1. FACTAGE Training on Differential Mortality
Statistics Austria
DSS
2-4 October 2017
Vienna, April 2018

2. Background
Life expectancy differences between socio-economic groups become increasingly important (social policy, public pensions, demographic projections)
Some European countries cannot provide any figures, and available figures are often produced outside official statistics  reduced comparability
Voluntary data collection of deaths and population by educational level by Eurostat (UNIDEMO D07, P09): variation in data quality by country

3. FACTAGE
Statistics Austria is involved in the international research project FACTAGE (Fairer Active Ageing for Europe)
Methodological developments to analyze socio-economic differences in mortality in a comparable European perspective
EU-SILC data: conducted in 35 European countries, harmonized target variables, longitudinal component (survived or died between survey waves)
Feasibility study has been finished

4. Training Session Theory and hands-on exercises in computer lab
Generic methodology (not restricted to EU-SILC)
25-26 April (Wednesday lunchtime – Thursday afternoon)
No course fee, food and drinks provided
Participants have to pay their own travel & accommodation
Places will be limited  Express interest asap!

5. Training Session (2) Target audience: NSIs
Other official statistics bodies (e.g., central banks)
Researchers with a connection to official statistics
People from candidate countries and from NSIs which do not provide figures on differential mortality are especially welcome

6. Invitation
Official invitations will be sent out soon to the members of the following Working Groups
Living Conditions
Public Health
Demography

7. FACTAGE Training on Differential Mortality
Vienna, April 2018
Please address queries to:
Tobias Goellner
Contact information:
Guglgasse 13, 1110 Vienna
phone: +43 (1)
fax: +43 (1)