JOINT UN-ECE/EUROSTAT WORK SESSION

ON MIGRATION STATISTICSGENEVA, 17-19 OCTOBETR 2012

COLLECTING MIGRATION DATA

IN THE UK CENSUS

IAN WHITE, Office for National Statistics,

UNITED KNGDOM

COLLECTING DATA ON MIGRATION IN THE 1841 CENSUS

MEASURING MIGRATION IN THE CENSUS: UN-ECE/EUROSTAT RECOMMENDATIONS

• Stocks of internal migrants

• Flows in internal migrants

- origin

- destination

• Stocks of international migrants

• Flows of international migrants

- in migrants - out migrants 〤

Country of birth

What is your country of birth?

□ England□ Wales□ Scotland□ Northern Ireland□ Republic of Ireland□ Elsewhere, write in the name of the country

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Percentage of population born outside UK, 1841-2001

1861 Census 2001 Census

21,400 25.5% 472,400 15.0%

13,000 15.4% 455,900 14.5%

7,000 9.4% 308,200 9.8%

5,500 6.6% 243,600 7.8%

4,500 5.3% 153,000 4.9%

Foreign nationals recorded in the census of England and Wales 1861 and 2001

Foreign nationals recorded in the census in England and Wales, 1861-1921 (%)

Date of entry and length of intended stay

If you were not born in the United Kingdom, when did you most recently arrive to live hear ?Month Year

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Including time already spent here, how long do you intent to stay in the United Kingdom ?□ Less than 6 months□ 6 months or more but less than 12 months□ 12 months or more

Date of entry and length of intended stay

If you were not born in the United Kingdom, when did you most recently arrive to live hear ?Month Year

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Including time already spent here, how long do you intent to stay in the United Kingdom ?□ Less than 6 months□ 6 months or more but less than 12 months□ 12 months or more

195,000 short-term migrants (0.35 %) 94,000 aged 15-24 (49.4%)

Country of citizenship

What passports do you hold?

□ United Kingdom□ Irish□ Other, write in

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Multi-tick questionUse of other characteristics to derive citizenship

National identity

Previous place of usual residence

One year ago what was your usual address?□ Same address□ Student term-time address (write in below)□ Another address (write in below)

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□ Outside the UK, write in country

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Second address

Do you stay at another address for more than 30 days a year?

□ No□ Yes in UK, (write address below)

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□ Yes outside UK, (write in country)

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Second address

What is that address?

□ Armed forces base□ Another address when working away from home□ Student’s home address□ Student’s term-time address□ Another parent or guardian’s address□ Holiday home□ Other

Ethnicity question in the England and Wales Census

Religion question in the England and Wales Census

Language questions in the England and Wales Census

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