2011 & 2016 Census Occupation Data

Summary

The requester asked for raw job title data from the 2011 and 2016 Isle of Man Censuses, but the Cabinet Office responded that this information is not held.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold the requested raw job title data for the 2016 census.
• For the 2011 census, only standardized coded versions of job titles are held, not the original text.
• The requester previously received similar data for the 2021 census under reference 4262849.
• The request was formally closed on 17 September 2025.
• The requester was informed of their right to an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 41,636
• 43,134
• 2011
• 2016
• 2021
• 2025-09-02
• 2025-09-17
• 4904553
• 4262849

Original Request

A complete export of all the job titles provided by individuals in response to the occupation question in the 2011 and 2016 Isle of Man Censuses. I understand that there were approximately 41,636 employed people on census night in 2016 and 43,134 in 2011, so the dataset should reflect this number of entries (approximately). If there are any concerns about privacy, I am not requesting any personal data or identifiers - just the job titles as they were provided. An easily machine readable and portable format such as CSV or XLSX is preferred. I previously submitted an FOI request for the 2021 census occupation data (ref 4262849) and received the data exactly as I required. Thank you!

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4904553 17 September 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 2 September 2025, which states:

"A complete export of all the job titles provided by individuals in response to the occupation question in the 2011 and 2016 Isle of Man Censuses.

I understand that there were approximately 41,636 employed people on census night in 2016 and 43,134 in 2011, so the dataset should reflect this number of entries (approximately).

If there are any concerns about privacy, I am not requesting any personal data or identifiers - just the job titles as they were provided.

An easily machine readable and portable format such as CSV or XLSX is preferred.

I previously submitted an FOI request for the 2021 census occupation data (ref 4262849) and received the data exactly as I required. Thank you!"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested.

For the 2011 census we have only a version of the census results with job titles replaced by standardized coding.

Cabinet Office does not hold the information you have requested in relation to the 2016 census.

Please quote the reference number 4904553 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will

be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi. I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely