Age by Occupation by Proficiency in English by Sex (Middle Super Output Areas in England and Wales) 2011

Dataset population: Persons aged 16 and over

Age

Age is derived from the date of birth question and is a person's age at their last birthday, at 27 March 2011. Dates of birth that imply an age over 115 are treated as invalid and the person's age is imputed. Infants less than one year old are classified as 0 years of age.

Occupation

A person's occupation relates to their main job and is derived from either their job title or details of the activities involved in their job. This is used to assign responses to an occupation code based on the Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC2010).

Proficiency in English

Proficiency in English language classifies people whose main language is not English (or not English or Welsh in Wales) according to their ability to speak English. A person is classified in one of the categories:

Can speak English very well
Can speak English well
Cannot speak English well
Cannot speak English

This question was handled slightly differently in the England and Wales censuses.

In the English census a tick box was used in Question 18, asking 'What is your main language?', giving the option of 'English' or 'Other'.

In the Welsh census, a tick box was used in Question 18, asking 'What is your main language?', giving the option of 'English or Welsh' or 'Other'.

Those who ticked 'Other' would be asked about their ability to speak English.

A consequence of this is that a person who reports their main language to be Welsh and completed the Welsh census, will not be asked about their ability to speak English. Whereas a person who indicates that their main language is Welsh and lives in England would be asked about 'their ability to speak English'.

Copies of the census forms can be found here: UK census forms.

Sex

The classification of a person as either male or female.

Data and Resources

Local Authority and aboveCSV datastore Pending
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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	September 20, 2022, 17:12 (BST)
Created	September 20, 2022, 17:01 (BST)
Visibility	Public
Year	2011
Topics	Demography Labour market Language
Units	Persons
Geographic Layer	Census Electoral Divisions Census Wards Counties Countries Local Authorities London Boroughs Lower Super Output Areas Merging Local Authorities Merging Wards and Electoral Divisions Metropolitan Districts Middle Super Output Areas Non-Metropolitan Districts Output Areas Regions Unitary Authorities
Frequency	Decennial
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2
Citation	Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2
Geographical Coverage Location	England and Wales
Granularity	Country level down to Output Areas and Small Areas
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