Netherlands Institute for Social Research Beyond silos Social

Netherlands Institute for Social Research Beyond silos Social policy, official statistics and social science Ineke Stoop DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Stovepipes DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Silos • • • Money Multidimensional phenomena Economic and social Accuracy and relevance Metadata Core variables Harmonisation Re-engineering statistics: integration Statistics and other surveys Down with the silos DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Not about money DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Cost-efficiency • • Cheaper Higher quality Better quality for less money Quality for whom Quality for what purpose Policies based on weak data Policies based on no data Local cost-effiency (let others do the job) DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

User needs • • Social policy making Social policy evaluation Social research Dynamics, changes Multi-dimensional phenomena Problem areas/groups Subjective information DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Ceies seminars Labour statistics Mixed Other statistics 1996 Labour statistics: basic needs 1999 Income distribution and different sources of income 2000 Social exclusion 1997 Employment and labour costs statistics in the EMU perspective 2000 Education and training statistics and the functioning of labour markets 2001 Measuring lifelong learning 1998 Working time and working patterns 2001 Health and safety at work 2002 Active ageing 2003 Labour statistics: towards enlargement 2004 Gender statistics - occupational segregation: extent, causes and consequences 2003 Social protection 2005 Migration statistics: social and economic impacts with respect to the labour market 2006 Consumer protection 2007 Ethnic and racial discrimination on the labour market: measurement, statistics and indicators 2007 Perspectives of improving economic welfare measurement in a changing Europe 2008 New family relationships and living arrangements DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Harmonisation, integration and problem-orientation DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

User perspectives • • Problem/policy area instead of statistics Social and economic Short term and long term Point estimation and relationships Dynamic Statistics and other sources Relevance (and accuracy) § § Active ageing: residential population Immigration: main language Equal opportunities: characteristics minority ethnic groups Social cohesion: objective variables DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Trust in statistics, statistics on trust Danish and Dutch presentations at ISI 2009 DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Statistical information plays an important role in business, public and political decision making in country. DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Personally, how much trust do you have in the official statistics in (OUR COUNTRY), for example the statistics on unemployment, inflation or economic growth? DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Role and trust 90 80 NL DK 70 FI trust LU 60 CYEE CZ LT EL RO SI 50 SK LV 40 HR PLTR PT SE BE IE MT AT ES IT D-E DE D-W BG HU FR UK 30 30 40 50 60 role 70 DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta 80 90

Trust and statistics • Role in decision making § Important § Does it play a role? § Can it play a role? • Trust § Code of practice § Accuracy, relevance § Understandability, communication • Source of data: Eurobarometer • Statistics on (social) trust § § Available? Subjective Web surveys, panels Academic surveys (ESS) DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Metadata for users • • Available Accessible Direct link to statistics Complete DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Non-monetary poverty DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Metadata: poverty DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

European Social Survey • Questionnaire text § All fielded languages § Showcards § Deviations • Sampling procedures • Response rates § Standardised calculation § Individual call records • Translation documentation • Documentation deviations DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Deviations and fieldwork summary DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Core variables and harmonisation • Core variables § Important Eurostat initiative § Taken up by other surveys? • Harmonisation models (mode) § Output harmonisation ü National best ü Comparability ü Metadata § Input harmonisation ü ü Efficient Can be imposed? National best? Comparable DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Re-engineering statistics: integration • Different models across countries? • In some countries only? • Based on population register § public registers and administrative records • Advantages § § § Comparable data across surveys Modules (statistics) Modules (others) Screeners Follow-up studies specific groups DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Statistics and other surveys DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

ESS, SHARE • ESS: European Social Survey • Share: Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe • Academic background • Policy use • Statistical quality criteria • Competition or cooperation? • Statistical toolbox and facilities for other surveys? DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta

Down with the silos DGINS meeting, October 2009, Malta