenure</p><p>Tenure of dwellings and household spaces</p><p>Occupancy of dwellings and household spaces</p><p>Shared dwellings</p><p>Welsh Language (Wales only)/Gaelic Language (Scotland only)</p><p>Floor level of accommodation</p><p>Occupancy norm : households</p><p>Occupancy norm : residents</p><p>Comparison of 100% and 10% counts</p><p>Economic and employment status (10% Sample)</p><p>Industry (10% Sample)</p><p>Occupation (10% Sample)</p><p>Hours worked (10% Sample)</p><p>Occupation and Industry (10% Sample)</p><p>Industry and hours worked (10% Sample)</p><p>Occupation and hours worked (10% Sample)</p><p>Industry and employment status (10% Sample)</p><p>Working parents; hours worked (10% Sample)</p><p>Occupation and employment status (10% Sample)</p><p>Travel to work and SEG (10% Sample)</p><p>Travel to work and car availability (10% Sample)</p><p>Qualified manpower (10% Sample)</p><p>Ethnic group of qualified manpower (10% Sample)</p><p>SEG of households and families (10% Sample)</p><p>Family type and tenure (10% Sample)</p><p>Concealed families (10% Sample)</p><p>Family composition (10% Sample)</p><p>Social class of households (10% Sample)</p><p>Social class and economic position (10% Sample)</p><p>SEG and economic position (10% Sample)</p><p>SEG; social class and ethnic group (10% Sample)</p><p>Former industry of unemployed (10% Sample)</p><p>Former occupation of unemployed (10% Sample)</p><p>Armed forces (10% Sample)</p><p>Armed forces; households (10% Sample)</p><p>Occupation orders; 1980 classification (10% Sample)</p><p>Occupations; Standard Occupational Classification (10% Sample)</p>Variables included in the 1991 Individual SAR are: age, sex, marital status, employment status, occupation, industry, social class, accommodation, bath/shower and indoor toilet facilities, tenure, economic position and social class of family head; and some limited information on other members of household, e.g. number of persons with long-term illness, number of pensioners and number of earners.<br>
Great BritainEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
IndividualsFamilies/householdsNationalGroupsSubnational
2% sample of individuals enumerated in households and communal establishments in the 1991 Census.
NumericGeospatial
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
The SARs were drawn from the fully coded set of census records returned by households and institutions.No sampling (total universe)
Compilation or synthesis of existing materialSelf-administered questionnaire
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