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1.1. Contact organisation | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Data Publication and Communication Division User Relations Section |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Litostrojska cesta 54, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 22/12/2023 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 22/12/2023 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 22/12/2023 |
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3.1. Data description | ||||||||||||||||||||
The data collection provides information and comparable measurements on the different aspects of the quality of urban life in cities. Within the project, we do not only collect sub-national statistical data but also promote them. With different activities we:
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3.2. Classification system | ||||||||||||||||||||
Specific classification and coding systems have been developed for the spatial units and for the variables and indicators of the Urban Audit Project.
Classification system for the spatial units
The city code consists of a 2-digit country code, a 3-digit city code and a final C for city or F for Functional Urban Area (FUA). The sequential numbering starts with a ‘1’ for the capital. FUAs are recoded similarly, matching the sequential number of their main city.
Classification system for the UA variables
A variable is the raw data collected by the national statistical offices of the countries. The variable data serve as the raw data for the calculation of the indicators.
The variable code consists of a 2-digit domain code, a 4-digit number and a V (for variable). Variables are labelled as follows:
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3.3. Coverage - sector | ||||||||||||||||||||
The indicators and variables cover several aspects of quality of life, e.g. Demography, Nationality, Household structure, Housing, Health, Crime, Labour Market, Economic Activity, Education and training provision, Educational qualification, Waste management, Travel patterns, Culture and Recreation. For the complete list of variables, see the City Statistics Manual. |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | ||||||||||||||||||||
For most variables, the definitions from the City Statistics Manual and existing international standards have been used. Information on the deviating definitions used in the collection for the reference years 2021 and 2022 is available in Annex (see files UA _review of methodology_2021_SI and UA _review of methodology_2022_SI). |
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3.5. Statistical unit | ||||||||||||||||||||
In the Urban Audit, data are collected for cities and FUAs. Statistical units are mostly persons. A few variables are collected on households, dwellings, cities, etc. For the detailed definitions of units, see the City Statistics Manual. |
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3.6. Statistical population | ||||||||||||||||||||
For most variables, the target statistical population is the usual residents of a geographical area (city). Urban Audit covers two Slovenian cities (Ljubljana and Maribor). For the detailed description of variables, see the Methodological Manual on territorial typologies. |
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3.7. Reference area | ||||||||||||||||||||
As mentioned, in the case of Slovenia data for two cities are collected. The first one is the capital city Ljubljana, while the second one is the second biggest city Maribor.
For Ljubljana data are collected for the following spatial units:
For Maribor data are collected for the following spatial units:
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3.8. Coverage - Time | ||||||||||||||||||||
The data collection is organized in data collection rounds. The current data collection covers the reference years 2021 and 2022. |
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3.9. Base period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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The unit of measure varies from indicator to indicator and from variable to variable. In most cases, the unit of measure is included in the label. |
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For the current data collection, the reference period is the reference years 2021 and 2022.
Previous reference periods:
Some variables were collected on annual bases for the reference years 2009, 2010 and 2012. 1996 and 1991 were the reference years for the "historical" data. |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
All data supply of urban statistics is based on a voluntary agreement, as there is no Community legislation yet on this topic. |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Not applicable. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
The National Statistics Act (hereinafter the ZDSta) stipulates within fundamental principles of national statistics in Article 2 that “national statistics shall be implemented on the principles of … confidentiality …”. The principle is concretised in further provisions of the ZDSta, while for explanation one can turn to some international documents. The United Nations Resolution on Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 1994 and confirmed by the UN General Assembly on 29 January 2014) determines in Principle 6 that “individual data collected by statistical agencies for statistical compilation, whether they refer to natural or legal persons, are to be strictly confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes”. The explanation of the resolution is that reliable official statistics is based on the trust of the public and its good will to provide timely and accurate data that are requested. Such cooperation is only possible if statistical confidentiality is respected. In a similar way this principle is concretised in the European Statitstics Code of Practice (adopted by the European Statistical System Committee on 28 September 2011), which determines that “the privacy of data providers (households, enterprises, administrations and other respondents), the confidentiality of the information they provide and its use only for statistical purposes must be absolutely guaranteed“. And last but not least, item (e) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European Statistics determines statistical confidentiality as “the protection of confidential data related to single statistical units which are obtained directly for statistical purposes or indirectly from administrative or other sources and implying the prohibition of use for non-statistical purposes of the data obtained and of their unlawful disclosure”. Annexes: National Statistics Act United Nations Resolution on Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics European Statitstics Code of Practice Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European Statistics |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Statistical confidentiality as determined above is thus provided with the help of various legal, organisational and technological procedures that can be summarised in the following points:
The ZDSta stipulates that security of data collected through the programme of statistical surveys includes technical and organisational measures and other appropriate logical and technical procedures which provide security of rooms and computer equipment, security of data transmission and transfer, prevention of access of unauthorised persons to the equipment for data processing, which would enable subsequent finding of how and when the data were processed, by whom and for what purpose. Procedures and measures under the previous paragraph are established by the Head of Office in accordance with law.
In line with the ZDSta the statistical purpose is providing and disseminating aggregate data on mass phenomena. The ZDSta also stipulates that the data can be used exclusively for statistical purposes, i.e. for disseminating aggregate data, unless otherwise provided by law. On the basis of an application written by a user, individual data can be transmitted, but only in the form and way which does not enable the identification of the unit to which the data refer. The data that enable the identification of the unit to which they refer can only be transmitted to those units to which the data refer or if these units sent the data.
The relationship between statistical confidentiality, transmission of data to users and the right to privacy and/or business secrecy is a very complex issue; at the same time it is also sensitive and demands constantly new scientific approaches and argumentation.
Official statistics does not provide statistical data only to public administration organisations and bodies but also to other users, the economy and the public. This statement is particularly true for countries with developed democracy in which official statistics is used as a kind of mirror of the society. In this respect an important role is played by the scientific-research community (researchers), which is very important in stimulating political debate and evaluating the efficiency of government measures. And a condition for this is access to high-quality statistical data. On the other hand, statistical institutions in individual countries are also aware of the value added brought by work done by researchers with their data. Considering the relevant legal basis and UNECE recommendations, the Office set up the following system of transmitting microdata to researchers:
Continuous education of employees and raising their awareness of the importance of providing unconditional statistical data confidentiality is very important for the operation of the Office. The weakest link in the system is always the human factor, irrespective of the legal basis and technological factors. Therefore, constant education and making employees aware of the importance of statistical confidentiality, its aspects, legal bases, procedures, etc., is of key importance. Employees might ask themselves why statistical confidentiality, why is it necessary to protect the data, why privacy is important, etc. It is therefore important that before employees start to work they are informed about the elements of statistical confidentiality, pointing out the element of information privacy and the importance of personal data protection. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
We do not have a special data set for the purpose of the Urban Audit project. But the majority of data collected in the Urban Audit Project are available in the SiStat Database under various statistical fields. SiStat Database: https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStat/en All data from the Urban Audit project are available in the Eurostat database. Data are released as soon as they are received and validated. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
Our release calendar: http://www.stat.si/statweb/en/ReleaseCal |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
SiStat database: https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStat/en Eurostat: In line with the Community legal framework and the European Statistics Code of Practice, Eurostat disseminates European statistics on Eurostat's website respecting professional independence and in an objective, professional and transparent manner in which all users are treated equitably. The detailed arrangements are governed by the Eurostat protocol on impartial access to Eurostat data for users. |
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The Eurostat database is updated continually, depending on the availability of new and revised data. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
Not available. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Not available. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
We do not have a special data set for the purpose of the Urban Audit project. But the majority of data collected in the Urban Audit Project are available in the SiStat Database under various statistical fields. SiStat Database: https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStat/en All data from the Urban Audit project are available in the Eurostat database/General and regional statistics/Urban audit: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/cities/statistics-illustrated |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Not available. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Not available. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
For most variables, the definitions from the City Statistics Manual and existing international standards have been used. Information on the deviating definitions used in the reference years 2021 and 2022 is available in Annex (see files UA _review of methodology_2021_SI and UA _review of methodology_2022_SI). |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
For most variables, the definitions from the City Statistics Manual and existing international standards have been used. Information on the deviating definitions used in the collection for the reference years 2021 and 2022 is available in Annex (see files UA _review of methodology_2021_SI and UA _review of methodology_2022_SI). |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
For most variables, the definitions from the City Statistics Manual and existing international standards have been used. Information on the deviating definitions used in the collection for the reference years 2021 and 2022 is available in Annex (see files UA _review of methodology_2021_SI and UA _review of methodology_2022_SI). |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
The quality of data is fully assessed using internal validation procedures and Eurostat’s validation methods. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
The general objective of the project is to collect quantitative information on the quality of life in European cities. We are aware of the needs at the European level. We will collect as many data on cities as possible depending on available human resources. |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
Not available. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
Data availability differs from domain to domain. Overview of data availability for the reference years 2021 and 2022 is provided in Annex (see files UA _review of methodology_2021_SI and UA _review of methodology_2022_SI). |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
Not applicable. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
As a general rule, timeliness is about 24 months. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
As a general rule, timeliness is about 24 months. |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
Spatial units were not changed from the beginning of the Urban Audit project to the reference year 2015. Since 1 January 2015, the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region has slightly changed. In the case of the Urban Audit project, the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region is functional urban area for the city of Ljubljana. This change is the consequence of changes of the NUTS regulation. Because of the change, the data for this spatial unit are not directly comparable with the data collected in the previous phases. Therefore, from the reference year 2015 to the reference year 2018, we have used a new code (SI001L2 instead of SI001L1). From the reference year 2019 on, we are using new codes established by Eurostat. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
Most of the data are comparable over time. Where the comparability is not assured, flags and suitable notes are added in the data file. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
Data collected at the sub-national level are coherent with the data collected at the national level. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
Internal coherence (e.g. between spatial levels, between indicators such as total, male, female population) is ensured through the application of multivariable and univariate validation controls. |
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The main burden is on the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Not applicable. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Not applicable. |
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18.1. Source data | |||
Data for the reference years 2021 and 2022 were generally available within the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. For some variables, data were available in the SiStat Database for all spatial units or in some cases just at the regional level. For other variables or at the municipal level (where needed), we need to prepare data especially for the Urban Audit Project.
Anyway, a small amount of data was also collected from the sources outside the Statistical Office. Data were contributed by:
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
The Urban Audit is a multiannual data collection. Some indicators are only available for census years (in Annex see file UA _review of methodology_2021_SI and UA _review of methodology_2022_SI). The reference period of the current data collection is 2021–2022. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Data were collected by the National Urban Audit Coordinator (NUAC). The NUAC collected data from available sources in the national statistical office as well as from the sources outside the statistical office. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
We cooperated in the data validation process. We checked the potentially erroneous data and corrected them if necessary. All the data that were sent via eDAMIS were checked with the pre-validation tool. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia collected as many data as possible that are requested in the frame of the Project. All available data were transmitted to Eurostat in the agreed format. No special estimations were made. Data are usually collected by the National Urban Audit Coordinator, but the help of other statistical sections is also necessary. |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
Not applicable. |
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None. |
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UA _review of methodology_2021_SI UA _review of methodology_2022_SI |