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Released on: 21 March 2019 | Time series
Released on: 18 January 2016 | Corporate Information
Describes a traditional census, rolling census, and short forms. The countries of the UK use a traditional approach with forms returned by post or online.
Released on: 17 December 2018 | Corporate Information
Released on: 14 December 2021 | Corporate Information
Where to find information on taking part in the census and how local authorities and community groups can provide support.
Released on: 29 September 2016 | Corporate Information
The census is older than the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilisations, dating back to the Babylonians in 4000 BC.
The roots of census taking in England can be traced to the Domesday Book in 1086, and the Hundred Rolls of 1279.
Released on: 21 July 2025 | Corporate Information
Watch our video to find out what happens when you take part in an ONS survey, why we need the information and how we keep it safe and secure.
Released on: 26 January 2022 | Corporate Information
Released on: 15 September 2022 | Dataset
The effects of direct and indirect taxation and benefits received in cash or kind on household income, across the generations and by age. This data is estimated by combining multiple years of the Living Costs and Food Survey from 1978 to financial year ending March 2017 and the Household Finances Statistics, from financial year ending 2018 to financial year ending 2021 with the exception of 1979 and 1981. All financial amounts are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) excluding Council Tax, to their financial year ending March 2018. For example, the mean disposable income for those aged 35 and born in the 1970’s (£35,752) is estimated by taking the average (in real terms) of the household disposable income for these people across the combined dataset.
