Population Activities Unit 1990 census round harmonization project: focused on Aging

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Population Activities Unit 1990 census round
harmonization projectfocused on Aging

• Begun 1992 PAU/UNECE, UNFPA, US-NIA
• Microdata acquired for 15 countries
• Harmonized 26 core person variables plus 13
  optional 10 dwelling/household variables, 18
  optional
• Extensive metadata questionnaires,
  nomenclatures, classifications
• Progressive over-sampling with age

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Population Activities Unit 1990 census round
harmonization projectfocused on Aging
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Population Activities Unit, 1990 census round
harmonization projectfocused on Aging

• General release samples for 8 countries
• Samples for the other 7 countries available under
  more restrictive conditions
• Dissemination CDs or other media no online
  access allow under the data release agreements
• Sustainability ICPSR (U. of Michigan)

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Problems with PAU effort

• Sample design too complex
• Need for time series
• Lacked legal authority
• Inadequate funding
• Insufficient computing infrastructure and human
  resources
• Antiquated distribution system
• Sustainability problematic

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Population Activities Unit samples of older
persons based on the 2000-round of censuses

• Tightly integrated with IPUMS-Europe
• Based on the same coding schemes, nomenclatures,
  and classifications
• Utilize the same anonymization techniques and
  approaches same data access modalities
• Ensure better sustainability through the
  integration with IPUMS-Europe MPC, ICPSR

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Population Activities Unit samples of older
persons based on the 2000-round of censuses

• Sample design- sample of households not
  included in the core IPUMS-Europe sample, where
  at least one member is over age 60 (recommended
  sampling density 5 percent)- geography to
  match that of core samples
• Advantages- more straightforward than the
  design used for 1990s- in line with the
  practice of national statistical offices (e.g.
  PUMS-A and PUMS-O of the US Census Bureau)