Scotland's Census 2022 - UV211a - British Sign Language (BSL) skills by sex by age (20 categories)

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the user of British Sign Language (BSL) by sex by age (in 20 categories) in Scotland.

British Sign Language (BSL) User indicator

Indicator for whether a person is a user of British Sign Language (BSL). The result is based on the question 15 in the census questionnaire Can you use British Sign Language (BSL)?

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were "Female" and "Male". Guidance on answering the question can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated June 3, 2024, 15:20 (BST)
Created June 3, 2024, 15:20 (BST)
Visibility Public
Year 2022
Topics Demography
Language
Units Persons
Geographic Layer Census Wards
Council Areas
Countries
Local Authorities
Local Health Boards
Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency Decennial
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
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-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location Scotland
Granularity Country level down to local authorities
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