Flow Data Information System

2001 Census: Special Migration Statistics (Level 3)

Contains migration flows within and between output areas in the UK.

Users can choose from 12 counts of migrants in 1 table. This set of 12 counts includes a number of totals and sub-totals; the number of interior cells which form the basis of these sub-totals is 6.

All the 2001 SMS data have been derived from the 100% sample and include imputed households. Where migrant origins were unknown, these were also imputed.

Disclosure control

Data associated with destinations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been modifed via a process known as Small Cell Adjustment Methodology (SCAM). The SCAM process is a disclosure control mechanism. For all tables process using SCAM, interior cells with a 'small' value have been adjusted. 'Small' values are understood to be in the range 0-3. Cells with an initial value of 1 have been rounded to either 0 or 3, with 0 being the more likely result. Cells with an initial value of 3 have also been rounded to either 0 or 3, but with 3 being the more likely result. Cells with initial values of either 0 or 3 have retained these values although in each case it is impossible to distinguish between rounded values and 'genuine' 0s or 3s. All sub-totals and totals have been re-calculated from the rounded cells.

There are three noticeable effects of SCAM

  1. Within-table modification. For the majority of outputs, it will be apparent that a large proportion of cells within any table are either 0 or 3, and that sub-totals and totals within the table are multiples of 3.
  2. Between-table variation. SMS Levels 1 and 2 contain several output tables, with the result that a number of values (e.g. 'total migrants') can be found in more than one table. Due to SCAM, these values may not be consistent between tables.
  3. Between-level variation. The three spatial levels for which the SMS are available were independently subject to SCAM. Thus, if a particular value (e.g. 'total migrants') is calculated by aggregating from one spatial level to a higher one, and compared to the value found in the SMS data set for that higher level, those values are unlikely to be consistent.

Users are advised to ensure that data they use has been calculated by summing the minimum number of base values.

Citation information

The following statements should be attached to all output produced using this data set

Data from this set should be cited in a bibliography as:

Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census: Special Migration Statistics (Level 3) [computer file], UK Data Service

Further information

The following pre-defined totals are available from this data set:

There are 1 tables defined for this data set:

The data are available for the following geographies:

Geographies of origin areasGeographies of destination areas
Supported directly
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - 'city regions'
[i]UK Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) 2001
[i]UK Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) 2001
[i]2001 SMS other origin categories
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - '100 zones'
[i]UK Output Areas 2001
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - 'intermediate'
[i]UK interaction data districts 2001
[i]2001OA Classification - Subgroup
[i]2001OA Classification - Group
[i]2001OA Classification - Supergroup
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - 'districts'
[i]UK interaction data wards 2001
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - 'city regions'
[i]UK Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) 2001
[i]UK Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) 2001
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - '100 zones'
[i]UK Output Areas 2001
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - 'intermediate'
[i]UK interaction data districts 2001
[i]2001OA Classification - Subgroup
[i]2001OA Classification - Group
[i]2001OA Classification - Supergroup
[i]CIDS 1991/2001 common geography - 'districts'
[i]UK interaction data wards 2001
Supported via aggregation
[i]Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) 2001
[i]UK Government Office Regions (1999-)
[i]NUTS 2 UK Regions
[i]United Kingdom
[i]UK Standard Table Wards 2001
[i]2001 CIDER Migration Classification
[i]2004 ONS Rural and Urban Area Classification, 2001 CAS Wards
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Classification Subgroup
[i]2001 GB Districts plus Northern Ireland
[i]Great Britain Districts (plus Northern Ireland) 2009-
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Classification Supergroup
[i]United Kingdom - member countries
[i]Great Britain and Northern Ireland
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Demographic Indicator Deciles
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Classification Group
[i]Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) 2001
[i]UK Government Office Regions (1999-)
[i]NUTS 2 UK Regions
[i]United Kingdom
[i]UK Standard Table Wards 2001
[i]2001 CIDER Migration Classification
[i]2004 ONS Rural and Urban Area Classification, 2001 CAS Wards
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Classification Subgroup
[i]2001 GB Districts plus Northern Ireland
[i]Great Britain Districts (plus Northern Ireland) 2009-
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Classification Supergroup
[i]United Kingdom - member countries
[i]Great Britain and Northern Ireland
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Demographic Indicator Deciles
[i]2001 ONS ST Ward Classification Group

Output for geographies that are only supported via aggregation will take longer than for those supported directly

Table frameworks


Table 1: Age by sex
Total Male Female
Total 1 2 3
 
0 - 15 4 5 6
16 - Pensionable age 7 8 9
Pensionable age+ 10 11 12