Background
The 1991 United Kingdom Census was conducted on the night of the 21st of April 1991. In England and Wales the work was carried out by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), in Scotland by the General Registrars Office for Scotland (GROS) and in Northern Ireland by the Census Office, Northern Ireland (CONI). Some 118,000 enumerators were employed to carry out the census, delivering forms, helping to fill them in and collecting them for return. Around twelve miles of shelving were required to house the completed forms. The census cost around £140 million in 1991, this equates to about £7 per household or £2.50 per head.
Getting the Data
The 1991 Small Area and Local Base Statistics are available to download using the Casweb web application. A 'Login to Casweb' button is provided in the left hand menu. Access is available free of charge to all staff and students at UK higher and further education establishments. For more information on accessing Census resources in the ESRC Census of Population Programme take a look at http://census.ac.uk
Getting Help
In order to answer some of your queries we have put together a number of information pages on aspects of the 1991 Census, along with a 1991 section in the FAQ that should resolve most questions. However, if you have further queries then please get in touch with us by phone or email, you can find our contact details on the 'Support & Contact' page.
