Teenage Conception Rates for England and Wales at Ward Level, 2000-2003

2000-2002 and 2001-2003 data on teenage conception rates for girls under 18, aggregated at the ward level for England and Wales. The dataset presents rates per 1,000 women aged 15-17 and includes quintile rankings to illustrate national variation. It was produced by the Office for National Statistics and published via Neighbourhood Statistics.

Use Cases

• Mapping geographic disparities in teenage pregnancy based on ward-level quintile rankings.
• Analyzing trends in under-18 conception rates over the two overlapping three-year periods.
• Correlating local teenage conception rates with other socioeconomic indicators at the ward or Local Authority District level.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated over three-year periods (2000-2002, 2001-2003) to improve statistical reliability.
• Rates are calculated per 1,000 women aged 15-17 using mid-year ward population estimates.
• Geographic coverage includes all wards in England and Wales.

Limitations

• Data is from 2000-2003 and may not reflect current trends; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Collection Method

Administrative data, with rates calculated from aggregated conception counts and population estimates.

Time Range

2000-2002, 2001-2003

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:31.288715; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales (Ward, Local Authority District)