Economically Active Students in England and Wales from the 2001 Census

2001 census data on the economic activity of students in England and Wales, published by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset is aggregated across multiple geographic levels, from Output Areas to the national level. It originates from the UK Census 2001 and is made available via the Neighbourhood Statistics service.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional variations in student employment based on the geographic coverage across England and Wales.
• Study the demographic characteristics of the student workforce using census-derived economic activity data.
• Model the relationship between education and local economies using the multi-level geographic aggregations (OA, LSOA, MSOA, etc.).

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative UK Census 2001, providing a complete population snapshot.
• Coverage includes multiple geographic aggregation levels (OA, LSOA, MSOA, Ward, LAD, GOR, National) for flexible analysis.
• The dataset has a clear temporal anchor point for the year 2001.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to a single census year from 2001.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey (census)

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:10.767016; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales