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OECD Family database

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of State
Sub-Agency/Organization	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Category	International Statistics
Date Released	12/01/2006
Date Updated	12/01/2010
Time Period	It varies. Currently, some indicators only include information of the most recent year available (2007 or 2008). However for some indicators we are beginning to collect time sries going as far as 1980s or even further if possible.
Frequency	On a regular basis with a selection of indicators being updated once a year
Description	The OECD Family database is an on-line database on family outcomes and family policies with indicators for all OECD countries. Coverage also includes EU Member States that are not OECD members. To date the database brings together 58 indicators on family structure, labour market participation, public policies and child outcomes. When possible, indicators are updated on a regular basis.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	ELSA; Education; OECD; International; Assessment
Unique ID	4131

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	OECD (2010), Family Database website OECD Publishing, Paris. http://www.oecd.org/els/social/family/database
Agency Program Page	http://www.oecd.org/els/social/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.oecd.org/els/social/family/database

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Unit of analyisis varies according to indicator. It may include: country, households with children, or individuals with certain characteristics (children under 18 or women with young children)
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Rep, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovak Rep, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and US. Plus 6 EU countries that are not OECD members (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Lathvia, Lithuania, Romania)

Data Description

Collection Mode	Instruments: construction of indicators using other international organisation datasets, web research, questionnaires sent to member countries
Data Collection Instrument	Each indicator includes a data section where defintions, data sources and comparability issues are explained.
Data Dictionary/Variable List	Each indicator includes a data section where defintions, data sources and comparability issues are explained.

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	OECD (2010), Family Database website OECD Publishing, Paris.
Additional Metadata

OMB Control No. 3090-0284