Estimating the population of young people by ethnic group in the Northern Region of England, 1971-91

We estimate the numbers of young people aged 0-24 years, resident in the No rthern Region in 1971, 1981, and 1991 by ethnic group, age, sex, and birth place (inside - outside the United Kingdom). In 1991 the numbers of residen ts by ethnic group, age, and sex were obtained from the census and adjusted For underenumeration; the numbers born inside and outside the United Kingd om were estimated from the 1991 Census Sample of Anonymised Records (SAR). In 1981 and 1971, the numbers of UK-born residents by ethnic group, age, an d sex were estimated from the proportion of UK-born residents in the releva nt group in the 1991 STIR; country of birth was used as an indication of et hnicity of non-UK-born residents. The accuracy of the estimates is assessed . The methodology developed could be applied to other regions of the United Kingdom.