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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 Vebjørn Aalandslid vaa@ssb.no Statistics Norway
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
Use of data on individuals in Statistics Norway Labour market Education Crime Income Population Child welfare National insurance Economic assistance Surveys + a lot more
The CPR population The variable ‘registration status’ by 01.01.2006
Registration of Immigrants in the CPR Norwegian and Nordic immigrants Emigrants CPR Non-Nordic immigrants The Immigration Authorities
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
Immigrant population in Norway by country background 01.01.2006 Source: Statistics Norway – Population statistics
Net immigration. Immigrant population by region. Persons per year. 1990-2005 Source: Statistics Norway – Population statistics