title: A methodology for estimating the population by ethnic group for areas within England.
abstract: This article-describes the methodology used to produce experimental estimates of the population of England, and its local authority districts, by ethnic group. The approach used is a cohort component methodology with population counts, and each component of population change, constrained to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Mid-Year Population Estimates. Consideration is given to the modelling of the ethnic dimension of mortality; fertility (and the allocation of ethnic group to infants); switching between ethnic group categories; and the various aspects of migration, with particular attention given to the application of commissioned census data. A description and analysis of the estimates themselves will be the subject of a separate article in Population Trends.
authors.affiliation: Population and Demography Division, Office for National Statistics.
authors.forename: Pete
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Large
authors.forename: Kanak
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019352:Censuses; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009026:Mortality; D012036:Refugees