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Measuring Lincolnshire’s Population – An introduction to population statistics and sources of population information Adam Peacock Principal Development Officer - Research. Help you to understand the importance of population counts and their limitations
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Measuring Lincolnshire’s Population – An introduction to population statistics and sources of population information Adam Peacock Principal Development Officer - Research
Help you to understand the importance of population counts and their limitations Alert you to the available sources of data and information on population and population change Signpost you to where these resources are held on the LRO website This presentation will:
7 billion people worldwide UK population set to reach 70m by 2027 Net UK migration at a record high for 2010 Lincolnshire’s population estimated to be over 700,000 in 2010 Population in the News
Service delivery Service planning Drawing down or attracting government funding Importance of per head calculations Why measure population and population change?
Census Population estimates GP register Population Counts
Do you need to consider: - the daytime population? - the overnight population? - your potential service user population? Know Your Service User
Census – can miss hard to reach groups Population estimates – builds on “errors” from Census (ONS do have a continuous improvement programme) GP register – cross border registering – not everybody registers Challenges to Accurately Measuring Population
Changes in society – in particular levels of mobility Work / Commuting Education Tracking Changes in Population
Census Office for National Statistics (ONS) NHS UK Border Agency Dept for Work & Pensions (DWP) Annual Population Survey Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) International Passenger Survey (IPS) Socio-demographic classification tools Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Schools Census Electoral Roll Sources of Information on Population