The document discusses the establishment of a Nordic PIAAC Database containing data from the OECD's Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) and national registers from five Nordic countries and Estonia. The goals of the Nordic PIAAC Network, which is financing the database, are to create the database, publish a report on skills in the Nordic region, and make the microdata available for other research. The database will contain background questionnaire data, cognitive scores, and register data from national sources and will be housed securely at Statistics Denmark with researchers applying for access. Combining survey and register data provides more information and allows the database to be updated over time.

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A Nordic PIAAC
Database
Nordisk statistikermøte 15.08.2013
Tema: Kommunikasjon av resultat og kvalitet til brukeren
Birgit Bjørkeng, Statistics Norway
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2. The OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
• Largest survey of adult skills ever conducted
• Direct assessment of literacy, numeracy and problem
solving in a technology-rich environment in the adult
population (16-65)
• 24 participating countries
• Data collection: August 2011 to July 2012
• First results to be published October 8 this year
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3. The Nordic PIAAC Network
• Representatives from five countries: Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Norway and Sweden
• Financing from the Nordic Council of Ministers
• Three main goals:
The establishment of the Nordic PIAAC Network
The construction of a Nordic PIAAC database, containing micro data
from PIAAC as well as data from national registers
Publishing a Nordic PIAAC report with the main purpose to describe
the structure of information processing skills in the Nordic countries
and Estonia, with focus on similarities and differences
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4. The Nordic PIAAC Database
• Micro data from PIAAC, as well as comparable and relevant
data from registers
• Will be used to create the Nordic report
• Should also be made available for other research projects
• Test database launched in 2011
• Database to be opened in the end of 2013
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5. Database framework
• Physically located at Statistics Denmark
• Secure remote access system
• Researchers apply for access to the database to a
committee of representatives from each country
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6. Database content
• Background Questionnaire data
• Cognitive Scores for Literacy, Numeracy and Problem
solving
• Data from national registers in Denmark, Estonia, Finland
and Sweden for the reference years 2008 and 2011 and
Norway for 2011. Register variables for reference year 2014
will be added to the database in spring 2016.
• Extensive metadata
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7. Challenges
• Legal issues
Legislation differs between countries
Register data more complicated
• Comparability issues
Availability
Definitions
Framework
• Time consuming
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8. Advantages
• Micro data more accessible
• Combines survey data and register data
More information available
Can be updated with time series for register variables
• Comparable data from all five countries
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