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Documentation of statistics: Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD)

Contact info, Science, Technology and Culture, Business Statistics , David Boysen Jensen , +45 61 50 73 82 , DBY@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2024 , Previous versions, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2023, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2022, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2021, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2020, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2019, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2017, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2016, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2015, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2014, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2013, Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) 2012, The purpose of the R&D statistics of the enterprise sector is to analyse the scope of research and experimental development undertaken within the sector. This is carried out by estimating the resources used in the area, measured in R&D-expenditure and R&D-personnel broken down on industry, size class and the regional level. The survey is conducted in accordance with OECDs guidelines for R&D statistics as described in the Frascati Manual. The Danish data are comparable with the data of other OECD- and EU-countries. , Statistical presentation, The purpose of the R&D statistics is to present the scope of research and experimental development undertaken within the Danish business sector. The aim is to secure detailed statistical information on the R&D activities., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics is based on a survey sample of approx. 3,500 units weighted to a frame of approximately 22,000 enterprises. The statistics is compiled in one joint questionnaire which covers both the R&D domain and the innovation statistics. An extensive validation process of the data is carried out. One part of the validations is integrated in the data collection in the dynamic web-questionnaire, another part is carried out after the data collection using micro- and macro validation techniques., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Statistics have users in ministry of science, business organizations, researchers, business and students. Statistics are used in publications on research and in international comparisons. R&D statistics is describing the knowledge society. Part of the EU's Innovations Union Scoreboard. Micro-data is available for research through Research Service at Statistics Denmark., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, To minimize errors the questionnaires are supported with guidelines and instructions. However some data reports are not error-free and may reflect misinterpretations from the respondents which can lead to certain errors., Coefficients of variance (CV) have been compiled for a range of central indicators., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics is normally published no later than 12 months after the end of the reference year. Statistics with reference year 2023 was published 1. April 2025., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics is compiled according to the guidelines of the Frascati Manual and the EU Regulation. There are no other comparable Danish R&D-statistics, but the Danish statistics is comparable to the R&D statistics from other EU-member states and OECD-countries. The statistics is from 2007-2016 comparable. There was a break in time series from 2016 to 2017. From 2017-2024 the statistics is comparable., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in Focus On Statistics Denmark (Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik) and are available from Statistics Denmark's website at https://www.dst.dk/fui and from the database StatBank Denmark (https://www.dst.dk/statistikbanken). The statistics can also be found at the Eurostat databases (under the STI-domain). For the years 2012-2020 Statistics Denmark published a more extensive publication concerning R&D and innovation: "Innovation og Forskning 2020" (Innovation and research 2020).The publication is available (Danish only) on https://www.dst.dk, Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Adult education and continuing training

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Susanne Mainz Sørensen , +45 20 34 51 79 , SMS@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Adult education and continuing training 2024 , Previous versions, Adult education and continuing training 2023, Adult education and continuing training 2022, Adult education and continuing training 2021, Courses and Adult Education 2020, Courses and Adult Education 2019, Courses and Adult Education 2018, Courses and Adult Education 2017, Courses and Adult Education 2016, Courses and Adult Education 2016, Courses and Adult Education 2013-2014, Courses and Adult Education 2012-2013, The purpose of the statistics is to provide a picture of the people's participation in courses and adult education i.e. formal courses which are financed, planned and controlled by a public provider., The data collection on course activities has stated at different times for the different course types, and the first ones are registered from 1970's. , Statistical presentation, The statistics gives information on number of persons participating in courses and adult education i.e. formal external courses which are financed, planned and controlled by a public provider. If an education consists of several modules as in the case of Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) or a diploma, each module is counted. The information is collected and kept in the Course Participation Register., If the course participant has completed a number of courses that add up to a whole education e.g. the Higher Preparatory Examination (HF), an academy exam or a diploma the information on the attained qualifications is collected and kept in the Quality Register., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data comes from eight different data collection. , The Ministry of Immigration and Integration collect and checks data for language courses for foreigners before data is send to Statistics Denmark. The Ministry of Education collect and checks data for the adult vocational programmes (in Danish AMU), general and preparatory education and Business Schools before is send to Statistics Denmark. The information from the vocational colleges, business academies, universities and artistic educational institutions is collected by Statistics Denmark After the data has been received, all data undergo an error check in Statistics Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The users of the statistics includes individuals, civil servants, private organizations, foreign actors and the respondents of the data., Applications: Public and private planning, Research, Education, Debate and Marketing etc., One to two times a year members of a Danish committee on education (in Danish, "Kontaktudvalget for Uddannelse") meets. In connection with this meeting user-representatives from selected ministries, Labour market organisations and NGOs in the Education sector have the opportunity to comment on the statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The school year 2024 lacks information on AMU, AVU, FVU, HF single subject, dyslexia education, GSK, GIF and open profession. They will be included in the next update of the table. Please note that data at institutions under Ministry of Culture are not included. Moreover, under reporting sometimes occurs the first years after a new activity has been reported. , The far most important source of inaccuracy is incorrect or insufficient registrations. The course provider have the opportunity of reporting supplementary data for previous periods, mainly the year before. Therefore, the latest year is considered as being provisional. The opportunity is used only in a few cases. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics is published within one year after the reference year. The date of publication may vary and is therefore announced separately each year., The statistics is published on time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Consistency over time is good in some areas e.g. for Higher Preparatory Examination (in Danish, HF) and Business Administration (in Danish, HD). In other areas as is the case with adult vocational programmes (in Danish, AMU), many changes in course subject and course length make comparability difficult. The activity reflects the trends on the labour market and changes in subsidies. There are no comparable statistics from other countries., Statistics Denmark has since 2015 released data about the course Danish labour market language skills. Since July 1 2017 this course is no longer being offered and has resulted in a notable decrease in the numbers. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The main figures are published online in Statbank Denmark, http://www.statbank.dk. , Taylor-made statistics is available via Statistics Denmark's Costumers Centre. , Micro-data are accessible via Statistics Denmark's Researcher's Centre., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Income Statistics

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Uwe Pedersen , +45 23 72 65 69 , UWP@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Income Statistics 2024 , Previous versions, Income Statistics 2023, Income Statistics 2022, Income Statistics 2021, Income Statistics 2020, Income Statistics 2019, Income Statistics 2018, Income Statistics 2017, Income Statistics 2016, Income Statistics 2015, Income Statistics 2014, Income Statistics 2013, Documents associated with the documentation, Imputering af huslejenedsættelser i 2024 (pdf) (in Danish only), The purpose of the income statistics - is to provide statistics on the population's incomes and tax payments as well as the distribution of incomes. The statistics are useful in the field of social sciences and form the basis for effective policymaking in areas that affect the economic situation of the households. Statistics Denmark has published statistics on income since 1905 and has coherent time series going back to the 1980’s., Statistical presentation, The income statistics are based on a full-population register. It contains information on annual incomes at both the personal- and family level as well as data on the distribution of income. The income is available both pre- and post taxes and can be split into subcategories such as primary income, transfers, property income and taxes. In the income statistics the population is divided into groups by age, socio-economic status, gender, municipalities (NUTS-3), type of family and into income intervals., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is collected and published yearly. The primary source is administrative data from the Danish tax authorities. Using secondary sources from the municipalities and unemployment funds the incomes are subdivided into more detailed types of income. Finally other registers in Statistics Denmark, such as the population register, provide background information., In case of inconsistencies between data sources on the total income amounts, the data are fitted to match the level of the tax authorities, which are assumed to be correct., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The primary users of the income statistics are ministries, municipalities, research institutes and the media. An annual meeting with some of the users of the main welfare statistics is held in Statistics Denmark. On a daily basis users call with questions related to the statistics or comment on our publications on social media. Through these interactions with the users we continually assess the need for improvements of the statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The quality is in general considered to be very good for the income types included in the statistics as data have been validated by the tax authorities. Undeclared incomes, winnings in lotteries etc. may result in a mismatch between actual and registered income., As the income statistics are based on full-population registers, there are no sampling errors., In 2024 data is extracted in August. Thus revisions after this date will not be taken into account in the income statistics., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Most tables on income statistics are published in September, nine months after the end of the income reference year along with the annual newsletter. Socio-economic status, imputed rent, disposable income and income distribution indicators are published in November. , The statistics have usually been published as planned., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics are comparable over time, but special circumstances affect individual years. COVID-19 and aid packages are important in 2020-2021. In 2022, one-off payments due to inflation are included, and in 2024, 1 month's free rent for certain rental housing units is included as housing benefit. Holiday funds give differences compared to the national accounts 2018-2021. The statistics were revised in 2013 with retroactive effect to 1987. Internationally, Eurostat and OECD are the recommended sources, but income concepts vary., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Income and earnings, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Household Budget Survey

Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , A Solange Lohmann Rasmussen , +45 61 15 17 93 , slr@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Household Budget Survey 2023 , Previous versions, Household Budget Survey 2022, Household Budget Survey 2021, Household Budget Survey 2020, Household Budget Survey 2019, Household Budget Survey 2018, Household Budget Survey 2017, Household Budget Survey 2016, Household Budget Survey 2015, Household Budget Survey 2014, Household Budget Survey 2013, The Household Budget Survey describes in detail the Danish households' expenditure on goods and services and the economic condition of the households. The statistics are used to compile weightings in the Consumer Price Index and for calculation of the private consumption in the National Accounts. The statistics were first compiled in 1897 and annually since 1994., Statistical presentation, The Household budget survey is an annual statement of the detailed private consumption at household level for private households in Denmark. The survey covers private households in Denmark. The household budget survey provides a detailed breakdown of consumption. In the most detailed breakdown, consumption is divided into approx. 1,200 different consumption types., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The survey is based on a sample where the number of households accounts for about 2,200 out of Denmark's total of approximately 2.8 million households. , The survey included data from three different data sources: Accounting booklets, CAPI interviews and data from registers. In this way the sample can give results which are good approximations for all private households. The data from the 3 different sources are validated. We are constantly looking at how we can improve and compile the statistic in a more efficient way., Data is collected annually from approximately 1,100 households and the sample for one years household budget survey is based on the sample from two years. All expenses, income, etc. are converted to the price and volume level of the end year., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, In addition to the general public the Household Budget Survey has a wide application. Internally in Statistics Denmark during the compilation of national accounts and price indexation. Public authorities' planning and feasibility studies, etc. Internationally, where especially EUROSTAT is very active in order to establish comparable figures between countries. Research in a number of areas, as well as for marketing purposes., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, With only 12 pct. of the households who have been contacted participating in the Household Budget Survey. This creates uncertainty, not least for detailed consumer groups. For total consumption, this means that there is an uncertainty margin of +/- 1.8 per cent. while that for that for bread is 2 per cent. and 24 per cent. for a rarely purchased item such as offal. There is underreporting in a number of areas such as alcohol, tobacco, prostitution and undeclared work. The uncertainty is greater when data is based on accounting rather than interviews, and it will be greater if one looks at smaller subgroups of households., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published approximately12 months after the end of the reference year. The statistics are usually published according to the time announced. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Household Budget Survey is carried out in accordance with guidelines from the European Statistical Office, Eurostat. Comparable figures are published by Eurostat. Since 1994, the survey has been methodologically redesigned, so it is now conducted annually using the same method and on a comparable basis., Data for the period 2014 to 2022 were based on a two-year sample and the ECOICOP nomenclature. To ensure comparability over time, data for 1994 to 2013 were recalculated according to this nomenclature in both current and constant prices., From 2023, COICOP2018 has been implemented in the Household Budget Survey as the survey has become subject to a regulation. Therefore, data for 2015–2022 have been recalculated in current and constant prices according to COICOP2018 to ensure continuity., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The Danish Household Budget Survey is published in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under , Household Budget Survey, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Regional Accounts

Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Ulla Ryder Jørgensen , +45 51 49 92 62 , URJ@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Regional Accounts 2024 , Previous versions, Regional Accounts 2023, Regional Accounts 2022, Regional Accounts 2021, Regional Accounts 2020, Regional Accounts 2019, Regional Accounts 2018, Regional Accounts 2017, Regional Accounts 2016, Regional Accounts 2015, Regional Accounts 2014, Regional Accounts 2013, Regional Accounts 2012, The purpose of regional accounts is to describe the economic activity in the regions and provinces within the framework of national accounts definitions and classifications. The accounts are compiled in accordance with the guidelines set out in ESA2010 and are comparable with regional accounts for other European countries. Regional accounts are published at the NUTS II level (regions) and NUTS III level (provinces). Regional accounts have been compiled since 1999., Statistical presentation, Regional accounts describe the geographical dimension of production and income conditions as these are compiled in the national accounts using the production approach. The regional allocation aims at adding production etc. to the region where production takes place. , Regional accounts contain information on GDP, gross value added, gross fixed capital formation, compensation of employees and employment. Moreover the household sector's incomes are compiled. The regional allocation of the household income is based on the residence of the households and not where the incomes are earned., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics are based on regional versions of the national accounts' sources, where this is possible. The main sources are Accounting Statistics for Non-agricultural Private Sector and General Government Finances Statistics. The sources are used either directly or as a distribution key. The regional accounts are revised in line with the publication rhythm of the national accounts. The final figures for the regional accounts are therefore not available until three years after the end of the reference period., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, National and regional accounts are relevant for all, who deal with economic and regional matters., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Regional accounts are subject to the same margins of uncertainty as the annual national accounts and the inaccuracy here relates to the inaccuracy of the various sources used. However, the conceptual consistency and over time uniform adaptation of the sources contribute to reduce the inaccuracy of the national accounts figures. In particular, the combination of the primary sources into a coherent system in many cases reveals errors, which are therefore not reflected in the final national accounts. With regard to the regional dimension the following factors can be mentioned:, Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, First version of regional accounts is published 12 month after the reference year. Final regional accounts are published 3 years after the reference year. Regional accounts have a high degree of punctuality, Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Regional accounts are consistent with the national accounts, as the sum of the figures for each region with respect to each individual variable is equal to the national accounts value for the same variables. Consequently, each variable can be interpreted in the same manner as the national accounts variables. Regional accounts are based on guidelines set out in ESA2010 and are thereby directly comparable with other regional accounts from the EU Member States. Consistent time series are available for 1993 onwards., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under , National accounts by region, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Regional accounts by 38 industries and 11 provinces/5 regions are available (at a charge). Furthermore regional data can be provided (at a charge) for groups of municipalities with a joint population of at least 100.000 inhabitants. In addition GDP and other non-industry data is available for municipalities with a population of at least 10.000 inhabitants., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Net Price Index

Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , Martin Sædholm Nielsen , +45 24 49 72 81 , MNE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Net Price Index 2025 , Previous versions, Net Price Index 2024, Net Price Index 2023, Net Price Index 2022, Net Price Index 2021, Net Price Index 2020, Net Price Index 2019, Net Price Index 2018, Net Price Index 2017, Net Price Index 2016, Net Price Index 2015, Net Price Index 2014, Documents associated with the documentation, Notat-om-forbruger-og-nettoprisindekset-i-forbindelse-med-corona-krisen (pdf) (in Danish only), Vægtgrundlag 1991 til i dag (xlsx) (in Danish only), Weightings 2025 (xlsx), FPI-dokumentation - opdateret maj 2020 (pdf) (in Danish only), Vejledning til regulering med prisindeks (pdf) (in Danish only), Klassifikationskoder og beskrivelser (pdf), The purpose of the net price index is to measure the development of the prices, less indirect taxes and duties and including price subsidies, charged to consumers for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. The index of net retail prices has been calculated since 1980, but there are estimated figures for the development in net prices back to February 1975. The weights were last adjusted in connection with calculating the index for January 2014 and are based on private consumption expenditure in 2012., Statistical presentation, The index of net retail prices shows the development of prices, minus indirect taxes plus subsidies, for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. Thus, the index also covers foreign households' consumption expenditure in Denmark, but not Danish households' consumption expenditure abroad. The index shows the monthly changes in the costs (minus indirect taxes plus general subsidies) of buying a fixed basket of goods, the composition of which is made up in accordance with the households' consumption of goods and services., The index of net retail prices can best be characterized as a fixed weight index of a Laspeyres-type. The prices that are included in the index of net retail prices are not the prices paid by the consumers, but the purchase prices after deduction of indirect taxes and addition of subsidies (to the extent possible). The only exception to this is rent payments where the total rent, i.e. the share of rent payments, is included. The weights are calculated on the basis of data from the national accounts on final consumption expenditure of households in Denmark, distributed among 70 commodity groups. For each of these, a further division is made by using the detailed information on consumption expenditure from the Household Budget Survey., The price indices for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020 and January, February, March, April, May and June 2021 are more uncertain than usual, as the non-response rate has been significantly larger than normal and some businesses have been shut down due to COVID-19. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The index of net retail prices is calculated on the basis of 23,000 prices collected from approx. 1,600 shops, companies and institutions throughout Denmark. Most prices are by far collected monthly. The data material received is examined for errors, both by computer (using the so called HB-method) and manually. The different goods and services, which are included in the index of net retail prices, are first grouped according to approx. 500 elementary aggregates for which elementary aggregate indices are calculated. The elementary aggregate indices are weighted together into sub-indices that are in turn aggregated into the total index of net retail prices. In calculating a price index it is assumed that the baskets of goods that are compared are identical, also with respect to the quality of the goods. Mainly indirect quality adjustment methods are being applied in the index of net retail prices in connection with changes in the sample. The index of net retail prices is not seasonally adjusted., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The index of net retail prices is generally viewed as a reliable statistic based on the views of users., Important users are among others the Ministry of Finance, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior, The Danish Central Bank and private banks and other financial organizations., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, No calculation has been made of the uncertainty connected with sampling in the index of net retail prices as the sample is not randomly drawn, but the quality of the index of net retail prices is accessed to be high. In connection with COVID-19, uncertainty is greater than usual as it has been difficult to collect prices and many industries have been closed down., In addition to the "general" uncertainty connected with sampling, there are a number of sources of potential bias in the net price index. One source is the consumers substitution between goods and shops and another source is changes in the sample., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The index of net retail prices is published on the 10th or the first working day thereafter, following the month in which the data was collected. , The statistics are published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The index of net retail prices is related to the European Union harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP)., The European Union harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) is based on actual consumer prices, whereas the index of net retail prices is based on the purchase prices after deduction of indirect taxes and VAT and addition of subsidies (to the extent possible)., From January 2001, the only difference between the national index of net retail prices and the HICP is apart from the price concept the coverage of goods and services, as owner-occupied dwellings is only recorded in the index of net retail prices and not in the HICP. , The index of net retail prices is also related to the consumer price index. The two indices comprise the same groups of goods and services and are calculated according to the same methodology. Consequently, the only difference between the two indices is the price concept used, as indirect taxes and VAT are subtracted in the index of net retail prices, and the weighting., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published monthly in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , Net Price Index, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Road Traffic Accidents

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Jørn Korsbø Petersen , +45 20 11 68 64 , JKP@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Road Traffic Accidents 2021 , Previous versions, Road Traffic Accidents 2020, Road Traffic Accidents 2019, Road Traffic Accidents 2018, Road Traffic Accidents 2017, Road Traffic Accidents 2015, Road Traffic Accidents 2014, Road Traffic Accidents 2013, The purpose of the statistics is to collect and publish information on road traffic accidents in order to create a basis of knowledge for making decisions that can reduce the number of road traffic accidents and the consequences thereof. The statistics on road traffic accidents originate from 1 January 1930. The source of the statistics has until 1 January 2003 been the temporary and final reports from the police. From this date Statistics Denmark only receives an annual extract from the Road Directory with the police's final reports. Apart from this, the most fundamental alterations that have been introduced concern the classification of accidents, the scope of the statistics and the actual reporting procedures., Until 1938, the classification of accidents was not unambiguous. From 1938 to 1966, accidents were categorized according to the main cause of the accident, which was determined by a legal judgement. From 1967 onwards, this judgement has been replaced by a classification of the accident, which is not based on the concept of blame, but on the actual description of the circumstances surrounding the accident., From 1930 to 1958, the statistics included accidents resulting in personal injury as well as damage to property. Since 1958, accidents involving only damage to property are no longer covered by the statistics, and from 1967 accidents involving only pedestrians are no longer covered either, whether the accident resulted in a casualty or not., Up until and including 1975, the police reports were sent straight to Statistics Denmark. In 1976, the reporting system was expanded, so that the highway authorities in counties and municipalities take part in the reporting by locating the accidents. As from November 1997 and up to and including April 2000, a new system of computerized reporting was gradually introduced in the police., Since 1 January 2003 the police reports have been sent to the Road Directorate from whom Statistics Denmark receives an annual extract., Statistical presentation, The statistics on road traffic accidents illustrate the extent and the nature of all accidents involving casualties, who are known by the police. The information on road traffic accidents is classified into three main groups: information about the accident, information about the element (vehicles, pedestrians and obstacles) and information about the person., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Annual extract from the Road Directorate, Road Accident Information System with information for all accidents with injured., The data is checked for errors. Only few corrections is made. No seasonally adjustment is made., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, National users: Ministries (primarily the Ministry of Traffic), the police districts, the highway authorities in counties and municipalities, organizations, research centers, the education system and private persons., Eurostat: The register is made anonymous and sent to Eurostat, as input for the Community Database on Accidents on the Roads in Europe (CARE)., Area of application: Local and central planning aimed at reducing road traffic accidents, education, research and public debate., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, A general problem concerning the road traffic accident statistics is that they do not include accidents involving casualties, which are not reported to the police. The severity of the accident and the mode of transport are factors, which influence whether the police are involved. Examinations - pooling with the Register of Causes of Death and with registries of casualty award visits and hospital admissions caused by road traffic accidents - have proven that almost all accidents involving deaths are reported. Accidents involving serious personal injury are more frequently reported than accidents involving only slight injuries. Furthermore, accidents involving cars are more frequently reported than accidents involving bicycles and mopeds. In average only 20 per cent of the casualties come to the knowledge of the police. Results of the pooling with registries of casualty award visits can be found in the table MOERKE in , Statbank, ., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date - ult. June after the year after., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, These include changes in the registration of road traffic accidents resulting in inconsistencies of data as well as the introduction of new variables. Since 1958, accidents involving only damage to property have been omitted from the statistics. In January 1967, the definition of road traffic accident involving casualties was changed to include only accidents involving at least one vehicle. This leaves out accidents involving only pedestrians. From January 1967, the classification of accidents according to main and secondary causes was changed to a classification according to the accident situation, based on an objective evaluation of the course of events leading up to the accident. In January 1981, the definition of slightly injured was changed. Minor bruises, scrapes and the like are no longer considered as slight injuries. In January 1983, the structure and contents of the statistical system were changed. New parameters - e.g., cycle paths, collision point, maneuver concerning the element record, and on driving license and moped license - were introduced. From January 1997, individuals who are admitted to hospital for observation due to concussion should be registered as slightly injured in cases where the diagnosis does not turn out to be concussion of the brain., Legal changes, such as the introduction of and changes to speed limits and limits for level of alcohol in the blood, and requirements concerning the use of seat belts, helmets, child seats, lights, etc., can influence the overall development in the road traffic accident statistics., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, Statistics appear in:, News from Statistics Denmark., Annual publications: , Statistical Yearbook, Statistical 10-Year Review, and , Færdselsuheld, (Road Traffic Accidents)., Statbank, .Transport, Traffic accidents: UHELD1, UHELDK1, UHELD2, UHELDK2, UHELD3, UHELD4, UHELD5, UHELD6, UHELD7, UHELDK7, UHELD8, UHELD9, UHELD10, UHELD11, UHELD12, UHELD13, MOERKE., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Do we, as a society, benefit enough from our data?

For 40 years, Statistics Denmark has made data available to society in a secure way. The return is high and diverse when data is used for research, analysis and as the backdrop to important decisions in society. But should we – as a society – be satisfied with the present opportunities when the benefits could be even greater?, 9 June 2023 8:00 ,  , Today, it is registered when you see a doctor and buy medicine at the pharmacy. It is reported when you get paid, who pays it and which car you drive. You are part of the statistics when you go to the cinema and when you play badminton in your spare time. Data is also collected when you rent a holiday home, when you shop online, and when you use electricity, water and heating., Data is playing an ever greater role in all respects, and data is generated and collected in constantly new fields. The digitisation from end to end of all sorts of things generate data about all Danes every day – as citizens, as users (of public service), as businesses and as customers., The chief question in a data-driven world is then what is going to happen with all the data that is generated?  Who should be able to access it, for what, and how should the access to data be granted now and in the future?, A key element of democracy, Perhaps you worry what the vast amount of data can be used for.  That’s understandable. Therefore, it is important that your data and society’s data is treated with the necessary confidentiality in a secure environment that does not allow the individual citizen or business to be identified. Safeguarding this is one of our core competences., Statistics Denmark is a child of democracy and was established as an independent statistical agency in 1850 – the year after Denmark’s democratic constitution was passed. Then as now, reliable official statistics are a key element of a democratic Denmark. Statistics Denmark complies with the common European rules on, e.g., professional independence, impartiality, confidentiality, reliability and accessibility. As a citizen, you can rest assured that data about you will not fall into the wrong hands, once it is behind our safety barriers., Over the past 40 years, we have made public data available to Danish society – especially for research and analysis, so that the immense knowledge that lies in data can benefit society. We have access to all public registers thus ensuring that there is public and democratic access through us to the information that public authorities collect as part of our welfare society., Denmark’s Data Portal, Statistics Denmark has a dual responsibility, which we take very seriously. On the one hand, we are obliged to take good care of data – on the other hand, we have a duty to share it, so that it may create value. We have come up with good solutions to this dilemma., In 2022, we took the first step towards what we call Denmark’s Data Portal. The portal will make it even easier for researchers and analysts to use our data, and in the future, it will be possible to provide access to more data than that which is part of our current statistical production. Obviously, in a way that maintains data confidentiality., The benefit to society is manifold: Stronger research, better policy development, evidence-based practices, greater knowledge and better decision-making at all levels of society. The more data we include, the greater the potential benefit to society., More data on society should benefit the community, There is also an increasing amount of privately held data. Data created by private businesses as part of their efforts to service and understand their users and customers even better. The businesses register when products are scanned at the supermarket, and the banks know where and when we use our credit cards. It is also registered when we use our travel cards or drive through the tollbooth at the Great Belt Bridge or the Oresund Bridge. And much, much more. All of it data that can also be used – if handled securely – for statistics and analysis to the benefit of all of us, and not just to the advantage of the businesses and organisations collecting it., Shortly before the pandemic, Statistics Denmark was granted access to electricity meter data from Energinet, which is an independent public company running Denmark’s energy infrastructure. Access to this data enabled us to conclude, for instance, that there were no signs of any significant decline in the level of activity in Danish industry in spite of the pandemic. An important and reassuring piece of information that we would not have been able to provide that quickly without the electricity meter data. And a very good example of how Statistics Denmark’s access to data from private suppliers benefits society and our common knowledge., We believe that all kinds of data created in Danish society about Danish society and citizens of Danish society should benefit society – and we are happy to be of service in that context., Common access, In international statistical circles, there is currently talk of the need to establish national data stewards. It is necessary to ensure common access to using society’s data – both public and private – for the common good. This is a role that Statistics Denmark has held and developed over many years when it comes to data from the public sector. At the moment, we are developing this role further with Denmark’s Data Portal., However, there is huge potential for creating further value for society, a value that will grow as the Data Portal gradually includes more data. Not just data from the public sector, but also data created in the private sector that can safely be made available to society based on the virtues and obligations that rest with us as the official national statistical authority., Our imagination is the only limit to the potential gain to society.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/nyheder-analyser-publ/rigsstat-klumme/2023/2023-06-09-faar-vi-som-samfund-nok-ud-af-vores-data

Documentation of statistics: Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Daniel F. Gustafsson , +45 20 51 64 72 , DFG@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 3 , Previous versions, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2021 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2014 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2014 Quarter 3, The purpose of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is giving a description of the labour market status of the population. The LFS gives insight into how many people are employed, unemployed or outside the labour force (economically inactive). The LFS also manages to measure information like how many people are working part time; how many hours men in their 30s or 40s usually work; or how many elderly people outside the labour market would like to have a job. The LFS has been conducted yearly since 1984, and from 1994 the survey has been conducted continuously throughout the year., Statistical presentation, The Labor Force Survey is a quarterly sample-based interview survey on the Danish population between 15 and 89 years. The survey sheds light on how many are employed, unemployed (LFS unemployed) or outside the labor force. The survey provides detailed data on e.g. hours worked, conditions of employment, job search, education by regions, age and sex. Consequently the survey can, among other things, estimate the number of employed people who work at home regularly; how many self-employed people who work during weekends; or how many people have have a part-time job. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The Labour Force Survey is the most comprehensive continuous survey in Denmark based on approx. 72,000 participants on an annual basis. The interviews are conducted by online interview or telephone. The survey is based on a stratified sample of the population. In drawing the sample administrative resources are used to obtain various background information on the people interviewed. The sample is weighted to measure the entire population in Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The Danish Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the contribution to the European LFS and data are delivered quarterly to the European Statistical office., Labour Force Surveys are carried out in every European country as well as in many other countries around the world following common concepts and guidelines. This makes the Labour Force Survey the best Danish survey for international comparisons on labour market statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The Labor Force Survey (LFS) has a relatively large sample and there are continuous improvements in enumeration methods. This provides reliable statistics for the population's connection to the labor market, although there is uncertainty linked to the selection of the sample and the structure of the non-response., In Q1 2016, the response rate was exceptionally low, creating greater uncertainty about the figures. Furthermore, web interview (CAWI) has been introduced as a new data collection method. The two factors created breaks in the time series. The breaks are corrected on the main series., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The Labour Force Survey is published 1.5 months after the end of a reference period and usually without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Labor Force Survey (LFS) has been conducted since 1994 and tables can be found at StatBank Denmark from 1996 onwards. A new enumeration method has been introduced, where the sources only go back to 2008. The new series therefore only go back to 2008 in comparable form. LFS is made according to the same guidelines in all EU countries and several other countries and is therefore well suited for international comparisons., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published quarterly and yearly in a Danish press release. In StatBank Denmark these statistics are published under the topic , Labour Force Survey (LFS), . For further information, see the , subject page, ., More detailed statistical data can be purchased via DST Consulting, see , customised statistics, ., It is also possible to access micro-data through , Statistics Denmark's Research Service, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/labour-force-survey--lfs-

Documentation of statistics

Documentation of statistics: Persons below the state pension age on public benefits

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Mikkel Zimmermann , +45 51 44 98 37 , MZI@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Persons below the state pension age on public benefits 2025 , Previous versions, Persons below the state pension age on public benefits 2024, Persons below the state pension age on public benefits 2022, Persons below the state pension age on public benefits 2020, Persons below the state pension age on public benefits 2019, People Receiving Public Benefits (16-64-years-old) 2018, People Receiving Public Benefits (16-64-years-old) 2017, People Receiving Public Benefits (16-64-years-old) 2015, People Receiving Public Benefits (16-64-years-old) 2014, The purpose of the statistics is to show trends in average/full-time participation in labour market policy measures. Based on a report prepared by the activation statistics committee (report no. 1259) the first statistics were compiled as from the first quarter of 1994. The reason for setting up the committee was that the Danish statistics at that time were unable to provide reliable data on the wide variety of municipal activation schemes. The committee's work was performed over the period December 1992 to October 1993. Since 1994 new measures have been introduced and others have ceased. As from the third quarter of 1999 the number of persons working in flex- and sheltered jobs are published concurrently with the labour market policy measures. Persons participating in activation according to the job integration act were included from the first quarter of 2000. As from the third quarter of 2003, and with effect in the publications as from the first quarter of 2004, a number of changes to the codes/names were undertaken due to a political reform that meant the introduction of new activation schemes, whereas other schemes ceased to exist. From 2007 the statistics is extended with persons on early retirement pay, sickness benefit, maternity leave and from 2008 it is extended furthermore with young people in ordinary education ('SU-modtagere')., Statistical presentation, The statistics provide data on trends in the average number of participants (beneath their state pension age) with public benefits, analyzed by labour market policy measure. The activities take place within the following main groups: Unemployed, persons in supported employment, leave, education/training, other activation, integration allowance, sickness benefit and different kinds of early retirement pay. The figure on average number of participants (full-time participants), is a volume measurement. The figures is comparable with the average number of full-time unemployed in the unemployment statistics., From June 2022 the statistics is extended to include persons receiving 'Early Pension", 'Senior Pension' and 'Adult apprenticeship support'. From March 2025 and again from September 2025 the statistics on sickness benefit recipients is changed., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, All data necessary for the statistics is collected from administrative registers. The data is collected through SAS-files and FTP-servers. When the data files are collected we make a preliminary validation of each file. Afterwards the data is loaded in the database (PSD) on a uniform format. After that illegal overlapping time periods where the same person is receiving different conflicting public benefits are eliminated before the total data amount is transmitted into a 'production database' from where the statistics is published., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, 'Users': Municipalities, regions, ministries, organizations and the media. 'Fields of application': Public labour market surveillance. There has not been any actual 'satisfaction-examination' carried out, but the general use of the statistics, media, has always been considerable, and the statistics is expected to be an important part of the future 'Labour market account' (AMR), which is going to be released in the spring 2015., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, All data necessary for the statistics is collected from administrative registers. The statistics cover the population aged 16-64 who is receiving some sort of public benefits. Conflicting and erroneous information about each individual person may frequently occur as the statistics are compiled from a variety of administrative registers. Examples are a person who is regarded as both a recipient of cash benefits and as a person entitled to claim unemployment benefits, or a person participating in several activation schemes at the same time, which exceed 37 hours per week, or a person participating in the same activation over an unrealistic long period of time. The main reason for these errors is that the respondents fail to update the existing data as soon as new data is available. Error correction is some times undertaken by Statistics Denmark on the basis of logical requirements and some times by the respondents themselves. However, the best possible solution is for error correction to be undertaken by the respondents themselves. The municipalities report data on persons entitled to claim cash benefits and similar allowances in various ways. Currently there is no estimates/numbers available on the total statistical errors., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The quarterly statistics is published roughly 80 days after the end of the reference quarter and the yearly statistics is published roughly 100 days after the end of the reference year. The exact release dates are advertised a year ahead., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The current statistics on persons receiving public benefits covers in general the time period from the 1. of January 2007 and onwards. Persons receiving ordinary education (SU-modtagere) is only included from the 1. of January 2008 and onwards. From 2006 to 2007 there are some differences in the covering and in the concepts. However, some time series in the stat bank starts back in the first quarter of 1994. The general comparability is reduced by the many changes in the measures over time. When the statistics is based on a number of national administrative registers it is obviously very difficult to make any international comparisons. However, Eurostat has tried to make some international comparisons in the area of participants/expenditures on some sorts of public benefits through their Labour Market Policy (LMP)-database., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , Persons below the state pension age on public benefits, . For more information please see the subject page for , Persons receiving public benefits, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/persons-below-the-state-pension-age-on-public-benefits

Documentation of statistics