Housing Statistics (persons per room) from the 1961 Census.

Table ID:

H_DENS_1961_EW     (1250744)

Contents:

Housing Statistics (persons per room) from the 1961 Census.

Approx. number of rows:

1,467

Table type:

Raw Data

Documentation Author:

Humphrey Southall

Geography:

Reporting units are identified by:
   Administrative County
   Local Government District
   Local Government District Type

Chronology:

The data are for the single year 1961.

Sources:

1. This table was transcribed from table 19 in the county reports of the 1961 census, 'Population in all Private Households by Density of Occupation (persons per room).'
2. It also contains national totals transcribed from Table 12, "Population in Private Households by Density of Occupation (persons per room)", on p.146 of Housing Tables Part I: Buildings, Dwellings and Households". These national data do not include the percentages.

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Notes:

1. The table is restricted to households in which at least one member was present on Census night.
2. The header information to this table noted that: 'The rates in the percentage living at over 1.5 persons per room in 1961 have been derived from table 11 of the 1961 Census County Report and relate to areas as constituted at the date of the 1961 Census. Areas affected by subsequent boundary changes have only approximate, or in some cases no figures.'
3. This table was originally called hous1961 and was a combination of the English and Welsh data. This was amended in February 2010 and is now called h_dens_1961_ew to reflect more accurately the area covered by the content.
4. In March 2021 the name of the table was updated from hous_1961_ew to be h_dens_1961_ew to more accurately reflect the content.

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Checking:

1. The total population column was checked against the populations living at different densities, and the percentage living at over 1.5 persons per room in 1961 was also checked. The percentage living at over 1.5 persons per room in 1961 could not be checked.
2. The geographical units have been cross-checked against the GBHGIS administrative unit gazetteer to ensure that all units are correctly identified. Each unit has a unique unit ID assigned to it and this can be used to cross-reference against other data-sets.
3. This table transcription has no row given for Kirkby UD (10173620) in Lancashire. The AUO states this unit was created in 1958. The original table needs to be consulted to confirm whether it really is missing.

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Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
h_dens_1961_ew_pkey	Primary key	rec_num
h_dens_1961_ew_g_unit_idx	Unique	g_unit, rec_num
h_dens_1961_ew_idx		adm_cnty, lg_dist, lg_type, rec_num

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Constraints:

The table has the following associated constraints:

Constraint	Type	Details
h_dens_1961_ew_pkey	Primary Key	See details above for primary key index

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Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
adm_cnty	Text string (max.len.=44).	Name of Administrative County unit as it appeared in the original report.
lg_dist	Text string (max.len.=104).	Name of Local Government District unit as it appeared in the original report.
lg_type	Text string (max.len.=16).	Type of Local Government District.
cnty_unit	Integer number.	Unique ID number for county unit.
g_unit	Integer number.	Unique ID number for local government district unit.
pop_1961	Integer number.	Total population in all households.
p1_5_up	Integer number.	Total population in all households living at over 1.5 persons per room.
p1_1_5	Integer number.	Total population in all households living at over 1 and up to 1.5 persons per room.
p1	Integer number.	Total population in all households living at 1 person per room.
p_75_1	Integer number.	Total population in all households living at 0.75 and over and under 1 persons per room.
p_50_75	Integer number.	Total population in all households living at 0.5 and over and under 0.75 persons per room.
p_u_50	Integer number.	Total population in all households living at less then 0.5 persons per room.
pc_1951	Floating point number.	Percentage of persons living at more than 1.5 persons per room in 1951.
pc_1961	Floating point number.	Percentage of persons living at more than 1.5 persons per room in 1961.
notes	Text string (max.len.=1004).	Comments.
rec_num	Integer number.	Unique number identifying row in table.