Table 2 Local authority responses by region and suitability for analysis
Region | Number of local authority’s responding | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Monthly counts | Suitable for ARIMA analysis | Suitable for year-on-year analysis | |
South of England incl. London | 73 | 50 | 55 |
English Midlands | 53 | 43 | 46 |
The North of England | 43 | 30 | 34 |
Scotland | 29 | 25 | 25 |
Northern Ireland | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wales | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Total | 216 | 161 | 173 |