Making sense of vital statistics.
The insurance industry is reliant on social statistics to help it evaluate the risks associated with certain covers. Peter Falush looks at the government's recently published Social trends and indulges in a spot of number-crunching.
If it is a fact an insurance company cannot be run without statistics, the same is true for the government, whose data collection efforts cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds. Most governmentOnly users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
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