Office for National Statistics
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Additional Resources
The Office for National Statistics provide the following resources for researchers:
1. Virtual Microdata Laboratories
A facility to enable access to restricted microdata contained in ONS Surveys and other confidential datasets. Please click the link above for more information.
About the Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) collects and provides independent information and publications covering a wide range of UK economic and social data. The Office was created in 1996 through a merger of the Central Statistical Office and the Office for Population Censuses and Surveys.
Its main responsibilities include administration and analyses of the decennial Census, conducting a large number of surveys for research purposes and the compiling and publication of a large volume of economic and labour market statistics.
The Office for National Statistics collects and/or holds a vast number of datasets and covers all major themes including Agriculture and Environment, Business and Energy, Children, Education and Skills, Crime and Justice, Economy, Government, Health and Social Care, Labour Market, People and Places, Population and Travel and Transport.
In addition to the Census and surveys that are administered by ONS, certain health and population records (including registrations of birth and deaths and some cancer statistics) are also the ‘original property’ of ONS. A larger volume of statistics held by ONS is generated by other researchers or government departments.
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