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April 28

1931 United Kingdom census

Is there data from this census for the age groups of the UK and Northern Ireland? Interested in the number of people over 65 years old for 1932 year for the UK and Northern Ireland. --Vyacheslav84 (talk) 06:47, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know that there is any data from that census. The records were destroyed by fire in 1942. --Jayron 32 13:47, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Although statistics from the census were published; some are here, but finding the actual figures online eludes me. Alansplodge (talk) 11:12, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Scottish census records were not destroyed by fire, and there was no census for Northern Ireland in 1931. There really isn't such a thing as a "United Kingdom census". DuncanHill (talk) 12:59, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am interested in the number of people over 65 in the UK and Northern Ireland as of 1932. --Vyacheslav84 (talk) 05:16, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think you mean Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the term "United Kingdom" covers the whole lot). For the purposes of census, the countries of the United Kingdom operate separately; there were censuses in Northern Ireland in 1926 and 1937. Click on the links for details. Alansplodge (talk) 13:59, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You might also try Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website - A collection of British Historical Population Reports. I'll let you do the digging. Alansplodge (talk) 17:37, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will study! --Vyacheslav84 (talk) 09:15, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So, we bought a hamster...

So, we bought a hamster.... No one in the house is willing to handle the hamster, as they believe that he bites, (he has never bitten anyone). Every evening when everyone else has gone to sleep, I take him out and put him in his bowl and let him run around while I clean the kitchen. Before putting him back, half an hour or so later, I give him a treat. I clean the cage once a week, but my question is: Do hampsters actually, enjoy running around in a bowl, or is this really an entertainment that is given to children who are gifted hamsters as pets. Would the hamster prefer to be left inside his cage? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:6884:6200:18A6:1C47:745A:430D (talk) 23:37, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well it's common to put a hamster wheel in the cage, and they do like running around on those. I've never heard of healthy and properly fed hamsters biting people either, but what do I know. 2602:24A:DE47:BB20:50DE:F402:42A6:A17D (talk) 00:13, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See Hamster ball and the criticism. The RSPCA also do not support their use.[1] Nanonic (talk) 02:52, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Approaching ten years ago, two Dutch biologists set up a hamster wheel in a couple of locations accessible to wild creatures, with a motion-activated camera observing it: the resulting paper is here.

Various wild rodents and other creatures were filmed using the wheel (brief extracts shown on this YouTube video). In many cases this was apparently voluntary and intentional, since the creatures made return visits to repeat the experience. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.200.135.95 (talk) 14:31, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]