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CeLSIUS and the ONS-LS
Oliver Duke-Williams (UCL)
ESRC and the Census
Prior to 2012
Over-arching ESRC Census ProgrammeSeparate units for data sources, inc LSes
Since 2012
Single UKDS Census Service
LSes as separate support units
CALLS Hub
CeLSIUS provides a user interface to the LS
CeLSIUS and the team
Director
Co-investigators
Admin officer
• Oliver Duke-Williams• Emily Grundy• Adam Dennet
• Jo Tomlinson
• Christopher Marshall
• Rachel Stuchbury
• Wei Xun
• Nicola Shelton
User support officers
1. Core user support
Advising on design and feasibility of projects
Guiding researchers through the application
process and submitting applications to the
Longitudinal Study Research Board
Creating data extracts
Remote analyses and some statistical guidance
Disclosure control compliance checks of outputs
Advice and on-site support
Service flow - 1
Enquiry
Apply for project, data release and researcher status approval
User VML training
CeLSIUS /USOs Reply
Check forms and provide feedback
MAUS/ONS
Refer enquiries
•LSRB approval•Setting up user accounts in VML•Organise Training•Authorise microdata release
UK public sector
Accessing data and perform
analyses
Monitor progressBuild dataset
Prepare for analyses
On-site/remote support
On-site/remote support
CRF, ARF & DAA
Data dictionary
Cont…
working
Service flow - 2
Intermediate clearance
Intermediate clearance
Accessing data and perform
analyses results
• Check if required• Monitor progress
Apply for final clearance
On-site/remote support
On-site/remote support
Discussion (AR only)
•checks for disclosure risk •for general release of data• Performs clearance
Publish results
Log outputs
User
CeLSIUS /USOs
MAUS/ONS
UK public sector
2. Additional RolesPromoting use of the data and providing training resources via the web site, workshops, etc.
Working with ONS on data enhancement, research management and governance, and dissemination.
Working with ONS on the future expansion of the LS and integration of the SLS and NILS
Contributing to discussions about future Census outputs and the future of the Census.
Impact from the ONS LS
Data from the ONS LS has a long history of use in Gov reviews and enquiries:
Dilnot Commission (2011)
Marmot Review (2010)
Turner Commission (2005)
Acheson Report (1998)
Whitehead Report (1987)
Black Report (1980)
Impact from the ONS LS
DH and DWP: LS-based statistics key to their work on pension projections
2011 Census quality assurance:
ONS LS used in calibration and adjustment work and beta-testing
LS Publications 1987-2012…Not including ONS reports (n=177)
N.B. No citations could be collected for those non-indexed publications
Publication themes
Mortality
Geography/area profiles
Time trends
Religion
Incre
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op
ula
rity
Topic popularity
Citations of LS Publications 1987-2012
High impact PublicationsNo. Citations
639
239
222
207
Does Britain have ghettos? Peach, C 1996 Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Page: 216 -235
187
Cross UK Census collaboration
All three user support units and statistical offices are working together with ESRC to make UK research possible
Some examples of this
Calls-Hub – one stop shop for an introduction to the three LSs www.calls.ac.uk
Edata shield -a technical resource for modelling with comparable data from all three LSs – www.calls.ac.uk/more/contact-us/
SYLLS - synthetic longitudinal data akin to real data preserving the relationships between variables and transitions of individuals over time – planned OGL release contact [email protected]
SYNTHPOP R tool for generating synthetic versions of sensitive microdata for statistical disclosure control
http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/synthpop/index.html
References
Dilnot Commission (2011)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130221130239/http://dilnotcommission.dh.gov.uk/
Marmot Review (2010)
http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/fair-society-healthy-lives-the-marmot-review
Turner Commission (2005)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2005/pensionscommreport/main-report.pdf
Acheson Report (1998)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-inquiry-into-inequalities-in-health-report
Whitehead Report (1987)
Whitehead M.. The health divide . London: Health Education Council, 1987. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1988
Black Report (1980)
http://www.sochealth.co.uk/resources/public-health-and-wellbeing/poverty-and-inequality/the-black-report-1980/
