Recommendations for measuring older populations in institutions / prepared by the Task Force on Measuring Older Populations in Institutions

This publication guides national statistical offices in deciding whether, when and how to include institutional populations of older people in the production of ageing-related statistics. It examines definitions and classifications; proposes a methodology for quantifying bias; and considers the particular challenges for survey design and data collection posed by institutional populations of older people, including challenges in using administrative data sources and ethical considerations particular to this group.
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Definitions of older populations in institutions -- Chapter 3. Assessing bias arising from omission of older populations in institutions from surveys -- Chapter 4. Design of instruments and survey methods to collect information on older populations in institutions -- Chapter 5. Methods for measuring older populations in institutions using administrative data -- Chapter 6. Ethical considerations for collecting information on older populations in institutions -- Chapter 7. Recommendations and further work -- Appendix 1. Definitions according to the CES Census Recommendations -- Appendix 2. Survey sent to CES countries in April 2018 -- Appendix 3. Additional analyses for Chapter 3.

viii, 81 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-67).
Recommendations endorsed by the Conference of European Statisticians at its 67th plenary session in June 2019 (p. iii).

9789211172447
9789210049856 eISBN