Urban Statistics – Methodological work Teodora Brandmuller Unit D2 - Regional Indicators and Geographical Information Eurostat WP 2006 October

Outline Review of the variable list Review of the Glossary Review of the Methodological Handbook Disseminating metadata Publication of the reference guide

Changes in the variables 1.

Changes in the variables 2.

The Glossary Contains the definition of variables for the 2006 collection Describes the usage of flags and footnotes First draft was distributed in April 2006 Comments were integrated Second draft was published in July 2006

Content Definitions are mostly based on European standards Labour Force Survey, NACE classification, ESA95, etc. Practice oriented – explain what is expected References are included Referred documents are uploaded to CIRCA Take a look!

Potential problems Labels do not contain all the information It is absolutely necessary to read the detailed definitions National definition is different from the one given in the glossary Estimate the figure and indicate the different definition and estimation in the flag Questions arise in interpreting definitions Contact Eurostat

Methodological Handbook Produced by a contractor (call for tender planned for 1st quarter 2007) Follows a similar structure as the previous book Gives guidance to the users of the UA data

Disseminating metadata SDDS files – EN, FR, DE Base page - coverage, periodicity, timeliness, access by the public, integrity and quality Summary methodology - analytical framework, concepts, definitions and classifications; scope of the data; compilation practices; Take a look!

Thank you for your attention! Teodora Brandmüller Unit D2 - Regional Indicators and Geographical Information Eurostat WP 2006 October