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Activity Number:
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332
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #303394 |
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Title:
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The Unique Method for Obtaining Data: Entering Agreements to Share Administrative Records
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Author(s):
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Stephen Q. Cornman*+ and Shelly W. Martinez
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Companies:
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National Center for Education Statistics and Office of Management and Budget
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Address:
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IES, US Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006,
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Keywords:
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sharing administrative records ; model agreements ; obtaining data ; data sharing agreements
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Abstract:
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Declining survey response rates, rising survey costs, high demand for data to evaluate government programs, and the need to address complex policy questions create pressure for wider statistical uses of administrative records. But working with administrative records can pose a number of challenges, including the time and effort involved in negotiating and obtaining the data. Data-sharing agreements are the unique method for statistical agencies to obtain administrative records. This roundtable will introduce you to a model data use agreement developed by an interagency team sponsored by the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology. The concepts are broad enough that they should be considered prior to entering into any data sharing agreement. This model agreement will promote uniform implementation of inter-agency agreements, while considering specific factual circumstances.
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