Data Sources
This page includes information on, and links to, websites that provide geographic and demographic data sources.
1970 British Cohort Survey
The 1970 BCS is a longitudinal survey of people born in the same week in 1970. Numerous studies have taken place on this sample, primarily concentrating on physiological condition early in the survey's history, but most recently (1996) addressing a much wider range of issues, from healthcare to the social environments in which the sample live. The site contains full documentation of the survey, and also information on obtaining the datasets themselves.
Additional keywords: academic UK health services datasets
Adapting New Technologies to Census Operations
This paper by Arij Dekker a specialist in Census Technology from The Netherlands was given at the United Nations' Symposium on Global Review of 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses: Mid-Decade Assessment and Future Prospects in August 2001. It gives a detailed review of the impact of new technologies on all aspects of census planning, data collection, processing and dissemination. Issued by the United Nations Statistics Division, the full paper is available for download.
Additional keywords: international censuses worldwide technology government
Administrative Boundary Data Service for Central and Eastern European Countries
The website of a partially EU-funded project to develop a set of digital boundary data for the countries of central and eastern Europe. The project is still at an early stage but online data provision will probably be possible in 2001. The countries involved are as follows: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland and Greece.
Additional keywords: academic govermental CEEC boundary datasets
ALLM Systems and Marketing
ALLM Systems and Marketing are providers of geographically-based statistical data. The Global Gazetteer, their premier product, is a customisable database of over 4 million population locations across the world.
Additional keywords: commercial UK demographic datasets datasets
Association for Geographic Information
The website of the AGI - the Association for Geographic Information in the UK.
Additional keywords: academic UK geodemographics spatial analysis geoanalysis geospatial analysis
Association for Geographic Information GIS WWW Resource List
AGI GIS WWW resource list, maintained by the Geography Department at the University of Edinburgh. Some of the sites listed on this page have relevance to the geodemographics industry.
Additional keywords: academic UK spatial analysis geospatial data source links geographic information systems geographical
Austrian Statistics - Statistik Osterreich
As the website of the official Austrian government statistical agency, these pages enable access to standard economic and social indicator figures for the last three years. The site is not available in English.
Additional keywords: governmental austria demographic
Bartholomew
Bartholomew produce mapping at various scales and coverages, including full UK streetmap-style digital basemapping at 1:10000 scale, and in a variety of formats.
Additional keywords: commercial UK USA united states america maps base mapping
Beacon Dodsworth
Beacon Dodsworth specialise in geographic business solutions, including market analysis GIS and geodemographics. Their flagship product, Prospex, combines the ability to analyse geodemographic data with traditional GIS functionality to produce a complete market visualisation and decision support tool. Their geodemographic people classification, P2 People & Places, uses geography to classify people by where they live. Beacon Dodsworth can also supply and tailor a web mapping application to suit all needs. Beacon Dodsworth are suppliers of Census 2001 and mapping data.
Additional keywords: commercial UK geodemographics geoanalysis timetravel postview edview vortex profiler scheduler
Belgian Statistics
The website of the National Institute of Statistics in Belgium. The site includes indicator statistics that highlight the economic, demographic and environmental trends in Belgium.
Additional keywords: governmental belgium population demography demographics indicators
BMRB
The BMRB site includes free downloadable data on selected contemporary marketing trends and papers on a variety of market research issues.
Additional keywords: commercial UK geodemographics british market research bureau
British Household Panel Survey, The
The BHPS is a longitudinal panel survey designed to "further our understanding of social and economic change". The survey has run since 1991 and had an initial sample size of nearly 14,000 individuals. It is administered by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
Additional keywords: academic UK datasets
Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
This site provides some very basic statistics for the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as information on the process to follow to obtain more detailed figures. The most recent information on the site dates from 1995.
Additional keywords: governmental
CACI Limited
Acorn, the first geodemographic classification in the UK, is produced by market analysis company CACI. The company provides a combination of data, software and consultancy to help market products and services more effectively to the right consumers.
Additional keywords: commercial uk acorn lifestyles databases
Capscan
Capscan provide address management software and are an official agency for the 1991 Census. There is an opportunity to download trial versions of some of their software, such as Matchcode 5, from this site.
Additional keywords: commercial UK geodemographics free zapcode superzap sortcode cenario
CASS - The Centre for Applied Social Surveys
Based at the University of Southampton, the Centre for Applied Social Surveys is intended to train and advise people both from within and outside academia in the execution of large scale surveys, from design to analysis. The site includes the CASS Question Bank, a freely-accessible library of questionnaires and questions.
Additional keywords: academic UK decision support training geodemographics
Census 2001 - Office for National Statistics
Gateway page to ONS information on 2001 Census.
Additional keywords: geodemographics international
Census Information Gateway, The
The site contains information on a huge range of Census-related issues.
Additional keywords: Academic UK Research Geodemographics
Census Microdata Unit
The Census Microdata Unit at the University of Leeds. The CMU is an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)-supported unit that disseminates the Sample of Anonymised Records (SAR) of the 1991 Census.
Additional keywords: academic UK 1991 census CCSR cathie marsh centre survey research
Census News
Online access to the latest census news released by the Office for National Statistics.
Additional keywords: UK geodemographics governmental statistics 2001 ONS datasets
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is based at the University of London Institute of Education, and is concerned with the management and analysis of longitudinal surveys, such as the British Cohort Studies Program. The centre used to be known as the Social Statistics Research Unit.
Additional keywords: academic UK BCSP SSRU time series data time-series
CEPS/INSTEAD - Centre for Socio-Economic Research in Luxembourg
In addition to detailing the current research taking place, this site provides online access to descriptions of seven surveys and projects administered by the Centre, including the Luxembourg Income Study and the Household Panel Comparability Project.
Additional keywords: governmental datasets
CIA, The World Factbook
The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities.
Additional keywords: government geodemographics international USA europe
Complementary Sources of Demographic and Social Statistics
This paper by Sam Suharto was given at the United Nations' Symposium on Global Review of 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses: Mid-Decade Assessment and Future Prospects in August 2001. It gives a detailed review of the various sources of social statistics including population and housing censuses, household sample surveys and administrative records. Issued by the United Nations Statistics Division the full paper is available for download.
Additional keywords: international censuses worldwide registers household government
Cooltown - People, Places, Things: Web Presence For The Real World
This paper by Tim Kindberg and several co-authors describes the 'Cooltown Project'. This project, initiated by HP Labs, seeks to develop an infrastructure to support web presence for people, places and things. By providing a bridge between the real world and a web-based virtual world it will enable services to become more personalised, spontaneous and responsive to the wide variety of contexts in which people live their lives.
Additional keywords: geodemographics USA international censuses worldwide america statistics government new technology
Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics - CroStat
CroStat acts as a one-stop access point to the latest official Croatian demographic statistics.
Additional keywords: governmental croatia
Czech Republic Population Information - POPIN
Though still at the testing stage, this site already provides detailed figures on the demographic build-up of the Czech Republic. It is based on the standards proposed by POPIN guidelines.
Additional keywords: governmental academic charles university prague praha statistics
Czech Statistical Office
A comprehensive and very up-to-date site enabling access to a wealth of demographic and economic data about the Czech Republic, and to press releases and reports associated with it. The 1999 Statistical Yearbook is also available online, as is the KROK database which provides data disaggregated to regional level for 570 national indicator statistics.
Additional keywords: governmental datasets
Danish Statistics - Statistics Danmark
The website of the official Danish Statistical Bureau. The site includes macro-scale demographic and economic indicator figures and brief summary statistics for Denmark's regions. Also included is information on the economic modelling activities of the organisation. The site can be searched in order to find specific data.
Additional keywords: dovernmental scandanavia ADAM EMMA
Data Archive, The
An online resource containing the UK's largest collection of machine-readable data relating to the social sciences and the humanities. The site allows access to metadata for a huge range of datasets, including large-scale public sector surveys such as the Family Expenditure Survey. The datasets themselves may be ordered online.
Additional keywords: academic UK datasets government BIRON
Database Marketing
Database Marketing magazine brings together the latest news, case studies and feature articles on UK target marketing and customer management for a sophisticated audience of managers and users in the marketing, sales and service functions. Printed 11 times a year, it covers topics like campaign management, business and consumer data, customer relationship management strategy and software, profiling, segmentation and data warehousing.
Additional keywords: datasets crm
Data Depot, The
The Data Depot is a site produced by CACI that aims to provide a complete list of UK and European demographic, marketing and mapping data. It is best known for its AreaData reports analysing the demographics and Acorn profile of a region. The site includes a small selection of free datasets and reports.
Additional keywords: commercial UK european datasets
Data for Neighbourhood Renewal
The OCSI 'Data Provision for Neighbourhood Renewal' report and website has been launched by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Neighbourhood Renewal Unit as part of its work to support evidence based policy making at local level. The project offers signposts to key sources of data available for targeting, monitoring, priority setting and performance management.
Additional keywords: governmental datasets
Edinburgh University Data Library
The Edinburgh University Data Library holds a large collection of datasets relevant to the UK under a range of headings, encompassing agriculture, sociology, demography and more. Much of the data is available to academic users via registration, however other users may need to negotiate terms of access. The site includes a page of links to other similar data elsewhere on the Web.
Additional keywords: academic UK datasets census MOSAIC classifications
Equifax
Equifax provide marketing information and market profiling services as well as many other products, including credit information provision and vehicle history checking.
Additional keywords: UK geodemographics credit databases
ESRC Society Today
ESRC Society Today provides access to social and economic research - available, planned and in progress.
Additional keywords: uk geodemographics government
Estonian Statistical Office
The website of the Statistical Office of Estonia provides data for a range of indicators, the latest information on the census and various other statistics about Estonia and its populace.
Additional keywords: governmental estonian population economic demographics demography environmental
Ethnographic Database Project launched
21 June - Researchers at University College London have launched the Ethnographic Database Project (EDP), a web-based tool for the collection of comparative ethnographic data. For more information about the project and to find out how to contribute visit the EDP website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucsalfo/EDP/
European Population Censuses 2000/1
This paper by Franz Rothenbacher of the Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung. Written in 2001 the paper outlines some of the main characteristics of the ongoing census taking operations in Europe. It also provides an historical background and discusses the contents of the planned census and publication programmes in Europe.
Additional keywords: international censuses statistics government
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/eurodata/newsletter/no12-13/european_pop_cens.html
Eurostat
Eurostat is a European statistical information service delivered by the European Commission. Updated daily, this vast site contains news, reports and a large database of downloadable datasets, as well as user-friendly tutorials and multilingual facilities.
Additional keywords: governmental european eu datasets europe
Eurostat metadata servers - RAMON
Eurostat's Concepts and Definitions Database and other online glossaries relating to survey statistics. It includes: legal acts, methodological manuals, national methodologies and theseaurii..
Additional keywords: governmental european eu datasets europe
Experian - Business Strategies Division
Experian’s Business Strategies Division provides a detailed understanding and analysis of consumers, markets and economies in the UK and around the world. Its focus is consumer profiling and market segmentation, retail property analysis, economic forecasting and public policy research. The division is responsible for the creation of the MOSAIC household-level geodemographic classification which is available in 25 countries and classifies more than a million consumers worldwide.
Additional keywords: UK USA united states america geodemographics pixel lifestyles databases segmentation customer profiling
Experian - Data Intelligence
Experian's Data Intelligence team can provide full bureau support in the analysis and interpretation of Experian's range of geodemographic, local area, locational and cartographic data. The service brings together over 45,000 separate data items, including person and household level demographics, consumer and business segmentation systems (such as Experian's Mosaic classfication), lifestyle variables and local area data, including 2001 Census statistics.
Additional keywords: UK government geodemographics tools commercial
Family Expenditure Survey, The
The Family Expenditure Survey is an ongoing survey of UK households' spending patterns, carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). MIMAS hold electronic versions of both the data and the associated documentation.
Additional keywords: academic UK FES datasets
Family Resources Survey, The
The Family Resources Survey is a continuous, ONS-controlled survey that includes family members' income information. It has a considerably larger sample size than the otherwise similar Family Expenditure Survey and General Household Survey. Data and documentation are available online to registered users.
Additional keywords: academic UK FRS datasets income
Faster
A European Commission-supported project led by the UK Data Archive, designed to allow access to European statistical data over the web. The site has a wide range of target users, specifically including commercial organisations unlike some similar resources.
Additional keywords: commercial governmental datasets
Fedstats
The Fedstats website exists to provide a single access point to all publicly-released statistics produced by the agencies of the United States Federal Government. In addition to an A-Z index the site includes a search facility to rapidly interrogate the database.
Additional keywords: governmental USA united states america datasets
Field Deployment of the Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping Algorithm
This paper by Durrant-Whyte, Williams and Dissanayake describes an implementation of the Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm undertaken at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics in a variety of field applications. The paper is in pdf format. It includes a useful introduction to SLAM and a large number of key references on the subject.
Additional keywords: academic autonomous localisation and mapping simultaneous mapping
www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/publications/downloads/2002/Williams167/ifac2002Submission.pdf
Finnish Statistics
Statistics Finland provides official statistics on the Finnish population and economy, and this website includes StatFin, a statistical self-service system, for accessing this detailed data. The site also provides information on the products commercially available from the organisation such as a Finnish business information register.
Additional keywords: governmental scandanavia
French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies - INSEE
In addition to a fairly comprehensive range of demographic and economic indicator statistics, INSEE's website also provides information on the 1999 French Census and lists of official publications and working papers.
Additional keywords: governmental france
GALILEO
This site is hosted by the Directorate-General Energy and Transport of the European Union (EU) and describes the GALILEO Project. The mission of this project is to provide an alternative and complementary satellite-based global positioning capability to the GPS, the American system. The site includes details of the political background, the partners involved and many informative papers and technical documents relating to the Project.
Additional keywords: government satellite navigation
europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/energy_transport/galileo/index_en.htm
General Household Survey, The
The General Household Survey is an annual multipurpose survey of about 10,000 British households, and has an excellent reputation for the quality of its sampling procedures and its survey design. Data from the GHS is available for each year since 1973, although MIMAS registration is required in order to access it.
Additional keywords: academic UK GHS datasets
General Register Office for Scotland, The
The GROS is in charge of registry in Scotland and also administers the decennial Census of Population. The website includes online versions of the reports produced by the office, and also a 'Data Library' containing demographic statistics.
Additional keywords: governmental UK
GeoHive: Global Statistics
GeoHive contains geopolitical data and statistics on the human population including; population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. There are also statistics on economic factors such as wealth, infrastructure, and statistics on natural phenomena.
Additional keywords: Global Statistics
GeoLytics
GeoLytics provide demographic data, business information, GIS and mapping company for USA. They produce and sell demographic data and estimates, census data products, business data, GIS data, and create custom data reports and projects. They also provide free census data and thematic maps that can be accessed via the website.
Additional keywords: academic US america
Geostat - Geospatial and Statistical Data Centre County and City Data Books
This site provides online access to the United States County and City Data Books of 1988 and 1994. The data available is similar in scope to that contained in the British Local Base Statistics (LBS), but access is completely unrestricted.
Additional keywords: academic US USA america
German Federal Statistical Office
This site includes the latest official German demographic, environmental and economic indicator statistics, press releases, and the opportunity to obtain data from official German surveys through the online Statistik-Shop (which, unlike the rest of the site, is only available in German).
Additional keywords: governmental germany datasets
German Socio-Economic Panel, The
The GSOEP is similar in many ways to the British Household Panel Survey. Since 1984, this project has carried out a longitudinal study of around 6,000 households and is truly multipurpose in scope, covering topics from health to household composition. Data (via SOEPinfo) and survey documentation are available online.
Additional keywords: academic germany datasets
Gigateway
Gigateway is a free web service aimed at increasing awareness of and access to geospatial information in the UK. It offers assistance and guidance on the collection of metadata to national and international standards and purpose built software.
Additional keywords: metadata standards software
Go-Geo!
Go-Geo! is an online geospatial resource and data discovery tool which allows for the identification and retrieval of metadata records describing data available within UK tertiary education and access to a comprehensive range of updated and reviewed resource information about news events, conferences, publications, free software and more.
Additional keywords: academic UK
Greek National Statistical Association
The NSA is responsible for collecting, analysing and disseminating statistical information in Greece. The site enables users to download a range of statistics and the Association's most recent press releases.
Additional keywords: governmental greece population economic demographics demography environmental indicators
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
The HCSO administers the execution of the official surveys in Hungary and the subsequent dissemination of the data. The site includes some freely-downloadable publications and a compendium of basic Hungarian statistics. More detailed datasets can be accessed via the STADAT system, for which subscription is required.
portal.ksh.hu/portal/page?_pageid=38,119919&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Iceland in Figures - Statistics Iceland
As the Icelandic national statistics institute, Statistics Iceland's website provides detailed demographic and economic statistics and the institute's latest press releases that act as brief summaries of the statistics elsewhere on the site.
IDeA
IDeA - the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government - was formed to work with and for local authorities to help them keep up-to-date on the latest developments in procedure and to help them to better serve their communities. The site includes a comprehensive list of 'Data Infrastructure Projects', and contains links to a number of them.
Additional keywords: UK governmental councils best practice datasets
Infonation
Infonation is produced by the United Nations and allows you to view and compare statistical data for all UN member states. You can select up to five countries for comparison from the menu. Statistics and indicators are provided by the United Nations Statistics Division, from the World Statistics Pocketbook, Statistical Yearbook and Demographic Yearbook. Information categories available include demographic, economic, environment, health and technology.
Additional keywords: international censuses worldwide government
Initiative on Privacy Standardisation in Europe
This report, approved by the Steering Group of the Initiative for Privacy Standardisation in Europe (IPSE), reviews the possible role of standardisation in realising privacy and data protection in accordance with the European Directive 95/46/EC. It was issued by the CEN/ISS Secretariat in September 2001 following an extended period of public review. The report is available as a pdf file to download.
Additional keywords: international government
europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/standards/ipse_finalreport.pdf
InSite
InSite, from CACI, is a market analysis tool that brings together database, mapping and reporting functionality. It enables users to uncover intelligence in marketing data, from finding trends and opportunities in customer information to understanding locations in terms of people and demographics.
Additional keywords: geoanalysis spatial analysis geodemographics
Institute for Social and Economic Research
The Institute for Social and Economic Research is based at the University of Essex and concentrates on studying longitudinal survey design and data analysis. The ISER also carries out the British Household Panel Survey, to which a page on the site is dedicated. There is also a link to the European Centre for Analysis in the Social Sciences, a division of the ISER.
Additional keywords: academic UK
International Statistical Agencies
This site is hosted by the US Census Bureau and provides a comprehensive set of links to statistical agencies worldwide. Where sites do not include an English-language section, details are given of the languages available.
Additional keywords: worldwide usa america statistics government
Internet World Statistics
This site includes Internet usage and population statistics for over 233 countries and regions.
Additional keywords: web
Intute: Social Sciences
Intute is a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.
Additional keywords: academic UK datasets sosig
Irish Central Statistics Office
This site provides basic indicator statistics for the Republic of Ireland, downloadable publications and press releases, and information on ordering more explicit reports.
Italian National Statistical Institute - ISTAT
ISTAT's website provides comprehensive datasets and related reports and articles on Italy's population, economy and environment. The site is updated regularly to include the very latest figures and press releases.
Additional keywords: eovernmental demography demographics environmental economics indicators
Labour Force Survey, The
Administered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the LFS produces regional employment data to an internationally-agreed standard, enabling comparison across the EU member states. This site provides data and documentation associated with the survey.
Additional keywords: academic UK datasets
Latvian Central Statistical Bureau
The CSB is the Latvian equivalent of the British ONS. The site contains all the latest official press releases, up-to-date socio-economic data and information on obtaining English language versions of the Bureau's publications.
Additional keywords: governmental latvia baltic
LiLAC
LiLAC is an information resource providing local information for local areas in Cheshire. Although the main focus is Cheshire, information for other areas is also included. It is freely available and users can export data as well as producing maps and charts.
Additional keywords: Cheshire local information
MABLE/Geocorr Geographic Correspondence Engine
The MABLE/Geocorr Geographic Correspondence Engine is intended to produce reports that illustrate the relationships that exist between different geographic coverages in the United States. The system incorporates 1990 Census Geographies and some 'extension' coverages eg labour markets.
Additional keywords: academic US USA America geodemographics zip codes
Maltese Central Office of Statistics
Since 1947, the Central Office of Statistics (a department of the Maltese Government) has been responsible for collecting official statistics about Malta and its population through censuses and other surveys. This site includes online reports on Malta's demography, and some datasets.
Additional keywords: governmental datasets mediterranean
Mapinfo
MapInfo provides location-based solutions and services that help organisations better understand their customers and markets in order to gain a competitive advantage. MapInfo solutions offer a combination of software and data allowing customers to map, visualise, profile, compare and act upon customer and market information.
Additional keywords: commercial GIS geographical information systems geoanalysis mapping geodemographics
MSN Virtual Earth
MSN Virtual Earth combines mapping and local search to provide answers to your search queries in a geographical context.
Additional keywords: geodemographics international
The National Classification of Census Output Areas
The National Classification of Census Output Areas is a three tier hierarchy which was created from Census variables, and classifies every output area in the UK based on its value for those variables. This site is designed to give users access to the classification, and information about its creation and additional information to aid use.
Additional keywords: geodemographics international ons 2001
National ID Cards
This site is hosted by the electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). It gives the latest news and events relating to the introduction of identity cards in countries on a worldwide basis. ID cards would require the introduction of population registers and this may be relevant to the production of census-type information through means other than a traditional census.
Additional keywords: international censuses USA america statistics government
National Land and Property Gazetteer
The National Land and Property Gazetteer, or NLPG, is an aggregation of every Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) in the country. LLPGs are compiled by local authorities and contain data that, when aggregated, will become the definitive land and property dataset in the country. The site also contains data from the electoral and Council Tax registers and the Ordnance Survey's Address-Point product.
Additional keywords: UK governmental statistics NLIS datasets
National Land Information Service
The National Land Information Service (NLIS) is a government initiative intended to enable easy access to reliable data concerning land and property in the UK. The site contains information on all aspects of the NLIS and a detailed breakdown of how it can benefit specific users.
Additional keywords: UK governmental statistics datasets
National Statistics
Maintained by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this site includes some of the latest official UK statistics, regular updates on the progress of the 2001 census, access to up-to-date Governmental publications, and updates on UK economic indicators. It also incorporates the StatBase and DataBank databases. The former gives free access to a large selection of Government statistics, while the latter is a subscription service.
National Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Service
The Neighbourhood Statistics Service is a new website designed to enable straightforward access to a range of ward-level statistics for the entire country. Closely related to the 'Vital Statistics' dataset, the database can be interrogated by region or by postcode. The data is freely accessible, and no registration is required.
Additional keywords: UK governmental statistics information wards
National Street Gazetteer
The National Street Gazetteer is the product of a joint project between local authorities and the Ordnance Survey, the aim of which is to produce a comprehensive dataset of every street in the country. The data is specifically stated as being useful within market analysis and targetting applications. Availability of the data is currently under review.
Additional keywords: UK governmental local government councils NSG streets roads paths pathways tracks datasets
Netherlands Statistics
This website delivers very up-to-date reports on most aspects of Holland's economy and demography, in addition to the range of indicator statistics provided by most national statistical institutes.
Additional keywords: governmental holland dutch demography demographics environmental economics population indicators
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
NISRA is reponsible for administering the Census in Northern Ireland, and for providing statistics related to the Province. The site contains some data on Northern Ireland's demography and to other key issues of importance, such as crime and education.
Additional keywords: governmental UK population ulster
Norwegian Statistics
The 'Statistics Norway' site delivers a wide variety of up-to-the-minute statistics on Norwegian life and the Norwegian environment. The 'Publications' section contains every publication produced by Statistics Norway, most of which can be freely downloaded.
Additional keywords: governmental demography demographics environmental economics population economy indicators
OCSI, Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion
OCSI can help local government and other public sector organisations develop detailed area profiles, providing information and analysis needed for area based strategies.
Additional keywords: UK government geodemographics tools commercial
Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study
The ONS Longitudinal Study involves a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales and has been running since 1971, deriving data from the Census and from other related sources. The LS data is less easily available than is the case for many ONS-controlled surveys due to confidentiality laws, and charges will be made to any non-academic users of the data.
Additional keywords: academic governmental uk socio-economic geodemographics time series data time-series
Office of Population Research Data Archive
In addition to census data, this Princeton University-based resource provides users with data for a number of other less well-known surveys, including , for example, data on Guatemalan family planning. A good site to visit if you are seeking data relating to healthcare issues in the developing world.
Additional keywords: academic USA census united states america third world datasets
Ordnance Survey, The
This site provides extensive details of the numerous types of OS base mapping available, including pricing and file format information. The 'Business Geographies' section features mapping at scales and details considered particularly suitable for use in market visualisation applications.
Additional keywords: governmental UK basemaps
Polish Population Information - POPIN
The website of the Polish Central Statistical Office.
Additional keywords: governmental poland demography demographics environmental economics population economy indicators
Population and Housing Census Dates 1990 and 2000 Rounds of Censuses
This site gives details of the census enumeration dates for all countries that conduct censuses. It was produced by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in 2003 and is regularly updated.
Additional keywords: international censuses worldwide statistics government
Portuguese National Institute for Statistics - INFOLINE
The INFOLINE service is an online access point to official Portuguese statistical data and related reports and publications.
Additional keywords: governmental portugal demography demographics environmental economics population economy indicators
Postcode Anywhere
Postcode Anywhere is a web based address management software which provides access to UK and international addresses, bank data, maps, lifestyle and geographic information.
Additional keywords: acorn geodemographics
Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses
This report gives detailed recommendations on the operational aspects of population and housing censuses, on the topics that should be covered in a census and on the dissemination of census outputs. It was produced by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in 1998. A PDF version of the report is available for download.
Additional keywords: international censuses worldwide statistics government
Proposals for a Continuous Population Survey
This document sets out a proposed design for the integration of the UK Government household surveys on which the Office for National Statistics leads, into one Continuous Population Survey. The surveys included for integration are the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the annual Population Survey (APS), the General Household Survey (GHS), the Expenditure and Food Survey (EFS) and the Omnibus Survey (OMN). The deadline for the consultation has now passed.
Additional keywords: family expenditure survey census strategic development programme register
www.statistics.gov.uk/about/consultations/ons_consultations/downloads/CPS_consultation.pdf
PSI Navigator
PSI Navigator is a search engine and directory for public sector information resources (files, datasets, publications etc) for many European Union countries.
Additional keywords: uk geodemographics international europe government ireland uk netherlands belgium france luxembourg spain portugal denmark germany czech republic poland sweden finland estonia latvia lithuania slovakia hungary greece cyprus malta italy austria slovenia
QuickAddress Pro
QuickAddress Pro provides address validation software.
Additional keywords: commercial qas verification
Regiodata
Regiodata provides regional economic data for Austria and eleven Eastern European countries. Access to the query portal - the Geomarketing Portal - is available through the site with free registration and then a charge per query. Information available includes economic data, purchase power indices, market potential estimates and regional population data. The site is written in the German language.
Additional keywords: commercial austria geodemographics
Satellite Imaging Corporation
The Satellite Imaging Corporation provides a range of services based on the combining of satellite images and digital aerial photography mosaics with extracted vector and client supplied attribute data and hot links, using ESRI's ArcView GIS, ArcGIS and ArcGIS 3d Analyst Project Files in support of a range of applications. These include GIS base mapping, urban development, environmental impact studies, flood analysis and property and tax mapping.
Additional keywords: remote sensing
SEDAC - Socioeconomic Data and Applications Centre
SEDAC is a division of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) whose site acts as a gateway to both US and global datasets, including the US Census PUMS (Public Use Microdata Samples) and statistics for a gridded population of the world.
Additional keywords: governmental US america CIESIN datasets census
Social Grade Approximation for the 2001 Census
Social Grade is the 'common currency' social classification (the 'ABC1' system) used by the advertising industry and employed throughout marketing and market research. This site provides details of the new approximation to Social Grade available in the outputs from the 2001 Census. Results produced using the Social Grade algorithm are similar to other sources of information for people aged 16-64, but show differences from other sources for those aged 65 and above. A document is available for download in PDF format which demonstrates the extent of the similarities and differences and explains the likely causes.
Additional keywords: UK market research data geodemographics source
Spanish National Statistical Institute
A very impressive site that enables straightforward access to a huge variety of statistical datasets and official government reports and publications on associated topics.
Additional keywords: governmental spain demography demographics environmental economics population economy statistics indicators
Statewatch, 2003
This site is devoted to monitoring the state and civil liberties in the European Union. It includes news stories and reports relating to the introduction of identity cards and other issues which may impact on population registers and other administrative data sources.
Additional keywords: international europe worldwide ID government
Statistics Commission
The Statistics Commission act as a 'watchdog' to ensure that the official statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics and other UK Government departments meet necessary standards of quality and integrity, and that their activities are responsive to public needs.
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Statistics Lithuania
This site provides comprehensive official statistics for Lithuania including details of the Population and Housing Census of 2001. The site can be used to access to many statistical databases and publications.
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Statoids: administrative divisions of countries
Provides population estimates for primary and often secondary administrative divisions within (very nearly) all countries, sometimes with historical figures.
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Strategies for Involving Stakeholders in Census Activities
This paper by Marie Desnoyers and Doug Norris of Statistics Canada was given at the United Nations' Symposium on Global Review of 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses: Mid-Decade Assessment and Future Prospects in August 2001. It gives a detailed review of the stakeholders involved in a census and their roles in the determination of census content and in data collection and dissemination. Issued by the United Nations Statistics Division the full paper is available for download.
Additional keywords: international censuses worldwide stakeholders government
Surpop V2.0
Surpop provides registered census data users with the opportunity to access population estimates for 200 metre cells derived from both the 1981 and 1991 Censuses. The estimations were achieved by applying surface modelling algorithms to the aggregated census data, and aim to represent the population distribution within enumeration districts. Detailed descriptions of the techniques involved are available on the site.
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Swedish Statistics
This site, run by 'Statistics Sweden', disseminates news, press releases and data produced by the Swedish government's official statistical office.
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Swiss Statistics
'Swiss Statistics' s the website of the Federal Statistical Office in Switzerland, and includes a search facility to find specific pieces of data among the vast range included on the site.
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Town Centres Project, The
This UK Government funded project aims to develop a nationally consistent system of retail data collection including areas of town centre activity, floorspace, employment and retail sales turnover. A pilot study covering the London area has been completed and the project is now extending to the rest of England and Wales.
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Traditional Censuses Versus Alternatives
This paper by Aidan Punch of Statistics Ireland was given at the United Nations' Symposium on Global Review of 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses: Mid-Decade Assessment and Future Prospects in August 2001. It gives a detailed assessment of the alternatives to a traditional census including household surveys and the use of administrative registers. Issued by the United Nations Statistics Division the full paper is available for download.
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Turkish State Institute of Statistics
This website provides access to a host of demographic data and online reports, both for Turkey as a whole and for each of its provinces. The site is regularly updated with the latest published statistics and reports.
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UKBORDERS
Hosted by EDINA (Edinburgh Data and INformation Access), UKBORDERS provides digitised boundary datasets for the UK. The files are available in most common GIS formats.
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UK Data Archive commissioned outputs service
The UK Data Archive has recently launched a new commissioned outputs service for customers who require ready-made figures/tables rather than the underlying survey micro data. Customers may request outputs from surveys that they have already identified or the UKDA will help customers identify the most appropriate survey and variables.
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
POPIN is a UN project to coordinate population information activity between countries and regions, and to make this information easily available. The site contains links to the regional POPIN sites.
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United Nations Statistics Division
The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international sources and produces global updates, including the Statistical Yearbook, World Statistics Pocketbook and yearbooks in specialised fields of statistics.
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US Census Bureau
The US Census Bureau is responsible for administering the United States Census and other similar surveys. The huge amount of information on this site can be accessed either via an A to Z index or through a search engine. The 'Access Tools' section of the site details the ways in which the data itself can be accessed, including the 1990 Census Lookup facility, and the Data Extraction System.
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Vital Statistics for Wards in England and Wales
The Vital Statistics for Wards are produced annually by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), and consist of the number of births and deaths each year in the UK tabulated by ward. They can be of use in calculating the SMR (Standardised Mortality Ratio) and for predicting natural population change. Registration is required for access to the data.
Additional keywords: academic UK birth rate death datasets
World Economic Outlook Database
The International Monetary Fund's bi-annual World Economic Outlook database allows users to find country-level macroeconomic data. Data is available from 1980 to the present, and projections are given for the next two years.
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