ratswd workshop, mannheim, 14 th november 2007
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Enhancing, enriching and developing household sample surveys in the UK: the strategic perspective Peter Elias. RatSWD workshop, Mannheim, 14 th November 2007. Plan of the presentation the UK National Data Strategy – what is it and how was it developed? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Enhancing, enriching and developing household sample
surveys in the UK: the strategic perspective
Peter Elias
RatSWD workshop, Mannheim, 14th November 2007
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Plan of the presentation
• the UK National Data Strategy – what is it and how was it developed?
• household surveys within the scope of the National Data Strategy
• strategic plans to enhance and enrich household surveys
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
The UK National Data Strategy
The UK National Strategy for Data Resources for the Social Sciences is a plan to develop and maintain a robust data infrastructure, ensuring that relevant and timely data are available to inform and address future research priorities in the social sciences.
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
- Need to relate data development to research interests - Variety of data types to be supported - Emphasis on collaboration, data sharing and co- funding to enhance and enrich resources - Need to improve data access - Need to bridge current disciplinary boundaries - ‘Internationalisation’ of the research agenda
Main elements of the strategy
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
- Creation of the UK Data Forum - Integration with the strategic planning cycles of Research Councils and government departments - Funding via ESRC and Large Facilities Capital Fund - Large amount of time devoted to consultation and promotion of the National Data Strategy (academia, government departments, research councils, via media)
Mechanisms to develop and implement the strategy
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Further informationWork commenced in October 2004
Next three year plan now being developed (2007 – 2010)
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UK infrastructure roadmap – on 6th November 2007
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Household surveys within the scope of the National Data
StrategyLongitudinal data resources
• commissioned the world’s largest longitudinal household study (see www.esrc.ac.uk/ukhls ).
• establishing the scientific case for a new child cohort study to start around 2011/12
• plans to integrate six birth cohort studies.
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Census and cross sectional household survey data
• Plans to provide improvements in access to Census 2011• Monitoring plans for the new Integrated Household Survey
Household surveys within the scope of the National Data
Strategy
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
• Integration of five existing household surveys (LFS, GSL, OMN, EHS, EFS)• Unclustered sample design• Harmonisation of key concepts (Census definitions)• More reliable sub-regional estimates• Flexibility for future topics• More efficient data generation and survey management
Progress towards introduction of the Integrated Household
Survey (IHS)
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
• Survey Case Management System• Single trained field force capable of administering all element• Over 350,000 households per annum (470,000 interviews)• Face-to-face or telephone interviews• More reliable sub-regional estimates• Release of non-disclosive microdata via Data Archive• Release of data with detailed geography via ‘Special Licence’• Fieldwork commences in January 2008
The Integrated Household Survey (IHS):key elements
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Administrative data
• Reviewed the research potential of administrative data held by selected agencies, covering pensions, social security, health, businesses and vital statistics (Jones and Elias 2006).
• Administrative Data Service about to be commissioned.
Other relevant developments
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
• National pupil database• Longitudinal social security records• Vital statistics• Hospital episode statistics• GP records• Employers tax records
Enhancing household survey data via data linkage
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Data access• Establishing a more flexible data access regime via ‘Special License’.• Secure Data Service about to be commissioned.• Working with the new Statistics Board (successor to
Office for National Statistics) to define ‘approved researcher’ status.
Progress in implementing the National Data Strategy
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
Linked biomedical/socio-economic data• exploring the possibility of collecting ‘biomarkers’ in UKHLS (the new longitudinal study starting in 2008) and in any new cohort study.• working with the medical research and funding communities to establish better access to biological material (primarily DNA) linked to survey data.
Enhancing and enriching household survey data
Developing and improving data resources for social science research
• to facilitate research at the boundary between the medical, biological and social sciences (genetics, mental health, lifestyle, etc.)
• to stimulate cross-disciplinary research on child development, education and social change, environmental challenges
• to encourage major research projects on the nature and impacts of migration
• to stimulate comparative cross-national research
• to encourage international research on global problems
What is the strategic importance of these
developments?