Transcript DwB Standard Presentation

Access to micro data in Europe
Presented by
Michel Isnard – Insee
DwB Training Course, Paris, 19 February 2014
Introduction
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Access to European micro data
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Access to French micro data
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Access to UK micro data
European micro data
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Eurostat, the statistical agency of the Commission, receives harmonised micro data from
National Statistical Institutes
 Mainly “household” data (SILC, LFS, ESS, …)
 Some “business data” (CIS, …)
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Harmonised data, but poorer than the national counter part
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Regulation 223/2009 – Article 23
 Access can be given to researchers for scientific purposes
 Agreement of the NSI
 Modalities fixed in new Commission Regulation n°557/2013
Access to European microdata
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Entities recognized
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Accreditation of research project and researchers
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Types of files accessed
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Agreement of Member States
Entities recognized
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Every entity employing researchers to be accredited must be recognized
 Purpose of the entity : statute, mission, .., must include reference to research
 Established record or reputation as a body producing quality research and making it
publicly available
 The research entity must be independent and separated from policy areas
 Technical and infrastructure requirements assuring security of data should be in place
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Every entity shall undertake a confidentiality agreement covering all researchers of the entity
accessing to confidential data and sanctions must be announced.
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List published by Eurostat
Assessment of a research project
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Criteria to be used
 Legitimate purpose of the research
 Explanation why this purpose cannot be fulfilled using non-confidential data;
 Entity requesting access;
 List of individual researchers who will have access to the data;
 Access facilities to be used;
 Data sets to be accessed, the methods of analysing them; and
 intended results of the research to be published or otherwise disseminated
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Individual confidentiality declarations
Files accessed
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Scientific Use Files
 Sent to the entity on a CD-ROM
 Almost anonymized, lower risk
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Secure Use Files
 Access thhrough an access facility accredited by Eurostat
 Presently Eurostat in Luxembourg
 In a short term : National Statistical Institutes
 Then National Statistical Authorities
 And ….
Access to French microdata
Access to French microdata
• French microdata are available on different forms :
 Public Use Files
 Scientific Use Files
 Confidential Files
• Almost every data collected for official statistics are available :
 Except data covered by another secret : fiscal, national security, …
Public Use Files
• Available at http://www.insee.fr/fr/bases-de-donnees/fichiers-detail.asp
• Description in French
• Mainly census, civil status data and Labour Force Survey
• Downloadable from foreign countries
Scientific Use Files
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Data from household surveys available through French Data Archive : Reseau
Quetelet
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www.reseau-quetelet.cnrs.fr
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Website in English, but data description in French (to be translated ..)
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Possible from foreign counties
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No SUF from business surveys
Confidential Files (1)
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Available from Business and Household Surveys and employer-employee data
 Except data covered by another secret : fiscal, national security, …
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Researchers submitted to the same penal sanctions as the statisticians
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European countries
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Access through French national secure center : CASD in Genes
Confidential Files (2) : The SD-Box
Le boitier : la SD-Box™
Confidential Files (3)
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Procedures in 4 steps :
 Opinion of then French Statistical Confidentiality Committee, chaired by a
judge and composed by researchers, statisticians and representants of
surveyed persons
 Evaluation of the scientific project
 Need of the confidential data
 Agreement by the statistical services
 Decision by the French national Archives
 Formation to the use of CASD, taking place in Paris
Confidential Files (4)
•Duration of the process : 2-3 months
•Use of SD Box not free
 Except for DwB sponsored projects
•More information available on :
 http://www.cnis.fr/cms/Accueil/activites/_trois_comites/Comite_du_secret_st
atistique
 Page in French, but request form in English
 http://www.reseauquetelet.cnrs.fr/spip/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=81&lang=en
 Page in English