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Statistical Reference Bulletins




Statistical Reference Bulletins are reference documents of the Welsh Government but are being made freely available in the interests of sharing useful information.

They are not necessarily fully up to date or comprehensive and may be updated without prior announcement.

Address List of Schools in Wales

27/02/13
Names, addresses and telephone numbers.
 

Regional economic and labour market profiles - User guide

25/10/12
Information and guidance about the data provided in the four regional economic and labour market profiles.
 

Economic and Labour Market Statistics - A Guide to Data Sources and Useful Links

25/10/12
This guide lists and provides a summary of all the main official data sources used by the Economic and Labour Market Statistics branch.
 

Guidance on postcodes inside or crossing National Park borders

17/06/10
This file lists the postcodes within national parks and those that cross their borders.
 

2008-based Household Estimates and Projections for Wales - Governance arrangements

19/04/10
Information includes responsibilities and terms of reference.
 

Household Projections for Wales

01/03/10
A comprehensive overview of household projections covering methodology, results, outputs and plans for the future.
 

Key Stage 3 and 4 Value Added Notes for Guidance

09/03/09
What is contextual value added?
 

Welsh Index of Finance

19/02/09
Note of methodological changes introduced to maintain consistency with UK National Accounts Blue Book 2008.
 

Methodology Review of the Welsh Index of Production and Construction and the Welsh Index of Distribution

05/07/07
This review of the Welsh short-term indicators aims to investigate various aspects of the current methodology and judge which methods are still appropriate. It makes recommendations for the use of alternative methods where a significant improvement in the quality of the indices can be demonstrated.
 

Welsh Index of Business Services, Stage 1b (Division 71-74) Methodological Review, Final Report 23.8.2006

23/08/06
This report provides an overview of the methodological review and recommends which indicators to use.
 

Methodology reports for the Welsh Index of Transport and Telecommunications (Div 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64)

13/10/05
This report summarises work carried out under the methodological review stage of the Welsh Index of Transport Storage & Communication project.
 

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005: Proposals for the Accessibility of Services by Public Transport and Walking

30/08/05
This document proposes a set of indicators.
 

Feasibility Study into the Availability and Collection of Housing-Related Data at Sub-District Level in Wales

26/04/05
This study showed that the type and quality of housing-related data held by Unitary Authorities in Wales varies widely. And that these variations are most strongly linked to the resources available in the Authorities and their perceived data needs.
 

Index of Hotels and Restaurants for Wales (Division 55)

26/04/05
This report summarises the work undertaken in Stage 1 for the Welsh Index of Hotels and Restaurants. It describes the UK methodology for division 55, highlights research into the industry and presents the ideal methods for Wales.
 

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005: Proposals for the Physical Environment Domain

08/03/05
This document proposes a set of indicators.
 

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005: Proposals for the Education, Skills and Training Domain

08/03/05
This document proposes a set of indicators.
 

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005: Proposals for the Health Domain

08/03/05
This document proposes a set of indicators.
 

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005: Proposal for the Income and Employment Domains

13/12/04
This document proposes a set of indicators.
 

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005: Proposals for the Housing Domain

19/11/04
This document proposes a set of indicators.
 

Revisions Policy for the publication of Public Examination Results

28/10/04
This bulletin is published to comply with the National Statistics Code of Practice Revisions Protocol.
 

Revisions Policy for Results from the Annual School Census

28/10/04
This bulletin is published to comply with the National Statistics Code of Practice Revisions Protocol.
 

Revisions Policy for publication of National Curriculum Assessment Results

28/10/04
This bulletin is published to comply with the National Statistics Code of Practice Revisions Protocol.
 

Revisions Policy for NHS Wales Waiting Times

28/10/04
This bulletin is published to comply with the National Statistics Code of Practice Revisions Protocol.
 

Statistical Geographies and the Availability of 2001 Census of Population and Other Data

25/03/03
Information includes the population of the main statistical geographies.
 

Statistical geographies

07/01/03
An introduction to statistical geographies.
 

Report into the Findings of a Feasibility Study to Produce an Index of Distribution for Wales

23/10/02
The report includes a description of methodology and recommendations on further development.
 

Provision of Economic Statistics by the Office for National Statistics for the National Assembly for Wales

01/02/01
A report recommending how the Office for National Statistics could improve the provision of economic statistics to the National Assembly for Wales.