Croatian Bureau of Statistics

Geoinformation system development unit

Kneza Branimira street 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Data description file in annex.

Classification and coding systems have been developed for the spatial units and for the variables and indicators of the Subnational statistics project.

Classification system for the spatial units

The city code consists of a 2-digit country code, a 3-digit city code and final C for Central City - for FUA.

Classification system for the UA variables

A variable is the raw data collected by the national statistical offices of the countries. The variable data serves as the raw data for the calculation of the indicators. The variables serve as either the numerator or denominator of the indicator equation, depending on how this has been defined.

The indicators and variables cover several aspects of quality of life in selected cities:

- Demography

- Nationality

- Household structure

- Housing

- Crime

- Labour market

- Economic activity

- Education and training provision

- Educational qualifications

- Culture and recreation

For most indicators exisitng international standards have been followed as far as possible.

At Croatian Bureau of Statistics the compilation of the indicators has been based on the concepts and definitions described in the Urban Audit Methodology - wherever possible.

In this grant data are collected for cities and functional urban areas.

There are seven cities from Croatia participating in this grant: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Pula, Zadar, Osijek and Slavonski Brod.

Spatial units included in this grant are listed in the annex of the City Statistics manual:

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=City_statistics_manual

Time coverage is year 2022

The period of time used as the base of an index number is 2021 - Census

The unit of measurement varies from variable to variable and from indicator to indicator.

Reference period is year 2022

More information on Institutional mandate can be found in the Portal to European Union Law.

All data supply of urban statistics is based on grant agreement.

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Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

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There is a release calendar for the statistical output. This calendar is publicly accessible.

Link to the release calendar: Web | Državni zavod za statistiku (dzs.hr)

Croatian Bureau of Statistics informs users about data release through release calendar.

The project database of Eurostat is updated occasionally depending on the data availability of new and revised data.

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Data collected in this grant are disseminated in online database PC AXIS.

Link: DRŽAVNI ZAVOD ZA STATISTIKU - REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA (dzs.hr)

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The definitions from the City statistics manual have been followed.

The quality assurance procedures detailed in the City statisitcs manual have been applied.

The quality management framework of the field of statisitcs is the European Statistics Code of Practice (CoP).

The quality criteria of Croatian Bureau of Statictics are compatible with the European Statistics Code of Practice. The principles of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM principles) are employed by Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

The quality of data from Croatian Bureau of Statistics is good.

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For some variables no data are available for the levels included in City statistics manual.

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Timeliness depends on individual indicator and on domain. Generally timeliness is about 24 months.

There was no time lag between the actual delivery of the data and the delivery target date.

All requested available data has been delivered to Eurostat.

The approach of collecting data from existing sources makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to achieve comparability of variables over entire "population". National Urban Data Coordinators did their best to achieve comparability of urban data within their own country.

But the implementation of a fully comparable definitions of cities at European level has improved the comparability.

Due to sometimes deviating definitions and different data sources used in different countries the comparability of data is limited to some extent.

For 5 cities (Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Split) data can be compared for several years back in the past.

For 2 cities (Zadar, Pula) introduced from data collection 2015 - 2016, data can be compared for only few years in the past.

Data collected at sub-national level is coherent with the data collected on national level to a limited extent due to the different sources used.

Internal coherence is ensured through validaton controls.

The data collection is based on administrative data so the main burden is on the Statistical Offices.

The compilation of these urban statistics have been coordinated by Croatian Bureau of Statistics where the National Urban Audit Coordinator is located.

The Urban Audit data cover is very extensive, it cannot be excluded that some errors exist.

Detected errors will be corrected by National Coordinator after consultation with Eurostat.

Data is collected by Croatian Bureau of Statistics from different sources.

The main sources are:

Data was based on the Census,

Data was collected from registers,

Data was produced by the cities,

Data was estimated.

The Urban Audit grant collects data on annual basis.

Data have been collected by the National Urban Audit Coordinators in Croatia.

All collected data has been checked by the National Urban Audit Coordinators.

The National Urban Audit Coordinators from Croatian Bureau of Statistics compile the data.

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