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
England, Northern Ireland and Wales coverage
Country level down to Output Areas and Small Areas
**Dataset population:** Persons aged 3 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. **Main language** The language that is a person's first or preferred language. This information helps central government, local authorities and the NHS to allocate resources and provide services for non-English speakers, for example English teaching and translation services. It is a better indicator than country of birth, which was previously used to forecast the additional cost of providing services to people whose first language is not English. The data are also used to assess the impact of English or Welsh language ability on employment and other social inclusion indicators. Information on the number of British Sign Language users helps with service planning and assists in developing policies to address the needs of the deaf community. These statistics are used by public service providers to effectively target the delivery of their services, for example in the provision of translation and interpretation services, the availability of English language lessons, and the distribution of official information leaflets in alternative languages. **Sex** The classification of a person as either male or female.
Age by Main language used by Sex (England, Northern Ireland and Wales) 2011
Census Electoral Divisions,Census Wards,Counties,Countries,Local Authorities,Local Government Districts,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,Small Areas,Super Output Areas,Unitary Authorities
Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service.
Codes as headers, descriptions in separate file. England, Northern Ireland and Wales coverage where available
Age, Main language used and Sex Definitions