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Employment,Welsh language skills
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About this dataset
This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in Wales by ability to speak Welsh and by whether and when they were last employed. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Protecting personal data
Sometimes we need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. In Census 2021, we:
- Swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, we swapped the record with a similar one from a nearby small area. Very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority.
- Added small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation), for example, we might change a count of four to a three or a five. This might make small differences between tables depending on how the data are broken down when we applied perturbation.
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About the variables
Employment history (4 categories)
Description: Classifies people who were not in employment on Census Day into: * Not in employment: Worked in the last 12 months * Not in employment: Not worked in the last 12 months * Not in employment: Never worked
Quality information: As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes.
Comparability with 2011: Not comparable. The question on employment history changed between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Read more...Welsh speaking ability (3 categories)
Description: This classifies a person as being able to "Speak Welsh". They may have also ticked one or more of the following: * understand spoken Welsh * read Welsh * write Welsh
In results that classify people by Welsh language skills, a person may appear in more than one category depending on which combination of skills they have.
Comparability with 2011: Highly comparable
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