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Rules and Data Security

Here you will find the rules and guidelines that apply to users of Statistics Denmark's microdata schemes.

https://www.dst.dk/en/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/regler-og-datasikkerhed

User access

Here you can find information about access to DDP App, which is the user platform for Statistics Denmark’s microdata schemes.

https://www.dst.dk/en/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/brugeradgang

Contact Denmark’s Data Portal

If you have questions about Statistics Denmark’s microdata schemes, user access, or the process of ordering data via the DDP App, you can contact Denmark

https://www.dst.dk/en/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/om-danmarks-datavindue/kontakt-danmarks-datavindue

Dissemination policy

Statistics Denmark must produce all official statistics on social and economic trends in Danish society. To achieve this objective Statistics Denmark complies with the international principles governing trustworthy official statistics, which are adopted by the European Union and the United Nations. , Against this background, the dissemination policy of Statistics Denmark is based on the principles governing: Independence, accessibility, trustworthiness and reliability – and with the objective of creating, to the greatest possible extent, coherence and relevance for the users. The news media is a target group of special priority with regard to dissemination. , Independence, Statistics must be impartial. Figures, analyses and explanatory text are prepared on an objective basis and independent of political and economic interests. , This is ensured by, the independent status of Statistics Denmark falling under the , Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Digital Affairs, .  ,  , Statistics must be compiled on a scientific basis, i.e. professional considerations determine the choice of methods applied for data collection, processing, storing and dissemination. , Statistical release dates are pre-announced in the scheduled release calendar on Statistics Denmark’s website. This is instrumental in ensuring that there is no political influence on the time for publishing statistical results. , Accessibility, All published statistics are readily available from Statistics Denmark’s website and the database Statbank Denmark (statistikbanken.dk). Some publications are also released on paper subject to a charge. The statistics can be freely used and quoted, provided that Statistics is stated as source. , Statistics must be published without any delay and when they are finally compiled. The statistical results must be available to all users at the same time. The statistics are published at 8 a.m. on the day of release. , All statistics are provided with access to documentation of methods, quality and concepts in the form of quality declarations., Trustworthiness, The picture provided by the statistics with regard to social and economic trends must be trustworthy and reliable. When errors are detected in the statistics published, the corrections are published as quickly as possible. Information about errors is announced on Statistics Denmark’s website, and the corrections are also made available from our website., As soon as Statistics Denmark becomes aware of erroneous or misconstrued interpretation of our figures by the news media, we respond by contacting the news media and offer assistance in correcting any errors. Grave misinterpretations can by corrected by means of a discussion paper prepared by Statistics Denmark., Confidentiality, In publishing statistics it is ensured that the statistical information cannot be referred to any identifiable businesses or persons. , Statistics Denmark grants access to micro data for purposes of authorized research and analyses, i.e. data at the levels of persons and business enterprises. It is impossible to identify individuals or businesses from the micro data made available. , Coherence, A variety of different dissemination channels for publishing statistics are applied by Statistics Denmark: Newsletters, publications, Statbank Denmark, subject pages, social media, etc. To ensure coherence across the dissemination channels, a subject structure is applied, making it possible to link from the general content to the more detailed tables and documentation and further on to related statistics of a subject. , Relevance, To ensure that statistics are disseminated in a way corresponding to the requirements of the users, current user satisfaction surveys are conducted. The requests of the users are also incorporated, through user committees and focus group interviews.

https://www.dst.dk/en/OmDS/kvalitet-og-styring/kvalitet-for-statistikproduktion/formidlingspolitik

The role and mandate of Statistics Denmark

Ministries gain access to de-identified microdata through the so-called Legal Model (Lovmodellen).

https://www.dst.dk/en/OmDS/danmarks-statistiks-rolle-og-opgave

A small step for an expert - a huge potential for the General Statistics Office of Vietnam

The first version of a prototype of an integrated student register is in place in Vietnam!, 22 August 2023 13:00 ,  , During an intense mission in Hanoi, experts from Statistics Denmark succeeded in implementing a first draft version of the future Vietnamese student register based on external micro data linked to the Vietnamese national ID. All with due respect to data security issues. The implementation included development of supporting registers and design of data transmission format, as well as coding in R for data cleaning, data integration and basic test indicators. Next challenge is to get access to additional test data for further improvement of the prototype., The mission is a part of the Strategic Sector cooperation project which is running from 2022-2024 financed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The objective of the project is to support Vietnam’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of official statistics.,  , You can read more about the SSC-project in Vietnam here.

https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2023/22-08-2023-A-small-step-for-an-expert

Pushing statistical production based on administrative data – on all levels

Pushing statistical production based on administrative data – on all levels., 22 August 2023 12:00 ,  , At the same time as Danish experts in Vietnam together with the General Statistical Office (GSO) worked on creating statistical indicators based on administrative micro data, an international conference on “Data ecosystem management, data governance, and data stewardship” took place. Participants were Vietnamese ministries, international institutions, representatives from the private sector and national statistical offices., The full day conference displayed experiences of data integration and cooperation between authorities for the production of high quality official statistics through presentations and discussions. Presentations were held by the national statistical offices of Denmark, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. Likewise the international organizations ESCAP and UNFPA contributed with presentations., The conference ended in a lively discussion between the Vietnamese public institutions and the international participants. The conference is considered a valuable leverage to Statistics Denmark’s ongoing efforts to support the modernization and digitalization of the production of official statistics in Vietnam through the Strategic Sector Cooperation program financed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs., You can read more about the SSC-project in Vietnam here.

https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2023/22-08-2023-Pushing-statistical-production-based-on-administrative-data

Data from other sources

with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science on making survey data from Denmark’s Study Survey available to researchers under Statistics Denmark’s microdata

https://www.dst.dk/en/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/generelt-om-data/data-fra-andre-kilder

About the Conference

About the Conference, Change is the only constant , or how to make statistics in a world that doesn’t recognize itself, The overall aim of the Nordic Statistical Meeting (NSM) is to bring statisticians and users of official statistics together to discuss best practices and innovations in the field of statistics - and specifically the challenges facing official statistics in the Nordic countries., The role of official statistics is to provide relevant, independent and trustworthy statistics and data services to a wide range of different users about many different topics in the service of democracy, the economy and the well-being of citizens., Against this background, consecutive Nordic Statistical Meetings have addressed user needs, new trends and future challenges for official statistics, shared experience and discussed solutions on many aspects related to the development, production, quality and delivery of official statistics. Often these challenges were related to ‘standing di-lemmas’ like accuracy vs. timeliness, detail vs. confidentiality, demands for new statis-tics vs. requirements for burden reduction, or how to improve quality and efficiency or strengthen innovation. , During the recent decade, new challenges were added: Declining public trust in public service media and the emergence of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ make the provision of trustworthy official statistics all the more important. During the same period of time, the world has gone from one major crisis to another: Effects of climate change, refugee flows, the Covid pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, high infla-tion, increasing economic inequality, artificial intelligence and the impact of ‘tech giants’ in the media landscape. What is happening?, How does this affect our work and our ability to deliver on new information needs? How do we ensure comparability and retain the relevance of existing indicators? How do we identify and communicate the relevant signals and stable reference points among all the noise? And where are the new opportunities among all the problems?, In this context, which by some is described as the ‘acceleration society’, the Nordic NSIs are themselves in the midst of significant transformations: New micro data ser-vices to our users are becoming increasingly important; new types of input data sources are utilized; processes are automated; data and production systems move to the Cloud; AI is moving in; the new generation of statisticians are data scientists as much as they are economists or sociologists – and much of the work is done away from the office. , With this backdrop, the overall aim of the NSM2026 is to bring producers and users of official statistics together to discuss trends and innovations in the current mine field for statistics - and specifically challenges facing official statistics in the Nordics. In addition to plenary sessions with keynote speeches, the conference will consist of presentations and discussions of papers on more specific topics in four parallel themes:

https://www.dst.dk/en/Sites/nsm2026/about-the-conference

Documentation of statistics: Elections to municipal and regional councils

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Dorthe Larsen , +45 23 49 83 26 , DLA@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Elections to municipal and regional councils 2025 , Previous versions, Elections to municipality councils 2017, Elections to municipal and regional councils are held every four years, on the third Tuesday in November. Results from the elections are published in the StatBank three to four months after the election., Statistical presentation, The statistics of the election to the municipalities and regions publishes around two months after the date of the deadline for complaints (media January the following year). The statistics publish for each municipality. The candidate is broken down on parties, sex, and whether they are elected/nominated. The distribution on votes is broken down on party, postal votes, invalid votes. The statistics is based on extract from the IT election system of KOMBIT/Netcompany from which Statistics Denmark receive data from., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for these statistics are provided as an extraction from the election software system (managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany) after the deadline has expired for complaints/objections. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are relevant for municipalities, regions, ministries, other government organizations, political party organizations, researchers and citizens as a basis for planning and surveys. The data basis of the statistics (micro-data) is used by researchers to whom data is made available via Statistics Denmark's Research Services. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics are based on data extractions from the election software system (managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany) to which the results of the municipal and regional elections are reported. As the data basis is used for calculating the composition of the local and regional councils, it is demanded that the statistics are recorded accurately and, as a result, are of very high quality. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The election is held every four years on the third Tuesday of November. The results are usually published four months later, i.e. mid-March. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, In connection with the municipal reform of 2007, the number of municipalities in which to hold elections was reduced from 271 to 98. For the majority of municipalities, it meant that the geographical scope of the municipality increased considerably, and that a new local council had to be elected for the new increased geographical area which had previously been covered by two or more municipalities and a corresponding number of local councils. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, In the Statbank, these statistics can be found under , Elections to municipality councils, . In a separate article prepared for the Ministry for Interior and Health, you can see the distribution of candidates and votes for each party and each municipality. The article is available on , page concerning municipal elections (only in Danish), . Selected information about the elected candidates is published in a , Danish press release, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/elections-to-municipal-and-regional-councils

Documentation of statistics