Publications on administrative and secondary sources

This page contains information about publications on the use of administrative and secondary sources. Links are given where possible, though in some cases publications are only available for a fee, or are not available electronically. If you think we should add a publication to this list, please contact us at support.stat@unece.org.

UNECE Publications

Using Administrative and Secondary Sources for
Official Statistics - A Handbook of Principles and
Practices (2011)

English (760 KB PDF file)

Russian (2.4 MB PDF file)

Wiki version (with automatic translation into over 50 languages)

Register-based Statistics in the Nordic Countries
- Review of Best Practices with Focus on Population
and Social Statistics (2007)

English (2.7 MB PDF file)
Russian (7.3 MB PDF file)

Other Publications

Register-based Statistics: Administrative Data for Statistical Purposes, Anders and Britt Wallgren, 2007 (Note: This link goes to Google Books. This publication is available for purchase)
Use of Registers and Administrative Data Sources for Statistical Purposes - Best Practices of Statistics Finland, Statistics Finland, 2004 (1.9MB)
Use of Administrative Sources for Business Statistics Purposes - Handbook on Good Practices, Eurostat, 2000