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    Documentation of data

    Denmark’s Data Safari

    Denmark’s Data Safari is a function that allows you to explore the data that you can order via Denmark’s Data Portal. This is data documentation from Statistics Denmark’s Databank of basic data and data from other sources that you can order via Denmark’s Data Portal. You can search for registers and e.g. find information on latest reference date and next expected update. You can also search for variables and find descriptions of variables. Note that the Data safari does not give you access to data, it is simply a way for you to get an idea of the data that you can request as a user.

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    High-quality documentation

    High-quality documentation is an extension of the existing documentation in Statistics Denmark, including the documentation that you can find in Denmark’s Data safari. The extension element is the inclusion of the historic dimension in the documentation for the individual variable. In the historic dimension, any data breaches and validity periods are described and the population is indicated.

    For relevant variables, a graph and a table are attached. The same template for documentation is used for each variable.
    The high-quality documentation has been prepared in collaboration between Statistics Denmark and KOR (coordinating organ for register research). The quality control is carried out by external examiners appointed by KOR.
    Read more about the application of the high-quality documentation (pdf, in Danish) 

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    More on variables, classifications and concepts 

    You can find more descriptions of Statistics Denmark’s data and variables on the page Variables (in Danish), and under Classifications, you can see the classifications/nomenclatures on which we found our statistical production. Finally, under Concepts, you can find the descriptions of common concepts and definitions. 

    Documentation of statistics

    Statistics Denmark’s production includes more than 250 statistical products, which are organised into 17 subject groups.
    Each of the statistical products is described in the documentation of statistics, which provides an account of the content and quality under the following headers:

    1. Administrative particulars about the statistical product
    2. Contents
    3. Time
    4. Reliability and uncertainty
    5. Comparability
    6. Accessibility

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    Statistiske Efterretninger

    'Statistiske Efterretninger' (statistical news) were released in the period 1909-2022. The series contains annotated and elaborate communication in text, figures and tables and consists of an old part of cross-disciplinary subjects (1909-1982) and a more recent part broken down by subjects and series (1983-2022).

    Find 'Statistiske Efterretninger' under Historiske publikationsserier (in Danish)