Abstract
IPUMS-International disseminates harmonized census microdata for more than 80 countries at no cost, although access is restricted to bona-fide researchers and students who agree to the stringent conditions-of-use license. Currently over 270 samples are available, totaling more than 600 million person records. Each year, 15–20 additional samples are released, as more countries cooperate with the IPUMS initiative and the integration of 2010 round census samples is completed. With so much microdata so readily available, questions of data quality naturally arise. This article focusses on the concept of statistical coherence over time for a single concept, primary schooling completed. From an analysis of the percentage completing primary schooling by birth year for pairs of samples for 13 Asia-Pacific countries, outstanding coherence is found for four countries – China, Mongolia, Vietnam and Indonesia – with mean differences of less than 0.5 percentage points, regression coefficient (b) ranging from 0.93 to 1.07 and R2=0.99. For the 13 countries as a group there is considerable variation overall with mean absolute difference as high as 16 percentage points, b ranging from 0.62–1.44 and R2=0.65–0.99. As a whole, statistical coherence of primary schooling is outstanding. Nonetheless, to make expert use of the harmonized microdata, researchers are cautioned to carefully study the IPUMS integrated metadata as well as the original source documentation. National Statistical Offices not currently cooperating or that have not yet entrusted 2010 round census microdata are invited to do so.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-355 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Sociology |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- Fiji Islands
- IPUMS-International
- India
- Indonesia
- Integrated microdata
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Malaysia
- Microdata access
- Mongolia
- Pacific
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Population census samples
- Primary schooling
- Statistical coherence
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Statistical coherence of primary schooling in IPUMS-international integrated population samples for China, India, Vietnam and ten other Asia-Pacific countries. / McCaa, Robert; Cleveland, Lara; Hall, Patricia Kelly; Ruggles, Steven; Sobek, Matthew.
In: Chinese Journal of Sociology, Vol. 1, No. 3, 01.09.2015, p. 333-355.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Statistical coherence of primary schooling in IPUMS-international integrated population samples for China, India, Vietnam and ten other Asia-Pacific countries
AU - McCaa, Robert
AU - Cleveland, Lara
AU - Hall, Patricia Kelly
AU - Ruggles, Steven
AU - Sobek, Matthew
PY - 2015/9/1
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N2 - IPUMS-International disseminates harmonized census microdata for more than 80 countries at no cost, although access is restricted to bona-fide researchers and students who agree to the stringent conditions-of-use license. Currently over 270 samples are available, totaling more than 600 million person records. Each year, 15–20 additional samples are released, as more countries cooperate with the IPUMS initiative and the integration of 2010 round census samples is completed. With so much microdata so readily available, questions of data quality naturally arise. This article focusses on the concept of statistical coherence over time for a single concept, primary schooling completed. From an analysis of the percentage completing primary schooling by birth year for pairs of samples for 13 Asia-Pacific countries, outstanding coherence is found for four countries – China, Mongolia, Vietnam and Indonesia – with mean differences of less than 0.5 percentage points, regression coefficient (b) ranging from 0.93 to 1.07 and R2=0.99. For the 13 countries as a group there is considerable variation overall with mean absolute difference as high as 16 percentage points, b ranging from 0.62–1.44 and R2=0.65–0.99. As a whole, statistical coherence of primary schooling is outstanding. Nonetheless, to make expert use of the harmonized microdata, researchers are cautioned to carefully study the IPUMS integrated metadata as well as the original source documentation. National Statistical Offices not currently cooperating or that have not yet entrusted 2010 round census microdata are invited to do so.
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KW - Asia
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Cambodia
KW - China
KW - Fiji Islands
KW - IPUMS-International
KW - India
KW - Indonesia
KW - Integrated microdata
KW - Kyrgyz Republic
KW - Malaysia
KW - Microdata access
KW - Mongolia
KW - Pacific
KW - Pakistan
KW - Philippines
KW - Population census samples
KW - Primary schooling
KW - Statistical coherence
KW - Thailand
KW - Vietnam
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