Methodological Experiences from a Register-Based Census

• Activity Number: 444
• Type: Contributed
• Date/Time: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
• Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
• Author(s): Ingegerd Jansson*+ and Claes Andersson and Peter Werner and Anders Holmberg and Karin Lindgren
• Companies: Statistics Sweden and Statistics Sweden and Statistics Sweden and Statistics Sweden and Statistics Sweden
• Keywords: register-based statistics ; evaluation study

Abstract

In 2011, the first completely register-based census was conducted in Sweden. Several registers, such as the Total Population Register and the Real Property Register, have been matched to enable the results. Being the first of its kind in Sweden, the Census means that some methodological questions have been studied in more depth than previously. This paper summarizes the experience from the methodological work, the choices that have been made and the trade-offs. We particularly focus on the measures taken to evaluate and report the quality of the final statistical register, including an evaluation study. We also briefly describe measures taken to ensure the confidentiality of the published statistics