title: 1991 population estimates for areas smaller than districts.
abstract: This article describes the construction of population estimates for mid-1991 for electoral wards in England and Wales and postal sectors in Scotland. It shows how earlier work adjusting 1991 census figures at national and local authority level for undercount and other factors has been extended to smaller areas in a way that produces estimates which are consistent with the estimates for larger areas. Estimates for smaller areas are needed to calculate employment, health and other indices, and as a starting point for population estimates between census years.
authors.affiliation: Center for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cossey
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019352:Censuses; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017062:Small-Area Analysis; D013334:Students; D013997:Time Factors; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology