Statistical processing

Source data

Data is reported by the 98 municipalities in Denmark. Concerning preventive measures, the municipalities can choose to use a computerized system, which directly transmits data to Statistics Denmark. The municipalities can also choose to report data by using a web-based platform, provided by Statistics Denmark, which can be accessed through virk.dk, or the information webpage of the statistics.

Frequency of data collection

Reports on preventive measures from the 98 municipalities are collected continuously from most of the municipalities. In some few cases, the data are collected on a monthly basis.

Data collection

Data are transmitted via different system-to-system solutions and/or by using a web-based platform, provided by Statistics Denmark.

Data validation

The statistical data are validated in cooperation with the municipalities on a yearly basis. Each municipality receives a list, containing relevant numbers of children and youth, classified by the type of received measure, as well as the total amount of preventive measures classified by each type, found in the registry of Statistics Denmark. The compilation is sent to each municipality for validation and approval.

The statistics can contain data or sections of data, which have not been approved by the municipalities. In such cases, a note will be issued in Statbank Denmark and relevant documentation, describing the scope and nature of the irregularity. If the irregularities are too large, Statistics Denmark can choose to remove the data of the municipality in question, upon the publication of the statistics. If a municipality cannot approve the reported data, a process is initiated whereby Statistics Denmark and relevant ministries work with the municipality to correct the underlying issues, before the next year's publication of the statistics.

Data compilation

The validated data, which stem from the municipal IT- systems and the web-based platform of Statistics Denmark, are integrated. All of the collected data must comply with the regulations stated in the Executive Order on data Transmission in the Social Policy Area. The principles defined in the Executive Order allow for an effective integration of collected new data into the base dataset.

The data, reported from the municipalities for the current year, is linked with "active measures" per December 31st of the last year. Each child or adolescent in the registry is updated with data, which have been collected during the course of the current year. In cases where it is not possible to link the information from the municipalities to the preventive measures for a given child in the register, an error list is printed, and such cases are processed manually.

Some of the preventive measures can be granted to the parents of the child or a young person. The general rule in such cases is that the measure is registered with a child's or young person's CPR number (social security number), even if the measure was granted to the parent. If a municipality cannot register such a case with a child's or young person's CPR number, the measure is registered with the CPR number of the parent. An example of such practice can occur, for instance, if a pregnant parent has received a preventive measure, or, in such instances, where a parent resides in a different municipality than the child. Such instances are usually connected to the cases, granted on the basis of Section 54 of the Act on Social Services. Cases, which are registered with the parent's CPR number, are not presented in the StatBank tables. They are however included in the registry itself. Data on Section 54 of the Social Services Act, presented in StatBank Denmark, are therefore slightly underestimated, compared to the data, contained in the registry.

Adjustment

No corrections are made besides those corrections, described in the chapters dealing with data validation and data processing.