The Future of Small Area Population Statistics
Date:
21/10/2013
Organised by:
Beyond 2011 Independent Working Group
Presenter:
Professor David Martin
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Description:
The Office for National Statistics is currently consulting on options for the future of population statistics in England and Wales, including the potential discontinuation of the conventional census. The options under consideration have profound implications for the future availability of data on population counts and characteristics for small areas (at and below the local authority level). This meeting will bring together all wishing to discuss the key issues and promote informed responses to the consultation.
11.30 Registration and coffee
12.00 Introduction and purpose of day
Chair: Prof David Rhind
12.15 “Beyond 2011” proposals and the future provision of small area data
Alistair Calder and Andy Teague, Office for National Statistics
12.45 Questions to ONS
13.00 Lunch
13.40 Use cases of small area data
Prof Danny Dorling, University of Oxford – Health and equality perspective
Keith Dugmore, Demographic User Group – The commercial perspective
Mark Fransham, Oxford City Council - Local authority perspective
Dr Nissa Finney, University of Manchester – Ethnicity perspective
Discussion
14.40 The potential role of small area estimation
Dr Paul Williamson, University of Liverpool
15.00 Short break (water available)
15.15 Responding to the consultation
Prof Sir Ian Diamond – Principal, University of Aberdeen
Prof Phil Rees – British Academy
Prof David Martin, University of Southampton – on behalf of the Beyond 2011 Independent Working Group
15.50 Discussion with panel
16.45 Close
Registration deadline 14 October.
This event is being convened by the Beyond 2011 Independent Working Group with kind support from the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and the British Society for Population Studies
Cost:
Free
Website and registration:
http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Advocacy+and+Policy/Environment+and+Society+Forum/Forthcoming+events.htm
Region:
Greater London
Keywords:
Survey Research, Longitudinal Research , Analysis of official statistics, Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other), Sampling , Data Collection (other), Statistical Theory and Methods of Inference, Spatial Data Analysis, Regulatory and Legal Aspects
Related publications and presentations:
Survey Research
Longitudinal Research
Analysis of official statistics
Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other)
Sampling
Data Collection (other)
Statistical Theory and Methods of Inference
Spatial Data Analysis
Regulatory and Legal Aspects