WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THE 2001 CENSUS - RESULTS OF AN ESRC JISC SURVEY OF USER VIEWS/

The author describes the results of a survey of user views about the n ext Census of Population in the United Kingdom, to be held in 2001, So me 140 respondents reported their views, which included strong support for a question on income, endorsement of the new one number census me thodology and support for postcode-based outputs. The author sets thes e views in the context of the Census Development Programme being carri ed out by the UK Census Offices and the proposals for outputs which ar e being discussed with the main census user sectors of central and loc al government, business, the Health Service, and the academic communit y.