Accessing Eurostat Data Tanvi Desai Data Manager LSE Research Laboratory Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Available Data  European Community Household Panel [ECHP]  European Labour Force Survey [ELFS]  Community Innovation Survey [CIS] 2000/2001, 2004 (pilot 1993,1997/1999)  Statistics on Income and Living Conditions [EU-SILC]  European Structure of Earnings Survey [ESES]2002  ForthcomingAdult Education Survey (AES) Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Access procedures 1.Are you employed by an EU university, research institute, national statistical office or central bank? (Licenses are at an institutional level, there is no access for individuals) YES go to step 2. NO institution applies for ADMISSIBILITY 2.Institutional contract(s) 3.On receiving data – individual contracts 4.Output to Eurostat 5.Renewal Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Before you apply  Do all users have an employment contract with the institution?  Does the data set contain  the countries you need?  the variables you need?  the level of detail you are interested in?  Does the user want to collaborate with researchers at a different institution? Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Network contracts For users at different institutions to collaborate on data analysis Eurostat requires a network contract, even if all institutions have contracts to access the data.  Same cost for 10 institutions as for 1  Institutions cannot be added at a later date  However, users can collaborate if only the user at the registered institution carries out data analysis Note: an institution with a network contract can purchase data at an institutional level for a reduced price Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Access Methods: CD Roms ECHP, ELFS, EU-SILC, CIS3  Advantages  data available locally  data can be shared among collaborators at no extra cost  Disadvantages  Heavily anonymised data  Administrative burden, particularly for cross institutional projects Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Access Methods: Secure Lab CIS3&4, ESES (summer 2007)  Advantages  Full micro data available  Disadvantages  Cost – daily charge, travel, living costs  Need to specify number of days in advance  Delay in receiving output Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

Access Methods: Remote Special Case: ESES 1995, 2002  Advantages  Full micro data available from desk  Free  Easier access for users from outside Europe  Disadvantages  Very limited countries and years  No direct access to the data  Some commands blocked  Only available until December 2010 Research Laboratory ESRC Research Methods Festival 2008

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