Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: The IPUMS-IECM partnership * * * Robert McCaa and Albert Esteve Palós “You have to.

Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: The IPUMS-IECM partnershipThe IPUMS-IECM partnership

* * ** * *Robert McCaa and Albert Esteve PalósRobert McCaa and Albert Esteve Palós

Minnesota Population Center and Centre d’Estudis Demografics--Barcelona

www.ipums.org/international

“You have to do due diligence, something to assure yourself “You have to do due diligence, something to assure yourself that the people you’re giving your data to can be trusted.” that the people you’re giving your data to can be trusted.”

----http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/us/09breach.html?hp

no. of no. of slidesslides

1.1. A massive, global partnership of statistical offices, A massive, global partnership of statistical offices, researchers, and their institutionsresearchers, and their institutions

2.2. IPUMS-International usage statisticsIPUMS-International usage statistics

3.3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulatorNew initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator4.4. ConclusionConclusion 22

Outline: Outline: Trans-Border access to Census Microdata: Trans-Border access to Census Microdata:

The IPUMS-IECM partnershipThe IPUMS-IECM partnership

1. 1. A massive, global partnership of A massive, global partnership of statistical offices, researchers, and their statistical offices, researchers, and their

institutions institutions

See handouts:See handouts:

a.a. Card for list of current samples and usage statistics Card for list of current samples and usage statistics

b.b. Pamphlet for list of participating statistical officesPamphlet for list of participating statistical offices

IPUMS-International IPUMS-International dark greendark green = anonymized, harmonized and disseminating = anonymized, harmonized and disseminating

(62 countries, 185 censuses, 397 millon person records)(62 countries, 185 censuses, 397 millon person records)medium green = to be integrated (33 countries, 93 censuses, ~150 medium green = to be integrated (33 countries, 93 censuses, ~150

mill.)mill.)

Mollweide projection

IPUMS-International: 2011IPUMS-International: 2011

2011:2011:Cambodia 2008Cambodia 2008Egypt 2006 Egypt 2006 France 2006France 2006Germany (4)Germany (4)Iran 2006Iran 2006Ireland (8)Ireland (8)Malawi (3)Malawi (3)etc.etc.

2012:2012:Indonesia (8)Indonesia (8)Turkey (3), etc. Turkey (3), etc.

Microdata

Disseminating

Integrating None entrusted

None inventoried

Microdata

Disseminating

Integrating None entrusted

None inventoried

MPCMPC

NSI …62+NSI …62+

NSI 1NSI 1

……..

MPC integrates MPC integrates metadata and metadata and

confidentializes confidentializes microdata microdata samplessamples

IPUMS-IPUMS-InternationalInternational

IPUMS-International manages access and IPUMS-International manages access and entrusts researchers with custom-entrusts researchers with custom-

tailored tailored <ddi> <ddi> , SAS, STATA, and SPSS , SAS, STATA, and SPSS metadata and microdata extracts for any metadata and microdata extracts for any

combination of countries, censuses, combination of countries, censuses, sub-populations, and variablessub-populations, and variables

Trusted Trusted researcherresearcher

Trusted Trusted researcherresearcher

……..

Trusted researcher receives customized extracts Trusted researcher receives customized extracts

NSI entrusts NSI entrusts census metadata census metadata and anonymized and anonymized

microdata to microdata to MPCMPC

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Uniform Memorandum of Understanding with 90+ Uniform Memorandum of Understanding with 90+ National Statistical Office Partners (Appendix A: Italy)National Statistical Office Partners (Appendix A: Italy)

1.1. Ownership Ownership NSONSO

2.2. Use Use Teaching, research and publishing onlyTeaching, research and publishing only

3.3. AuthorizationAuthorization Submit an electronic applicationSubmit an electronic application

4.4. RestrictionRestriction No commercial useNo commercial use

5.5. ConfidentialityConfidentiality Strictly prohibited: attempt or allege Strictly prohibited: attempt or allege I.D.I.D.

6.6. SecuritySecurity Prevent unauthorized accessPrevent unauthorized access

7.7. PublicationPublication Publication permitted—cite IPUMS & NSOPublication permitted—cite IPUMS & NSO

8.8. ViolationsViolations Sanction individual and institutionSanction individual and institution

9.9. SharingSharing Share integrated microdata and Share integrated microdata and metadatametadata

10.10. JurisdictionJurisdiction ICC Court of ArbitrationICC Court of Arbitration

11.11. Order of precedenceOrder of precedence First, MOU; then, other…First, MOU; then, other…

Uniform License agreement with researchers for free Uniform License agreement with researchers for free access regardless of country of birth or residenceaccess regardless of country of birth or residence

Establish individual bona-fidesEstablish individual bona-fides Institutional affiliation Institutional affiliation Describe research proposal and need for access to microdataDescribe research proposal and need for access to microdata Agree to conditions of useAgree to conditions of use

1.1. Scholarly research and educational purposesScholarly research and educational purposes

2.2. Commercial use and re-distribution is prohibitedCommercial use and re-distribution is prohibited

3.3. Obey strict rules of confidentialityObey strict rules of confidentiality

4.4. Secure microdata from 3Secure microdata from 3rdrd parties parties

5.5. Publications permitted; cite IPUMS and NSO; provide Publications permitted; cite IPUMS and NSO; provide copiescopies

6.6. Violation: recall of microdata and sanction institutionViolation: recall of microdata and sanction institution

2. IPUMS Top 20 (Appendix C—excludes UMN)2. IPUMS Top 20 (Appendix C—excludes UMN)

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1 University of Michigan 7422 Columbia University 7013 Universitat de Barcelona, Spain 6154 Harvard University 5895 Inter - American Development Bank 4996 Arizona State University 4957 National University of Singapore, Singapore 4678 World Bank 4089 University of California - Berkeley 362

10 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil 31411 University of Chicago 28512 Universidad del Valle, Colombia 27013 Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation 26014 Princeton University 23715 University of Wisconsin - Madison 23416 Brown University 22917 University of Vienna, Austria 22918 University of Pittsburgh 22719 University of Delaware 21320 El Colegio de México, México 214

3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator

Why a data browser?Fast and convenient tool to explore the contents of the database before making an extract It prevents users from downloading microdata (if only basic figures are needed)

Some caveats:We are not providing official statisticsFrequencies are not based on 100% population countsCompared to microdata, cross-tabulated data have les s analyitical power

3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator3. New initiative: trans-border, on-line tabulator

Password protected tabulator: www.iecm-project.orgPassword protected tabulator: www.iecm-project.org

Thank youThank you

If your NSO is not participating, please If your NSO is not participating, please contact: contact: [email protected]

If you, your colleagues or students are not If you, your colleagues or students are not

using integrated census microdata…using integrated census microdata…See: See: www.ipums.org/international