Vol. 6: Statistical Sources for Social Research on Western Europe 1945-1995.
A Guide to Social StatisticsFranz Rothenbacher
Contents
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Preface |
5 |
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Table of contents |
7 |
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List of abbreviations and acronyms |
13 |
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| 1 | Introduction |
17 |
| 1.1 | The development and organization of national and international statistics |
17 |
| 1.1.1 | Historical development of official statistics |
17 |
| 1.1.2 | The organization of official statistics |
19 |
| 1.1.2.1 | Statistics published by supranational organizations |
21 |
| 1.1.2.2 | Statistics published by International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) |
21 |
| 1.1.2.3 | Statistics published by International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) |
22 |
| 1.1.2.4 | National statistics |
22 |
| 1.1.2.4.1 | Statistics published by National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) |
23 |
| 1.1.2.4.2 | Statistics published by ministries |
26 |
| 1.1.2.4.3 | Statistics published by intermediary organizations |
27 |
| 1.1.2.4.4 | Statistics published by research institutes |
27 |
| 1.1.2.5 | Subnational statistics |
28 |
| 1.1.2.5.1 | Regional statistics |
28 |
| 1.1.2.5.2 | Municipal statistics |
28 |
| 1.2 | The development of official statistics: new trends |
29 |
| 1.2.1 | The rise and diffusion of the census as a full investigation |
29 |
| 1.2.2 | The rise and diffusion of social surveys |
29 |
| 1.2.3 | The substitution of registers for censuses |
30 |
| 1.3 | Data collection, processing, publication and dissemination |
31 |
| 1.3.1 | Changes in data collection |
31 |
| 1.3.2 | Changes in data processing |
31 |
| 1.3.3 | Data publication |
32 |
| 1.3.4 | Data dissemination |
33 |
| 1.4 | Methodology and sociology of data production |
33 |
| 1.4.1 | Concepts, definitions and problems of comparability |
34 |
| 1.4.2 | Primary versus secondary statistics |
35 |
| 1.4.3 | Statistical methodology and research methods |
35 |
| 1.4.4 | Standardization |
36 |
| 1.4.5 | Research, planning, counselling |
36 |
| 1.4.6 | Co-operation with the social sciences |
37 |
| 1.5 | Function, status and resources of official statistics |
38 |
| 1.5.1 | Function |
38 |
| 1.5.2 | Legal basis |
38 |
| 1.5.3 | Resources |
39 |
| 1.6 | The composition of the guide |
39 |
| 2 | International statistics |
45 |
| 2.1 | United Nations |
53 |
| 2.1.1 | The Statistical Commission |
56 |
| 2.1.2 | The Statistical Office |
56 |
| 2.1.3 | The regional economic commissions |
64 |
| 2.1.3.1 | Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) |
65 |
| 2.1.3.2 | Conference of European Statisticians (CES) |
68 |
| 2.1.4 | The specialized organizations of the United Nations |
69 |
| 2.1.4.1 | International Labour Organization (ILO) |
70 |
| 2.1.4.2 | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
77 |
| 2.1.4.3 | World Health Organization (WHO) |
82 |
| 2.1.4.4 | Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) |
87 |
| 2.1.4.5 | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)/World Bank |
90 |
| 2.1.4.6 | International Development Association (IDA) |
93 |
| 2.1.4.7 | International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
94 |
| 2.1.4.8 | International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
95 |
| 2.1.5 | Other UN agencies |
99 |
| 2.1.5.1 | International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) |
99 |
| 2.1.5.2 | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) |
100 |
| 2.2 | Worldwide organizations outside the United Nations |
103 |
| 2.2.1 | Official organizations |
103 |
| 2.2.1.1 | International Social Security Association (ISSA) |
104 |
| 2.2.2 | Non-official organizations |
106 |
| 2.2.2.1 | International Statistical Institute (ISI) |
106 |
| 2.2.2.2 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |
111 |
| 2.2.2.3 | Other non-official organizations |
112 |
| 2.3 | Regional organizations in Europe |
113 |
| 2.3.1 | Intergovernmental organizations |
113 |
| 2.3.1.1 | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
114 |
| 2.3.1.2 | European Free Trade Organization (EFTA) |
118 |
| 2.3.1.3 | Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) |
120 |
| 2.3.1.4 | Council of Europe (COE) |
121 |
| 2.3.2 | Supranational organizations |
123 |
| 2.3.2.1 | European Union (EU) |
124 |
| 2.4 | Regional co-operation outside of international organizations |
130 |
| 2.4.1 | Benelux Economic Union |
131 |
| 2.4.2 | Nordic Council (NC) and the Nordic Statistical Secretariat |
132 |
| 2.4.3 | The Commonwealth |
134 |
| 3 | National statistics: Catalogues, series, censuses, social indicators, historical statistics and databases |
137 |
| 3.1 | Austria |
145 |
| 3.1.1 | General publications |
146 |
| 3.1.2 | Catalogues |
148 |
| 3.1.3 | Series and periodicals |
148 |
| 3.1.4 | Censuses |
153 |
| 3.1.5 | Social indicators |
156 |
| 3.1.6 | Historical statistics |
157 |
| 3.1.7 | Databases |
157 |
| 3.2 | Belgium |
159 |
| The third level for all nations is the same as in 3.1 | ||
| 3.3 | Denmark |
171 |
| 3.4 | Finland |
183 |
| 3.5 | France |
199 |
| 3.6 | Germany |
211 |
| 3.7 | Greece |
229 |
| 3.8 | Iceland |
241 |
| 3.9 | Ireland |
247 |
| 3.10 | Italy |
259 |
| 3.11 | Luxembourg |
269 |
| 3.12 | The Netherlands |
277 |
| 3.13 | Norway |
291 |
| 3.14 | Portugal |
307 |
| 3.15 | Spain |
319 |
| 3.16 | Sweden |
331 |
| 3.17 | Switzerland |
347 |
| 3.18 | United Kingdom |
363 |
| 4 | Secondary statistics |
381 |