Statistical articles

This statistical article contributes to the need to increase understanding of mortality statistics and support a public debate on the future of hospital mortality statistics in Wales.

This report describes how each of the indicators in the Welsh Language Strategy will be measured.

Information is provided on definitions, frequency, availability, revisions and any data limitations.

This statistical article provides a summary of sources of routinely published statistics on deaths to Welsh residents.

This article explains the change in definitions relating to Local authority municipal waste, and illustrates the effect it has on the time series for the Local Authority Municipal Waste Management data.

This article looks at information collected in the Crime Survey for England and Wales in order to estimate how many adults aged 16 and over and resident in Wales were either involved in, or injured in, road traffic accidents.

This Statistical Article gives an overview of GP practice appointment times in Wales for 2011.

This statistical article compares the data available from the Welsh Health Survey (WHS) and the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).

A Statistical Article reporting the results of carrying out experimental seasonal adjustment of Welsh road accident and casualty data, with the aim of possibly publishing seasonally adjusted quarterly data in the future.

This Statistical Article gives an overview of GP practice opening hours in Wales for 2010 and 2011.

This statistical article provides some additional analysis of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) from the Annual Population Survey.

This statistical article looks at issues with accuracy of the data currently collected and published on new house building in Wales.

This statistical article describes the approach taken in attempting to construct a comparison of budgeted expenditure on schools by local authorities in Wales and England for 2011-12.

A Statistical Article bringing together information on the main sources of mental health data, primarily within Wales, has been produced by the Welsh Government and released on 15 December 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

This article describes the methodology used to determine the banding for each secondary school in Wales.

This statistical article looks at the accuracy of the data currently collected and published on new house building in Wales.

This statistical article provides an update on the development of learner outcome measures for the Adult Community Learning (ACL) sector in Wales and presents a set of preliminary benchmarks for the 2009/10 academic year. We welcome any feedback on the content and scope of this article.

This Statistical Article describes the methodology used for the 2010 Welsh Bus Passenger Survey.

The article examines the problems that were experienced in trying to produce farm labour estimates that were consistent with previous years data from the June 2010 Welsh Agricultural Survey.

This statistical article analyses data on a range of topics including population, economics and health, at the Upper Layer Super Output Area (USOA) geographical level. The purpose of this article is to highlight local level differences in order to assist local authorities with their planning and re ...

This Statistical Article provides data on the six priority sectors announced for Economic Renewal: A New Direction using provisional definitions of the sectors.

This Statistical Article provides data on activity by drug and alcohol treatment services in Wales for the current quarter.

This Statistical Article provides data on births to Welsh residents in 2008 following an exercise to link births data from the two main Welsh sources of birth and delivery information currently available.

These household projections have been estimated from the equivalent local authority figures.

Estimates of future population size based on assumptions about births, deaths and migration.

This article presents a summary of a project carried out by Bangor University to develop statistical analysis to categorise the status of indicators in the State of the Environment Report.

This article provides an update on a project looking at the development of consistent performance measures for learners aged 16 to 18.

This statistical article presents information on the proportion of the Welsh Assembly Government and Local Authorities budget spent on those aged 0-17, 18-25, 26-64 and those aged 65 and over.

The purpose of this article is to explain the differences between the claimant count and the headline measure of unemployment. The article also considers issues related to both measures and provides some guidance for use when looking at short term change in the labour market at a Wales level.

This article considers the impact of the change in moving the female state pension age from 60 to 65 on labour market statistics in Wales.

General guidance on using equality data, including information on definitions, limitations and key developments.

This statistical article provides key points about the background, methodology and summary results from the 2010 pilot provider-led learner voice survey for post-16 learning (excluding Higher Education).

This article summarises the major differences between SIC 2003 and SIC 2007 and the impact of the revision on current outputs.

A comparison of education indicators for which it has been possible to produce robust comparable data for Wales.

This article summarises the available statistics on young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Wales.

These household projections have been estimated from the equivalent local authority figures.

This article summarises the available statistics on young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Wales.

Compares the current performances of athletes between the ages of 40 and 100 with those of Olympic medallists of a hundred years ago.

These projections have been calculated by apportioning the 2006-based unitary authority projections (published in June 2008). Following publication of this article we produced projections based on the same methodology as the unitary authority projections (ie based on births, deaths and migration da ...

This article brings together information from various sources with a focus on countries that joined the European Union in 2004 (the Accession 8 countries).

A summary of research into changes in worklessness and the benefits claimed by workless people in Wales from 1999 to 2005.

This article provides informaton on the money allocated for spending on 0-17 year olds.

This statistical article examines crime in Wales at Community Safety Partnership/local authority area and Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) levels.

This article includes British Crime Survey (BCS), police recorded crime, police officer strength, prison population and sentencing data.

Information on the project for measuring public sector output and productivity. It also provides guidance on how to use the information that is published.

This article highlights issues with single-night rough sleeper counts and their likely influence on the accuracy of information on levels of rough sleeping.

This statistical article compares crime recorded by the police in Wales with other countries.

Estimates of future population size based on assumptions about births, deaths and migration.

This article brings together information from various sources with a focus on countries that joined the European Union in 2004 (the Accession 8 countries).

An explanation of revisions to NHS day case activity reporting processes that have affected the published series on day case activity.

This article explains how we will develop a measure of the output of the service sector.

A comparison of education indicators for which it has been possible to produce robust comparable data for Wales.

Announcing a new series of statistical releases and explaining why they are labelled as experimental.

This article explains the reasons for labelling as experimental a series of releases on substance misuse.

This article found that factors associated with smoking included age, socio-economic class and educational attainment.

An analysis of job quality based on employees’ occupations and earnings.

An analysis of how the change in employee numbers has varied across different size employers. Information is provided about whether changes have arisen from closures, openings or expansions/contractions.

Announcing a new series of statistical releases and explaining why they are labelled as experimental.

This article brings together information from various sources with a focus on countries that joined the European Union in 2004 (the Accession 8 countries).

A review of census and other data covering subjects including age, geographical distribution and health.

Includes data on how pupil performance differs according to gender, ethicity and socio-economic status.

This article includes data on economic activity by ethnic group and gender.

Includes data on differences between the road casualty rate for men and women.

Information about how health differs according to gender, age and socio-economic status.

This article explains the reasons for publishing a series of more detailed articles about equality related data. It provides no data.

This articles includes data on religion, gender and social disadvantage.

Information about the number of jobs created and lost. Results are provided split by industry and public or private sector.