What are the Local Base Statistics (LBS)?

The Local Base Statistics (LBS) consist of circa 20,000 counts arranged in 99 tables. LBS tables are published in computer and printed form for UK countries, regions, counties/Scottish regions, local government districts and in computer readable form for wards (England and Wales) or postal sectors (Scotland).

More information about the LBS is provided in CHCC CAS Unit 1: A Quick Introduction to the Census [Note: This link opens in a new window]

The equivalent data set to be produced from the 2001 Census will be called the Standard Tables. These will be simpler and more numerous than the LBS tables in the 1991 Census, avoiding the concatenation of many cross-tabulations into one table.