IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND COMPARABILITY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA ON DRUGS

Improving the quality and comparability of data on drugrelated death statistics

The EMCDDA is also working to improve methods for analysing the in formation so that future reports and publications will progressively become more relevant to the ques tions posed by policy makers and others, not only in terms of 'How many?' but also in terms of 'Why?' 'How?' and 'What works?'

'Feasibility study on implementing the recommendations of Reitox subtasks to improve the comparability of national treatment reporting systems in the Member States'

EMCDDA headquarters in March. This was followed by several smaller workshops and seminars covering, inter alia, demand reduction In the workplace and the evaluation of substance abuse treatment.

(3) Ensure quality, comparability and relevance of knowledge in the youth field by using appropriate methods and tools

apply the TAPAS scheme for progressive improvements to the existing set of agricultural statistics, mainly as far as quality, comparability, efficiency savings, simplification and timeliness are concerned

comparability of statistics,

At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information.

(. il i' v o describe demandreduction practice in Europe. Besides disseminating the reports of these studies to policy makers and professionals as a means of supporting demandreduction practice, the results of these projects made a valuable contribution to the EMCDDA's Annual Report as well as to the EDDRA system.

a literature review of published and ongoing research into risk factors for initiation into and experimentation with drugs, the development of problematic use and implications for interventions (contractor Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, London timespan June to December 1998)

To guarantee the necessary quality and comparability of information, priority in relation to the improvement of health reporting mechanisms will be given to

4.1 Comparability of fees related to payment accounts

Limitations of the data

If national contributions are the building blocks of euro area statistics , the comparability of statistical methods is crucial for the quality of the results .

A draft report presented at the meeting was discussed in terms of the quality and comparability of available estimates as well as the applicability of various estimation methods in different countries.

HIV, hepatitis Β and hepatitis C prevalence data were further collected from all EU Member States, permitting a first overview of the spread of these viral infections In injecting drug users in the EU.

A Options on improving clarity and comparability

The ECB welcomes the proposed Regulation , which should improve the quality , comparability and timeliness of European trade statistics and provide a better link between them and business statistics .

accuracy and reliability ( including stability ) consistency ( or coherence ) and comparability

Investing relatively small sums in comparability improvements clearly has the ability to maximise the targeting, effectiveness and quality of national antidrug expenditures.

Investing relatively small sums in comparability improvements (dearly has the ability to maximise the targeting, effectiveness and quality of na tional anti drug expenditures.

The use of differing concepts and definitions in Member States may affect comparability in foreign trade statistics (comparability over space).

4.2.3.6 Increasing transparency and comparability of ancillary insurance

a) Switching suppliers benefiting from increased comparability

guidelines for homogeneous indicators, improvement of comparability

We also need comparability of data.

One is 'day one comparability'.

The statistical quality of data , in particular their relevance including completeness , accuracy including coverage , timeliness , coherence , comparability and accessibility , shall be a fundamental objective and shall be pursued in close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission ( Eurostat ) .

The choice of reference fuels should however be limited to those specifications set out in the relevant ISO standard in order to ensure quality and comparability of test results.

Harmonisation of data, improvement of comparability

calculation

Fundamentals of computer simulation and calculation

Comparability over time is another important aspect of quality.

Beyond the technical and scientific aspects, admin istrative and political measures will be needed at both national and EU level to help support the adop tion and implementation of standards.

In the course of the year, an Overview of University Training and Related Research in the Area of Demand Reduction was also established, containing information to be disseminated on the Internet.

The third principle is to try to make the regional statistics comparable.

On the basis of the reports referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the data transmitted with particular regard to ensuring the comparability of the data between Member States.

With regard to macro economic statistics, significant improvements still need to be made to achieve a sufficient quality and comparability of national accounts based on the ESA 95 methodology.

Finally, since the REITOX network is considered to be the backbone of the Centre's datacollection process and other EMCDDA activities, there was a need for pre cise follow up of all primary activities and their related files, documents and other Information.

We endorse the amendments and reforms aimed at enhancing the objectivity, reliability and comparability of the information provided, given that quality information is essential if related policies are to be improved upon.

Work began in 1999 on improving the comparability of retail interest rate statistics

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However, it has not been able to deliver sufficient comparability for publicly traded companies.

This progress makes it possible to compare Member States indicators more accurately.