All methodology

  • Births QMI

    Methodology | Released on 23 February 2024

    Quality and Methodology Information for births occurring and registered in England and Wales. Data strengths and limitations, methods, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: stillbirth, registration, notification, born, methods

  • User guide to birth statistics

    Methodology | Released on 23 February 2024

    Supporting information for birth statistics, which present figures on births that occur and are then registered in England and Wales. Figures are based on information collected at birth registration.

    Keywords: childbirth, stillbirth, live, maternity, fertility

  • Clustering similar local authorities in the UK, methodology

    Methodology | Released on 23 February 2024

    Methodology information for our clustering analysis, which groups UK local authorities with similar characteristics and outcomes.

    Keywords: local, methodology, clustering, levelling-up, subnational

  • Divorces in England and Wales QMI

    Methodology | Released on 22 February 2024

    Quality and methodology information for divorce statistics, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

    Keywords: same-sex, opposite-sex, marriage, civil partnership, divorce

  • Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study QMI

    Methodology | Released on 15 February 2024

    Quality and Methodology Information (QMI) for the Winter CIS, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses.

    Keywords: methods, COVID 19, coronavirus survey, testing, long COVID

  • UK Measures of National Well-being user guide

    Methodology | Released on 9 February 2024

    User guide for the UK Measures of National Well-being, providing more detail on the framework. Includes metadata tables of the revised measures, detail on how we produce estimates, and measure change over time.

    Keywords: quality of life, wellbeing, happiness

  • Measuring drug-related homicide methodology: February 2024

    Methodology | Released on 8 February 2024

    How Goldstein’s tripartite framework has been applied to drug-related homicides, using Home Office Homicide Index data.

    Keywords: victim, suspect, psychopharmacological, systemic, economic compulsive

  • Childbearing for women born in different years in England and Wales, QMI

    Methodology | Released on 1 February 2024

    Quality and Methodology Information for childbearing in England and Wales, detailing strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: cohort fertility, birth statistics, female, fertility, childless

  • House building data, UK QMI

    Methodology | Released on 30 January 2024

    Quality and Methodology Information for House building data, UK, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: house building, new homes, housebuilding, local authority, housing

  • Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements QMI

    Methodology | Released on 25 January 2024

    Quality and methodology information for population estimates by marital status and living arrangements, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: married, civil partnered, single, divorced, cohabiting