How to fill in your questionnaire: Individual question 3 « Scotland's Census: Shaping Our Future

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Question 3What is your date of birth?

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How to answer

Write in the day, month and year in the format dd mm yyyy.

Why this question is asked

This question provides important basic information about the population and is used extensively along with other data (for example, sex and marital status) to produce statistics at national, regional and local level and to allocate public money to local authorities, health authorities and other community projects. By combining age with sex, the census provides a basis for measuring changes in society and calculating rates of morbidity, mortality, fertility, marriage and divorce.

Find out how Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service used census statistics from question 3.

Help with answering

If you do not know the date of birth please estimate it as best you can.

There is space to write in two numbers for the day, two numbers for the month and four numbers for the year. Please use one number per box.