Census 2021 health, disability and unpaid care results
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the next phase of Census 2021 topic summaries for England and Wales looking at health, disability, and unpaid care. There is a bulletin for each of these topics.
It includes univariate data (one variable only) down to Output Area (OA) level, where possible. This release also includes data for ward-level geographies for a number of topic summary datasets. Further ward data will be published on 30 January. Multivariate data (more than one variable) will be released in early 2023.
What’s included in the Census 2021 results about health, disability and unpaid care?
The Census 2021 results about health, disability and unpaid care include data about people’s general health across England and Wales.
This data answers questions like:
· how many people in England and Wales described their general health as “Very good” or “Good”?
· which areas had the highest numbers of people with “Bad” and “Very bad” health?
· how many people were identified as disabled?
· how many unpaid carers were there in England and Wales?
· how did age-standardised health outcomes compare across England and Wales from 2011?
Health, disability and the provision of unpaid care is closely related to age since health generally declines as people get older.
To overcome this, we’ve age-standardised the data. This makes it easier to compare the data across age groups, over time and between different geographic areas because it accounts for differences in the population size and age structure. To find out more, read our blog Age standardising data: What does this mean and why does it matter? on the ONS website.
What’s been published?
To date we have published the following topic summaries:
· ethnic group, national identity, language, and religion
· labour market and travel to work
· housing
· sexual orientation and gender identity
Other quick links:
· Access datasets and area profiles via Nomis.
· Access Census 2021 dictionary (detailed information about variables, definitions and classifications to help when using Census 2021 data).
· Access Census maps (interactive map tool that visualises Census 2021 data on different topics down to a local authority area and neighbourhood level).
· Access custom area profile builder tool to create your own profile for local areas using Census 2021 data.
Our downloadable resources page has products that will help you to promote the release of census results. These include editorial copy, logos and leaflets. We will update this page when each topic summary is published. Our getting support page provides guidance on how to contact Census Customer Services team, as well as links to accessible resources and British Sign Language (BSL) videos.
Contact us
If you have any questions about Census 2021 outputs, please contact: census.customer.services@ons.gov.uk
Source: Office for National Statistics