2011 Census Output

Consultation Event

Introduction

Introduction

• Update on current position

• Census outputs– Key aims– Current position

• Today’s presentations

Update

• Questionnaire development– New Qs on population characteristics:

• National identity• Citizenship• Language

– New Qs on population base:• Entry to UK & intention to stay• Reason for 2nd residency• Visitors• Usual residence (3-12 months, 12+months)

Update- Census rehearsal

• Taking place in– Lancaster– Newham– Isle of Anglesey– Birmingham

• 155,326 Households

Total Returns by Completion Method(up to 14 October)

Update - Census rehearsal some early numbers

• Paper responses– Approx 30,000 (@14th Oct)

• Internet data capture– Approx 2500 Submissions (@14th Oct)

• Contact centre– 1088 calls of which 605 went to an advisor– 19 type talk– 16 language helpline– 181 calls to the Welsh helpline– 32 calls in Welsh

• Recruitment & training– 3 Area Managers - all in post– 16 Co-ordinators - all in post– Distributors/Special Enumerators /Collectors on target

• Field operations– Delivery

• Hand delivery - Completed 4th October• Post Out -Completed 3rd October

– Special Enumeration• Delivery completed

– Follow-up• Early collectors started 5th October• Main follow-up started yesterday

Update - Census rehearsal some early numbers

Update

• Census Order– Submission to ministers Oct 2009– Debated in both Houses– Approval by privy council December 2009

Census output plans

• Key aims– New dissemination keeping pace with innovation

(API/Flexible tables/visualisation)– Greater comparability with 2001 stable OA geography– UK harmonised outputs– Common SDC methodology– Many more improvements which will be covered in….

Today’s presentations

1. Output strategy

2. Funding mechanism

3. Dissemination plans

4. Disclosure control

5. Output geography

6. Output content

7. Future consultation

2011 E&W Outputs StrategyPeter Benton

ONS 2011 Census OutputsPresentation Overview

• Aims and Vision

• Challenges

• Addressing the challenges

• Where we are now

• Next steps

ONS 2011 Census OutputsAIMS

• To ensure greatest possible value via widest possible use of census outcomes.

•Right Content

•Right functionality

•Awareness

•Ensuring user confidence

• Ensuring value for money

Vision

• Web as the primary dissemination route• Flexibility for end users to create own products• Utilities to enable bulk download of data via the web• Data explorer functionality provided jointly with

external partners• 2001 comparisons which exploit the now stable geography

• Increased set of products ensuring maximum analytical use

• CD/DVD products to supplement on-line delivery

• Microdata products provided via secure mechanisms

• UK Wide Approach with common disclosure control

Products

• Standard pre-canned tables

• Flexible tables - User defined via hypercubes

“2D” Table

“3D” Table / Cube

Vision Illustrated - Web

ONSQuery Mgt

EUROSTAT

SASPAC ESRCONS

Website

User Portals

NeSS Nomis2011

CensusOther ONS Statistics

Web Interfaces provided by

ONS, Partners & Others

Single Query Management

Interface (API)

ONS Data

Vision Illustrated – Analytical Uses

Focus on …. reports

Expanded for

2011

Expanded to cover linkage with other ONS, GSS and

Admin data sources

Census as a Sample Frame and

for QA of other survey sources

Linkage with LS

Funding Dependant

Funding Dependant

Key Challenges

• Agreeing technology & extent of partnership working– What will ONS provide? What will partners provide?

• Metadata collection and delivery– Ensuring solution integrated with data dissemination

• Number of exact fit Geographies– Alignment of disclosure issues with user requirements

• 2001 to 2011 Comparisons– Establishing what is comparable

• Disclosure control – What constitutes a ‘safe’ hypercube space– Degree of DC for each level of geog hierarchy

• Agreeing table / hypercube content– What products in what form

• Microdata provision– Products and delivery Mechanisms

Other challenges

• Analytical Uses– What are the opportunities– How best to exploit these

• Back-end tabulation tools– Statistical software tools procurement

• Funding Mechanisms– HMT bid– Partnership working– Distribution

• QA of tables • Output Timetable

– Realistic– Reduce risk of need for revisions

Addressing the Challenges

• Commencing User Consultation October 2009 • Prototyping technical Web Dissemination tools

– Processing, Storage, API– And evaluation of metadata solutions– Partnership working is integral

• Assessment of 2001 to 2011 definitional differences• Continual alignment of:

– output content requirements– technical solutions– disclosure control policy– licensed / safe setting outputs– microdata content

Where we are

• Prototype API built• Further enhancement for Spring 2010• Engagement with partners for ‘front end’ functionality• Exploring integrated Metadata solutions• Formulating microdata strategy with dissemination

options.• Engaging User communities• Continual Disclosure Control research• Driving forward analytical uses research and planning

Output Strategy – key milestones

Census Day 27.03.2011

Outputs

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Outputs strategy

signed off

Processing & Quality

Assurance

Dissemination systems built, populated with 2001 data

User content consultation concludes

funding proposals

drafted

Prototype dissemination

system

Front-end functionality refinement

Next Steps • Continue technical delivery

– Demonstrate Prototype & agree partnership proposals Spring 2010– Beta Release of data/metadata systems in Summer/Autumn 2010– Populate 2011 System with some 2001 data December 2010

• User Consultation Round– Launch Content Consultation round October 2009 – Publish Proposed 2011 Outputs Product set in June 2010

• Disclosure Control– UKSDC approach agreed September 2009– Complete alignment of Disclosure Control/Technical constraints

and User requirements April 2010– Publish detailed SDC methodology in relation to content and

functionality requirements June 2010

• Finalize proposals for– Funding Mechanisms– Microdata delivery– Analytical Uses

– 2001/2011 Comparisons– Meeting EU Regulations

2011 Outputs - Funding Mechanisms Peter Benton

Funding Mechanisms

• 2001 Model

• 2011 Approach

• Addressing the challenges

• Where we are now

• Next steps

2001 Model• Up-front Funding

• Central funding

• Census Access ‘Invest to Save’ Funding - £2.1m

• 5 Census Access Partners - £700k

• 1 Microdata Partner

• Value Added Suppliers – ‘Geodemographics’• Extended Functionality via partners (CASWEB,

SASPAC)

• Charging

• No charge for Web or electronic deliveries

• Customised Products and Microdata Charged

2011 Model• Funding

•Central funding – level for 2012/2013 onward tbc

•Engagement with Partners to explore joint funding mechanisms

•Extended front end functionality.•Value Added Suppliers – ‘Geodemographics’

• Charging - Intentions•Standard Outputs to be free at point of delivery •Distribution Licenses Charged•Customised Products Charged

Dependency on central funding for 2012/13 onwards

Partnership working

• Engage with potential partners to explore joint funding mechanisms

• Establish partnerships for delivery of front end functionality

• What does ONS Deliver ?

• What do Partners Deliver ?

• Best value for money to meet user needs.

• Others – non partner development made possible by API.

Partnership workingFront End Functionality

ONSQuery Mgt

EUROSTAT

SASPAC ESRCONS

Website

User Portals

NeSS Nomis2011

CensusOther ONS Statistics

Web Interfaces provided by

ONS, Partners & Others

Single Query Management

Interface (API)

ONS Data

Value Added ResellersGeodemographics

• Complement the Census Product Set• Important Channel for feedback on this sectors

requirements• Currently engage with 6 VARs• Seek to continue existing arrangements• Consider further opportunities

Customized Products

• Customized products via Census Customer Services will be provided – extent dependant on technical solution

• A charge to recover staff and material cost will be levied

• Consortia commissions and cost sharing encouraged

Timetable

• Partnership discussions Oct – Dec 09• Firm Partnership Proposals including

indicative roles/amounts Feb 2010• Final HMT Funding Decision Summer 10?• FUNDING SETTLEMENT – How you can

help !!

census.customerservices@ons.gsi.gov.uk

Thank you