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Beyond silos Social policy, official statistics and social science

Beyond silos Social policy, official statistics and social science. Ineke Stoop. Stovepipes. Silos. Money Multidimensional phenomena Economic and social Accuracy and relevance Metadata Core variables Harmonisation Re-engineering statistics: integration Statistics and other surveys

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Beyond silos Social policy, official statistics and social science

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  1. Beyond silosSocial policy, official statistics and social science Ineke Stoop DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  2. Stovepipes DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  3. Silos • Money • Multidimensional phenomena • Economic and social • Accuracy and relevance • Metadata • Core variables • Harmonisation • Re-engineering statistics: integration • Statistics and other surveys • Down with the silos DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  4. Not about money DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  5. Cost-efficiency • Cheaper • Higher quality • Better quality for less money • Quality for whom • Quality for what purpose • Policies based on weak data • Policies based on no data • Local cost-effiency (let others do the job) DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  6. User needs • Social policy making • Social policy evaluation • Social research • Dynamics, changes • Multi-dimensional phenomena • Problem areas/groups • Subjective information DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  7. Ceies seminars DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  8. Harmonisation, integration and problem-orientation DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  9. User perspectives • Problem/policy area instead of statistics • Social and economic • Short term and long term • Point estimation and relationships • Dynamic • Statistics and other sources • Relevance (and accuracy) • Active ageing:residential population • Immigration: main language • Equal opportunities: characteristics minority ethnic groups • Social cohesion: objective variables DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  10. Trust in statistics, statistics on trust Danish and Dutch presentations at ISI 2009 DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  11. Statistical information plays an important role in business, public and political decision making in country. DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  12. Personally, how much trust do you have in the official statistics in (OUR COUNTRY), for example the statistics on unemployment, inflation or economic growth? DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  13. Role and trust DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  14. Trust and statistics • Role in decision making • Important • Does it play a role? • Can it play a role? • Trust • Code of practice • Accuracy, relevance • Understandability, communication • Source of data: Eurobarometer • Statistics on (social) trust • Available? • Subjective • Web surveys, panels • Academic surveys (ESS) DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  15. Metadata for users • Available • Accessible • Direct link to statistics • Complete DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  16. Non-monetary poverty DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  17. Metadata: poverty DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  18. European Social Survey • Questionnaire text • All fielded languages • Showcards • Deviations • Sampling procedures • Response rates • Standardised calculation • Individual call records • Translation documentation • Documentation deviations DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  19. Deviations and fieldwork summary DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  20. Core variables and harmonisation • Core variables • Important Eurostat initiative • Taken up by other surveys? • Harmonisation models (mode) • Output harmonisation • National best • Comparability • Metadata • Input harmonisation • Efficient • Can be imposed? • National best? • Comparable DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  21. Re-engineering statistics: integration • Different models across countries? • In some countries only? • Based on population register • public registers and administrative records • Advantages • Comparable data across surveys • Modules (statistics) • Modules (others) • Screeners • Follow-up studies specific groups DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  22. Statistics and other surveys DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  23. ESS, SHARE • ESS: European Social Survey • Share: Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe • Academic background • Policy use • Statistical quality criteria • Competition or cooperation? • Statistical toolbox and facilities for other surveys? DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

  24. Down with the silos DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

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