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Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers. Draft Chapter 6: Data Sources

Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers. Draft Chapter 6: Data Sources. Andrew Allen UK. The purpose of the chapter. To provide a comprehensive list and description of possible data sources To identify advantages/disadvantages of different sources

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Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers. Draft Chapter 6: Data Sources

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  1. Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers. Draft Chapter 6: Data Sources Andrew Allen UK

  2. The purpose of the chapter • To provide a comprehensive list and description of possible data sources • To identify advantages/disadvantages of different sources • To provide guidance on using these sources to build a statistical business register.

  3. Overview of the content of the chapter • 1. Introduction • 2. Categories of data source • 3. Common issues • 4. Administrative data source • 5. Advantages of using Administrative data • 6. Disadvantages of using Administrative data • 7. Quality of Administrative data • 8. Legal issues and access to administrative sources • 9. Using administrative sources in practice • 10. Converting to statistical units • 11. Quality improvements and addition of specific stratification variables • 12. Statistical Sources • 13. Combining Administrative and Statistical sources • 14. Links to other types of registers • 15. Other and New types of data sources

  4. Types of administrative sources • Tax Records • Company, chamber of commerce, trade • Administrative business registers • Social Security register (social contributions) • Labour and Employment register • Industry associations • Agricultural administrative registers • Telephone directories • Water supply and electric associations etc.

  5. Issues for further discussion and feedback • Economic Census- still done ? But not very practical given the cost and updating frequency. • Feedback from surveys to supplement register - more about updating characteristics. • Special register updating surveys.

  6. Issues for further discussion and feedback cont. • Identifying local units - not often possible from administrative data? • Linking to associate registers ? • Developed country focus – need some examples of practice in developing world

  7. Further discussion: new sources • Payroll systems • Accounting data • Commercial providers • Internet ? • What else ?? • Guidelines will have a long life- test of time.

  8. Requests for good practices/examples • We need country examples please on: Innovative uses or sources of data How economic censuses are run. Single administrative registers Other ideas ??

  9. Contact • Please send examples to: andrew.allen@ons.gov.uk

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