Meeting user needs for small area microdata
September 1999 - September 2000
The project is based at CCSR at the
University of Manchester as part of the ESRC/JISC Census Development Programme.
In consultation with a wide range of
census users, the project is researching the scientific case for releasing small are
microdata (SAM) from the 2001 census. SAM, which would be additional to the existing
Individual and Household SARs, would provide geographical detail below the level of the
district, but with less detail provided on individual level characteristics to ensure
confidentiality.
NEW - a Proposed Specification for the SAM. Click here for details