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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 9462
Scotland's Census 2022: Safeguarded Individual Microdata Sample at Grouped Local Authority Level
946210.5255/UKDA-SN-9462-1
National Records of Scotland
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National Records of Scotland
UK Data Service
05 November 2025
HEALTHOCCUPATIONSECONOMIC ACTIVITYHOUSING TENUREROOMSARMED FORCESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONSTUDENTSDISABILITIESAGEHOUSEHOLDSLANGUAGES USED AT HOMEMOTOR VEHICLESPLACE OF BIRTHINTERNAL MIGRATIONNATIONAL IDENTITYSEXCOMMUTINGINFORMAL CARECENSUS DATAETHNIC GROUPS
Social stratification and groupingsSociety and cultureCensuses
<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p>The 2021 UK Census was the 23rd official census of the United Kingdom. The UK Census is generally conducted once every 10 years, and the 2021 censuses of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021. In Scotland, the decision was made to move the census to March 2022 because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (see SNs 9461 and 9462). The censuses were administered by the <a title="Office for National Statistics" href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/census" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Office for National Statistics</a> (ONS), the <a title="Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency" href="https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/census/2021-census" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency</a> (NISRA) and <a title="National Records of Scotland" href="https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/about/scotlands-census-2022-general-report/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">National Records of Scotland</a> (NRS), respectively. </p><p>Census 2021 was the first census with a digital-first design, encouraging participants to respond online rather than on a paper questionnaire. Support was given to people who could not respond online, including paper questionnaires, telephone contact centres, field force support, and an extended collection period.</p><p>Topics covered in the 2021 UK Census included:</p><ul><li>demography and migration</li><li>ethnic group, national identity, language and religion</li><li>labour market and travel to work</li><li>housing</li><li>education</li><li>health, disability, and unpaid care</li><li>Welsh and other languages</li><li>UK armed forces veterans</li><li>sexual orientation and gender identity.</li></ul><p>The <i>Scotland's Census 2022: Safeguarded Individual Microdata Sample at Grouped Local Authority Level</i> dataset consists of a random sample of 5% of person records from the 2022 Census. It includes records for 274,068 persons. These data cover Scotland only. The lowest level of geography is grouped local authority. This means groups of local authorities or single local authorities where the population reaches at least 120,000 persons. The dataset contains 72 variables and a medium level of detail. Further information can be found on the <a href="https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Scotland's Census</a> website.</p> <p><span style="font-style: italic;">Census Microdata</span></p> <p>Microdata are small samples of individual records from a single census from which identifying information have been removed. They contain a range of individual and household characteristics and can be used to carry out analysis not possible from standard census outputs, such as:</p> <ul> <li>creating tables using bespoke variable combinations</li><li>investigating specific combinations of variables or categories in a high level of detail</li><li>conducting non-tabular statistical analyses on record-level data.</li></ul> <p>The microdata samples are designed to protect the confidentiality of individuals and households. This is done by applying access controls and removing information that might directly identify a person, such as names, addresses and date of birth. Record swapping is applied to the census data used to create the microdata samples. This is a statistical disclosure control (SDC) method, which makes very small changes to the data to prevent the identification of individuals. The microdata samples use further SDC methods, such as collapsing variables and restricting detail. The samples also include records that have been edited to prevent inconsistent data and contain imputed persons, households, and data values. To protect confidentiality, imputation flags are not included in any 2022 Census microdata sample.</p><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><p><br></p><p>The <span><i>Scotland's Census 2022: Safeguarded Individual Microdata Sample at Grouped Local Authority Level</i> dataset covers: communal establishments, demography, education, ethnicity, identity, language, religion, health, disability, unpaid care, housing, internal migration, international migration, labour market, students, and travel to work.</span></p>
Scotland
IndividualsNational
The safeguarded individual microdata samples consist of a random sample of 5% of person records from Scotland's Census 2022. By design, all NRS safeguarded samples include different sets of people. The sample contains 274,068 persons. The Census 2022 microdata samples include data from the total Scotland population, which includes: 'usual' residents, non-UK born short-term residents staying 3 to 12 months, and students living at an alternative address during term-time
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Repeated cross-sectional study
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Compilation/SynthesisWeb-based interviewSelf-administered questionnaire
<div>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf">End User Licence Agreement.</a></div><div><br></div><div>Data storage and access are limited to the UK, and countries that the UK deemed to have an adequate level of data protection as follows: European Economic Area countries, Andorra, Argentina, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and Uruguay.</div><div><br></div><div>Access requests from users not in the above categories and commercial use of data require approval from the data depositor or their nominee. Commitments have been made to those who have provided data in response to the Census, in order to ensure those commitments are kept we may not be able to provide access to safeguarded Census data from some locations.</div>
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/census
https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/census/2021-census
https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/about/scotlands-census-2022-general-report/
https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/
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