The large data set Flashcards
What does the LDS cover?
The LDS consists of four data sets covering the age structure of the population in England and Wale and the method of travel to work from the censuses of 2001 and 2011
How many districts does the LDS come from?
348 districts
What are disctricts often refered to as in the LDS?
Local authority districts (LADS) or Unitary Authorities (UA)
How and why were the unitary authorities created?
The unitary authorities were created by combining some LADs due to change over the 10 years between 2001 and 2011
What are the 348 districts grouped into?
Regions
Which region has 12 districts?
North east
Which region has 21 districts?
Yorkshire and the humber
Which region has 30 districts?
West midlands
Which region has 33 districts?
London
Which region has 37 districts?
South west
Which region has 39 districts?
North west
Which region has 40 districts?
East Midlands
Which region has 47 districts?
East of england
Which region has 67 districts?
South East
Which region has 22 districts?
Wales
Where was the data from 2001 and 2011 collected from?
The census
What is the census?
The census is carried out every 10 years and collects data from every contributing member of the population across England and Wales
Why is the census good?
It gives the best possible estimate for an overview of the population
What does the method of travel relate to?
The longest part of peoples jounrey
What does the method of travel data cover?
The method of travel data sets encompasses all people who were in employment at the time of the census collection.
Where is the age structure of the data set taken from?
The date of birth question in the census
How is the age taken?
The age is taken to be the persons age on their last birthday before the time of the census collection
How old is someone who is less than a year old?
Recorded as 0
What age data entry was invalid in the 2001 census?
A data entry over 110 was treated as invalid
What age data entry was invalid in the 2011 census?
A data entry over 115 was treated as invalid
How should you present data with the LDS
Histograms and calculate frequency densities
Why would normal frequency diagrams or population pyramids be misleading with the LDS?
Because the class widths are different sizes for the ages. The class widths for teenagers are particularly small whilst those for ages 30-59 are much greater.
What do non-metroplitan districts in england refer to?
Towns or small cities
What do metropolitan boroughs refer to?
Big cities in certain areas of england
What does london borough refer to?
All parts of london
What does W06 refer to?
A unitary authority in wales
