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Using Register Data to Monitor the Immigration and Emigration of Immigrants

Using Register Data to Monitor the Immigration and Emigration of Immigrants. Vebjørn Aalandslid vaa@ssb.no Statistics Norway. Data: The CPR as a main source for population and social statistics in Norway.

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Using Register Data to Monitor the Immigration and Emigration of Immigrants

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  1. Using Register Data to Monitor the Immigration and Emigration of Immigrants Vebjørn Aalandslid vaa@ssb.no Statistics Norway

  2. Data: The CPR as a main source for population and social statistics in Norway • Central Register of Population (CPR) established in 1964 – based on the Population Census of 1960 + local registers already established in 1946 • Established for administrative - not statistical – purposes • The pin-code essential in linking all the various registers based on this system • All national administrative registers that are based on individuals use the pin-code. • A comprehensive register society. “All” governmental agencies and a lot of private firms have limited access to these register data - more than 1500 in total. • Cooperation between governmental agencies

  3. Use of data on individuals in Statistics Norway Labour market Education Crime Income Population Child welfare National insurance Economic assistance Surveys + a lot more

  4. The CPR population The variable ‘registration status’ by 01.01.2006

  5. Registration of Immigrants in the CPR Norwegian and Nordic immigrants Emigrants CPR Non-Nordic immigrants The Immigration Authorities

  6. Quality of data • General and frequent use – a central premise for quality • Work in progress on estimating the number of illegal immigrants • Unregistered emigration probably a bigger problem than illegal/unregistered immigration

  7. Immigrant population in Norway by country background 01.01.2006 Source: Statistics Norway – Population statistics

  8. Net immigration. Immigrant population by region. Persons per year. 1990-2005 Source: Statistics Norway – Population statistics

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