(Re)designing administrative data – towards register based census. Estonian experience Kristi Lehto Statistics Estonia Methodology and analysis department , Q2014

Overview Preparations for register-based population and housing census (Re)designing administrative data – the background (Re)designing administrative data – experience Kristi Lehto

Preparations for register-based population and housing census Methodology project A total of 20 databases and the data collected in them were analysed meta-analysis detailed analysis Kristi Lehto

(Re)designing administrative data – the background Official Statistics Act Public Information Act Spatial Data Act State information system (RIHA) Data exchange layer X-Road Kristi Lehto

Unique identifications personal ID enterprise ID address object ID Kristi Lehto

Registers and connections Kristi Lehto Educational Register Unemployed & Jobseekers Taxable Persons Pension Insurance Other Registers Population Register Commercial Register Business Register Government Institutions Building Register Land Register red line – personal ID, blue line – enterprise ID green line – address object ID,

(Re)designing administrative data – experience. Example 1 Adding missing characteristics to the registers Employee Register (planned by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board) occupation workplace location (local kind-of-activity unit) Kristi Lehto

(Re)designing administrative data – experience. Example 2 Taking into account statistical needs The Estonian Register of Buildings has taken into account the suggestions of the methodology project in developing a new register. The Register of Prisoners consulted SE, before starting to develop a new register. SE was involved in the process of developing a new register for the Social Insurance Board. Kristi Lehto

(Re)designing administrative data – experience. Example 3 The use of the Address Data System (ADS) Population Register Estonian Register of Buildings Land Register Kristi Lehto

(Re)designing administrative data – experience. Example 4 Classification SE is the holder and administrator of all classifications The Population Register recoded all their education data (ISCED2011) Kristi Lehto

Conclusion (Re)designing administrative data in order to meet statistical as well as administrative needs is a long and continuous process, which requires rethinking many practises, including the essence of co-operation between state agencies. Kristi Lehto

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