Accessibility
Datasets were accessible in a range of formats. Non-manipulable formats such as html and pdf were the most common formats, followed by Microsoft Excel. Around half of all datasets were available in a format which could be used in a statistical program, as seen in Table 15.
Table 15: Number and Proportion of Datasets by Available Format
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| Format | Number | Proportion |
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| Formats for statistical programs | 103 | 52% |
| Excel | 179 | 90% |
| Word/pdf/html | 191 | 96% |
| Hard copy | 59 | 30% |
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| Total | 199 | 100%* |
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*Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
Nearly all key information was available for free, in some cases with additional data available at a cost on request, as seen in Table 16.
Table 16: Number and Proportion of Datasets by Cost of Data
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| Cost of Data | Number | Proportion |
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| All data available for free | 57 | 29% |
| Most data available for free, some charged | 136 | 68% |
| Some data available for free, most charged | 2 | 1% |
| No data available for free | 3 | 2% |
| Not available | 1 | 1% |
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| Total | 199 | 100%* |
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*Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding
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