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What role can harmonisation play in a changing statistical landscape?

What role can harmonisation play in a changing statistical landscape?. Suzanne Ellis & Steven Cooley Office for National Statistics. Overview. What is Harmonisation? Benefits of Harmonisation Harmonisation strategy, priorities and work plan Issues and Considerations.

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What role can harmonisation play in a changing statistical landscape?

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  1. What role can harmonisation play in a changing statistical landscape? Suzanne Ellis & Steven Cooley Office for National Statistics

  2. Overview • What is Harmonisation? • Benefits of Harmonisation • Harmonisation strategy, priorities and work plan • Issues and Considerations

  3. What is Harmonisation? • UK cross governmental programme • Aim to harmonise statistical inputs, processes and outputs across the Government Statistical Service • Aim to facilitate clearer and more robust comparison between data sources and to improve data quality

  4. What is Harmonisation? • Input Harmonisation • Variable Definitions • Question wording • Classificatory Variables • Outputs Harmonisation • Nested Categories • Exclusive Categories

  5. What is Harmonisation? All inputs, processing and outputs for the Census and surveys and all data from administrative records will be harmonised so that users can compare data from different sources with confidence and can merge and match data more easily taking account of international implications.

  6. Benefits of Harmonisation • Comparability and coherence within time series and between separate datasets • Compliance with UK Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and Code of Practice • Cost savings and efficiencies by avoiding duplication and providing more outputs from less investment • Data quality

  7. Harmonisation priorities and work plan aHarmony – Administrative data bHarmony – Business Surveys sHarmony – Social Surveys Three-pronged work stream; a b s

  8. Harmonising Social Surveys • 15 cross government topic groups e.g. Benefits and tax credits • Numerous Harmonised principles ratified so far • Quarterly meetings (annual workshop) for National Statistics Harmonisation Group members • 2021 Census opportunity to develop/update harmonised principles

  9. Matryoshka Dolls - Age Bandings

  10. Social Surveys Harmonisation Process • Establish the need B. Agree the need NSHG / GSS F. Review and maintain G. Revise / withdraw E. Dissemination C. Develop the Principle D. Agree Principle NSHG / GSS

  11. Ethnicity GB Harmonised ethnicity principle - What is your ethnic group? England White 1. English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2. Irish 3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4. Any other White background, please describe Wales White 1. Welsh/English/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2. Irish 3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4. Any other White background, please describe Scotland White 1. Scottish 2. Other British 3. Irish 4. Gypsy/Traveller 5. Polish 6. Any other White ethnic group, please describe Great Britain White English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British Irish Gypsy, Traveller or Irish Traveller * Any other White background**

  12. Harmonising Business Surveys • Establishing a cross government Business Harmonisation Working Group • Using Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS) legislation as opportunity to develop and implement business harmonised principles • Electronic data collection programme another opportunity!

  13. Harmonising Business Surveys • Turnover • Employment • Stocks

  14. Harmonising Administrative Data • Identifying and liaising with relevant stakeholders to understand how to harmonise administrative data • Establishing a cross government Administrative Data Harmonised Working Group • Working with Administrative Data Census alongside other relevant programmes

  15. Harmonisation resources • Pages on Government Statistical Services (GSS) website • A-Z of Social Harmonised Principles • Harmonisation Inbox, Helpdesk & Newsletter • Social Topic Leads & Topic Groups • Community on StatsUserNet A-Z

  16. Variable and Question Bank (VQB) • Developed by UK Data Service • Holds a range of socio and economic datasets: a repository of variables & questions • Harmonised principles are highlighted by the Government Statistical Service logo • No users costs and no specialised software/hardware is required - no need to register and log in

  17. Question search

  18. Issues and Considerations • ‘Encouragement’ rather than ‘enforcement’ • Conflicting priorities across government • Confusion between ‘harmonisation’ and ‘standardisation’ • Harmonisation across UK/Europe/Other bodies

  19. Key points Three-pronged work stream; Lots of opportunities to implement harmonisation – need to take advantage of these with help from colleagues across the GSS! a b s

  20. Any questions? Harmonisation Team Office for National Statistics 01329 444017 harmonisation@ons.gov.uk Suzanne Ellis Office for National Statistics Suzanne.Ellis@ons.gov.uk Steven Cooley Office for National Statistics Steven.Cooley@ons.gov.uk

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