Launch of the PROMINSTAT database and publication of
PROMINSTAT country reports on national data collection systems
ICMPD is pleased to announce the launch of the PROMINSTAT online database and the related publication of country reports on national data collection systems, all accessible through the PROMINSTAT website (www.prominstat.eu). The database and the country reports are part of a 30 months collaborative research project on statistical data collection on migration, integration and discrimination involving a network of 18 established research institutions, universities and statistical offices and coordinated by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in Vienna. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme for Research (FP6).
The PROMINSTAT database is a comprehensive inventory of statistical datasets on migration, integration and discrimination in Europe and currently contains descriptions of more than 1,200 statistical datasets. It documents the availability, comparability and accessibility of quantitative data. Database entries provide general information on datasets, including technical information on type, coverage and methodology as well as extensive information on variables contained in these datasets. The database is accessible at www.prominstat.eu/prominstat/database
The PROMINSTAT country reports complement the database by systematically describing national data collection systems in 27 European countries covered. The reports provide descriptions of key datasets and the institutional setup of data collection in each country, concepts employed and the evolution of national data collection systems. In addition, the country reports analyse the scope, quality and availability of data collection in 13 thematic areas (population stocks, migration flows, residence permits, acquisition of citizenship, asylum, irregular migration, employment, income, housing, health, education, families and household, political participation and criminal justice).
For more information on the project visit the project website at www.prominstat.eu
