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Data and analysis from Census 2021

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Question development

How we researched and tested the questions for the questionnaire.

  • Question development and research

    Bringing together our question and questionnaire development, topic research and user engagement for Census 2021.

  • Armed forces community

    Information on development and testing towards meeting user need for information on the armed forces community.

  • Employment and work

    Developing and testing questions on employment, economic activity, hours worked, occupation, industry and travel to work for Census 2021.

  • Ethnic group, national identity, religion and language

    Information on development and testing towards meeting user need for information on ethnic group, national identity, religion and language.

  • Health and unpaid care question development for Census 2021

    How we researched, developed and tested the Census 2021 questions on health and unpaid care.

  • Housing and communal establishments

    Information on development and testing towards meeting user need for information on housing and communal establishments.

  • Second address, migration and citizenship question development for Census 2021

    How we researched, developed and tested the Census 2021 questions on second address, migration and citizenship.

  • People and relationships

    Developing and testing questions on demography, including date of birth, sex, marital and civil partnership status, household relationships, usual residents and overnight visitors for Census 2021.

  • Qualifications question development for Census 2021

    Developing and testing questions on qualifications, including apprenticeships, further and higher education, NVQs, A levels and GCSEs for Census 2021.

  • Sex and gender identity

    Information on development and testing towards meeting user need for information on gender identity.

  • Sexual orientation

    Information on development and testing towards meeting user need for information on sexual orientation.

  • Volunteering topic research for Census 2021

    How we researched, developed, tested and made the decision on whether to include the volunteering question for Census 2021.

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