Coordination of statistics on households and families. The case of Sweden

Abstract

In Sweden like in many other countries, socio-economic policy-makers and analysts are concerned with the welfare status of persons, families and households. The related studies, policy programmes and individual measures require an improved statistical basis. The coordination of household and family statistics may offer opportunities towards the achievement of this goal. Swedish experiences in this regard can be summarized under two broad headings. Firstly, the potential benefit from improved coordination of existing statistical sources was evaluated. Secondly, attempts are being made to rationalise the production of statistics which were traditionally obtained through population and housing censuses. The coordination of the various household and family concepts is of special importance to the over-all coordination strategy.