Children in Households with No Employed Adults, England and Wales Census 2001

Office for National Statistics (ONS) data from the 2001 Census counts the number of dependent children in households where no adults are in employment. The dataset provides counts at multiple geographic levels, including Output Areas, LSOAs, MSOAs, Wards, Local Authority Districts, Government Office Regions, and national totals for England and Wales. It was published by the ONS under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping geographic disparities in child poverty based on household employment status.
• Analyzing the correlation between local unemployment rates and dependent children counts.
• Informing social welfare program targeting using granular census geography data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative national Census 2001 conducted by the Office for National Statistics.
• Provides counts at seven nested geographic levels, from Output Area to national.
• Covers the complete populations of England and Wales for the year 2001.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single point in time (2001), limiting longitudinal analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Collection Method

Survey (census)

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:36.021399; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales