The large data set

Question 1

What does the LDS cover?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

How many districts does the LDS come from?

Answer 2

348 districts

Question 3

What are disctricts often refered to as in the LDS?

Answer 3

Local authority districts (LADS) or Unitary Authorities (UA)

Question 4

How and why were the unitary authorities created?

Answer 4

The unitary authorities were created by combining some LADs due to change over the 10 years between 2001 and 2011

Question 5

What are the 348 districts grouped into?

Answer 5

Regions

Question 6

Which region has 12 districts?

Answer 6

North east

Question 7

Which region has 21 districts?

Answer 7

Yorkshire and the humber

Question 8

Which region has 30 districts?

Answer 8

West midlands

Question 9

Which region has 33 districts?

Answer 9

London

Question 10

Which region has 37 districts?

Answer 10

South west

Question 11

Which region has 39 districts?

Answer 11

North west

Question 12

Which region has 40 districts?

Answer 12

East Midlands

Question 13

Which region has 47 districts?

Answer 13

East of england

Question 14

Which region has 67 districts?

Answer 14

South East

Question 15

Which region has 22 districts?

Answer 15

Wales

Question 16

Where was the data from 2001 and 2011 collected from?

Answer 16

The census

Question 17

What is the census?

Answer 17

The census is carried out every 10 years and collects data from every contributing member of the population across England and Wales

Question 18

Why is the census good?

Answer 18

It gives the best possible estimate for an overview of the population

Question 19

What does the method of travel relate to?

Answer 19

The longest part of peoples jounrey

Question 20

What does the method of travel data cover?

Answer 20

The method of travel data sets encompasses all people who were in employment at the time of the census collection.

Question 21

Where is the age structure of the data set taken from?

Answer 21

The date of birth question in the census

Question 22

How is the age taken?

Answer 22

The age is taken to be the persons age on their last birthday before the time of the census collection

Question 23

How old is someone who is less than a year old?

Answer 23

Recorded as 0

Question 24

What age data entry was invalid in the 2001 census?

Answer 24

A data entry over 110 was treated as invalid

Question 25

What age data entry was invalid in the 2011 census?

Answer 25

A data entry over 115 was treated as invalid

Question 26

How should you present data with the LDS

Answer 26

Histograms and calculate frequency densities

Question 27

Why would normal frequency diagrams or population pyramids be misleading with the LDS?

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

What do non-metroplitan districts in england refer to?

Answer 28

Towns or small cities

Question 29

What do metropolitan boroughs refer to?

Answer 29

Big cities in certain areas of england

Question 30

What does london borough refer to?

Answer 30

All parts of london

Question 31

What does W06 refers to a unitary authority?