What's changed
The main differences between the 2011 Census and the previous one are:
- most householders have the option to fill in their questionnaire online
- four pages of questions per person, instead of three. This allows space for five new questions and better tick box options for people to choose from - for example, improved response options for qualifications and time spent caring for other people
- five new questions are: long-term health conditions, language (two new questions in addition to the question on ability in Scottish Gaelic taken from 2001, which has been expanded), national identity and month/year of arrival in the UK
- the question on ethnic group has been extensively reviewed and the number of response options expanded
- same sex civil partnership options are included in the marital status question
These improvements give people more choice about how they fill in the questionnaire and clearer choices to select from. They also give census data users better evidence of what people need from future public services.
We no longer ask:
- size of organisation worked for
- whether rented accommodation is furnished or unfurnished
- what the lowest level of accommodation is
- whether your household has a bath/shower and toilet
- religion of upbringing
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