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Scotland's Census 2022

Summary

Abstract

Scotland's Census 2022 is the official count of every person and household in the country, on 20th March 2022.

Keywords

2022 Census Person Scotland Household

Publisher

Documentation

Description

Custom extracts of census data can be provided, for projects which demonstrate public benefit. The census consists of a wide range of socio-economic, demographic and health information. Census information can be used to identify cohorts for analysis. Before applying for access to detailed data, please check whether your needs are met by the Flexible Table Builder. The Flexible table builder is the main tool for publishing 2022 outputs, and it applies statistical disclosure control (cell-key perturbation) to tables.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    Scotland

  • Geographic levels
    council area, country, national parks, ward, WPC

Temporal

  • Start date
    20/03/2022
  • End date
    20/03/2022
  • Frequency
    Static
  • Distribution release date
    Not available

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Scotland’s 2022 census is the official count of every person and household in the country. The answers people give to census questions help build up a picture of the population. Government and other service providers rely on census data to make important decisions. Census records are used for research and statistical purposes.
  • Source
    Other
  • Collection situation
    Not available

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    Access through application to the SG & NRS Data Access Panel

Requesting access to this data

This is a secure dataset that can only be accessed by researchers from approved organisations.

Find out how to apply to access this dataset

Usage

  • Conditions of use
    For research and statistical purposes only. No information that identifies individual people can be published
  • Resource creator
    National Records of Scotland
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    Csv, excel

Enrichment and linkage

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

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