Orlaith Fraser, Cal Ghee. 2021 Census Statistical Design, August 2021 Purpose of this paper We took an introduction to the design for Communal Establishments (CEs) to the external methodological assurance panel (MARP) in October 2019. The panel wanted an update specifically on imputation and use of admin data. Extract from the minutes: 2.8 – The […]
Written by Brendan Davis and Orlaith Fraser Background During the 2019 Rehearsal the Response Chasing Algorithm (RCA) compared live and expected return rates to identify areas with shortfalls in response; to assign each a RAG status; to rank the shortfalls; and to propose interventions to mitigate them. The expected return rates were an output from […]
Author: Alexandra Christenson and Torunn Jegleim Purpose It’s common practice in performance management contexts to assess the quality of an outcome using a “traffic-light” system; Red, Amber or Green – also known as a RAG status. This paper provides the outline of the proposed RAG status methodology for live returns during the 2021 Census collection. […]
Written by Kamila Martyna Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the proposed variability target for the 2021 Census. Background One of the Census quality targets for 2021 is reduced variability in response rates across Local Authorities (LA) and within Hard-to-Count (HtC) groups. The HtC index is constructed using an area level (Lower […]
Agenda Minutes – Thursday 26 November 2020
Purpose This paper provides an update on the design of the household response profiles for the 2021 Census. Recommendations Members of the panel are invited to review the changes of the response profiles, that have been applied after the 2019 Rehearsal and incorporated into the development of the 2021 Wave of Contact. Conclusion The present […]
RMR Working Group Background As for previous Censuses two of the primary objectives for the 2021 England and Wales (EW) Census are to provide Government and other consumers of statistical information with: accurate local authority level population estimates a representative statistical Census database on which to base ongoing research and analyses However, while the ONS […]
A weighting classes approach for estimating population size under ‘scenario 3’ (no field follow-up or CCS field collection) Post MARP note: This paper represents initial thinking on COVID-19 impact when presented to the panel in May 2020. Further information on impact and the statistical design has subsequently been published on the ONS website. This note […]
Post MARP note: This paper represents initial thinking on COVID-19 impact when presented to the panel in May 2020. Further information on impact and the statistical design has subsequently been published on the ONS website. Overview The impact of Covid19 is being considered within ONS with reference to three scenarios: Scenario 1 – Disruption for […]
Written by Owen Abbott and Viktor Racinskij, Office for National Statistics Summary The paper firstly outlines some options for producing national population size estimates for use in the 2021 Census national quality assurance from administrative data, in the absence of a fully operational population coverage survey. It concludes that using the Census Coverage Survey (CCS) […]