Comparability
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The Statistics has been maintained since 1999, but is comparable in its current form since 2021. Because of a data breach in 2021, data before and after 2021 should be compared with reservations. Men who have a stay at a crisis center by section 109 will no longer be included in the statistic by July 1, 2024. They will be included in the section 109 statistics. In addition, there has been removed and included new variables, why data breach will occur in these informations.
Comparability - geographical
To the best of our knowledge, there are no directly similar comparable statistics in the EU or internationally with regard to the target group in these statistics, which is people with a stay in a shelter by Section 110. This is because of different laws, definitions of target groups, and type of registrations across countries.
Comparability over time
The statistics were originally established by the National Board of Social Appeals in 1999, where it was managed until July 1st 2016. The statistics were then transferred to Statistics Denmark. In 2021 a data breach have been made, and therefore should one be careful to compare data from before and after 2021. The data breach is caused by a registration made from 2021 on one of three types of stay:
- Shelters by section 110 of the Social Service Act
- Shelter units (cancelled from July 1, 2022)
- Aftercare by section 110 of the Social Service Act (cancelled from July 1, 2024)
However, not all accommodations have earlier registered on all types, but some have. Prior to 2021, the stays will therefore exist of a blend of all three types of stays, but it is not possible to determine which. Since 2021, it has been possible to determine due to the registration of type of stay. There has been established three new tables in the statistical bank from 2021 (HERFOR1-3), where only the stays in a shelter by section 110 is included.
In 2017, following information have been restored: referral method, relocation and where the citizen moves after termination. Some data variables have been cancelled and others added. This gives a data breach for these data.
In 2021, information on where the user moves after termination is collected, this variable replaces referral, and data breach therefore occurs in this information.
There is a change in the number of stays in 2023 when data from 2023 is compared with data from 2024. The removal of a number of incorrectly registered stays causes this change, as these stays were registered as stays in a shelter by section 110 but should have been registered as stays at a night café. Therefore, the largest change will be among the shortest stays. However, there will also be a change in longer lasting stays, as consecutive stays of one day will be overlap treated and included as one longer lasting stay.
After the expansion of section 109 of the Social Service Act, men have the right to stay at a crisis shelter on an equal footing with women from July 1, 2024. This may result in less men having a stay in a shelter by section 110 after July 1, 2024, as they have the opportunity to stay in a crisis center by section 109. In the period from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, this concerns between 130 and 200 men who have moved from a stay in a shelter by section 110 to a stay in a shelter by section 109.
Coherence - cross domain
The statistics are the only one at the field and is not immediately comparable with other sets of statistics in terms of contents.
Coherence - internal
Not relevant for these statistics.