About Us

This Division is responsible for the analysis and dissemination of statistics for the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS),  the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and the Household Budget Survey (HBS). The Division also has responsibility for the preparation of the monthly Live Register statistics and the compilation of Vital Statistics relating to births, deaths and marriages.

The Division is organised into the following Sections:

Labour Market and Social Inclusion

This Section is responsible for analysing and disseminating results from the Labour Force Surveys, the QNHS which began in September 1997 and the EU-SILC which began in 2003. The section also compiles the monthly Live Register statistics from information supplied by the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs and prepares quarterly statistics on industrial disputes.

Vital Statistics

This Section compiles the monthly and annual statistics relating to births, deaths and marriages. Individual details of births and deaths are provided to the Office by over 300 Registrars under the terms of the Vital Statistics and Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952 and the Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1972. Section 5 of the 1952 Act ensures the confidentiality of civil registration details provided to the CSO.

Household Budget Survey

This Section organised and processed the 1999-2000 survey which covered almost 8,000 households and involved the collection of very detailed information on household income and expenditure.  The data collection and processing of the 2004-2005 HBS is in progress with first results expected towards the end of 2006.