data collection- methods Flashcards
8 methods of data gathering
Civil registration
National insurance records
Vehicle licensing departments
Records from all sectors of education
Local governments
Police and associated authorities
National, European Union and Global surveys
Scottish Household Survey is a continuous survey
Civil registration
Due to births, marriages, and deaths needing to be registered by law, they are ultimately collected by the Registrar General of Scotland.
This data permits a continual update to figures between the censuses, providing a more useful means of monitoring population change at local, regional and national levels.
National insurance records
Provide employment figures throughout life
Vehicle licensing departments
Provide information on the number and type of vehicles currently in use
Records from all sectors of education
Give info on the number of people in full time education
Local governments
Information about public and private local building developments
Police and associated authorities
Details of crime rates, prison occupancy and categories of crime
National, European Union and Global surveys
This gathers a wide demographic and related social and economic information.
Details collated, and disseminated via the office for National Statistics, the Scottish Office, Eurostat, and various UN organisations including UNESCO.
Scottish Household Survey is a continuous survey
Based on a random sample of the population which is cheaper than carrying out a full census
