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Introduction to government microdata: focus on ethnicity

Wednesday 1 November 2006

Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol

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This is an introductory workshop conducted jointly by the Economic and Social Data Service (Government service)and Samples of Anonymised Records Support team. The workshop will provide a general introduction to the microdata which are available for use by secondary analysts and the services that provide support for researchers. The afternoon will provide the opportunity to focus on data on ethnicity and users will undertake a hands-on session.

Programme

10.45 Coffee and registration
   
11.00

Introduction to government microdata (ESDS/SARs)


* What is available and how to access it
* Choosing the right data
* Key issues when analysing the data

   
12.30 Lunch
   
1.30

Hands-on session using lab


* Documentation on the web
* Accessing the government surveys in Nesstar

* SPSS

* Stata

   
2.45 Ethnicity: what data is available?
   
3.15 Tea
   
3.30 Secondary analysis - using the data in your research on ethnicity. Research potential and exemplars (ESDS/SARs)
   
4.15 End


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