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Statistical disclosure control for Caribbean census tables: A proposal to expand the availability of disaggregated census data

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Among Caribbean statistical offices, there is widespread awareness of the issue of statistical confidentiality which has often led to quite strong restrictions on the availability of detailed and disaggregated census tables. In North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, statistical offices use disclosure control methods, particularly methods involving some form of data perturbation, to safely publish detailed and disaggregated census tables. These methods are not used in the Caribbean (or Latin America) but could safely facilitate the release of much more detailed census tables than has hitherto been possible in many Caribbean countries. This study reviews the problem of statistical disclosure control for census tables and international best practice, focusing particularly on the use of perturbative methods; it carries out comparative analysis and testing of the cell perturbation method and random rounding methods; and recommends that these methods should be made available to statistical offices through the REDATAM software.

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  • Jones, Francis, 2021. "Statistical disclosure control for Caribbean census tables: A proposal to expand the availability of disaggregated census data," Studies and Perspectives – ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for The Caribbean 46628, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
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    1. Jones, Francis & Fox, Kristin, 2016. "Dissemination of Caribbean census microdata to researchers: Including an experiment in the anonymization of microdata for Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago," Studies and Perspectives – ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for The Caribbean 39870, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
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    1. Alleyne, Dillon & McLean, Sheldon & Hendrickson, Michael & Tokuda, Hidenobu & Pantin, Machel & Skerrette, Nyasha & Victor, Keron, 2021. "Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2020: Facing the challenge of COVID-19," Studies and Perspectives – ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for The Caribbean 46714, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

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