Twelfth GSS Methodology Conference

25 June 2007

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    09:30 Registration
    10:00 Opening Session
    Chair: Cynthia Clark, Office for National Statistics
    Victoria Suite (level 1)
    10:05 Welcome Address
    Karen Dunnell, National Statistician
    10:15 Methodological Development, Access and Provision of Data: An ESRC Perspective
    Professor Ian Diamond, Chief Executive, Economic and Social Research Council
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    10:50 Refreshments and Exhibits
    Beatrice Suite (level 1)
       
    11:10 Session A: Data Linking

    Edward Suite, rooms 1 & 2 (level 2)
    Chair: Andy Teague, Office for National Statistics
      11:10 Recent Developments in Centrally Produced English NHS Turnover Statistics
    Bernard Horan and Matt Fraser, The Information Centre for Health and Social Care
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      11:40 Five minute break
      11:45Data Linking and the Family Resources Survey
    Elizabeth Whiting, Department for Work and Pensions
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      12:15 Five minute break
      12:20 Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study
    Maire Brolly, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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      Session B: Statistical Disclosure Control

    Edward Suite, rooms 3 & 4 (level 2)
    Chair: Paul Vickers, Office for National Statistics
      11:10 Statistical Disclosure Control for the 2011 UK Census
    Nicola Tromans, Caroline Young and Jane Longhurst, Office for National Statistics
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      11:40 Five minute break
      11:45 The Review of the Dissemination of Health Statistics
    Carole Abrahams and Jane Longhurst, Office for National Statistics
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      12:15 Five minute break
      12:20 Scottish Executive Experiences of Applying Statistical Disclosure Control Procedures: A Journey in Progress
    Sian Rasdale and Dette Cowden, Scottish Executive
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      Session C: Data Collection Methods

    Albert Suite (level 2)
    Chair: Martin Brand, Office for National Statistics
      11:10 The Development of Local Language Indicators
    Hywel Jones, Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language Board
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      11:40 Five minute break
      11:45 What the Eye Doesn't See
    Lyn Potaka, Office for National Statistics
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      12:15 Five minute break
      12:20 How Reliable are Income Data Collected with a Single Question?
    John Micklewright and Sylke V. Schnepf, University of Southampton
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    12:50-14:15 Lunch and Exhibits
    Beatrice Suite (level 1)
       
    13:30-14:10 Launch of the National Data Strategy, hosted by the Economic Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Victoria Suite (level 1)
    Professor Ian Diamond, ESRC, Sue Duncan, Chief Government Social Researcher, HM Treasury; Professor David Rhind, City University London; and Professor Peter Elias, University of Warwick
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    14:15 Session D: 2011 Census

    Albert Suite (level 2)
    Chair: Ian Cope, Office for National Statistics
      14:15 Modelling Census Household Non-response
    Shayla Goldring and Nargis Rahman, Office for National Statistics
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      14:45 Five minute break
      14:50 Towards a 2011 UK Census Edit Strategy: Resolving Multi-ticked Responses to the Relationship Question.
    Vanessa Fearn, Heather Wagstaff and Steve Rogers, Office for National Statistics
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      15:20 Five minute break
      15:25 The Design of the 2011 Census Coverage Survey
    Owen Abbott and Miguel Marques dos Santos, Office for National Statistics
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      Session E: Survey Precision

    Edward Suite, rooms 1 & 2 (level 2)
    Chair: Barbara Noble, Department for Transport
      14:15 Towards Best Methodological Practice: Applying CANCEIS for the Imputation of Continuous Data
    Steve Rogers, Heather Wagstaff and Vanessa Fearn, Office for National Statistics
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      14:45 Five minute break
      14:50 Analysis of Alternative Rotation Patterns for the Brazilian System of Integrated Household Surveys
    Giuseppe de Abreu Antonaci, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica, Brazil and Denise Britz do N. Silva, Office for National Statistics
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      15:20 Five minute break
      15:25 Interpreting Official Statistics in the Presence of Sampling Error
    Neil Parkin, Markus Sova and John Wood, Office for National Statistics
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      Session F: Use of Administrative Data/Combining Data Sources

    Edward Suite, rooms 3 & 4 (level 2)
    Chair: Jen Woolford, Office for National Statistics
      14:15 Estimating the Total Active Offenders Population
    Martin Kelly, Home Office
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      14:45 Five minute break
      14:50 Developing UK Data Repositories for Administrative Data in the Fisheries Sector
    Kevin Williamson, Marine and Fisheries Agency, and Katy Barratt, Scottish Executive
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      15:20 Five minute break
      15:25 Using Administrative Data for Statistical Purposes - the Challenge for the GSS
    Stephen Penneck, Office for National Statistics
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    15:55 Refreshments and Exhibits
    Beatrice Suite (level 1)
       
    16:15 Closing Session

    Chair: Frank Nolan, Office for National Statistics
    Victoria Suite (level 1)
      16:15 Some Developments in Sampling and Survey Methodology and their Impact towards Official Statistics
    Professor Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva, University of Southampton
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      16:55 Closing Comments from Chair
    17:00 Close