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About the Conference

About the Conference, Change is the only constant , or how to make statistics in a world that doesn’t recognize itself, The overall aim of the Nordic Statistical Meeting (NSM) is to bring statisticians and users of official statistics together to discuss best practices and innovations in the field of statistics - and specifically the challenges facing official statistics in the Nordic countries., The role of official statistics is to provide relevant, independent and trustworthy statistics and data services to a wide range of different users about many different topics in the service of democracy, the economy and the well-being of citizens., Against this background, consecutive Nordic Statistical Meetings have addressed user needs, new trends and future challenges for official statistics, shared experience and discussed solutions on many aspects related to the development, production, quality and delivery of official statistics. Often these challenges were related to ‘standing di-lemmas’ like accuracy vs. timeliness, detail vs. confidentiality, demands for new statis-tics vs. requirements for burden reduction, or how to improve quality and efficiency or strengthen innovation. , During the recent decade, new challenges were added: Declining public trust in public service media and the emergence of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ make the provision of trustworthy official statistics all the more important. During the same period of time, the world has gone from one major crisis to another: Effects of climate change, refugee flows, the Covid pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, high infla-tion, increasing economic inequality, artificial intelligence and the impact of ‘tech giants’ in the media landscape. What is happening?, How does this affect our work and our ability to deliver on new information needs? How do we ensure comparability and retain the relevance of existing indicators? How do we identify and communicate the relevant signals and stable reference points among all the noise? And where are the new opportunities among all the problems?, In this context, which by some is described as the ‘acceleration society’, the Nordic NSIs are themselves in the midst of significant transformations: New micro data ser-vices to our users are becoming increasingly important; new types of input data sources are utilized; processes are automated; data and production systems move to the Cloud; AI is moving in; the new generation of statisticians are data scientists as much as they are economists or sociologists – and much of the work is done away from the office. , With this backdrop, the overall aim of the NSM2026 is to bring producers and users of official statistics together to discuss trends and innovations in the current mine field for statistics - and specifically challenges facing official statistics in the Nordics. In addition to plenary sessions with keynote speeches, the conference will consist of presentations and discussions of papers on more specific topics in four parallel themes:

https://www.dst.dk/en/Sites/nsm2026/about-the-conference

Documentation of statistics: Elections to municipal and regional councils

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Dorthe Larsen , +45 23 49 83 26 , DLA@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Elections to municipal and regional councils 2025 , Previous versions, Elections to municipality councils 2017, Elections to municipal and regional councils are held every four years, on the third Tuesday in November. Results from the elections are published in the StatBank three to four months after the election., Statistical presentation, The statistics of the election to the municipalities and regions publishes around two months after the date of the deadline for complaints (media January the following year). The statistics publish for each municipality. The candidate is broken down on parties, sex, and whether they are elected/nominated. The distribution on votes is broken down on party, postal votes, invalid votes. The statistics is based on extract from the IT election system of KOMBIT/Netcompany from which Statistics Denmark receive data from., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for these statistics are provided as an extraction from the election software system (managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany) after the deadline has expired for complaints/objections. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are relevant for municipalities, regions, ministries, other government organizations, political party organizations, researchers and citizens as a basis for planning and surveys. The data basis of the statistics (micro-data) is used by researchers to whom data is made available via Statistics Denmark's Research Services. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics are based on data extractions from the election software system (managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany) to which the results of the municipal and regional elections are reported. As the data basis is used for calculating the composition of the local and regional councils, it is demanded that the statistics are recorded accurately and, as a result, are of very high quality. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The election is held every four years on the third Tuesday of November. The results are usually published four months later, i.e. mid-March. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, In connection with the municipal reform of 2007, the number of municipalities in which to hold elections was reduced from 271 to 98. For the majority of municipalities, it meant that the geographical scope of the municipality increased considerably, and that a new local council had to be elected for the new increased geographical area which had previously been covered by two or more municipalities and a corresponding number of local councils. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, In the Statbank, these statistics can be found under , Elections to municipality councils, . In a separate article prepared for the Ministry for Interior and Health, you can see the distribution of candidates and votes for each party and each municipality. The article is available on , page concerning municipal elections (only in Danish), . Selected information about the elected candidates is published in a , Danish press release, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/elections-to-municipal-and-regional-councils

Documentation of statistics

Ghana 2024-2026

During the first phase, opportunities of working with administrative microdata have been explored especially in relation to the new Ghana card (a personal

https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/projects/ghana-2024-2026

Merging of projects

In the email, you must confirm that the files do not contain microdata (e.g., key variables or other identifiable information).

https://www.dst.dk/en/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/projektindstilling/sammenlaegning-af-projekter

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Microdata schemes

https://www.dst.dk/en/OmDS/om-hjemmesiden/Sitemap

Documentation of statistics: Municipal expenditures on social services

Researchers and other authorised users may also access the underlying microdata through Denmark's Data Portal.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/municipal-expenditures-on-social-services

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Documentation of statistics: Register-Based Labour Force Statistics

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Pernille Stender , +45 24 92 12 33 , PSD@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2024 , Previous versions, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2023, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2022, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2021, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2020, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2019, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2018, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2017, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2016, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2015, Register-Based Labour Force Statistics 2014, The purpose of the Register-Based Labour Force Statistics (RAS) is to measure the population’s primary attachment to the labour market. This attachment is recorded at the end of November and compiled once a year. The first RAS compilation was made at the end of November 1980., Statistical presentation, RAS is an annual, individual-based compilation that records the population’s attachment to the labour market on the last working day of November. The population’s attachment is divided into three main socio-economic groups: employed, unemployed, and persons outside the labour force. The statistics can be broken down by demographic variables and education, as well as by industry, sector, and municipality of the workplace for employed persons. The data are published in News from Statistics Denmark and in the Statistics Denmark StatBank, and detailed micro-data are made available through Statistics Denmark’s Research Service., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The register-based labor force statistics (RAS) are based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. When RAS is compiled, a status assessment (in relation to the population's primary attachment to the labor market) is carried out on the last working day of November in the AMR. Based on AMR_UN, it is also possible to perform status assessments on arbitrary days throughout the year., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The register based labour force statistic (RAS) is primarily been used to structural analysis of the labour market, because the statistic has a very detailed level of information. Many external as well as internal users are using the statistic., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, RAS is a register-based compilation that uses many data sources to measure the population's affiliation to the labor market. This means that RAS does not have the same uncertainty as statistics based on samples. RAS consists of a wide range of data sources, which are integrated, checked for errors, and harmonized, making it possible to provide a better picture of the population's connection to the labor market than the individual statistics can., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, From the publication of figures for the end of November 2018 onwards, the release is carried out in two stages. In the first release, persons outside the labor force are grouped together in a single category. This publication takes place approximately 11 months after the reference point. In the second publication, which occurs approximately 15 months after the reference point, persons outside the labor force are divided into different socioeconomic groups., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The first version of the RAS statistics includes the population resident in Denmark as of the 1 January 1981 and its attachment to the labour market at the end of November 1980. The statistic has been compiled once every year since. New and better data foundations and changes in the labour market have however caused a number of data breaks over time, which have influence on the possibility of comparing data over time. Since RAS is based on administrative registers with national distinctive marks, it is very difficult to compare the statistic in an international level. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics is published in Statbank Denmark: , Labour market status (RAS), and , Employed persons (RAS), . , For further information go to the subject pages , Labour market status (RAS), and , Employed persons (RAS), ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/register-based-labour-force-statistics

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Documentation of statistics: Teacher-student register for primary school

Contact info, Population and Education , Eva Lotti Hansen , +45 21 59 99 06 , EBR@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Teacher-student register for primary school 2023 , Previous versions, Teacher-student register for primary school 2022, Teacher-student register for primary school 2021, The Matched Educational Data for primary and lower secondary education level (MED-Elementary) serves the purpose of enriching the elementary school statistics with information about the individual lessons. The data registry has been developed for research purposes and provides the possibility to study who receives teaching together and who executes the teaching. So far, the register covers the school year of 2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023. , Statistical presentation, The database, MED-Elementary, contains information about students, groups, teachers and their activities in public elementary schools and other schools at the level of primary to lower secondary education in Denmark. The register covers 0th to 10th grade in the Danish school system. , In its current form, the registry covers from the school year of 2020/21 and are updated yearly with the addition of another year. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The data for this registry is collected weekly from the schools' digital login system, Unilogin, and the communication platform, AULA, as automatic system-to-system reporting. The weekly updates are compiled into chronological tracks, which undergo a broad validation process followed by and enrichment of the data, also on a weekly basis. Once a year data from the two sources are integrated and combined with data from the Student Registry. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, MED-Elementary has been developed for research purposes and creates opportunities for research in teaching at the level of the individual lessons in primary and lower secondary schools. This applies, for example, to the importance of the composition and length of the school day. In the development of MED-Elementary, external stakeholders and future users have been continuously involved., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The information in the database comes from the institutions' administrative systems and good agreement has been found with existing registers based on other data sources., By translating the activity designations into a mandatory subject, the number of hours at each individual school is compared to the minimum requirement or the indicative number of hours according to the executive order on elementary schools. It is estimated that in 84 pct. of primary schools, students have on average between 85 pct. and 115 pct. of the recommended number of hours/minimum hours in the executive order in the school year 2021-2022., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, It is expected that the register will be published in April for the previous school year without significant delays., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The MED-Elementary is currently available for the school year 20/21, 21/22 and 22/23 ., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, Researchers and other analysts from authorized research institutions can gain access to the Micro-data through Statistics Denmark's Research Scheme, and the ministries will be able to gain access through the ministerial scheme., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/teacher-student-register-for-primary-school

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Documentation of statistics: Adult education and continuing training

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Susanne Mainz Sørensen , +45 20 34 51 79 , SMS@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Adult education and continuing training 2025 , Previous versions, Adult education and continuing training 2024, Adult education and continuing training 2023, Adult education and continuing training 2022, Adult education and continuing training 2021, Courses and Adult Education 2020, Courses and Adult Education 2019, Courses and Adult Education 2018, Courses and Adult Education 2017, Courses and Adult Education 2016, Courses and Adult Education 2016, Courses and Adult Education 2013-2014, Courses and Adult Education 2012-2013, The purpose of the statistics is to provide a picture of the people's participation in courses and adult education i.e. formal courses which are financed, planned and controlled by a public provider., The data collection on course activities has stated at different times for the different course types, and the first ones are registered from 1970's. , Statistical presentation, The statistics gives information on number of persons participating in courses and adult education i.e. formal external courses which are financed, planned and controlled by a public provider. If an education consists of several modules as in the case of Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) or a diploma, each module is counted. The information is collected and kept in the Course Participation Register., If the course participant has completed a number of courses that add up to a whole education e.g. the Higher Preparatory Examination (HF), an academy exam or a diploma the information on the attained qualifications is collected and kept in the Quality Register., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data comes from eight different data collection. , The Ministry of Immigration and Integration collect and checks data for language courses for foreigners before data is send to Statistics Denmark. The Ministry of Education collect and checks data for the adult vocational programmes (in Danish AMU), general and preparatory education and Business Schools before is send to Statistics Denmark. The information from the vocational colleges, business academies, universities and artistic educational institutions is collected by Statistics Denmark After the data has been received, all data undergo an error check in Statistics Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The users of the statistics includes individuals, civil servants, private organizations, foreign actors and the respondents of the data., Applications: Public and private planning, Research, Education, Debate and Marketing etc., One to two times a year members of a Danish committee on education (in Danish, "Ekspertudvalget for Uddannelsesstatistik") meets. In connection with this meeting user-representatives from selected ministries, Labour market organisations and NGOs in the education sector have the opportunity to comment on the statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The school year 2025 lacks information on AVU, FVU, HF single subject, dyslexia education, GSK, GIF and open profession. They will be included in the next update of the table. Please note that data at institutions under Ministry of Culture are not included. Moreover, under reporting sometimes occurs the first years after a new activity has been reported. , The far most important source of inaccuracy is incorrect or insufficient registrations. The course provider have the opportunity of reporting supplementary data for previous periods, mainly the year before. Therefore, the latest year is considered as being provisional. The opportunity is used only in a few cases. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics is published within one year after the reference year. The date of publication may vary and is therefore announced separately each year., The statistics is published on time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Consistency over time is good in some areas e.g. for Higher Preparatory Examination (in Danish, HF) and Business Administration (in Danish, HD). In other areas as is the case with adult vocational programmes (in Danish, AMU), many changes in course subject and course length make comparability difficult. The activity reflects the trends on the labour market and changes in subsidies. There are no comparable statistics from other countries., Statistics Denmark has since 2015 released data about the course Danish labour market language skills. Since July 1 2017 this course is no longer being offered and has resulted in a notable decrease in the numbers. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The main figures are published in Statbank Denmark under the subject , Adult education programmes, ., Taylor-made statistics is available via , Statistics Denmark's Costumers Centre, . , Micro-data are accessible via , Denmark's Data Portal, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/adult-education-and-continuing-training

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Documentation of statistics: Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Ida Frederikke Mathiesen , +45 21 49 48 53 , IFM@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2026 Quarter 1 , Previous versions, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2021 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2014 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2014 Quarter 3, The purpose of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is giving a description of the labour market status of the population. The LFS gives insight into how many people are employed, unemployed or outside the labour force (economically inactive). The LFS also manages to measure information like how many people are working part time; how many hours men in their 30s or 40s usually work; or how many elderly people outside the labour market would like to have a job. The LFS has been conducted yearly since 1984, and from 1994 the survey has been conducted continuously throughout the year., Statistical presentation, The Labor Force Survey is a quarterly sample-based interview survey on the Danish population between 15 and 89 years. The survey sheds light on how many are employed, unemployed (LFS unemployed) or outside the labor force. The survey provides detailed data on e.g. hours worked, conditions of employment, job search, education by regions, age and sex. Consequently the survey can, among other things, estimate the number of employed people who work at home regularly; how many self-employed people who work during weekends; or how many people have have a part-time job. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The Labour Force Survey is the most comprehensive continuous survey in Denmark based on approx. 72,000 participants on an annual basis. The interviews are conducted by online interview or telephone. The survey is based on a stratified sample of the population. In drawing the sample administrative resources are used to obtain various background information on the people interviewed. The sample is weighted to measure the entire population in Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The Danish Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the contribution to the European LFS and data are delivered quarterly to the European Statistical office., Labour Force Surveys are carried out in every European country as well as in many other countries around the world following common concepts and guidelines. This makes the Labour Force Survey the best Danish survey for international comparisons on labour market statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The Labor Force Survey (LFS) has a relatively large sample and there are continuous improvements in enumeration methods. This provides reliable statistics for the population's connection to the labor market, although there is uncertainty linked to the selection of the sample and the structure of the non-response., In Q1 2016, the response rate was exceptionally low, creating greater uncertainty about the figures. Furthermore, web interview (CAWI) has been introduced as a new data collection method. The two factors created breaks in the time series. The breaks are corrected on the main series., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The Labour Force Survey is published 1.5 months after the end of a reference period and usually without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Labor Force Survey (LFS) has been conducted since 1994 and tables can be found at StatBank Denmark from 1996 onwards. A new enumeration method has been introduced, where the sources only go back to 2008. The new series therefore only go back to 2008 in comparable form. LFS is made according to the same guidelines in all EU countries and several other countries and is therefore well suited for international comparisons., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published quarterly and yearly in a Danish press release. In StatBank Denmark these statistics are published under the topic , Labour Force Survey (LFS), . For further information, see the , subject page, ., More detailed statistical data can be purchased via DST Consulting, see , customised statistics, ., It is also possible to access micro-data through , Statistics Denmark's Research Service, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/labour-force-survey--lfs-

Documentation of statistics