Using Administrative Data to Count Local Populations

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• 作者：Gillian Harper (2) harpergill@gmail.com
  Les Mayhew (12) lesmayhew@googlemail.com
• 关键词：Local population counts &#8211 ; Census limitations &#8211 ; Use of administrative data &#8211 ; Data linkage &#8211 ; Truth tables &#8211 ; Case study
• 刊名：Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：June 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：5
• 期：2
• 页码：97-122
• 全文大小：565.0 KB
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• 作者单位：1. Faculty of Actuarial Science and Insurance, Cass Business School, City University, London, UK2. Mayhew Harper Associates Ltd, London, UK
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Geography
  Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning
  Demography
  Human Geography
  Geography
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1874-4621

文摘

There is growing evidence that official population statistics based on the decennial census are inaccurate at the local authority level—the fundamental administrative unit of the UK. This paper investigates the use of locally available administrative data sets for counting populations. The method uses truth tables for combining different data sources with different population coverage according to a defined and therefore replicable set of rules. The result is timelier and geographically more flexible data which is more cost-effective to produce than a survey-based census. Associated techniques for linking diverse data sources at individual and household level are briefly discussed. The methodology is then applied to administrative data from a London borough with about 170,000 people. The results are evaluated and compared with other population sources. The paper concludes by discussing potential improvements including scaling up the work to cover multiple local authorities. The practicalities of using alternative central government data sets are briefly considered. A sequel paper in this journal provides examples of key applications of this approach at local level.