Large-scale government microdata workshop: an introduction to the SARs and ESDS Government Surveys

Venue:	University of Plymouth, James Street, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
Date:	Friday 15 April 2005

This workshop is now fully booked.

This workshop will focus on the 2001 Individual (Licensed) SARs, including background, access arrangements and analysis issues. The workshop will also introduce the other SAR datasets as well as major social surveys supported by ESDS Government. The day includes 2 hands-on sessions using Nesstar and SPSS.

The workshop is free of charge and lunch will be provided.

Would anyone with special needs who requires assistance or parking on campus please contact Moira Maconachie (M.Maconachie@plymouth.ac.uk) to make arrangements (before 7th April, if possible).

Programme

10:45	Coffee and registration
11:00	Presentation 1 Introduction to the 2001 Licensed SARs: background and access arrangements
11:45	Hands-on session 1 Accessing the 2001 SARs in Nesstar
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Presentation 2 Working with the 2001 Individual Licensed SAR Census coverage and quality SARs analysis issues: perturbation and imputation
14:00	Hands-on workshop 2 Working with the 2001 Licensed SAR in SPSS
14:45	Coffee
15:00	Further SARs issues: Moving forward and looking forward CAMS files, Household SAR, SAMs, Getting support
15:20	Other key microdata datasets - ESDS Government
16:00	End