Administrative data collection

DEFINITION 1:  The set of activities involved in the collection, processing, storage and dissemination of statistical data from one or more administrative sources. The equivalent of a survey but with the source of data being administrative records rather than direct contact with respondents.

SOURCE: Eurostat's Concepts and Definitions Database, RAMON- Eurostat, European Union.

HYPERLINK: hhttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL_GLOSSARY&StrNom=CODED2&StrLanguageCode=EN

DEFINITION 2:  the set of activities involved in the collection, processing, storage and dissemination of statistical data from one or more administrative sources. The equivalent of a survey but with the source of data being administrative records rather than direct contact with respondents.

SOURCE: Measuring the non observed economy: a handbook, OECD, 2002

HYPERLINK: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/9/20/1963116.pdf