Life after the Census:
Using Administrative Data
to Analyse Society

A Conference organised by
the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study Research Forum

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Belfast Campus

 University of Ulster

The 2011 UK Census is estimated to cost in excess of £500m.  This, together with concerns about timeliness, has led to the government investigating alternative approaches to acquiring information on the population.  However, the census also provides a framework for considerable social analysis.  It is thus vital that the impact of any replacement to the census on the scope of social research is fully taken into account.

This conference seeks to contribute to this conversation by examining:

· the use of administrative data and the research based on it in Scandinavia

· the existing use of administrative data in the British Isles

· the potential use of survey data.

It is anticipated that the audience would be comprised of academics involved in social science research, government statisticians and policy makers currently involved in the census or using its results; politicians and those working in the voluntary sector concerned with social needs.

For any further information and booking please email: life_after_the_census@ulster.ac.uk