[wdmmg-discuss] Questions about the Blue Book

[Rufus Pollock]

Just to be clear my item 1 was *not* a request for the *underlying*
data but for the blue book in excel/csv/... form (i.e. not pdf).

On item 2 it looks like we will have to be cleverer about this :)

Also second all of Alistair's points ...

Rufus

On 9 March 2010 20:57, Lisa Evans <lisa.evans at okfn.org> wrote:
> Good questions Rufus. I asked similar ones in these FOI requests:
>
> Request for data that is used to produce the aggregates presented in the
> Blue Book 2009
> http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/data_that_is_used_to_produce_the#incoming-71299
>
> Data used to calculate the Gross National Income (GNI)
> http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/data_used_to_calculate_the_gross
>
> Process, software, procedures that are used to prepare the Blue Book
> http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/process_software_procedures_that#incoming-71300
>
> All of which were rejected on account of being too much information to send
> in an email.
>
> So I'm hoping meeting them in person will be more useful,
>
> Lisa
>
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Rufus Pollock wrote:
>
>> 1. Can we get the blue book in source (eg xls, cab ...) form
>>
>> 2. Where do they get the data?
>>
>> Rufus
>>
>> On Mar 9, 2010 3:32 PM, "Lisa Evans" <lisa.evans at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>> I have the opportunity to meet with some people who are responsible for
>> The
>> Office of National Statistics (ONS) Blue Book.
>>
>> The Blue Book shows national income and spending aggregated in many
>> different ways. The ONS devote lots of manpower and resource to do the
>> gathering of the same data we need for WDMMG.
>>
>> Are there any questions you would like me to ask them?
>>
>> Lisa
>>
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