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[this is a data cube dataset] A data cube dataset in folders : Population, National Records of Scotland

Births

Number of births by gender that were registered in a calendar year, or occurred in a mid-year period (1 July to 30 June).

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Dimensions
Dimension
Value
Gender
  1. All
  2. Female
  3. Male
Measure Type
  1. Count
Reference Period
  1. 1999
  2. 2000
  3. 2001
  4. 2002
  5. 2003
  6. 2004
  7. 2005
  8. 2006
  9. 2007
  10. 2008
  11. 2009
  12. 2010
  13. 2011
  14. 2012
  15. 2013
  16. 2014
  17. 2015
  18. 2016
  19. 2017
  20. 2018
  21. 2019
Time Period
  1. Between Mid Points Of Years
  2. Calendar Year
Reference Area
(showing types of area available in these data)
  1. Countries
  2. Council Areas
  3. Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies
  4. Health Board Areas
  5. Electoral Wards
  6. Community Health Partnerships
  7. 2011 Intermediate Zones
  8. 2011 Data Zones
  9. 2001 Intermediate Zones
  10. 2001 Data Zones
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About the Dataset
Contact
Publisher
National Records of Scotland
Creator
National Records of Scotland
In folders
License
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Issued
29/07/2014
Modified
17/03/2021
Next update due
September 2021
Description

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) is responsible for the organisation and administration of the records of births in Scotland.

Data on births for calendar years relate to the date of registration of the event and not the date of occurrence. Data on births between mid points of years are based on date of occurrence and refer to the number of births which occurred between 1 July of the previous year and 30 June of the year specified in the data.

Births are counted on the basis of the area of usual residence of the mother if that is in Scotland, otherwise they are counted on the basis of the place of birth.

Further information on births statistics, and other vital events, is available on the NRS website.

Details
Confidentiality Policy

This dataset does not contain any sensitive or personal information.
Quality Management

Information about the quality management process for births data are available on the NRS website.
Accuracy and Reliability

The UK Statistics Authority has designated NRS vital events statistics as National Statistics, in line with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (available on the UK Statistics Authority website).

National Statistics status means that official statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value.
Coherence and Comparability

These figures are on a different basis from the vast majority of NRS published statistics of births, which are based on the calendar year in which the birth was registered. The "mid-year to mid-year" basis is used only in connection with population estimates and projections.

Details on other data sources for birth statistics are available on the NRS website.
Accessibility and Clarity

Statistical information about births and other vital events is available in alternative formats, such as high level summaries and reports, from the vital events pages on the NRS website.
Relevance

Examples of uses of vital events statistics can be accessed in a report published on the NRS website.
Timeliness and Punctuality

This dataset will be updated annually, typically in early autumn.
Revisions

In February 2019, we updated our methodology for allocating datazones to higher geographies to align with Government Statistical Service Geography Policy. This resulted in revisions to some aggregated figures at Electoral Ward and Scottish Parliament Constituency level.
URI

This is a linked data resource: it has a permanent unique uri at which both humans and machines can find it on the Internet, and which can be used an identifier in queries on our SPARQL endpoint.

http://statistics.gov.scot/data/births
Dimensions Linked Data

A linked data-orientated view of dimensions and values

Dimension Locked Value
Gender
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/gender
 (not locked to a value)
Reference Area
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refArea
 (not locked to a value)
Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
 (not locked to a value)
Time Period
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/timePeriod
 (not locked to a value)
Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
 (not locked to a value)
Graphs

Linked Data is stored in graphs. We keep dataset contents (the data) separately from the metadata, to make it easier for you to find exactly what you need.

The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/births

The data structure definition for this data cube dataset is stored in the same graph as the data: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/births

All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/births/metadata

Linked Data Resources

A breakdown by type of the 755,259 resources in this dataset's data graph.

Resource type Number of resources
Collection 2
Component specification 7
Data set 1
Data structure definition 1
Observation 755,248
All metadata
In Graph http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/births/metadata
Accessibility and Clarity http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accessibility-and-clarity
Statistical information about births and other vital events is available in alternative formats, such as high level summaries and reports, from [the vital events pages on the NRS website.](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events) xsd:string
Accuracy and Reliability http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accuracy-and-reliability
The UK Statistics Authority has designated NRS vital events statistics as National Statistics, in line with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics [(available on the UK Statistics Authority website).](https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/code-of-practice/) National Statistics status means that official statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value. xsd:string
Comment rdfs:comment http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment
Number of births by gender that were registered in a calendar year, or occurred in a mid-year period (1 July to 30 June). xsd:string
Comparability and Coherence http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/comparability-and-coherence
These figures are on a different basis from the vast majority of NRS published statistics of births, which are based on the calendar year in which the birth was registered. The "mid-year to mid-year" basis is used only in connection with population estimates and projections. Details on other data sources for birth statistics are available on [the NRS website.](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/births/birth-statistics-on-other-websites) xsd:string
Confidentiality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/confidentiality
This dataset does not contain any sensitive or personal information. xsd:string
Contact email http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#contactEmail
mailto:statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
Creator dcterms:creator http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator
National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/national-records-of-scotland
Date Issued dcterms:issued http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
July 29, 2014 00:00 xsd:dateTime
Date Modified dcterms:modified http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
March 17, 2021 11:41 xsd:dateTime
Description dcterms:description http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) is responsible for the organisation and administration of the records of births in Scotland. Data on births for calendar years relate to the date of registration of the event and not the date of occurrence. Data on births between mid points of years are based on date of occurrence and refer to the number of births which occurred between 1 July of the previous year and 30 June of the year specified in the data. Births are counted on the basis of the area of usual residence of the mother if that is in Scotland, otherwise they are counted on the basis of the place of birth. Further information on births statistics, and other vital events, is available on [the NRS website.](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events) xsd:string
Graph http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#graph
http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/births
Has a SPARQL endpoint at void:sparqlEndpoint http://rdfs.org/ns/void#sparqlEndpoint
http://statistics.gov.scot/sparql
http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#nextUpdateDue http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#nextUpdateDue
September 2021 xsd:string
In folder http://publishmydata.com/def/ontology/folder/inFolder
Population http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/population
National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/national-records-of-scotland
Label rdfs:label http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Births xsd:string
License dcterms:license http://purl.org/dc/terms/license
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Publisher dcterms:publisher http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher
National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/national-records-of-scotland
Quality Management http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/quality-management
Information about the quality management process for births data are available on [the NRS website.](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-background-information/quality-of-national-records-of-scotland-nrs-data-on-vital-events) xsd:string
References dcterms:references http://purl.org/dc/terms/references
http://statistics.gov.scot/help http://statistics.gov.scot/help
Relevance http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/relevance
Examples of uses of vital events statistics can be accessed in a report published on [the NRS website.](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/vital-events/ve-general-uses-of-ve-stats.pdf) xsd:string
Revisions http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/revisions
In February 2019, we updated our methodology for allocating datazones to higher geographies to align with Government Statistical Service Geography Policy. This resulted in revisions to some aggregated figures at Electoral Ward and Scottish Parliament Constituency level. xsd:string
Theme dcat:theme http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#theme
Population http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/population
National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/national-records-of-scotland
Timeliness and Punctuality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/timeliness-and-punctuality
This dataset will be updated annually, typically in early autumn. xsd:string
Title dcterms:title http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
Births xsd:string
Type rdf:type http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
Dataset http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#Dataset
http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#LinkedDataset
dataset http://rdfs.org/ns/void#Dataset
Dataset http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Dataset
In Graph http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/births
Structure qb:structure http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#structure
http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/births http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/births
Type rdf:type http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
Machine-readable formats

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