Transcript Presentation

OECD Conference:
Assessing the Feasibility of Micro-Data Access
Objectives
Luxembourg, 26-27 October 2006
Nadim Ahmad, Statistics Directorate, OECD
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Background
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Increasing desire for micro-data access in analysis and
policy formulation, accelerated by cheaper and faster
computer power ......which in turn have increased
capacity and potential for NSOs to provide access.
‘Conservative’ rules relating to access however have
led users to conduct own surveys = additional costs on
users & respondents, and, so, the economy, which are
often of lower quality than micro-data held by NSOs =
risks of inappropriate policy measures & of NSOs
being overtaken by events or marginalised.
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Conference Objectives
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To provide input into the OECD’s feasibility study
exploring options in micro-data access; potentially
resulting in the creation of an OECD Centre for microdata access.
To share best practice in micro-data access amongst
statistical institutions and to encourage dissemination
of a wider range of descriptive indicators.
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The OECD’s Feasibility Study - Options
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Snap shot indicators
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Longitudinal indicators
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Bilateral projects
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Remote Access
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Transmission of micro-data
– (5(i)) – Accessing private data sets
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Feasibility Study - Focus Points
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Feedback on Options
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Developing
– Governance Rules
– Disclosure Rules - (minimum number of observations per
statistic; majority shares; limited data extraction size)
– Disclosive Indicators
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Synthetic/Perturbed data sets.
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Volunteer Countries for remote access pilot study
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