Places available on Observatory’s Mosaic Seminar…

Warwickshire Observatory are planning to run an awareness raising session on the use of Experian’s customer profiling tool ‘Mosaic’. The session, available for WCC staff,  will be on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 10.00am – 12.00 at Northgate House Conference Centre. To book a place contact research@warwickshire.gov.uk. The Observatory have previously produced a number of publications [...]

Release Plans for the 2011 Census are Published

The timetable for the release of the 2011 Census statistics has just been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The volume and depth of data generated by the census  means that statistics will be released in stages. The new Census Prospectus outlines the programme for this release. The 2011 Census will provide a [...]

The Online Census 2011 – Take up in Warwickshire

The 2011 Census was the first in England and Wales to have the option to be completed online. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) have just released data relating to the proportion of Census 2011 returns across the country which were returned this way. Overall, 16% of Census 2011 returns in England and Wales were completed [...]

Using Mosaic to better understand households in Warwickshire

Better understanding the likely needs of Warwickshire residents in order to develop and deliver more appropriately tailored services has become an increasingly important area of work in recent years. Using a profiling tool such as Mosaic is one way in which local authorities can begin to do this. Mosaic uses a wide range of data [...]

New Warwickshire Religion Profile

A new profile which presents information about residents’  religious beliefs is now available. Using data from the 2001 census – still the latest available – the profile covers a range of geographies including county, district/borough, locality and ward based data. Data from the 2011 census which will update this profile is expected towards the end of 2012. [...]

New Equality and Diversity Profiles

  New Equality and Diversity Profiles have just been completed for each borough and district in the county. Written by the Observatory and commissioned by the County Council’s Equality and Diversity Team, the profiles provide a range of data relating to the six equalities strands; age, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability. The profiles [...]

Quality of Life 2010 Key Messages – Health Indicators

The health of people in Warwickshire is generally better than the England average. However, adult obesity is estimated to be slightly higher than the national average and the performance across a range of health indicators suggests a more varied picture. Children in North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth record higher levels of obesity and the [...]

ONS Work Programme Consultation – still time to respond

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is currently seeking views to help determine the shape of its future statistical work programme. Budget reductions, as part of the 2010 Spending Review,  mean ONS has to consider where savings can be made. ONS is, therefore, consulting on its statistical outputs and asking stakeholders to let them know: What outputs [...]

Mid 2009 Lower Super Output Area Population Estimates Released

The Office for National Statistics have just released the Mid 2009 Population Estimates at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level. Data for Warwickshire LSOAs is available here.  Mid-2009 LSOA populations for Warwickshire Lower layer SOAs are geographical areas used in the dissemination of  local statistics. They are typically smaller than electoral wards and contain approximately [...]

New Life Expectancy Data released

Life expectancy at birth and aged 65 data has just been released by ONS. Data for the period 2007-2009 is available at local authority level. Figures for Warwickshire suggest a slight improvement in life expectancy for both males and females with life expectancy at birth now standing at 78.6 years for males and 82.7 for [...]