This dataset provides information on how often people aged 3 or older say that they speak Welsh, by Welsh age and sex. These percentages sum to the total percentage who report being able to speak Welsh.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in Wales by ability to speak Welsh and by occupation. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh speaking ability

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.

Occupation (current)

Classifies what people aged 16 years and over do as their main job. Their job title or details of activities they do in their job and any supervisory or management responsibilities form this classification. This information is used to code responses to an occupation using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

It classifies people who were in employment between 15 March and 21 March 2021, by the SOC code that represents their current occupation.

The lowest level of detail available is the four-digit SOC code which includes all codes in three, two and one digit SOC code levels.

This dataset provides information for people aged 3 or older who say they can speak Welsh, by Welsh local authority.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The aims of the project were as follows : to collect and process information from the data relating to the Welsh language in the 1891 Census Enumerators' Returns in 20 selected communities in Wales; to create computer-readable data files on the language ability of around 90,000 individuals, i.e. five per cent of the population; to undertake a quantitative analysis of the socio-economic structure of Welsh/English language ability on the basis of the above data; to develop a classification of occupations in order to explore links between economic activity and the process of language change; to write a volume on the basis of the above in order to deepen our socio-cultural understanding of a society in which nearly a million people spoke Welsh and over half a million were monoglot Welsh. Main Topics: The dataset contains 35 files, each of which consists of a 100 per cent sample of the enumeration district in twenty communities selected from the 178 sub-registration districts in Wales, i.e. 90,000 individuals or five per cent of the total population of wales in 1891. Two specific datafiles were created for each district. Variables in the first file identify : the individual person, enumeration district, schedule number, first name, surname, relation to head of household, marital status, gender, age, occupation, employment status, occupation code, country/county of birth, birthplace and language spoken. Variables in the second file identify : the enumeration district, schedule number, whether a Welsh-language schedule was used, number of persons in the household, number of rooms and address. Purposive selection/case studies Transcription of existing materials transcribed from the Census Enumerators' Returns for 1891

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 3 years and over in households in Wales who can speak Welsh, by Welsh language skills and by household size. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh-speakers in household

Number of people (aged 3 years and over) who can speak Welsh in households in Wales.

Household size

The number of people in the household.

Visitors staying at an address do not count to that household’s size.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Wales by their ability to understand Welsh. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh understanding ability (3 categories)

This classifies a person as being able to understand spoken Welsh if they ticked "Understand spoken Welsh" in the census questionnaire. They may have also ticked one or more of the following:

• speak 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.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Wales aged 3 years and over in Wales by ability to speak Welsh, by national identity, and by age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

The increase since the 2011 Census in people identifying as “British” and fall in people identifying as “English” may partly reflect true changes in self-perception. It is also likely to reflect that “British” replaced “English” as the first response option listed on the questionnaire in England. Read more about this quality notice.

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh speaking ability

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.

National identity

Someone’s national identity is a self-determined assessment of their own identity, it could be the country or countries where they feel they belong or think of as home. It is not dependent on ethnic group or citizenship.

Respondents could select more than one national identity.

Age (B)

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age. Age is categorised as follows:

• Aged 15 years and under
• Aged 16 to 49 years
• Aged 50 years and over

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 3 years and over in Wales by Welsh language skills, by sex, and by age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh language skills

Whether a person has Welsh language skills. If they do, can they do any of the following:

• understand spoken Welsh
• speak Welsh
• read Welsh
• write Welsh
• no skills in Welsh

The census questionnaire only asked this question to people in Wales.

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.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were “Female” and “Male”.

Age

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

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.

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh speaking ability

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.

Employment history

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

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. To examine the social correlates of religious participation, chiefly in terms of communal involvement. The survey was undertaken in Newtown/Machynlleth (N/M). Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Details of previous residence, whether outside local area/Wales, where childhood spent (respondent and spouse), length of residence in N/M, number of moves since aged fifteen, persons known in N/M prior to move. Reasons for decision to move to or away from N/M, respondent's sense of belonging to N/M, particular likes/dislikes of N/M, preferred place of residence. Place of marriage (whether normal place of worship), expectations of children living in N/M. Frequency of contact with children, parents and relatives. Number of close friends in N/M (details of four closest friends - sex, length of friendship, place of residence, frequency of contact, method of getting to know friends, whether friends know one another). Respondents were asked about their neighbours (frequency of chats, whether neighbours considered friends, visits to each other's houses). Assessment of friendliness of N/M residents, opinion on whether people in general look after themselves or others. Recognition and identification of groups/classes in N/M, subjective affiliation to groups/classes. Membership of clubs/organisations (ranked in order of importance), frequency of attendance at meetings, number of close friends in clubs/organisations, previous memberships, reasons for leaving. Opinion on adequacy of leisure facilities in N/M, suggested improvements. Opinion of development in Newtown. Parents' membership of church or chapel during respondent's childhood, respondent's attendance at church and Sunday School, whether attendance changed during teens (reasons), importance of religion in family. Denominational affiliation (duration), other denominational adherence, reasons for changing/leaving denominations, offices held in church, church attendance. Situation in which respondent would cease to attend church, aspects of church/chapel liked and disliked, number of close friends among congregation, meetings with church friends outside. Opinion of people who attend church regularly. Opinion on relation of Christianity and church attendance. Knowledge of ministers in local area, membership of political organisations, reasons for leaving, voting intention, vote in 1970 and 1974 elections, ranking of civic figures in order of influence, fluency in Welsh, number of friends who speak Welsh, attendance at Welsh-speaking festivals. If Welsh speaking: amount of time Welsh spoken (change in last few years), frequency of exposure to Welsh media. Non-Welsh speakers: whether ever tried to learn Welsh. Respondents were asked to agree/disagree with a number of statements about general human nature, social and personal values and Wales. Willingness to move out of area for better job. Background Variables Age, sex, marital status, place of birth, number of children (age finished full-time education, occupation, age). For children not living at home: place of residence. Parents: whether alive, where spent most of married life, present residence. Father's occupation when respondent was a child present or last job. Employment status, occupation (present and previous), place of work, length of employment, age finished full-time education. Car ownership, newspapers read regularly.

This data provides information on students taught through the medium of Welsh at Higher Education Institutions in Wales. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collect data on students, staff and resources of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK. The data presented in this table is taken from HESA's Student Record which contains information on all students enrolled on credit bearing courses at UK HEIs. Further information about HESA and their data collections can be found on their website www.hesa.ac.uk This is a new dataset, it differs from the data in the archived dataset titled: Students in Wales with teaching through the medium of Welsh by subject and Welsh speaking ability due to a change from JACS subject coding to HECOS subject coding. More details on the HECOS subject coding can be found on the HESA webpage: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/hecos The Student Record contains information about individual enrolments, which, because a student can be enrolled on more than one programme of study, will exceed the number of students. However, previous analysis has shown that for Welsh HEIs full-time enrolments are less than 1 per cent higher than full-time student numbers; part-time enrolments are less than 2 per cent higher than part-time student numbers. Postdoctoral students are not included in the HESA Student Record. Students being taught through the medium of Welsh are defined as students studying at least one module with a non-zero proportion of teaching through the medium of Welsh. See dimension notes for more detail.

Main Topics: This survey is concerned with children in primary schools in Wales. Variables are as for 60007, with the following additions: test information includes Welsh versions of all arithmetic tests, also the results of the following tests: Welsh language - a test in two parts. Part one: 30 items covering vocabulary, grammar usage and comprehension (considered suitable for pupils taking Welsh as a second language - lasting 30 minutes). Part two: 100 items covering various aspects of Welsh usage (designed for pupils whose first language is Welsh - lasting one hour). Welsh Reading: a 35 item test of reading comprehension in Welsh involving correct completion of sentences by underlining one of five words. Further information includes: linguistic background, home language, English attitude and Welsh attitude scales (9-point) and detailed parental occupation data. Number of subjects taught in Welsh at school. A language questionnaire designed on the pattern of Hoffman's Bilingual Schedule is also administered to pupils (answers served as a cross-check of answers already given to questions concerning use of Welsh). One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in Wales by ability to speak Welsh by industry. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh speaking ability

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.

Industry (current)

Classifies people aged 16 years and over who were in employment between 15 March and 21 March 2021 by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code that represents their current industry or business.

The SIC code is assigned based on the information provided about a firm or organisation’s main activity.

A mixed methods approach was adopted, with the project undertaking qualitative interviews and a questionnaire survey. The interviews were conducted with policy-makers, teachers and young people in both Wales and Scotland. These focused on the link between education, minority languages and identity in both countries. Key themes include the use of minority languages in different settings (Welsh and Scots Gaelic), as well as the institutional support provided for the use of these languages by the schools. The interviews also address the link between minority language use and identity, as well as broader connections with other practices, including volunteering. This project investigated the types of civic participation and conceptions of language and identity promoted within the statutory education system, and within civil society organisations working with young people. The research took place in both Wales and Scotland. The questionnaire survey was conducted across a series of schools in Wales, focusing on the link between education, minority languages and identity. Key themes include the use of minority languages in different settings, the link between minority language use and identity, as well as broader connections with other practices, including volunteering.This proposal is for a National Research Centre (WISERD/Civil Society) to undertake a five year programme of policy relevant research addressing Civil Society in Wales. Established in 2008, WISERD provides an 'All-Wales' focus for research and has had a major impact on the quantity and quality of social science research undertaken in Wales. As part of WISERD, WISERD/Civil Society will enable this work to be deepened and sustained through a focused research programme that further develops our research expertise, intensifies our policy impact and knowledge exchange work and strengthens our research capacity and career development activities. WISERD/Civil Society will therefore aim to develop key aspects of the multidisciplinary research initiated during the first phase of WISERD's work to produce new empirical evidence to inform our understanding of the changing nature of civil society in the context of devolved government and processes of profound social and economic change. There are many disagreements over what civil society is and how it may be changing. We do know that over the last forty years there have been unprecedented changes in the spheres of economy and industry, politics and governance, social relations and individual life courses. How individuals in local contexts are affected by and respond to dramatic institutional changes is not well understood. An important gap in our knowledge is in describing and explaining the impact of social change on local forms of civil society and civil society organisations and what this means for social cohesion and well-being. In addition how different forms of civil society are developing in the context of multi-level and devolved government is not well understood. Because of its size and devolved government, Wales offers a unique context for studying these issues. Viewing Wales as a 'laboratory for social science' the proposed centre will build on existing networks of researchers who have a wide range of expertise and skills. Large survey data sets will be exploited and analysed and new data collected on civil society in Wales, the UK and Europe. Inter-disciplinarity and multi-method approaches applied to longitudinal and comparative data will be a key feature and strength of the WISERD/Civil Society research programme. Our research will be underpinned by three principles: (i) to maximise research impact, (ii) to become a centre of excellence for comparative, longitudinal, and relational research methods and (iii) to contribute to the growth of research capacity in Wales. We will also extend our research out from Wales to undertake comparative studies at different regional, national and international levels. In this way WISERD will make substantive and novel contributions to the advancement of social theory applied to researching contemporary civil society and to methodological approaches to describing and explaining patterns of civic participation in the context of devolution and multi-level governance. Substantive research will be applied to real and timely research problems conducted under four inter-related themes: 1) Locality, Community and Civil Society 2) Individuals, Institutions and Governance 3) Economic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Inequality 4) Generation, Life Course and Social Participation. Our aim will be to produce a wide range of outputs accessible to a variety of different audiences, including: academic papers; books; working papers; seminars; web based material; video and e-learning materials; as well as disseminating our work through a diversity of activities. Public awareness will be raised through events; activities; and exhibitions, designed to foster interest and encourage discussion and debate. WISERD/Civil Society will have a strong management structure, substantial institutional support, and close links with relevant organisations, and will provide substantive career development for new and early-career researchers and PhD students. This collection contains qualitative interviews and a questionnaire survey. These data were collected in 14 schools, seven in Wales and seven in Scotland. Schools were chosen on the basis of their geographical location (e.g. rural/urban, island/metropolitan, within/outside of the Welsh-speaking 'heartland'), their linguistic characteristics (e.g. differing levels of support for the Welsh language in Wales) and their social characteristics (e.g. affluent areas, deprived post-industrial areas). Face-to-face interviews were conducted in school with students and teachers. A researcher attended each school and gave a short introduction to the study. They then arranged a follow-up interview. Once the schools had been identified, students within these schools were recruited for interview at random. In total, 90 semi-structured qualitative interviews were undertaken. 69 of these interviews were conducted in Wales, with 32 conducted in English and 37 in Welsh. Three of these were with teachers and 66 with pupils. In Scotland, 21 interviews were conducted in English. The questionnaire survey was conducted in the sampled schools in Wales. Teachers helped to identify suitable classes within each school. Three schools encouraged pupils to complete the questionnaires in their own time and response rates were lower here. The sample contains 147 pupils.

This Statistical Release presents information on the number of 11-25 year olds who are members, the projects in which they are participating, and the workforce of the Service.

Source agency: Welsh Government

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Youth Service in Wales

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This group of six surveys assesses children's attainments in a sample of English and Welsh primary and secondary schools. The children in each age group were given a battery of tests and the results related to detailed information on the schools attended and to background, biographical and personal information on each child. In the case of Welsh children, linguistic information was also included. Main Topics: This survey covers children in primary schools in Wales. Variables as for 60005, with the following additions: Test information also includes: a Welsh version of the Number Concept Test, and a 30 item test of Welsh Reading Comprehension similar in form and content to the English Reading Test and similarly administered. Background information on child also includes: language spoken at home, and a finer definition of parental occupation (11 categories, plus social rating). Information on the school includes: teaching language employed and number of subjects taught in Welsh. One-stage stratified or systematic random sample schools as the sampling unit. The schools were those on the Ministry of Education list of maintained and assisted schools in Wales effective in January 1958. The strata were defined by geographical regions, type of area and type of school. The schools were chosen from the list by using the fixed sampling interval appropriate to each stratum. When a school was selected all children in the age range at least seven years old but not yet ten years old were sampled Educational measurements

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Living in Wales (LIW) survey series, which ran from 2004-2008, was the main general source of statistical information about households and the condition of homes in Wales. The LIW survey was also referred to as the Welsh Household and Dwelling Survey and replaced the former Welsh House Condition Survey (WHCS), which was last conducted in 1997 and 1998, when a Household Survey was completed in 1997 and a Property Survey in 1998. The LIW survey had two separate but linked components: the Household Survey and the Property Survey. The Household Survey was completed annually from 2004 and was conducted as a face-to-face interview with the household reference person (HRP) or another appropriate adult. It aimed to provide additional information to complement the Property Survey, but also to provide information about the community, the use of the Welsh language, the health of the members of the household, the values and opinions of the respondent as well as demographic characteristics. The Property Survey was conducted in 2004 and 2008 (held under SNs 7201 and 7202 respectively) and comprised an internal and external assessment of the property which was completed by a qualified surveyor. The Living in Wales survey closed in 2008. From 2009/2010 onwards, it has been replaced by the National Survey for Wales (held at the Archive under GN 33435). Further information can be found on the Welsh Assembly Government Living in Wales web page. To enable analysis of the data at lower geographical levels than Wales, data files for a number of years have been combined. This has only been possible where the same questions have been asked in all the relevant years. Before analysing the 2006, 2007 and 2008 combined LIW data, users are recommended to download the documentation that accompanies the individual year datasets for 2006, 2007 and 2008, from:SN 6131 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2006SN 6132 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2007SN 6351 Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2008 Main Topics: The 2006, 2007 and 2008 combined data files include the following topics:household composition, ethnicity, religion, employmentdisability and long-term limiting illnesstravelquality of lifeinternet accessdiscriminationhousing historytenure/area featureseconomic statusincome

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Wales by their ability to speak Welsh by age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands.

Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Welsh speaking ability (3 categories)

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.

Age (86 categories)

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Main Topics: Housing: tenure; type of accommodation; number of rooms/bedrooms; age of property; household type and characteristics; length of residence; working status of household members; council tax banding; type of landlord; rent; receipt of rebates/allowances; views on owner occupation; financing; waiting lists; use of basic amenities; energy conservation; smoke alarms; improvement activity. Private Renters: category of letting; length of time in accommodation. Welsh: ability to speak Welsh; parents' ability to speak Welsh; use of Welsh language TV/radio; reading habits (of Welsh language materials); ability to understand spoken Welsh; intentions towards learning Welsh; home language as a child; use of Welsh by situation - social and official; learning of Welsh - place started/methods used. Training and Education: education: qualifications and participation; vocational education: apprenticeships, awareness of vocational qualifications (NVQs), take-up of NVQs, levels of NVQs held; job related education and training: participation, qualification aim, training needs; attitudes towards education and training. One-stage stratified or systematic random sample Face-to-face interview Self-completion 1992 ADVANCED LEVEL EXAM... AGE AIDS FOR THE DISABLED APARTMENTS APPRENTICESHIP ATTITUDES BEDROOMS BOOKS BUILDING MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATE OF SECO... COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITY CHARGE COMPREHENSION COOKING FACILITIES Compulsory and pre ... DEGREES DISABLED PERSONS DISTANCE LEARNING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL CERTIFI... EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES EVENING SCHOOLS EXAMINATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHERS FIRE PROTECTION EQU... FRIENDS FUEL OILS GAS FUELS GENDER GENERAL CERTIFICATE... GRANTS HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER EDUCATION IN... HOME OWNERSHIP HOME SHARING HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING AGE HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING FACILITIES HOUSING IMPROVEMENT HOUSING TENURE Higher and further ... Housing IN SERVICE TRAINING INCOME INDUSTRIES INTERPERSONAL COMMU... JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING KITCHENS LANDLORDS LAVATORIES LIVING CONDITIONS LODGERS Language and lingui... MARITAL STATUS MEALS MOTHER TONGUE MOTHERS MOTOR VEHICLES NEWSPAPER READERSHIP OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OCCUPATIONS OFFICE WORKERS ORDINARY LEVEL EXAM... PART TIME COURSES PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PENSIONS PERIODICALS READERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS READING ACTIVITY RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT ROOMS SANDWICH COURSES SAVINGS SCHOOLCHILDREN SCHOOLS SECOND HOMES SELF EMPLOYED SERVICE INDUSTRIES SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND... SHOPKEEPERS SHORT COURSES SIZE SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS STUDENTS STUDENTS COLLEGE Social conditions a... TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TENANCY AGREEMENTS TENANTS HOME PURCHA... THERMAL INSULATION TIED HOUSING TOURIST ACCOMMODATION TRAINING UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITIES VACANT HOUSING VOCATIONAL EDUCATIO... Vocational educatio... WASHING FACILITIES WELSH LANGUAGE WORKPLACE Wales

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 3 years and over in Wales by general health, by ability to speak Welsh, and by age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

General health

A person's assessment of the general state of their health from very good to very bad. This assessment is not based on a person's health over any specified period of time.

Welsh speaking ability

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.

Age (B)

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age. Age is categorised as followed:

• Aged 15 years and under
• Aged 16 to 49 years
• Aged 50 years and over