Category: Census • Page 3
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International evidence and the risks of reframing the sex question in the census
At the time of writing, the three UK census authorities (National Records of Scotland , Office for National Statistics, and the Northern Ireland Research and Statistics Authority) are planning...
30th November 2020
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Policy divergence in the UK census
Every ten years the census gives us a complete picture of the nation. It allows us to compare different groups of people across the United Kingdom because the same...
13th November 2020
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Letter from Sir Bernard Silverman to Sir Ian Diamond (30 October 2020)
Letter sent by Sir Bernard Silverman, Chair of the Methodological Assurance Review Panel for the 2021 Census to Sir Ian Diamond, ONS National Statistician on Friday 30 October 2020....
2nd November 2020
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Letter to Sir Bernard Silverman, Chair of the Methodological Assurance Review Panel for the 2021 Census (22 October 2020)
Letter sent to Sir Bernard Silverman, Chair of the Methodological Assurance Review Panel for the 2021 Census sent by email on Thursday 22 October 2020
22nd October 2020
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WPUK webinar slides ‘Sex and the census’
Presentation given to Woman’s Place UK webinar on sex in the census on 18 October 2020.
18th October 2020
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Back under the radar? A review of plans for the census
This blog looks at recent developments on the framing of the sex question in the next census. TimingThe UK census is undertaken by three separate census authorities: National Records...
24th September 2020
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Domino effects: the implications of the framing the sex question in the 2021 census
The UK is losing robust data on sex and the framing of the sex question in the 2021 census is set to make the situation worse. The sex...
20th June 2020
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A negligible effect? The untested assumptions behind plans for the 2021 census
“The proposed 2021 census will probably be the most important for a generation. It will begin to show the devastating effects of Covid-19 on our communities and individuals. It...
4th June 2020
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A tale of two letters: whose views count?
Introduction Since November 2018, an intense debate has broken out over whether the sex question in the 2021 census should be framed in terms of self-declared gender identity, legal...
24th February 2020
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MBM view on proposals for the sex question in the UK 2021 census
This briefing examines the guidance proposed by UK census authorities to accompany the sex question. We argue that the UK is currently at risk of losing meaningful data on...
7th February 2020