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This publication reviews the practices followed by countries in the UNECE region (covering Europe, Central Asia and North America) during the 2010 round of population and housing censuses. The aim is to compare the different approaches and practices adopted by the countries and to assess the compliance with the Conference of European Statisticians (CES) Recommendations developed for
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This document contains a set of questions on health state, to enable the production of internationally comparable measurements for this topic. It reflects the work of the Budapest Initiative Task Force, composed of experts from many countries and international organizations. The Budapest Initiative recommends the inclusion of these questions in health interview surveys, organised at the
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Globalization is a growing phenomenon that affects the compilation of familiar national accounts indicators and related source statistics. This Guide for the first time provides comprehensive guidance for both producers of economic statistics and those who use the data for policy analysis and research. The aim is to give practical help to readers. The Guide accordingly reviews the many ways in
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The 2006 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development at the United Nations General Assembly concluded that international migration could play an important role in national development, provided that it was supported by the right set of strategies and policies. This has led to the increase in international efforts related to migration and its measurement. Responding to the
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In recent decades, families, households and living arrangements have gone through major changes in Europe and North America. In particular, the patterns of family formation, dissolution and reconstitution have become more heterogeneous and family boundaries more ambiguous.This publication presents a framework and a set of concepts and indicators for the measurement of new forms of families,
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This second edition of the handbook, prepared under the auspices of the Bureau of the Conference of European Statisticians, updates the original edition published in 2001. It reflects new international standards for household income statistics and provides further guidance on conceptual and practical issues related to their production and use. This updated handbook will be a key reference both
- Pусский
Данное Практическое пособие является результатом мероприятий, проведенных ЕЭК ООН, по укреплению потенциала в области экономической статистики в странах Восточной Европы, Кавказа и Центральной Азии. В Пособии рассматривается общий процесс выполнения сезонной корректировки, а также объясняются сопутствующие понятия. Пособие сводит воедино международные рекомендации по созданию временных рядов
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This practical guide is the result of UNECE capacity‐building activities in economic statistics for the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. It suggests an overall process for performing seasonal adjustment and explains the related concepts. It brings together international recommendations for producing high quality time series, performing seasonal adjustment and
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Migration is a powerful driver and important consequence of economic, political and social change. Because of its great impact on societies, migration needs to be adequately measured and understood. Reliable statistical data is the key to the basic understanding of this important phenomenon. Yet, in many countries, even the most general statistics on migration are incomplete, out-of-date or do
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Data on emigration tend to be far less reliable than data on immigration, because of the difficulty to record departures. How could this problem be overcome?This publication explores the possibility of using immigration data in receiving countries to improve emigration data in sending countries. Guidelines are provided to the countries interested in applying this approach to improve their
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Victimization surveys are a recognized tool that help governments and citizens understand their crime problems and how to address them better.This publication provides a comprehensive source of information for developing a national victimization survey. It is the first attempt to develop international methodological guidelines for the design of victimization surveys. Key issues are
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What is quality of employment? What indicators should be used to assess it? These questions are not easy to answer objectively. Our interpretation depends largely on our experience and participation in the labour market.This publication presents a concept paper and 9 country pilot reports (Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Moldova and Ukraine). They are primarily
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Разработка гендерной статистики: практическое пособие (8.5 Mb) (2011)Гендерная статистика представляет собой направление, связанное со всеми другими традиционными областями статистики, и включает определение, производство и распространение статистических данных о положении мужчин и женщин в обществе, а также вопросы политики, касающиеся гендерного равенства. Такая информация очень
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This manual has been developed as part of the UNECE and World Bank Institute project on engendering national statistical systems. It was prepared by the UNECE Task Force on Gender Statistics Training for Statisticians with contributions from various experts. The manual was endorsed by the Conference of European Statisticians in June 2010. Print copies in English and Russian are
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Read more (1.0 MB) (2008) Proceedings of the Seminar Session of the 2007 Conference of European Statisticians
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