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Understanding the 2001 UK census migration and commuting data: the effect of small cell adjustment and problems of comparison with 1991
Article first published online: 25 JAN 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2006.00458.x
Issue
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society)
Volume 170, Issue 2, pages 425–445, March 2007
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How to Cite
Stillwell, J. and Duke-Williams, O. (2007), Understanding the 2001 UK census migration and commuting data: the effect of small cell adjustment and problems of comparison with 1991. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 170: 425–445. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2006.00458.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 25 JAN 2007
- Article first published online: 25 JAN 2007
- [Received March 2006. Final revision September 2006]
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Keywords:
- Census counts;
- Commuting;
- Destinations;
- Interaction;
- Migration;
- Origins;
- Small cell adjustment
Summary. Origin–destination statistics have been produced from the last three UK censuses. The paper describes what is new about the 2001 census interaction data on migration and commuting, considers the disclosure control methods that were applied to cells containing small values and demonstrates the problems that are associated with making comparisons with 1991 data. The effect of small cell adjustment procedures on the interaction data sets is investigated by means of selective analyses at different spatial scales. Some recommendations are made in light of the problems that were manifest in 2001.