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Evaluation of Non Standard Geography Population Estimates

14 January 2008

This report details the work carried out in July 2007 on comparing population estimates based on Data Zones and Output Areas to estimates based on Postcodes.

Population estimates were compared for:

• National Parks
  
• Community Health Partnerships
  
• Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
  
• Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies
  
• Multi-member Wards

The Data Zone and Output Area based populations were compared to the Postcode based populations (which were assumed to be the most accurate) to check the relative accuracy of populations based on Data Zones and/or Output Areas.

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An Excel spreadsheet (size 1.7Mb) containing the data used to estimate the populations for the areas listed above is also available.
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