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1961 Census

Thanks a million (actually five and half million)!

The past eleven months have been wildly exciting! We never dreamed when we started out that we’d get such huge support for our project from the community of Zooniverse volunteers – 5.5 million classifications in all! At times it’s been a struggle processing results fast enough to maintain a supply of new snippets for classification. Once the final workflows are finished, we need to do some final processing before supplying data to the Office for National Statistics for release later in the year. We’ll do our best to publicise the release when we have further details.

Thanks again for all your support.

Results

We'll keep this section updated with information on the progress of the project and its results as they become available.

Progress

The table below shows what we are working on right now and what parts of the data collection is complete.

We have been processing values for Table SH13: Age and Marital Condition by Five Year Age Groups, which includes categories of Sex, Age and Marital Condition variables. Progress in processing the values for specific table cells is shown in the table below.

Milestones

  • 500,000 classifications (19/07/2018)
  • Most active Zooniverse project for one month (07/08/2018)
  • 1,000,000 classifications (17/08/2018)
  • 1,000 volunteers (18/08/2018)
  • 50 days of continuous volunteering (min 7,000 per day, max 44,000 per day) (20/08/2018)
  • 1,000 Talk messages (07/09/2018)
  • 50 completed workflows (07/09/2018)
  • 1,500 volunteers (27/09/2018)
  • 2,000,000 classifications (05/10/2018)
  • 2,000 Talk messages (06/10/2018)
  • 100 completed workflows (07/10/2018)
  • 3,000 Talk messages (05/11/2018)
  • 150 days of continuous volunteering (min 52,000 per week, max 271,000 per week) (26/11/2018)
  • 1,700 corrected pages for #misaligned (28/11/2018)
  • 3,000,000 classifications (29/11/2018)
  • 2,000 volunteers (04/12/2018)
  • 200 completed workflows (08/02/2019)
  • 30 active weeks (18/02/2019)
  • 5,000 Talk messages (25/02/2019)
  • 4,000,000 classifications (01/03/2019)
  • 2,500 corrected pages for #misaligned (14/03/2019)
  • 2,500 volunteers (18/03/2019)

Final Stats (April 2019)

  • 2,600 volunteers (about 72 new volunteers per active week)
  • 4.6 million classifications
  • 36 active weeks since July 2018
  • 260 completed workflows
  • 5,100 Talk messages
  • 2,700 corrected pages for #misaligned
  • Best month: July 2018 - 792,000 classifications

Curiosities

Some interesting images.


We are not entirely sure how this came about. Most likely it happened when the microfilms were scanned (a lens effect?).


We all know decimal points and thousand-separators. But it was the sixties and in some cases they used a hundred-separator (with only two digits after the comma). As we now know, this was how 10% sample data was presented in the 60s.


Scanning distortions


Computer / printer glitches


Damaged microfilm


Upside down? These actually seem to be "9"s with bits cut off at the right side.


Some decimal points are printed like this.

Finished Workflows

Number entry task

  1. Transcription Stage 1 - 4,833 images
  2. Table SH13: Sex, Age, Marital Condition (2) - 7,000 images
  3. Table SH13: Sex, Age, Marital Condition (3) - 5,568 images
  4. Table SH13: Sex, Age, Marital Condition (4) - 13,351 images
  5. Table SH13 TMF 06-15 - 14,301 images
  6. Alternative values 06-18 - 4,179 images
  7. Table SH05 06-21 - 56,811 images (Parts 1 and 2)
  8. Table SH06 18-06-21 - 11,430 images (Parts 1 and 2)
  9. Table(s) SH0[1-4] 18-06-30 - 10,249 images (Parts 1 and 2)
  10. Table(s) SH0[7-9] 18-06-30 - 5,384 images
  11. Table(s) SH1[0-2] 18-06-30 - 13,765 images
  12. Table(s) CR11 18-07-02 - 5,724 images
  13. Table(s) SH1[4-5] 18-06-30 - 9,746 images (Parts 1 and 2)
  14. Table(s) CR13 18-07-02 - 4,768 images
  15. Table(s) CR22 18-07-02 - 283 images
  16. Table(s) SH0[1-4] 18-07-05 - 11,019 images (Parts 1 and 2)
  17. Table(s) SH05 18-07-05 - 26,872 images
  18. Table(s) SH0[6-9] 18-07-05 - 12,238 images
  19. Table(s) SH1[0-2] 18-07-05 - 14,793 images
  20. Table(s) SH13[0-7] 18-07-06 - 36,950 images
  21. Table(s) SH1[4-5] 18-07-06 - 9,836 images (Parts 1 and 2)
  22. Table(s) SC11 18-07-06 - 38,856 images
  23. Table(s) SC13[15-9|2] 18-07-06 - 32,216 images
  24. Table(s) SC13[08-9|10-4] 18-07-06 - 54,142 images
  25. Table(s) SC130[0-7] 18-07-06 - 16,582 images
  26. Table(s) SC22 18-07-07 - 12,531 images
  27. CR_key_values_080807 - 11,724 images
  28. Table(s) SH13 18-08-10 - 17,755 images
  29. 20180810_alternative_values - 1,619 images
  30. Table(s) SH0[6-9] 18-08-13 - 4,938 images
  31. Table(s) SH0[1-4] 18-08-14 - 322 images
  32. Table(s) SH13 18-08-15 - 859 images
  33. 20180815_alternative_values - 281 images
  34. Table(s) SH13 18-08-15 B - 13,900 images
  35. Table(s) SH1[0-2] 18-08-15 - 4,397 images
  36. Table(s) SH0[1-4] 18-08-16 - 5,854 images
  37. Table(s) SH0[6-9] 18-08-16 - 4,226 images
  38. Table(s) SH1[4-5] 18-08-16 - 4,581 images
  39. Table(s) SH05 18-08-16 - 734 images
  40. Table(s) SC11 18-08-16 - 10,158 images
  41. Table(s) SC22 18-08-16 - 2,780 images
  42. Table(s) CR11 18-08-17 - 19,793 images
  43. Table(s) CR22 18-08-17 - 471 images
  44. SH13_key_values_W_080817 - 20,730 images
  45. SH13_key_values_E_080817 - 13,544 images
  46. Table(s) SH13 18-08-30 - 13,005 images
  47. Table(s) CR11 18-08-30 - 19,500 images
  48. sh14_intl_1_D_180903 - *5,001 images
  49. sh13_intl_1_D_180906 - 4,861 images
  50. sh14_intl_1_D_180908 - 4,278 images
  51. sh13_intl_1_D_180908 - 4,823 images
  52. sh14_intl_1_D_180909 - 2,666 images
  53. sc11$13_intl_1_D_180907 - 10,101 images
  54. sh13_intl_1_D_180912 - 1,937 images
  55. sh14_intl_2_D_180912 - 1,548 images
  56. sh13_intl_4_D_180913 - 8,381 images
  57. sh14_intl_2_D_180915 - 1,382 images
  58. sh14_intl_1_WP_180908 - 9,438 images
  59. sh13_intl_4_D_180915 - 8,678 images
  60. sh14_intl_2_D_180916 - 1,279 images
  61. sh14_intl_1_D_180918 - 359 images
  62. sh13_intl_1_D_180918 - 580 images
  63. sh14_intl_1_WP_180916 - 7,378 images
  64. sh13_intl_1_WP_180918 - 13,332 images
  65. sc11$13_intl_1_WP_180922 - 4,573 images
  66. sh14_intl_1_2_wp_180923 - 713 images
  67. sh13_intl_4_D_180923 - 5,866 images
  68. sh13_intl_1_2_wp_180923 - 1,730 images
  69. sh14_intl_1_2_wp_180924 - 308 images
  70. sc11$13_intl_1_1_wp_180924 - 140 images
  71. sh13_intl_1_4_D_180924 - 3,669 images
  72. 20180925_sh13_intl_1_4_d - 1,040 images
  73. 20180925_sh13_intl_1_4_d_2 - 1,527 images
  74. sh14_intl_1_21_wp_180925 - 476 images
  75. 20180926_sh13_intl_d_1_4 - 1,240 images
  76. 20180925_sh13_intl_wp_1_2 - 9,381 images
  77. sc11$13_intl_1_1_wp_180925 - 1,292 images
  78. 20180926_sh14_intl_2_wp - 494 images
  79. 20180927_sh13_intl_wp_1_2 - 6,028 images
  80. 20180928_sh14_intl_2_wp - 361 images
  81. 20180928_sh13_intl_wp_1_2 - 1981 images
  82. 20180930_sh14_intl_wp_1_2 - 256 images
  83. 20180930_sh13_intl_wp_1_2 - 932 images
  84. 20181001_sc22_intl_wp_col1 - 1,438 images
  85. 20181003_sh14_intl_wp_1_2 - 63 images
  86. 20181003_sh13_intl_wp_1_2 - 598 images
  87. 20181003_sc11$13_intl_wp_1_1 - 523 images
  88. 20181003_sc22_intl_wp_col1 - 1,241 images
  89. 20181005_sc22_intl_wp_2 - 1,000 images
  90. 20181005_sh14_intl_wp_1_25 - 123 images
  91. 20181005_sh13_intl_wp_1_25 - 998 images
  92. 20181005_sh14_intl_wp_1_25b - 446 images
  93. 20181005_sc22_intl_wp_2 - 2,000 images
  94. 20181005_sc11_intl_wpb - 1,887 images
  95. 20181005_sc13_intl_wp - 1,998 images
  96. 20181005_sh13_intl_wp_3 - 1,994 images
  97. 20181006_sc22_intl_wp - 2,040 images
  98. 20181006_sc11_intl_wp - 1,843 images
  99. 20181006_sc13_intl_wp - 1,995 images
  100. 20181007_sc22_intl_wp - 328 images
  101. 20181007_sc11_intl_wp - 1,042 images
  102. 20181007_sc13_intl_wp - 1,989 images
  103. 20181008_sh13_intl_wp - 2,453 images
  104. 20181008_sc11_intl_wp - 386 images
  105. 20181009_sc13_intl_wp - 1,991 images
  106. 20181009_sh13_intl_wp - 2,000 images
  107. 20181009_sc13_intl_wp_2 - 1,988 images
  108. 20181010_sh13_intl_wp - 2,974 images
  109. 20181011_sc13_intl_wp - 2,987 images
  110. 20181011_sh13_intl_wp - 2,965 images
  111. 20181011_sc13_intl_wp_2 - 580 images
  112. 20181011_sh14_intl_wp - 4,213 images
  113. 20181012_sh13_intl_wp - 2,965 images
  114. 20181012_sc11_intl_wp - 88 images
  115. 20181012_sc13_intl_wp - 1,358 images
  116. 20181012_sh13_sh14_intl_wp - 5,000 images
  117. 20181013_all_intl_wp - 5,000 images
  118. 20181013_sh13_intl_21_wp - 5,000 images
  119. 20181015_sh15_intl_21_wp - 5,202 images
  120. 20181015_SH_intl_d - 5,000 images
  121. 20181016_sh13_intl_21_wp - 7,980 images
  122. 20181018_sh01_cmb - 4,400 images
  123. 20181018_sh13_cmb - 4,000 images
  124. 20181018_sh11_cmb - 5,000 images
  125. 20181018_sh14_cmb - 2,182 images
  126. 20181019_sh01_cmb - 1,087 images
  127. 20181020_sh02$10_cmb - 4,051 images
  128. 20181021_sh11$12$13$15_wp_cmb - 4,419 images
  129. 20181021_shb_wp_cmb - 4,021 images
  130. 20181022_sh_geog_only - 3,789 images
  131. 20181022_sh_wp_cmb - 4,983 images
  132. 20181024_sh_wp_cmb - 4,989 images
  133. 20181031_sh_d_cmb - 12,500 images
  134. 20181101_sh_wp_cmb - 9,989 images
  135. 20181104_sh_d_cmb - 15,000 images
  136. 20181107_sh13$4_cmb - 4,507 images
  137. 20181106_sh_d_cmb - 11,160 images
  138. 20181109_sh13$4_cmb - 293 images
  139. 20181107_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 11,740 images
  140. 20181109_sh_cmb - 15,570 images
  141. 20181113_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 8,500 images
  142. 20181114_sh14_w_999check - 11,112 images
  143. 20181116_sh_cmb - 7,450 images
  144. 20181117_sh_cmb - 8,036 images
  145. 20181119_sh_cmb - 2,692 images
  146. 20181118_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 10,000 images
  147. 20181119_cr22 - 3,304 images
  148. 20181121_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 10,000 images
  149. 20181123_sh_cmb - 1,329 images
  150. 20181122_cr11_cmb - 8,169 images
  151. 20181123_sh_geog_only - 481 images
  152. 20181123_cr22_cmb - 10,050 images
  153. 20181126_sh13$4_ed_sh_oth - 1,888 images
  154. 20181127_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 11,120 images
  155. 20181127_cr22_int - 3,810 images
  156. 20181128_cr11_cmb - 905 images
  157. 20181130_sh_zvgt - 3,056 images
  158. 20181130_sh13$4_ed_cmb - *10,000 images
  159. 20181203_sh_ed_geog_only - 573 images
  160. 20181204_sh - 905 images
  161. 20181204_ed_sh13$4 - 8,590 images
  162. 20181205_cr11_int - 839 images
  163. 20181206_cr11_int - 160 images
  164. 20181206_ed_sh13$4 - 6,189 images
  165. 20181207_cr22_int - 750 images
  166. 20181207_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 410 images
  167. 20181207_sc_cmb - 13,314 images
  168. 20181208_ed_sh13$14 - 2,255 images
  169. 20181208_cr11_int - 4,277 images
  170. 20181211_ed_sc - 5,525 images
  171. 20181212_cr13_int
  172. 20181212_sh_wpd - 3,656 images
  173. 20181213_cr11_int - 3,524 images
  174. SAS_D_LA_ST01 - 6,006 images
  175. SAS_D_LA_ST03 - 3,003 images
  176. SAS_D_LA_ST03 - 18,012 images
  177. SAS_D_LA_ST04 - 3,003 images
  178. 20190124_st_all_cmb - 4,890 images
  179. SAS_D_LA_ST05 - 15,000 images
  180. 20190124_mixed - 4,028 images
  181. 20190124_sc_cmb - 8,318 images
  182. SAS_D_LA_ST06 - 14,992 images
  183. 20190129_wd_sh13$14 - 1,431 images
  184. SAS_D_LA_ST07 - 17,992 images
  185. SAS_D_LA_ST08 - 14,992 images
  186. SAS_D_LA_ST09 - 4,498 images
  187. 20190206_sh13$4_ed_cmb - 980 images
  188. 20190206_sh_oth_edw - 12,423 images
  189. 20190207_sh13$14_edw - 6,697 images
  190. 20190208_sc - 1,870 images
  191. 20190208_cr11 - 330 images
  192. 20190210_sh13$14_edw - 897 images
  193. 20190210_sh_oth - 2,503 images
  194. 20190212_sh13$14_edw - 1,984 images
  195. 20190212_cr13 - 2,263 images
  196. 20190210_sc - 14,298 images
  197. 20190214_sh_oth_edw - 4,039 images
  198. 20190215_st_edd - 8,171 images
  199. 20190217_sh_all - 12,630 images
  200. 20190220_t11 - 451 images
  201. 20190220_sh - 7,845 images
  202. 20190217_st_all - 10,900 images
  203. 20190222_t11 - 882 images
  204. 20190222_sh - 6,403 images
  205. 20190222_st - 3,399 images
  206. 20190224_sh_new - 1,038 images
  207. 20190227_sc - 1,232 images
  208. 20190301_sh_wd_2 - 2,000 images
  209. 20190303_sh_wd - 652 images
  210. 20190301_sh_ew - 9,070 images
  211. 20190303_cr11 - 4,916 images
  212. 20190304_sh_ew - 5,660 images
  213. 20190305_cr11 - 5,701 images
  214. 20190305_st - 3,440 images
  215. 20190307_sh_ew - 2,535 images
  216. 20190307_st_wd - 13,380 images
  217. 20190309_st_ew - 8,860 images
  218. 20190310_sc - 2,947 images
  219. 20190310_st - 4,814 images
  220. 20190312_sc - 3,699 images
  221. 20190313_st - 5,400 images
  222. 20190313_sc - 7,695 images
  223. 20190314_st_wd - 6,617 images
  224. 20190315_st_ew - 7,345 images
  225. 20190316_sc - 8,164 images
  226. 20190317_st_wd - 6,460 images
  227. 20190318_sh - 6,679 images
  228. 20190319_sc11 - 2,842 images
  229. 20190319_sc13 - 6,876 images
  230. 20190321_sh - 2,457 images
  231. 20190319_sc22 - 5,056 images
  232. 20190322_sh_wd - 5,924 images
  233. 20190320_st_wd - 4,860 images
  234. 20190321_sc13 - 7,283 images
  235. 20190323_sc22 - 2,281 images
  236. 20190324_sh_ew - 4,308 images
  237. 20190325_sc11 - 7,953 images
  238. 20190325_sc13 - 13,987 images
  239. 20190327_sh_ew - 2,562 images
  240. 20190327_st_wd - 2,252 images
  241. 20190327_sc22 - 1,365 images
  242. 20190327_sc11 - 8,345 images
  243. 20190328_sh02 - 3,771 images
  244. 20190328_sh02001 - 4,184 images

Special tasks

  1. Identify all-zero tables (SH05 180715) - 12,932 images
  2. Identify all-zero tables (SH09 180715) - 12,802 images
  3. Identify all-zero tables (SH10 180715) - 12,804 images
  4. Old_persons_alone_d - 1,486 images
  5. Old_persons_alone_wp - 8,096 images
  6. Old_persons_alone_ed - 4,851 images
  7. Special_SAS_D_ED_area_code - 8,840 images
  8. Special_SAS_D_WP_AREA_INFO_DIST - 5,827 images
  9. Special_SAS_D_WP_AREA_INFO_WARD - 5,827 images