1. Overview

These datasets are part of the Census 2021 topic summary for UK armed forces veterans. This topic summary also includes the following publications:

All datasets are Excel xlsx download files.

The five-digit code at the end of each dataset title is the topic summary (TS) reference code.

Protecting personal data

Sometimes we need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control.

In Census 2021, we:

  • swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, we swapped the record with a similar one from a nearby small area (very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority)

  • added small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation), for example, we might change a count of four to a three or a five - this might make small differences between tables depending on how the data are broken down when we applied perturbation

Read more in Section 5 of our article Design for Census 2021.

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2. UK armed forces veterans population data

Previously served (person) in the UK armed forces

Geography: England and Wales, country, region, Upper Tier Local Authority, Lower Tier Local Authority, Middle Layer Super Output Area

Previously served in the UK armed forces (England and Wales): TS071

Previously served in the UK armed forces (Countries): TS071

Previously served in the UK armed forces (Regions): TS071

Previously served in the UK armed forces (Upper Tier Local Authorities): TS071

Previously served in the UK armed forces (Lower Tier Local Authorities): TS071

Previously served in the UK armed forces (Middle Layer Super Output Areas): TS071

Previously served (household) in the UK armed forces

Geography: England and Wales, country, region, Upper Tier Local Authority, Lower Tier Local Authority, Middle Layer Super Output Area

Number of people in household who have previously served in UK armed forces (England and Wales): TS072

Number of people in household who have previously served in UK armed forces (Countries): TS072

Number of people in household who have previously served in UK armed forces (Regions): TS072

Number of people in household who have previously served in UK armed forces (Upper Tier Local Authorities): TS072

Number of people in household who have previously served in UK armed forces (Lower Tier Local Authorities): TS072

Number of people in household who have previously served in UK armed forces (Middle Layer Super Output Areas): TS072

Previously served in communal establishments and in households

Geography: England and Wales, country, region, Upper Tier Local Authority, Lower Tier Local Authority, Middle Layer Super Output Area

Population who have previously served in UK armed forces in communal establishments and in households (England and Wales): TS073

Population who have previously served in UK armed forces in communal establishments and in households (Countries): TS073

Population who have previously served in UK armed forces in communal establishments and in households (Regions): TS073

Population who have previously served in UK armed forces in communal establishments and in households (Upper Tier Local Authorities): TS073

Population who have previously served in UK armed forces in communal establishments and in households (Lower Tier Local Authorities): TS073

Population who have previously served in UK armed forces in communal establishments and in households (Middle Layer Super Output Areas): TS073

Household Reference Person indicator

Geography: England and Wales, country, region, Upper Tier Local Authority, Lower Tier Local Authority, Middle Layer Super Output Area

Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces (England and Wales): TS074

Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces (Countries): TS074

Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces (Regions): TS074

Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces (Upper Tier Local Authorities): TS074

Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces (Lower Tier Local Authorities): TS074

Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces (Middle Layer Super Output Areas): TS074

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