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New Data

17th February 2012

NISRA's - Economic & Labour Market Statistics Branch have provided Claimant Count Annual Averages Data for 2011. The 2005-2010 data have also been revised with the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency level also included:

Objective 1 - Poverty


NISRA's - Economic & Labour Market Statistics Branch have provided Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings data that includes Weekly Gross Pay: Median and Mean Earnings by Full-time / Part-time and Sex. Please also note that the 2010 data has alo been revised.

Objective 1 - Poverty

New Data

19th January 2012

Arts Council of Northern Ireland have released data detailing the number and type of events that they have helped fund during the financial year 2010/11. To view the data click on the links below:

Theme 1 - Working with Communities


Central Survey Unit - NISRA - have provided data from the Travel Survey 2008-2010. The Travel Survey variables include proximity to a bus stop / frequency of bus service / main mode of travel to work / car ownership by Health & Social Care Trust.

Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal

NISRA statisticians in he Department of Education have provided Year 12 GCSE Results 2010/11 and Year12 GCSE results for pupils with Free School Meals Entitlement at Local Government District Level. Please note that the data relates to the location of the School rather than pupil residence.

Objective 2 - Education and Skills

New Data

17th January 2012

Demography and Methodology Branch - NISRA - have released finalised births and deaths data for 2010 following the release of the Registrar General report 2010. To view the data click on the links below:

Objective 7 - Healthier Choices


Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives
Objective 1 - Poverty

New Data

13th January 2012

NISRA Statisticians in Community Information Branch (DHSSPS) have provided data on the number of persons receiving a meals service by age group at Health & Social Care Trust Level (HSCT) for 2011. They have also provided 2011 data at HSCT level for residential accomodation available by type of home as of June 30th 2011.

Goal 2 Reducing Inequalities


The Department of Health Social Services & Public Safety have provided figures for those availing of specialist smoking cessation services across Northern Ireland for 2010/11. It is important to note that other individuals may avail of brief intervention, which is also available but is not currently monitored. Other individuals may also quit by themselves and therefore this information is not available. The data is provided at Local Government District level.

Objective 7 Healthier Choices



New Data

6th January 2012

Central Survey Unit, NISRA have provided data from the Young Persons Behaviour & Attitudes survey 2010 at LGD level. The Young Persons Behaviour and Attitudes Survey (YPBAS) is a school-based survey conducted among 11-16 year-olds. The research covers a range of topics, relevant to the lives of young people today such as nutrition, smoking and alcohol. (Objective_7_Healthier_Choices)



Economic and Labour Market Statistics Branch, NISRA have provided Labour Force Survey data for 2010 at LGD level. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the largest regular household survey carried out in Northern Ireland, with responses obtained from approximately 2,000 households and 5,700 individuals each quarter.
To view data click on links below: (Goal 2 Reducing Inequalities)


21st December 2011

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have provided data for 2008-2010 detailing Life Expectancy LGD and HSCT levels for males and females. Life expectancy for each of the LGDs is also ranked on a UK basis with rank 1 being the highest life expectancy and 404 being the lowest. Northern Ireland only ranks are also available where 1 is highest and 26 is lowest. Life expectancy and ranks are available from birth and from age 65. (Goal 1 Longer Healthier Lives)


12th December 2011

Department for the Environment (DOE) have provided data for 2011 on the Rates of Municipal Waste recycling at LGD and HSCT levels.
To view data click on link below: (Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal)


14th November 2011

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has provided updates to attendances at Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) Clinics in Northern Ireland from 1999 -2011 (Objective 7 - Healthier Choices) and also community statistics for Hearing Aid Assessments and Fittings for 2011 (Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities).


21st October 2011

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has provided updates to five datasets. The Drug Misuse Database relates to Objective 7 - Healthier Choices. The Life Expectancy and Standardised Death Rates relate to Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives. See below for details:

NISRA has provided nine years of Infant Deaths and Stillbirths data 2001-2009. These datasets relate to Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives. See below for details:


New health-related data

Thursday 29th September 2011

One new dataset and three updated datasets have been added to the Data Catalogue. The Proportion of Children in Poverty (2009) from Child Poverty Unit in the Department for Work and Pensions is a new dataset which provides counts and rates of children experiencing poverty from Super Output Area level and higher.
Two NI Cancer Registry datasets - cancer incidence and cancer by site - were updated to include 2009 data. InvestNI data updated the Enterprise Development Programme series of datasets with 2010 figures.
Click on the links below to view.

These datasets fall under Objective 1 - Poverty, Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal and Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.



New health-related data

Wednesday 20th September 2011

A new dataset has been added to the Data Catalogue - Births by Academic Year. This dataset is available from Super Output Area level and covers nine years - 2001/02 to 2009/10.
Two updated years of InvestNI data and one updated year of anti-social behaviour incidents from the PSNI have also been added. Click on the links below to view.

These datasets fall under Objective 2 - Education & Skills and Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.


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New healthy environments data

8th September 2011

The Energy Performance Unit, Department of Finance and Personnel have provided two new datasets.

The following datasets fall under Objective 4 - Healthy Environments

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue

Objective 4 - Healthy Environments

New health-related benefits data

31st August 2011

The Department for Social Development have provided new datasets

The following datasets fall under Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue

Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety have provided new datasets relating to Health and Care.

The following datasets fall under Objective 2 - Education & Skills and Objective 3 - Mental Health & Emotional Well Being

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue

Objective 2 - Education & Skills
Objective 3 - Mental Health & Emotional Well Being

New health-related benefits data

Monday 15th August 2011

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety have provided new datasets relating to Health and Care.

The following datasets fall under Goal 1 Longer Healthier Lives or Goal 2 Reducing Inequalities

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Goal 1 Longer Healthier Lives Goal 2 Reducing Inequalities

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A further two datasets have been updated to include an additional year of data. These updates include data from the Department for Education and the Department for Social Development.

These datasets fall under Objective 1 - Poverty, Objective 2 - Education and Skills

Objective 1 - Poverty Objective 2 - Education and Skills

New health-related benefits data

Monday 25th July 2011

The Department for Social Development have provided a new benefits dataset.

This dataset falls under Objective 1 - Poverty.

To view the data click on the link below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Objective 1 - Poverty

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New health-related data

Thursday 14th July 2011

Twelve updated datasets now available from Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety - Business Services Organisation, Department for Employment and Learning, Department for Social Development, Department of Education and Central Survey Unit (NISRA, Department for Finance and Personnel).

These data fall under Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities, Objective 1 - Poverty, Objective 2 - Education and Skills and Objective 7 - Healthier Choices.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities Objective 1 - Poverty Objective 2 - Education and Skills Objective 7 - Healthier Choices


New health-related data

Thursday 16th June 2011

Three updated datasets now available from Department for Social Development.

These datasets fall under Objective 1 - Poverty.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Objective 1 - Poverty

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New health-related data

Friday 10th June 2011

Several new datasets now available from Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Business Services Organisation, Central Survey Unit and Department of Environment

These data fall under Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities, Objective 1 - Poverty and Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities Objective 1 - Poverty Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal


New health-related data

Tuesday 18th April 2011

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety have provided a range 2010 data including four datasets new to NINIS for Investing for Health. The Department of Finance and Personnel have provided provisional deaths data for 2010 and survey data relating to health and travel. The Department of Education and Department for Employment and Learning have provided updated 2010 data for Key Stage 2 results, GCSE results and Higher Education. The Department for Regional Development have provided Car Registration data for 2009 and the Department of Justice have provided 2009 Perceptions of Crime data.

These data fall under Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives, Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities, Objective 2 - Education and Skills, Objective 3 - Mental Health and Emotional Well Being, Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal and Objective 7 - Healthier Choices.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities Objective 2 - Education and Skills Objective 3 - Mental Health and Emotional Well Being Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal Objective 7 - Healthier Choices

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New health-related data

Tuesday 15th February 2011

Demography & Methodology Branch NISRA have provided a range of births and deaths statistics for 2009. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment have provided updated labour market data for 2010. The Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety and Business Services Organisation have provided updated Smoking Cessation Services and Dental Registrations data up to and including 2010. The Department for Social Development have provided updated 2010 data for Housing Benefit claimants and New Dwelling Starts.

These data fall under Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives, Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities, Objective 1 - Poverty, Objective 4 - Healthy Environments and Objective 7 - Healthier Choices.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Goal 1 - Longer Healthier Lives Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities Objective 1 - Poverty Objective 4 - Healthy Environments Objective 7 - Healthier Choices

New health-related data

11th January 2011

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Department for Employment and Learning, Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Department of Environment and Department for Social Development have provided a number of updated datasets at the Local Government District and Health Trust levels.

These data fall under Goal 2 Reducing Inequalities, Objective 2 Education and Skills, Objective 3 Mental Health and Emotional Well Being, Objective 4 Healthy Environments, Objective 5 Neighbourhood Renewal and Objective 6 Accidental Injury.

To view the data click on the links below or visit the Data Catalogue.

Goal 2 - Reducing Inequalities Objective 2 - Education and Skills Objective 3 - Mental Health and Emotional Well Being Objective 4 - Healthy Environments Objective 5 - Neighbourhood Renewal Objective 6 - Accidental Injury

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