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Population Survey
A residence based labour market survey encompassing population, economic activity (employment and unemployment), economic inactivity and qualifications. These are broken down where possible by gender, age, ethnicity, industry and occupation. Available at Local Authority level and above. Updated q...
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Data schema (28 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DATE | text | Date or period code for the survey observation.Date or period code for the survey observation. |
| DATE_NAMEDate name | text | Human-readable label for the time period, e.g. a year range.Human-readable label for the time period, e.g. a year range. |
| DATE_CODEDate code | text | Coded identifier for the date period.Coded identifier for the date period. |
| DATE_TYPEDate type | text | Type of date period represented, e.g. calendar date.Type of date period represented, e.g. calendar date. |
| DATE_TYPECODEDate typecode | int | Numeric code identifying the date type.Numeric code identifying the date type. |
| DATE_SORTORDERDate sortorder | int | Sort order value used to order date periods.Sort order value used to order date periods. |
| GEOGRAPHY | int | Internal numeric identifier for the geographic area.Internal numeric identifier for the geographic area. |
| GEOGRAPHY_NAMEGeography name | text | Name of the geographic area covered by the observation.Name of the geographic area covered by the observation. |
| GEOGRAPHY_CODEGeography code | text | Official statistical code for the geographic area.Official statistical code for the geographic area. |
| GEOGRAPHY_TYPEGeography type | text | Type of geography, such as local authority or enterprise partnership.Type of geography, such as local authority or enterprise partnership. |
| GEOGRAPHY_TYPECODEGeography typecode | int | Numeric code identifying the geography type.Numeric code identifying the geography type. |
| GEOGRAPHY_SORTORDERGeography sortorder | int | Sort order value used to order geographic areas.Sort order value used to order geographic areas. |
| VARIABLE | text | Name of the survey variable being measured.Name of the survey variable being measured. |
| VARIABLE_NAMEVariable name | text | Human-readable name of the survey variable.Human-readable name of the survey variable. |
| VARIABLE_CODEVariable code | text | Coded identifier for the survey variable.Coded identifier for the survey variable. |
| VARIABLE_TYPEVariable type | text | Category or type of the survey variable.Category or type of the survey variable. |
| VARIABLE_TYPECODEVariable typecode | int | Numeric code identifying the variable type.Numeric code identifying the variable type. |
| VARIABLE_SORTORDERVariable sortorder | int | Sort order value used to order variables.Sort order value used to order variables. |
| MEASURES | int | Numeric code identifying the measure type, e.g. rate or numerator.Numeric code identifying the measure type, e.g. rate or numerator. |
| MEASURES_NAMEMeasures name | text | Name of the measure type, e.g. Variable or Numerator.Name of the measure type, e.g. Variable or Numerator. |
| OBS_VALUEValue | number | Numeric value of the observation for this record.Numeric value of the observation for this record. |
| OBS_STATUSStatus | text | Code indicating the status or quality of the observation.Code indicating the status or quality of the observation. |
| OBS_STATUS_NAMEObs status name | text | Description of the observation status, e.g. Normal Value.Description of the observation status, e.g. Normal Value. |
| OBS_CONFObs conf | text | Code indicating the confidentiality classification of the observation.Code indicating the confidentiality classification of the observation. |
| OBS_CONF_NAMEObs conf name | text | Description of the observation's confidentiality status.Description of the observation's confidentiality status. |
| URN | text | Unique reference number identifying this record.Unique reference number identifying this record. |
| RECORD_OFFSETRecord offset | int | Position offset of this record within the result set.Position offset of this record within the result set. |
| RECORD_COUNTRecord count | int | Total number of records in the result set.Total number of records in the result set. |
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1URN: Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d20599 · DATE: 2004-12
{
"URN": "Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d20599",
"DATE": "2004-12",
"MEASURES": "20599",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"VARIABLE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"DATE_CODE": "2004-12",
"DATE_NAME": "Jan 2004-Dec 2004",
"DATE_TYPE": "date",
"GEOGRAPHY": "1925185568",
"OBS_VALUE": "78.5",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"RECORD_COUNT": "153000",
"DATE_TYPECODE": "0",
"MEASURES_NAME": "Variable",
"OBS_CONF_NAME": "Free (free for publication)",
"RECORD_OFFSET": "0",
"VARIABLE_CODE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_NAME": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_TYPE": "variable",
"DATE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_CODE": "E37000039",
"GEOGRAPHY_NAME": "York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (Archived April 2020)",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPE": "local enterprise partnerships (as of April 2021)",
"OBS_STATUS_NAME": "Normal Value",
"VARIABLE_TYPECODE": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPECODE": "459",
"VARIABLE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_SORTORDER": "0"
}Record 2URN: Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d21001 · DATE: 2004-12
{
"URN": "Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d21001",
"DATE": "2004-12",
"MEASURES": "21001",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"VARIABLE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"DATE_CODE": "2004-12",
"DATE_NAME": "Jan 2004-Dec 2004",
"DATE_TYPE": "date",
"GEOGRAPHY": "1925185568",
"OBS_VALUE": "533500",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"RECORD_COUNT": "153000",
"DATE_TYPECODE": "0",
"MEASURES_NAME": "Numerator",
"OBS_CONF_NAME": "Free (free for publication)",
"RECORD_OFFSET": "1",
"VARIABLE_CODE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_NAME": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_TYPE": "variable",
"DATE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_CODE": "E37000039",
"GEOGRAPHY_NAME": "York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (Archived April 2020)",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPE": "local enterprise partnerships (as of April 2021)",
"OBS_STATUS_NAME": "Normal Value",
"VARIABLE_TYPECODE": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPECODE": "459",
"VARIABLE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_SORTORDER": "0"
}Record 3URN: Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d21002 · DATE: 2004-12
{
"URN": "Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d21002",
"DATE": "2004-12",
"MEASURES": "21002",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"VARIABLE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"DATE_CODE": "2004-12",
"DATE_NAME": "Jan 2004-Dec 2004",
"DATE_TYPE": "date",
"GEOGRAPHY": "1925185568",
"OBS_VALUE": "679700",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"RECORD_COUNT": "153000",
"DATE_TYPECODE": "0",
"MEASURES_NAME": "Denominator",
"OBS_CONF_NAME": "Free (free for publication)",
"RECORD_OFFSET": "2",
"VARIABLE_CODE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_NAME": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_TYPE": "variable",
"DATE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_CODE": "E37000039",
"GEOGRAPHY_NAME": "York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (Archived April 2020)",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPE": "local enterprise partnerships (as of April 2021)",
"OBS_STATUS_NAME": "Normal Value",
"VARIABLE_TYPECODE": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPECODE": "459",
"VARIABLE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_SORTORDER": "0"
}Record 4URN: Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d21003 · DATE: 2004-12
{
"URN": "Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d25b22d21003",
"DATE": "2004-12",
"MEASURES": "21003",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"VARIABLE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"DATE_CODE": "2004-12",
"DATE_NAME": "Jan 2004-Dec 2004",
"DATE_TYPE": "date",
"GEOGRAPHY": "1925185568",
"OBS_VALUE": "1.0",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"RECORD_COUNT": "153000",
"DATE_TYPECODE": "0",
"MEASURES_NAME": "Confidence",
"OBS_CONF_NAME": "Free (free for publication)",
"RECORD_OFFSET": "3",
"VARIABLE_CODE": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_NAME": "Economic activity rate - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_TYPE": "variable",
"DATE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_CODE": "E37000039",
"GEOGRAPHY_NAME": "York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (Archived April 2020)",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPE": "local enterprise partnerships (as of April 2021)",
"OBS_STATUS_NAME": "Normal Value",
"VARIABLE_TYPECODE": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPECODE": "459",
"VARIABLE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_SORTORDER": "0"
}Record 5URN: Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d26b23d20599 · DATE: 2004-12
{
"URN": "Nm-17d5d32076e0d1925185568d26b23d20599",
"DATE": "2004-12",
"MEASURES": "20599",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"VARIABLE": "Economic activity rate males - aged 16-64",
"DATE_CODE": "2004-12",
"DATE_NAME": "Jan 2004-Dec 2004",
"DATE_TYPE": "date",
"GEOGRAPHY": "1925185568",
"OBS_VALUE": "85.6",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"RECORD_COUNT": "153000",
"DATE_TYPECODE": "0",
"MEASURES_NAME": "Variable",
"OBS_CONF_NAME": "Free (free for publication)",
"RECORD_OFFSET": "4",
"VARIABLE_CODE": "Economic activity rate males - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_NAME": "Economic activity rate males - aged 16-64",
"VARIABLE_TYPE": "variable",
"DATE_SORTORDER": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_CODE": "E37000039",
"GEOGRAPHY_NAME": "York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (Archived April 2020)",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPE": "local enterprise partnerships (as of April 2021)",
"OBS_STATUS_NAME": "Normal Value",
"VARIABLE_TYPECODE": "0",
"GEOGRAPHY_TYPECODE": "459",
"VARIABLE_SORTORDER": "1",
"GEOGRAPHY_SORTORDER": "0"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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