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Title Register-based statistics in the Nordic countries : review of best practices with focus on population and social statistics
Published New York ; Geneva : United Nations, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 51 pages) : illustrations
Contents Why register-based statistics? -- Historical development of register-based statistics -- General preconditions -- Use of administrative data in production of statistics -- Registers : an overview -- Requirements to data from administrative sources -- From administrative data to statistics : data processing -- Dissemination and users' needs -- Quality and standardization -- Register-based population and housing censuses -- Concluding remarks -- Concepts in register-based statistics
Summary The Nordic countries have a long tradition in using administrative registers in the production of official statistics. The objective of this review is to give strategic and planning officers in the national statistical institutes an understanding of what register-based statistics are, covering also the necessary technical and administrative capacity, and the possible applications of the methods to produce official statistics. The publication emphasizes on the use of administrative registers to produce demographic and social statistics.--Publisher's description
Notes "United Nations publication sales no. E.07. II. E.11"--Page 4 of cover
"ECE/CES/STAT.2007/2"--Page 4 of cover
At head of title: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 51)
Notes English
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Subject Register-based statistics -- Scandinavia
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Statistics.
Register-based statistics
Scandinavia
Form Electronic book
Author United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.
ISBN 9781441603227
1441603220
9789211169638
9211169631