Welcome to the winter 2021 edition of the migration and population statistics newsletter.
In this edition you will find news on recent and upcoming releases and events, together with updates on the work we have been doing in the last quarter.
Look out for the next edition in the spring.
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Population and migration statistics transformation - update
Would you like to know more about how we are improving population and migration statistics for the future? On Friday 26 November we released a series of research papers detailing our progress. These included an overview of research findings, migration statistical designs, England and Wales administrative data estimates 2016-2020, and administrative data across students / the student population.
These publications help towards meeting our commitments shared in the Future plans for research on population estimates and projections published in July 2021. This summarises our planned activities following the recommendations in the Office for Statistics Regulation review of population estimates and projections. We aim to provide a full update about our progress on these activities in early 2022.
Census 2021 outputs update
The Census 2021 collection operation was a fantastic success with more than 97% of households in England and Wales completing their questionnaire. Ed Dunn, Deputy Director at the ONS and Head of Census Data Transformation Division, explains in his latest National Statistical blog what is happening now and when results will be available.
We would also like to thank everyone who consulted with us earlier this summer on our proposals for the design of Census 2021 outputs and analysis for England and Wales. We have published part one of our response to the consultation feedback on the Census 2021 outputs consultation website. It focuses on the first phase of the Census 2021 outputs release schedule and includes, for example, our response to feedback received on classifications such as age, country of birth and marital status. We will publish part two of our response, focused on the later phases of the release schedule, in early 2022, ahead of Census 2021 first results in late spring 2022.
If you have any questions about the consultation or Census 2021 outputs, please contact: census.ouputs@ons.gov.uk
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2020-based interim national population projections - new release date
Publication of 2020-based interim national population projections has been delayed until 12 January 2022. Delaying this release will allow sufficient time to use the latest and best available death occurrences data, which maximises the quality and relevance of the projections throughout the subsequent projections period.
We have engaged with key stakeholders to understand their timescales for planned onward uses of these statistics and are aiming to minimise adverse impacts from the delay.
Upcoming life tables and families publications
Past and projected period and cohort life tables, 2020-based, UK: 1981 to 2070 is planned to be published on in January 2022, concurrently with the interim 2020-based national population projections. This publication includes life expectancy (eₓ), probability of dying (qₓ) and numbers surviving (lₓ) from the period and cohort life tables, past and projected, for the UK and constituent countries.
Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2020 is provisionally scheduled for publication in January 2022. This release includes the changing composition of families over time, comparing the fertility of women of the same age and the number of children they have had.
Families and households in the UK: 2021 is provisionally scheduled for publication on 9 March 2022. This release includes trends in living arrangements including families (with and without dependent children), people living alone and people in shared accommodation, broken down by size and type of household. This release will also include revised estimates for 2020 as a result of reweighting of the LFS.
We plan to shorten some bulletins to headline only releases. We would welcome user feedback on this change following publication, to be sent to pop.info@ons.gov.uk
Travel and tourism consultation open until 21 December 2021
On Tuesday 5 October the Office for National Statistics opened a public consultation to gather views from stakeholders on a proposed change in producing travel and tourism statistics.
Over the past few months, the travel and tourism review team have been researching possible ways in which the statistics could be transformed for the future. After thorough exploration, a proposed future approach has been developed which focusses on the statistics being collected using a hybrid method which maximises the use of alternative data sources in combination with surveys.
The consultation is due to close on Tuesday 21 December 2021.
Centre for Longitudinal Study Information & User Support (CeLSIUS) - podcasts
Our academic partners from the Centre for Longitudinal Study Information & User Support (CeLSIUS), based at University College London (UCL), have released a series of podcasts looking at the ONS Longitudinal Study (LS) and the important research that it has enabled. Recent episodes include:
- an interview with Rich Pereira, Deputy Director for Ageing & Demography, highlighting the wealth of data available from the LS as it approached its 50th birthday; and
- National Statistician Sir Ian Diamond in conversation with Professor Amanda Sacker from UCL, discussing her research looking at outcomes in later life for people who spent time in care as children.
The podcasts can be accessed here: https://linking-our-lives.libsyn.com/
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