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REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE

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REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE

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  1. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE The 57th Seminar of the International Statistical InstituteHow to give value added to official statistics – specific experiences of a developing countryBlagica Novkovska. MSc Director General. State Statistical Office16-22 August 2009. Durban,South Africa

  2. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Value added in official statistics (VAS) can be quantified by use of the following expression: VAS = N*QS (1)Where N is the size of the audience (number of who know official statistics) and QS is the quantity of official statistics relevant for the users [1].The quantity of official statistics (QS) produced by the SSO increased substantially by introducing many new surveys essential for balanced policy making.Simultaneously with the increase of QS, the size of the audience (N) markedly increased. Basic results 1. Enricco Giovaninni, Measuring Society’s Progress: A key issue for policy making and democratic governance, Statistics User Forum: Transforming Official Statistics to Serve Society, 12 November 2008 at The Royal Society, http://www.rss.org.uk/docs/Giovannini%20paper.doc

  3. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Quantity of official statistics: Number of statistical surveys for three consecutive periods • Number of statistical surveys is increasing • As a result much more various data are produced nowadays compared to the period before transition

  4. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Size of the audience: Number of requests for specific data by year for the last 6 years • It is seen that this increases substantially with small oscillations

  5. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Size of the audience:Number of visitors to the website of the Statistical Officefor the last 6 years

  6. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Following expression for VAS can be used in this case [1]: VAS = N*[(QSA*MF)*RS*TS*NL] (2)The total amount of official statistics that reaches the generic user is QSR = QSA*MF, where QSA represents the total statistical information produced by the official source and MF the role played by the media. RS is the relevance of the official statistics communicated to the user, TS is the trust that individuals have in official statistics and NL is the individuals “numeracy”, i.e. the ability to reason with the numbers and other mathematical concepts.Users Satisfaction Survey shows that they perceive the statistics produced by the SSO as highly relevant (RS). Factors influencing QS 1. Enricco Giovaninni, Measuring Society’s Progress: A key issue for policy making and democratic governance, Statistics User Forum: Transforming Official Statistics to Serve Society, 12 November 2008 at The Royal Society, http://www.rss.org.uk/docs/Giovannini%20paper.doc

  7. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE The role played by the media:Satisfaction with the quality of the website of the State Statistical Office Source of data: Users Satisfaction Survey, May 2009 • Very big increase is observed in the number of visitors to the website of the Statistical Office • Website of the Statistical Office becomes the most important medium for data users • Users are highly satisfied with the quality of the website

  8. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Relevance of the official statistics communicated to the user: Opinion on the quality of statistics by occupation (in %) Source of data: Users satisfaction survey, May 2009

  9. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE The trust that individuals have in official statistics slowly progresses. • The individuals “numeracy”, i.e. the ability to reason with the numbers and other mathematical concepts • Users Satisfaction Survey shows that 50.3 % of the users with high education or higher were very satisfied, giving notes from 8 to 10. The percentage of those with secondary education that expressed the same level of satisfaction was rather low.

  10. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Conclusions • The value added of official statistics substantially increased during the transition period. Both the quantity of official statistics (QS) and the size of the audience (N) markedly increased • The main limiting factor for the increase of the value added of statistics is the individuals’ “numeracy”. Namely, the portion of those who correctly interpret data and use them in their practical activities seems to be rather limited. • This is a factor that cannot be directly improved by the statistical system and requires contribution of other actors like the education system or specific government activities, such as publicity campaigns, aiming at improving the awareness of the use of statistical data.

  11. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Thank you for your attention Vision without a task is a dream A task without a vision is only a hard work A task with a vision is a success

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