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Outline: Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: The IPUMS-IECM partnership

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Outline: Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: The IPUMS-IECM partnership

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  1. Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: The IPUMS-IECM partnership* * *Robert McCaa and Albert EstevePalósMinnesota Population Center and Centre d’EstudisDemografics--Barcelonawww.ipums.org/international“You have to do due diligence, something to assure yourself that the people you’re giving your data to can be trusted.” --http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/us/09breach.html?hp

  2. Outline: Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: The IPUMS-IECM partnership no. of slides • A massive, global partnership of statistical offices, researchers, and their institutions • IPUMS-International usage statistics • New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator • Conclusion 2

  3. 1. A massive, global partnership of statistical offices, researchers, and their institutions • See handouts: • Card for list of current samples and usage statistics • Pamphlet for list of participating statistical offices

  4. IPUMS-International darkgreen = anonymized, harmonized and disseminating(62 countries, 185 censuses, 397 millonperson records)medium green = to be integrated (33 countries, 93 censuses, ~150 mill.) IPUMS-International: 2011 2011:Cambodia 2008Egypt 2006 France 2006Germany (4)Iran 2006Ireland (8)Malawi (3)etc.2012:Indonesia (8)Turkey (3), etc. Mollweide projection

  5. NSI entrusts census metadata and anonymized microdata to MPC MPC integrates metadata and confidentializes microdata samples IPUMS-International MPC …. IPUMS-International manages access and entrusts researchers with custom-tailored <ddi> , SAS, STATA, and SPSS metadata and microdata extracts for any combination of countries, censuses, sub-populations, and variables NSI …62+ NSI 1 …. Trusted researcher receives customized extracts Trusted researcher Trusted researcher

  6. Uniform Memorandum of Understanding with 90+ National Statistical Office Partners (Appendix A: Italy) Ownership NSO Use Teaching, research and publishing only Authorization Submit an electronic application Restriction No commercial use Confidentiality Strictly prohibited: attempt or allege I.D. Security Prevent unauthorized access Publication Publication permitted—cite IPUMS & NSO Violations Sanction individual and institution Sharing Share integrated microdata and metadata Jurisdiction ICC Court of Arbitration Order of precedence First, MOU; then, other…

  7. Uniform License agreement with researchers for free access regardless of country of birth or residence • Establish individual bona-fides • Institutional affiliation • Describe research proposal and need for access to microdata • Agree to conditions of use • Scholarly research and educational purposes • Commercial use and re-distribution is prohibited • Obey strict rules of confidentiality • Secure microdata from 3rd parties • Publications permitted; cite IPUMS and NSO; provide copies • Violation: recall of microdata and sanction institution

  8. 2. IPUMS Top 20 (Appendix C—excludes UMN)

  9. 3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator • Why a data browser? • Fast and convenienttoolto explore thecontents of thedatabasebeforemakinganextract • Itpreventsusersfromdownloading microdata (ifonlybasic figures are needed) • Somecaveats: • We are notprovidingofficialstatistics • Frequencies are notbasedon 100% populationcounts • Comparedto microdata, cross-tabulated data have les s analyiticalpower

  10. 3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator Password protected tabulator: www.iecm-project.org

  11. Thank youIf your NSO is not participating, please contact: rmccaa@umn.eduIf you, your colleagues or students are not using integrated census microdata…See: www.ipums.org/international

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