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Explore how population registers serve as a key source for vital statistics, detailing their functions, benefits, and importance for planning and resource allocation. Learn about initiatives like the Citizens Information Project and how such data feeds into population estimates.
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The Population Register as a source for vital statistics Lucy Vickers Health and Life Events Division
Today • Population registers • Vital statistics • Position in the UK
Population registers • Continuously record information • Functions • Planning • Resources • Identification • statistics
Vital statistics • Sharing information • Coordination between agencies • Common elements
UK • No population register • Statistics produced from civil registration • Both national statistics and for medical research • Feed into population estimates • Increasing demand for better information
Initiatives • Integrated population statitics system • Citizens Information Project • Identity project • Beyond 2011
Conclusions • Distinguish between civil registration and population registers as a source • Benefits to both • Intrinsically linked