Dissemination of Economic census results THAILAND

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Dissemination of Economic census resultsTHAILAND

• The Second International Workshop on Economic
  Census
• 6-9 July 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Wilailuck Chulewatanakul Director of Economic and
Social Statistics Bureau NSO, Thailand
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Background of Economic Census

• Industrial (manufacturing) Census
• 1964 1997 2007
• Business Trade and Services Census
• 1966 1988 2002

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Economic Census Reports

• Preliminary report 6 months after the field
  operation
• - National level
• Final report 2 months after the preliminary
  report
• - National and Regional level, 6 regions
• and BKK
• - Provincial report
• 75 volumes

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Economic Census Reports (cont.)

• Data presented in the reports 2 digits,
• 3 digits and 4 digits level of ISIC Rev.3
• Disseminate to all users at the same time by
  posting in the NSO website

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Forms of Dissemination

• Printed publications
• CD-ROMS
• E-mail
• Website
• Press release

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Confidentiality Issues

• Legal basis
• Section 15 in the 2007 Statistical Act
• Personal information obtained under this
  act shall be strictly considered confidential.
  A person who performs his or her duty
  hereunder or a person who has the duty of
  maintaining such info. cannot disclose it to
  anyone who doesnt have a duty.

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Confidentiality Issues (cont.)

• The individual data will not be published
• was printed in the questionnaire to ensure all
  respondents the confidentiality.

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Confidentiality Issues (cont.)

• Aggregation basis
• Only the aggregation of data, of which at least 4
  establishments will be published.
• The information of less than 4 establishments
  would be indicated by D (disclosure prohibited)
  and was grouped into broader level (i.e. 3
  digits).

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Evaluation, analysis and
acceptance of Economic census

• Organizing major users forum
• Revising and updating data items
• Users needs
• New international standards
• Setting up users-producers steering committee
• Organizing an advocacy seminar

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Challenge

• Establishing Data Laboratory
• Following Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange
  (SDMX)

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Thank you