The Mapping of Small-Area Census Data—A Consideration of the Role of Enumeration District Boundaries

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1267-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
C S Morphet
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Social Geography ◽  
Enumeration District ◽  
Census Enumeration ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Census enumeration districts (EDs) are not ‘natural’ areal units, and a strong presumption exists against their use for cartographic or analytical purposes. There is, however, some reason to suppose that their boundaries may coincide with divisions in the underlying social geography of an area, and that they therefore contain information which should not be lost in processing. A study of Newcastle upon Tyne EDs shows that ED boundaries do not, in fact, mark the boundaries of distinct areas. The presumption against the use of ED boundaries for cartographic representation is reinforced.

The Estimation of Population Microdata by Using Data from Small Area Statistics and Samples of Anonymised Records

1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 785-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Williamson ◽  
M Birkin ◽  
P H Rees
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Combinatorial Optimisation ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
Enumeration District ◽  
Small Area Statistics ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Combining Information

Census data can be represented both as lists and as tabulations of household/individual attributes. List representation of Census data offers greater flexibility, as the exploration of interrelationships between population characteristics is limited only by the quality and scope of the data collected. Unfortunately, the released lists of household/individual attributes (Samples of Anonymised Records, SARs) are spatially referenced only to areas (single or merged districts) with populations of 120 000 or more, whereas released tabulations are available for units as small as single enumeration districts (Small Area Statistics, SAS). Intuitively, it should be possible to derive list-based estimates of enumeration district populations by combining information contained in the SAR and the SAS. In this paper we explore the range of solutions that could be adapted to this problem which, ultimately, is presented as a complex combinatorial optimisation problem. Various techniques of combinatorial optimisation are tested, and preliminary results from the best performing algorithm are evaluated. Through this process, the lack of suitable test statistics for the comparison of observed and expected tabulations of population data is highlighted.

ACCOUNTANTS IN THE BRITISH CENSUS

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Edwards ◽  
Stephen P. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Census Enumeration ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Level ◽  
The U.S

Published reports on censuses of population and the surviving enumeration books on which they were based are key sources for accounting historians. The increasing availability of electronic versions of census enumeration books (CEBs) for Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. offers opportunities for better understanding the history of occupations concerned with the performance of accounting functions. However, census reports and original census documents must be interpreted critically. The paper reports on a study of accountants appearing in the transcribed version of the British CEBs for 1881. It is shown how the published census underreported the number of accountants in Britain and suggests that there are potential inconsistencies in the manner in which accountants were counted. While accounting historians may rely on the high level of accuracy in transcribed versions of the CEBs, transcription errors have been discovered in relation to female accountants, those pursuing occupations spelt in ways closely resembling “accountant,” and individuals possessing complex occupational titles. Caution in respect of entries relating to accountant clerks is also suggested.

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