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      Documentation of statistics: Health care expenditures (SHA)

      Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Marianne Ahle Møller , +45 24 66 00 28 , MNM@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Health care expenditures (SHA) 2024 , Previous versions, Health care expenditures (SHA) 2023, Health care expenditures (SHA) 2022, Health care expenditures (SHA) 2021, The statistics shows consumption expenditures on health care goods and services distributed across function, provider and financing scheme. The statistics follow the international manual System of Health Accounts (SHA2011), which is made in collaboration between OECD, Eurostat and WHO. The statistics are included in OECD's annual publication Health at a Glance. Data are consistent and comparable for the entire time period. , Statistical presentation, Health care expenditures is an annual and three-dimensional statistics of health care consumption expenditures in Denmark. The consumption expenditures are distributed across different health functions, providers and financing schemes, which makes it possible to identify what is consumed, where it is consumed, and who has financed the consumption. The statistics is shown in millions DKK., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistic are collected annually from a number of both internal and external sources using data extracts and data deliveries. The collected data are validated on a macro level by controls of time series and different reasonableness checks. When data have been validated, the classification according to SHA2011 begins followed by imposed weights gathered from supplementary sources. Lastly, data are integrated and compiled into the final result. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistic is relevant for professionals and analysts. The statistic is included in the annual publication by OECD , Health at a Glance, and will be launched in OECD's database OECD.Stat. Professionals and analysts use the statistics to get a detailed overview of the consumption of health services in Denmark. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The overall accuracy of the statistics is considered to be high, as the primary data sources is constituted by the general government finances. However, there are uncertainty associated with the use of a few supplementary sources such as the Household Budget Survey. Moreover, misclassifications can occur as it can be difficult to determine whether some areas are within the scope of the SHA. This implies that the uncertainty increases with the level of detail. The accuracy is therefore highest for the overall SHA-categories., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistic is published for the first time four months after the end of the reference period and without delays in relation to planned release times. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The reporting burden to the OECD, Eurostat, and WHO was acquired from the Ministry of Health in July 2019. The statistic produced according to European guidelines in relation to the manual , System of Health Accounts (SHA2011), . The statistics are fully comparable over time and across countries for the entire time period., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics is published in , New from Statistics Denmark, and in the StatBank under , Health care expenditures, . For more information see the , subject page, . In addition, the figures are included in OECD's annual publication , Health at a Glance, . Moreover, data is published by OECD, Eurostat and WHO. , Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/health-care-expenditures--sha-

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      Documentation of statistics: Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries

      Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Jesper Lillebro Feddersen , +45 20 51 61 92 , JEF@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries 2024 , Previous versions, Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries 2023, Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries 2022, Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries 2021, Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries 2020, Government deficit and debt in the EU-countries 2019, EMU-Deficit and EMU-Debt in Denmark and Government Deficit and Debt in the EU 2018, EMU-Deficit and EMU-Debt in Denmark and Government Deficit and Debt in the EU 2017, EMU-Deficit and EMU-Debt in Denmark and Government Deficit and Debt in the EU 2016, EMU-Deficit and EMU-Debt in Denmark and Government Deficit and Debt in the EU 2015, EMU-Deficit and EMU-Debt in Denmark and Government Deficit and Debt in the EU 2014, EMU-Deficit and EMU-Debt in Denmark and Government Deficit and Debt in the EU 2013, EMU-debt and EMU-deficit (Government deficit and debt) is the statistical data required for the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) in the Economic and Monetary Union in according to the Maastricht Treaty and Stability- and Growth Pact. The EU-Commission uses the statistics to monitor and examine the development of the budgetary situation and government debt in Denmark in accordance with the Maastricht Treaty convergence criteria. The Compilations are based on the European System of Accounts (ESA2010). However, on some points they differ from ESA2010, e.g. on the valuation of debt, which is at nominal value., Statistical presentation, The compilation of consolidated gross debt at nominal value for general government is sometimes referred to as EMU-debt/government debt. The deficit is sometimes referred to as the EMU-deficit/government deficit. Government deficit and debt in EU was first published in spring 2003. Covering data on ESA2010 back from 2010, at the moment. Danish Government deficit and debt was first published in fall 2004. Covering data on ESA2010 back from 2000., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Main sources are balance sheets and income statements from the central government, regions and municipalities and and social security funds. Frequency of data collection is Semi-annual and quarterly. Because of the number of consistency checks and data confrontations facilitated by the system of accounts. Further more Eurostat/EU-commission assess the quality of EDP-data by a detailed inventory, a clarificationproces after the notifications and by standard dialogue and upstream visits every second year., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, High., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The government deficit and debt is based on accounts figures for the whole general government sector that have a very limited degree of inaccuracy. , The statistical uncertainty is not calculated. , The overall accuracy is considered to be relatively high., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Debt: End of the quarter and end of the year., Deficit: Current year., The statistics are usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Government EMU-debt is to a certain degree comparable with quarterly financial accounts for general government since both statistics are based on the sectors and instruments defined in ESA2010. The primary differences are: Government EMU-debt is based on nominal values, while quarterly financial accounts for General Government are based on market values., In a similar way, Government Deficit is comparable with the national accounts compilations of net-lending for General Government in the so called March- and June-versions., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , EMU debt and EMU balance, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/government-deficit-and-debt-in-the-eu-countries

      Documentation of statistics

      Documentation of statistics: Educational expenditure (UOE Finance)

      Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Marianne Ahle Møller , +45 24 66 00 28 , MNM@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Educational expenditure (UOE Finance) 2024 , Previous versions, Educational expenditure (UOE Finance) 2023, Educational expenditure (UOE Finance) 2022, Educational expenditure (UOE Finance) 2020, Educational expenditure (UOE Finance) 2019, Educational expenditure (UOE Finance) 2018, The purpose of the statistics is to show how education expenditures are distributed across source of funding, expenditure type, type of institution along with the level of education. The statistic is based on international standards for education expenditures by the manual UOE data collection on formal education (UOE2020) , which is developed by UNESCO, OECD and Eurostat. The statistic is used as an input to OECD's publication Education at a Glance, which compares educational systems across countries. The statistics are developed from finance year 2016 and onwards. Data is consistent and comparable throughout the entire period. , Statistical presentation, The statistic is an annually two-dimensional publication of education expenditures, which shows the consumption of education seen from the perspective of both sources of funding and educational institutions. The statistic is calculated in DKK millions and divided across financing sources, expenditure type, type of institutions and education level. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistics is collected annually from a number of both internal and external sources using data extracts and data deliveries. The collected data is validated on a macro level by controls of time series and different reasonableness checks. When data have been validated, the classification according to UOE2020 begins following by imposed distributions based on student data gather internally from Statistics Denmark. Lastly, data is integrated and complied into the final result. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistic is relevant for professionals and analysts. The statistic is included in the annual publication by OECD Education at a Glance and will be launch in OECD's database OECD Data Explorer along with Eurostat. Professionals and analysts use the statistics to get a detailed overview of the expenditure to education across education levels and the funding of those in Denmark. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The overall accuracy of the statistics i considered to be high, as the primary data sources is contributed by the general government finances. However, there are uncertainty associated with the funding of households and international sources to education. Moreover, misclassifications can occur as it can be difficult to determined whether some areas are within the scope of UOE2020. The detail level from annual reports used for private tertiary educations are fraught with uncertainty because of the overall coding. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published 11 months after the end of the reference period and are published without delays in relation to planned release times., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistic follow common European guidelines in the manual UOE data collection on formal education (UOE2020). The statistic is fully comparable across time and countries for the entire published time period. Previously the reporting burden to UNESCO, OECD and Eurostat was acquired from the National Agency of IT and Learning under the Ministry of Children and Education. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistic is published in New from Statistics Denmark and in the StatBank under , Education expenditures, . For more information see the , subject page, . In addition, the figures are included in OECD's annual publication , Education at a Glance, . Moreover, data is published by , OECD, and , Eurostat, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/educational-expenditure--uoe-finance-

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      Documentation of statistics: Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions

      Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Jeppe Føge Jensen , +45 40 22 58 23 , JFJ@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2026 , Previous versions, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2025, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2024, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2023, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2022, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2021, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2020, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2019, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2018, Budgets and accounts of municipalities and regions 2017, The budgets and the accounts of municipalities and regions inform for the economic situation in municipalities and regions. The statistics show how the funds of the municipalities and regions have been used, how they are budgeted and a status of the economic situation. The tables goes back to 2007, where the latest municipal reform came into force., Statistical presentation, The statistics include the budgets and final annual accounts as well as the balances of the municipalities and regions., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is delivered annually from the financial management systems of the municipalities and regions. Extensive validation is performed on a micro level through error detection rules based on the official accounting system. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, In general, the statistics on budgets and the accounts for municipalities and region are used for three purposes. Firstly, as input data to the national accounts for government expenditure and revenue and other statistics in Statistics Denmark. Secondly, as planning tool by the Government, i.e. in the yearly economic agreements between the central Government and the municipalities and regions. Thirdly, as source in social science and the public and political debate., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics have great precision as the municipalities and regions report all the information and no calculations of values are made. In addition, revisions of the published figures are only made in certain circumstances. The figures should be interpreted with caution due to varying accounting methods across municipalities as well as over time., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The budgets are published in mid-January, the final accounts and the balances are published in the latter half of April. The statistic is usually published without delay in regards to the announced time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The comparability are affected by the varying accounting methods across municipalities/regions as well as over time. Also, adjustments are made continuously to the accounting systems. Furthermore there is a break en data in 2007., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release. In the StatBank, these statistics are published under , budgets and accounts for municipalities, and , budgets and accounts for regions, . See also the subject pages for , budgets and accounts for municipalities, and , budgets and accounts for regions, Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/budgets-and-accounts-of-municipalities-and-regions

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      Documentation of statistics: Hospitalization

      Contact info, Personal Finances and Welfare, Social Statistics , Line Neerup Handlos , +45 26 64 03 00 , lha@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Hospitalization 2024 , Previous versions, Hospitalization 2023, Hospitalization 2022, Hospitalization 2021, Hospitalization 2019, Hospitalization 2018, Hospitalisation 2017, Hospitalization 2016, Hospitalization 2015, Hospitalization 2014, Hospitalization 2013, The purpose of the Hospital Utilisation Statistics is to shed light on the connection between hospitals stays and social and demographic conditions. The statistics have been compiled since 1990, but are comparable in their current form only from 2017 onwards., Statistical presentation, The statistics are an annual inventory of stays at public and private somatic and psychiatric hospital wards within one calendar year. The statistics show how hospital stays vary with demographic and social factors, such as residence, sex, age, educational level, labour market affiliation and relatives. The statistics are published in News from Statistics Denmark and in the StatBank., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics are based on data retrieved from the National Patient Registry, which is shared with Statistics Denmark by the Danish Health Data Authority. Background data from Statistics Denmark are linked to the registry, and summaries and counts are produced — for example, the number of hospital stays and patients in public and private somatic and psychiatric hospital departments during the calendar year., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Public and private stakeholders, as well as the general population, can use the statistics to extract data on the population’s hospital utilisation for various analyses, research, public debate, etc. The statistics make it possible to produce figures for specific diagnosis groups and to link information on hospital utilisation with sociodemographic factors such as place of residence, education, labour market attachment, and origin. This is made possible by linking data from the National Patient Register with population register data from Statistics Denmark., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The National Patient Register is validated by the Danish Health Data Agency and the accuracy of the register data must be considered to be high because the registration has a long tradition and a high priority for administrative purposes. Accordingly, the overall accuracy of the Hospital Utilisation Statistics is high. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published within approximately nine months after the end of the reference period., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics have been developed since 1990, but are only comparable in their current form from 2017 onwards., Eurostat and the OECD make comparable statistics in this field. There are a number of organizational and institutional conditions that we must keep in mind when comparing countries. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are released in the newsletter Nyt from Statistics Denmark (in Danish only) and the Statbank, Statbank tables on hospitalisation utilisation (https://www.Statbank.dk/20050). Statistical Yearbook and Statistical Ten-Year Review contain selected sections about hospitalisation rates. For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/hospitalization

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      Documentation of statistics: Purchase of prescription drugs

      Contact info, Personal Finances and Welfare, Social Statistics , Jonas Kirchheiner-Rasmussen , +45 61 50 23 80 , RAS@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Purchase of prescription drugs 2024 , Previous versions, Sale of prescription drugs (experimental Statistics) 2021, The aim of the statistics "Purchase of prescription medicine" is to elucidate the population’s purchase of medicines via prescription. The statistics can be used to get insight into the distribution of redeemed prescriptions in relation to type of medicine, gender, age, geography and social conditions., Statistical presentation, The statistics "Purchase of prescription medicine" contain information on all sales of human medicines in Denmark, which took place via prescription. The statistics also cover the sale of medicines that do not require a prescription but are sold on prescription. Sales are calculated in relation to the number of people who have redeemed a prescription, the number of prescriptions redeemed and number of redeemed prescriptions per citizen. The statistic covers the period from the 1st of January 2016 to the 31st of December 2024. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Source data comes from the Danish Health Data Agency, which once a month calculates all sales of human and veterinary medicines in Denmark, after they have validated and quality checked the data., The sales are compiled on an annual basis and linked with selected personal information from Statistics Denmark’s registers, including users’ gender, age, geography, and education., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics can be used by ministries and other public authorities for ongoing monitoring of the population’s redemption of prescriptions. Researchers can use the statistics as a proxy for morbidity and developments over time, while the general public can use the statistics for general information on pharmaceutical consumption in Denmark., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Pharmacies are required by law to report data to The Danish Health Data Authority, but source data only cover sales of human medicines via prescription. This does not necessarily mean that the person who bought the medicine has taken the medicine. At the same time, the statistics do not contain information on the purchase of medicines without a prescription and it does not contain information about medicines used in hospitals or in medical practices. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics will be published in January 2025. Future releases are expected to be published in November., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Several comparable national and international statistics exist about the consumption of medicines. There are several factors that can influence the sales of prescription medicine. Regulations of witch medicines that require prescription and the amount of subsidies offered by the authorities, can vary from country to country and over time. Therefore it is important to be observant of these factors, if the statistics is used to evaluate the consumption of medicine over time or to compare consumption from country to country., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in , Nyt from Statictics Denmark, . In StatBank Denmark, the statistics are published under the topic , Consultations of physicians, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/purchase-of-prescription-drugs

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      Documentation of statistics: Childcare after school start

      Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Annemarie Schriver , +45 40 18 43 54 , RIE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Childcare after school start 2024 , Previous versions, Childcare after school start 2023, Childcare after school start 2022, Childcare after school start 2021, Childcare after school start 2020, Childcare after school start 2019, Childcare after school start 2018, Childcare after school start 2017, Childcare after school start 2016, The statistics illustrate the number of children in childcare for schoolchildren and the number of employees with pedagogical assignments. The subject of childcare used to cover the entire childcare area for children from the age of 0-18 years, which from 2015 has been divided into childcare pre-school for children (0-5 years) and childcare school for children (6 - to 18 years). The purpose of this statistics is to shed light on childcare for schoolchildren., Statistical presentation, The statistics is an annual inventory of the number of enrolled children and the number of employees with pedagogical assignments in childcare for schoolchildren. The children and young people are measured by municipalities, category of child care, type of ownership and age. The staff are measured by municipalities and positions category. The statistics are published in StatBank Denmark. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistics is collected annually from municipalities and payroll systems. It is supplemented by data from the Ministry of Education and electronic reports from self-employed and private institutions. The data collected are validated for large deviations as well as inconsistent information from the different sources and is compared with the numbers from previous years. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, There are several different diverse users of the statistics. The Danish Ministries use the statistics to compare the resource allocation to childcare in different municipalities and to develop policies on child care. Interest organizations, such as the National Association of Pedagogues (BUPL), the National Associations of Muncipalities (KL) and The Association of Parents (FOLA) use the statistics to assess the allocation of resources and the service level in the childcare area. Data has been collected on the basis of an agreement between Statistics Denmark and the Ministry of Children and Social Affairs., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The inventory contains information from all 98 municipalities. The accuracy is affected by errors in municipal registrations and the assessment institutions on whether the staff is working in childcare or as the teacher in the same school. Some new established institutions can be missing and some can have changed status without Statistics Denmark has been informed. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The inventories are published without delay in relation to the pre-announced release date in the release calendar. The publications take place once a year., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Statistic on childcare can be dated back to 1943. In general it is possible to compare the total number of children and type of institutions from 1994 onwards. However be aware that the day of reference changes from spring to autumn from 2004. Statistics on childcare are published in several countries, but they do not have common guidelines. The subject of child care in the OECD countries is described in the yearly report Education at a Glance., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in StatBank Denmark under the subject of , Childcare, . For further information, go tp the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/childcare-after-school-start

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      Documentation of statistics: Cost index for refuse collection, sludge removal and freight transport by road

      Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , Peter Fink-Jensen , +45 21 34 76 92 , PFJ@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Cost index for refuse collection, sludge removal and freight transport by road 2025 , Previous versions, Cost index for refuse collection, sludge removal and freight transport by road 2024, Cost index for refuse collection, sludge removal and freight transport by road 2022, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2021, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2020, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2019, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2018, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2017, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2016, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2015, Cost Indices for Refuse Collection and Slurry Pump 2014, Documents associated with the documentation, Vægtgrundlag, Omkostningsindeks for dagrenovation, slamsugning og lastvognskørsel (pdf) (in Danish only), The purpose of these indices is to show trends in prices for refuse collection, slurry pump and freight transport by road in Denmark. The indices are made at the request of Dansk Transport og Logistik (DTL - Danske Vognmænd) and are, among others, used for price regulation of contracts. The indices have been published since 1997., Statistical presentation, The indices are produced on a quarterly basis and separately for refuse collection, slurry pump and freight transport by road. They are calculated separately for each industry. In addition, separate indices for each industry excl. the cost of fuel, are also published., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The Cost index for refuse collection, slurry pump and freight transport by road includes costs of labor, repairs and maintenance, fuel, tires, administration, insurance and capital costs. These are weighed together to form the total indices. The weights reflect the cost shares of the total costs of performing refuse collection, slurry pump and freight transport by road. For indices excl. fuel, the fuel category has been removed from calculations., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The purpose of the indices is to reflect the development in the costs of refuse collection, slurry pump and freight transport by road., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Index weights are established in cooperation with Dansk Transport og Logistik (the Danish Transport and Logistics Association) and Dansk Industri (Confederation of Danish Industry). The indices are deemed representative for refuse collection, slurry pump and freight transport by road performed in Denmark., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published quarterly at the beginning of February, May, August and November. The statistics are usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The cost indices for refuse collection and slurry pump are comparable over time from 1997 until today. The cost index for freight transport by road is comparable over time from 2022 until today., There are no international statistics which are directly comparable to the Danish indices., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistic is published in the Statbank as , BYG91, . See more on the statistic's , subject page, A subscription service is available, where overviews of the statistic are send quarterly by email. The subscription is only available in Danish and can be ordered , here, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/cost-index-for-refuse-collection--sludge-removal-and-freight-transport-by-road

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      Documentation of statistics: Survey on Living Conditions (SILC)

      Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Martin Faris Sawaed Nielsen , +45 23 69 90 67 , MFS@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Survey on Living Conditions (SILC) 2025 , Previous versions, Survey on Living Conditions (SILC) 2024, Survey on Living Conditions (SILC) 2023, Survey on Living Conditions (SILC) 2022, Survey on Living Conditions 2021, Survey on Living Conditions 2020, Survey on Living Conditions 2019, Welfare Indicators 2018, Welfare Indicators 2017, Welfare Indicators 2016, Welfare Indicators 2015, Welfare Indicators 2014, Welfare Indicators 2013, In Denmark EU-SILC (Statistics on income and living conditions) is a combination of survey and register data. The purpose of EU-SILC is to provide a statistics on income, living conditions and risk of social exclusion. Statistics Denmark only disseminate a small part of EU-SILC. Dissemination is by Eurostat primarily., The survey is conducted in all EU member states once a year following the same guidelines. In Denmark the survey has been conducted since 2004., Statistical presentation, SILC consists of data on the composition of the households and their living conditions including questions on how easy it is for the household to make ends meet and the financial burden of the housing costs. Further information is collected on health and position on the labour market etc. These interview questions are then supplemented by a lot of register based information, mainly on incomes, demographics, housing and education. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The subjective data from the interviews are combined with the register based data using the Central personal Register. To adjust for non-response bias, weights are computed and assigned to respondents. This ensures that the survey population match the Danish population on demographics and income levels. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, SILC is primarily used by Eurostat and the European Commission. Users of the statistics published in Denmark are mainly the press., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Data are based on a survey; hence there is some statistical uncertainty; especially on subgroups. In addition to sampling errors there might be a slight risk of bias. A calibration of the survey is carried out in order to limit any bias and make sure that the sample reflects the population on factors such as demographics and incomes. For the published variables the effect and risk of bias is assumed to be negligible due to the strong correlation with incomes., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The data are usually published in December or January following the interview period. There is a risk of delays, due to the many different data sources used to compile SILC - which may not be available in due time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The published indicators are assumed comparable over time and between countries participating in the EU-SILC., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, Some main figures are published in Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik and in the statbank. Eurostat publish many figures in the , Eurostat database, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/survey-on-living-conditions--silc-

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      Documentation of statistics: Cash Benefits

      Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Carsten Bo Nielsen , +45 23 74 60 17 , CAN@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Cash Benefits 2025 , Previous versions, Cash Benefits 2024, Cash Benefits 2023, Cash Benefits 2021, Cash Benefits 2020, Cash Benefits 2019, Cash Benefits 2018, Cash Benefits 2017, Cash Benefits 2016, Cash Benefits 2015, Cash Benefits 2014, The purpose of the statistics Cash Benefits is to measure the number of recipients (actual figures and seasonally adjusted), whole year persons and the amounts paid to person’s who receive cash benefits and related benefits. The statistics are used to public planning, budgeting in the municipalities, education, research and public debate. These statistics have been compiled since 1983, but is in its current form comparable from 2007 and onwards., Statistical presentation, Cash Benefits statistics are a monthly and yearly measurement of receivers of cash benefits and related benefits stated in number of recipients (actual figures and seasonally adjusted), whole year persons and the amounts paid in 1.000 DKK. The statistics cover persons who are above the age of 16 years old. Furthermore we have a yearly statistics grouped by ancestry, family type and national origin., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Administrative data for these statistics are collected monthly from KY. The level and the development of the statistics are compared with the previous three months for every account code according to the authorized account plan. The collected data is processed according to the definition of affected persons. The definition can be found in section 2.04 , Statistical concepts and definitions, ., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, These statistics are relevant for ministries, municipalities, organizations, education institutions, research institutions, the media and private persons, for analysis, public and private planning etc. The statistical data are also used in other areas within Statistics Denmark, e.g. analysis, production and validation of the statistics , People receiving public benefits, ., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics are based on records from KY. The records are based on an authorized account plan made by the Ministry of Health and the Interior. The municipalities have an economic incentive to make valid registrations. Therefore, the overall accuracy is at a high level., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistic is published quarterly and yearly. The quarterly statistics are published 70 days after the end of the reference period while the yearly statistics are published 5-6 months after the reference period. Publications are released on time, as stated in the release calendar., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, These statistics have been compiled since 1983 but is in its present form comparable from 2007 and onwards., Comparability over time can be divided in to three periods:, 1983 Quarter 2 - 1993 Quarter 4 - Number of families., 1994 Quarter 1 - 2006 Quarter 4 - Number of persons. , 2007 Quarter 1 - present - Number of persons. New source and counting., It is not possible directly to compare the statistics internationally, as other countries do not have the corresponding benefits and rules., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published quarterly in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. The yearly statistics are only published in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Cash benefits, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

      https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/cash-benefits

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